The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-09-25

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II you want beautiful ana wild scenery.
or invigoratink and bracing ar, go to the1
Irish Highlands. Miss Martineau, writing
on Connemara says:
There are few things in the world mord
delightful than drive atsunset in bright
autumn evening among the mountains and
lakes of COnnemara. A friend of ours des-
cribes the air of his favorite place by say
ing ing it is like breathing champagne. 1t has
breeze at once. We are here at the end of
the earth, to all appearance, for the land is
as q fringe; and the water running in
everywhere between its streaks. There
are salt waters and fresh; bays, lakes,
a salmon-leap here, an inlet for shsli fish
there, and Ballinahinch Tough, with its
little island, where 'Dick Martini immor-
talizcd in the song, IfI had donkey what
wouldn't co. used to imprison people who
were guilty of cruelty to animals.
the lake, are the Bennobcola or Twelve
Pins, with the sun playing around their
solemn heads; while, the purple heather is
here and there enlivened by the red cloak
of the peasant.
What trip could be more attractive to
weary of our great city.
Moreover, just now, when Ireland is OBJ
tanning SO much consideration, and when
the Continent is almost closed to feminine
tourists, what more apropos than an an ex-
cursion to COnnemaraf The writer of these
lines was both pleased and surprised. to
find SO much comfort and cleanliness where
she had been led to expect the reverse. She
had been warned by timOrOus friend not
to venture into such wild and uncouth re-
gions, where dirt was the principal feature
of the inns and places of resort; but, not
deferred by the terrifying and repulsive
picture which was drawn, she still deter
mined to go. Not having any fancy for
swallowing before the proper time the peck
of dirt which we are told we must all con-
sumo during our lives, she carried every
convenience, such as sheets, etc., in her
carpet-bag and on arriving atany place of
rest she Immediately turned down the beds,
pried into corners of rooms, and, in fact,
acted the part of Sanitary Commissioner.
Be it told, however, to the justification of
beautiful Connemara, that not once did
she disturb her sheets and etceteras from
their repose at the bottom of her carpet
bag.
And how the party were repaid for their
venture into those wild places, by the kind
ness and welcome they received every
where. The people seemed 30 pleased to
to see them! 1 must recount as proof OF
this an episode during our trip.
! At q farmhouse where we slept for a
couple of nights, at the foot of Coolnacar-
tan, one of the very highest of the noun
tains, we had to stay indoors the whole OF
one day on account of the rain, and the
farmers wife sent twelve miles for loaf OF
bakers bread, thinking, but enormously
that we should prefer it to her griddle-cake
which latter we asked to have, and founC
DELICIOUS with the adjunct Of the famed Con
nemara butter. For it is worth going there
if only to taste the butter, even if you come
away without adding a white trout to you
meal. The white trout what praise car
convey a notion of their amiabilityf The!
let you catch them, grill them, and ea
them!
On the day after the rain we made 9,
, excursion to Tough Derryclare and 2
Tough Ina, where we fshed to our hearts
content, and where we caught forty wn an'
trout, none under six pounds, and also sa,
! several leap and play in the sunlight. 1
t glorious sOMcenir! .
The following anecdote will show tn
kindness of the people. Just before W
} started for the boat, 1 overheard the farme
road. "What will the poor lady do whel
t she comes to the bog; the creature VIII o.
!, up to her knees in the wet" You ma.
r imagine my dismay, and how jealousy
obeyed the farmer when he begged me It
' follow him, and that he would pick out til
t best way for me-" But judge OF my sur
3 prise, indeed, 1 might say emotion, whel
3 we came to the DOGGY part just above tn
lake, to see that the kind Mr.. Joyce ha
: sent his man on before us, who was actual
: laying down sods of turf for me to pas
9 over to the boat! turned in amazemen
0 at such unostentatious thoughtful kindness
+ saying, ooh! how very kind of you, MI
: Joyce" "Sure, ma'am, we ougt to max
r much of you, we see you SO Seldom" wa
: his answer. I do not think that Quee
: Elizabeth felt more gratified in walkin
s over Raleighs mantle.-London Graphic.
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