The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28
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through the cordage and spars of the Hoyhead steamer
cutting off the smoke of its high funnel at right angle,
washing the paddle boxes and and sending
denge of spray the oredeck quverng and rolling
over the neverendng pillows app reached the harbor of
Howh. In those days Howh still the packet station
nor Duneary rechrsend ed by the advent of the
fourth George, who pext year to exhibit his
royalty to the 1rsh-que amished for the sight of king
not having laid eyes since James departed in a
hurry Caroline of Brunswick then lying dead in Lon
don, dangerous mobs had bled stopping her funeral
procession, whom the horsegu ards had fred killing
seven and affairs in pleasant state when as
say the supreme blossom of the Hanoverian line stepped
from the royal yacht the pier of the little fishing village
made speech the people, in which, after abiding the
sad event just occurred the other sde he Immediately
proclaimed his intention of drinking their heahs that night
In a tnmber OF whisky punch and much blown by this
oraorical effort fell back exhausted in the carriage which
bore him to Dublin to all of exemporized displays of
loyalty to public dinners and investures of the order of
St Patrick which OCCASION say the papers of the day
describing the event. his majesty walkeddown the hall with
towering dignity" But such great affairs these as yet in
the womb of time have nothing say story which
has just opened in the trembling Shannon packet which
must have had tough night of ceavng its way through
the bosterous channel in the teeth of wind dead ahead
At length the form of the long hill-like SO me huge
monster stretched in the with its head resting its paws
assumed clearer definition through the stormy sea
sides seen then the stony of the little ha rbor
bracing few ships and cluster of fishing boats; nd pres
emily the steamer rounding the doy lighthouse which,
with lamps extinguished looked like white owl b nded by
the day-surged into the calm Enclosure and hove TO-
There few passengers board and of the first
to jump into the boat in which his abundant luggage had
been placed, tall and rather handsome of some
three and thirty evidently native of the Green Isle as his
accent and ocose remarks to the testified but whose
face had become darkened from the suns of the ropic
Arrived at the hotel he made hasy break fast ordered
chase tossed off glass the bar and ellin the driver
should have guinea he could make his title do the nine
miles in hour jumped n The driver VIII o. on the ground
of that promise had swallowed unadu Grated drains
cool and rapid manner after looking hi horses seemed
convinced from his internal sensations that thew were equal
to the achievement and having taken the traveller into his
confidence the matter through the wi ndow and assured
him that edo die" the motto of his people from
remote period, drove off in gallop
Dublin reached within the specific time; and as the
traveller rendered. per agreement yellow boy to the
charotee the latter could not refrain from expressing his
trust that the genemans family did rot entirely consist of
himself and that the Lord would civ him the chance of
driving many more of them like his ,nor who had clearly
come from the golden countries beyant the sea !n
At the hotel where he had stopped the traveller engaged
In which he stored his luggage with care suggestive
of its Importance then inquired wh her any coach started
for Wexford that day. The waite informed him that II
being Christmas no pubic vehicle went that journey
which he ordered to hire nd and swift horse we'll
up weight and be quick about it. In less than twenty
minutes the ANIMAL stout or ay mare-was forthcoming
and the traveller having cong key of his chamber
to the landlord to whom he ounced his return in few
DAYS. canered away through the sreetaready crowded
with holiday ok-where all he houses were decked with
holly and ivy where great fires bazed the kitchens where
the sun shone and the bells Ginning from many eepe
announced the merry time of Christmas.
He had been told that the gray was the primest
animal be had in the livery of Dublin and her perform
justified the assertion Dundrum past he
on the Wicklow high road The day changed clouds heavy
and lurd rolled up FROM the north covering land and
when he reached the Glen of the Downs it began to snow