The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-07-18

lin -RclfaSt The Giants Causway--
glasgow on for LOndOn, etc.
EoiSRuRo, SoorJASp,
June Gath, 1907.
Eoiropa TninuSE
On sitting down TO fnlill one OF my engage
meuts another came TO mind, and another.
aud shH another, until " seemed ike a hope.
lcss task tn write TO each one separately, now
II my friends will release me from my engage
ments and ifyou will he kind enough to pub
lish Il in your very readable paper, ! will add
another to the long catalogue Of stupid let
ters that have already been written about
European affairs, and wish L distinctly un-
derstood that have no ambition TO place my
letters In any other catalogue, than the ono
above named, for find il a very difficult mat
ter to write letters while engaged In sight
seeing, there ls 80 much 10 see and have 80
little time to see II in, that il keeps me In a
perfect whirl. | will however endeavor TO
give you a brief sketch Of my observations,
aud experiences thus far. ! embarked ON the
>. Steamer England, very staunch and no
BILE ship, and one of tho very largest class
uiloat, her snloOn aud siate-roOm accommo-
ditionsare sup rior, and well ventiated--l
mention this for the benefit Of those contem
plating trip across the Atlantc--We sailed
ON Saturday the 25th Of May, strong breeze
blowing from the east the sea soon became
rough, | expected Of course TO have TO pay
tribute to old Father Neptune and am sorry
10 say was not disappointed, but the de
mands OF the old Sea God were certainly very
moderate; the ship soon commenced rolling
considerably and although We had lunch
about |, and dinner at aud tea at I, by 9
o'clock my stomach was entirely innocent OF
all food, but after vomiting | felt much bet
terRnd slept well all night. | attribute my
sickness to a severe head ache had on going
aboard, for was not sick ngain The next
day was fine one, but the succeeding three
or four days were exceedingly rough and
cold, the sea running very high and the sa-
loon passengers (l5 in numberl were nearly
all sick. The ship during this heavy wealth
er rolled and plunged considerably, OCCASION
ally shipping large quantities of water, both
on lower and upper decks one Of tho passcp-
gers on attempting to walk across the deck
lost his balance aud was thrown agairst the
side of the ship with great violence bruising
his head severely and almost knocking one
eye out at the same time giving him thor
ough salt water bath. Dishes were kept on
the table by fastening what Is called n "rnok"
on IL which holds them on, Of course tables
and chairs are fastened to the floor Our
meals were served after the English fashion;
Breakfast al 81, lunch at l2A dinner at 4 and
tea ut 7-fresh meats, poultry &c. in abuud-
ance all the way across The passengers were
pleasant and friendly, and our parting with
them seemed like parting with old friends
About the middle Of tue Atlantic we were fol
lowed for several days by 20 or 30 bird
iabout the size of our black birds) called b!
sailors "Mo;her Carey's Chickens slilors ar
very superstitious about killing them, fcarinl
bad luck il they do, they live on waste foo,
thrown from the ship, but how they can liv
on a rough sea l5OJ miles from shore is be
yond my comprehension Sea guils are ais,
In sight all the way across. We did not g
by The shortest route, our captain fearing ice
oergs, the route we took Is 1900 miles across
It being farther south than the shortest route
On the morning OF the l2th we first dis
covered land, Il being the Southern coast o
Ireland, II looked very good TO us although
very barren; at noon we were oil the harbo
OF Queenstown, o tug came TO take us o.
shore, six OF us landed beside quite a numbe
Of steerage passengers. Our baggage was ex
amincd on the tug. Our first greeting fror
the natives was "gentleman yer wilcome t
ould Ireland, God bless yez, may be yez hav
a few pennies 80 spare for poor widow. =
Queenstown Is full Of beggars and extortion
crs. sail took ride around town In an
"Irsh iaunting cat" nothing like it is seen
out OF Ireland aud almost nothing but II In
the way ofa vehicle is seen in II. Ii Is a heavy
one horse affair with n seat for two persons
on either side just over the wheels, occupants
sitting back to back and riding sidewise, the
drivers seat in 'front.' It is quite convenient
but a hideous looking affair and no American
would no caught in II at home. II has no
cover, but we soon found them indispensable;
the cnarges are quite moderate, about 8. Cd,
an hour for four persons, 8. sterling Is about
35c of our money. The price of greenbarks
here Is 2 8. %. on the dollar. At4P. NJ. We
look steamer for Cork, IL miles distant The
scenery on the banks ofthe river Is perfectly
charming. Ireland well de sves 10 be called
the Emeral Isle Cork is a very old city da
ting back to the 9th Century containing
about so 900 inhabitants We stopped Al
the Royal Hotel, very good house, and In
order that you may form some idea about
prices here, | will state the amount Of our bill.
we had dinner lat o clock) lodging, and
breaka fast and our bill for four was CO, IL. Cd.
or about $40 currency, quite enough. One
peculiarty Is that butter Is eaten fresh with
| Outu phIAlIlN VI odihI ~ ONNA hhh
Scotland, and IL Is excellent We have not
eaten particle of poor butter since we land.
ed in Great Britain, and another thing pecu-
liar to this country is that they never have
butter lat the best hotels event for dinner,
unless specially ordered, aud then they usu-
ally charge Cd. extra. All hotels charge in
addition 80 meals and lodging from Is. to
ls6d. per day 10 each guest for service and at
some hotels 30. or 6d. for 'oandle' although
they may burn gass. In paving for the use
OF a cab, or carriage, the driver will expect
about IL. In addition 10 the price previously
l agreed on. But am spinning out my letter
| TOO long, might write for month and then
not De able to write half ofwhat seems novel
and curious 10 an American Al Cork we
took conveyance to the noted castle OF Blar-
ney Q miles out, Il has been In ruins for Sow
eral hundred years, Il consists Ia part Of u
dungeon 100 feet high with curious caves
aud natural excavations made la its rocky
foundation, nearly the whole mass Is charm
inely covered with ivy, as are nearly all the
ruins Ia Ireland aud Scotland. The famous
aBlarney Stone" is situated about l 5 feet be-
low the summit, dated l440, but as it is difi-
cult Of access, there is another kept on the
door below which Is said 70 contain the same
virtue as the other, in this one respect, the
guide may be Implicitly believed Frpm hero
we went TO the Lakes of Killarney, 81 nilles
Distant by rail- the country almost Che er