Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13


T. .ses clock. worn out wi IA eating time,
Tas -rc ci weary life stood still
Lt .suat often that one finds so much inter-
s-ar Information condensed into the same
s-.e.. s.. in the following report Of a familiar
talk. -i,ea TO his aeighbors of fNatck, by Senator
usay Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, one evening
rs,saay. The repor; is from the Common
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General Wilson in Europe.
Iaa ssAr1a To HIS Nu0HBoRs or NATIcK.
TUESDAY, EVENING, SEPT. L, 1871.
sloe I .elt you I have Travelled over 1900
r Pc during the three months Of my absence
have s.ways hal desire TO see the land where
aarrug-. came from 90 my first visit was to
Ireland. ali fret vlsitei Cork Here the prin-
t.1.. business seems to be euigratng to Ameri-
% and begging, my experience told me. WAS
OBJ. natural industry. From thence I went to
Barney Castle, and, as in duty bound, kissed
ile Barney stoue.' The tradition is thai
whoever kisses the '' Barney stone - will be
c,ta such g persuasive address that nothing
r he able % withstand il but / haven't, as
ys-, received the promised gift. Then visited
s.a LIKES Of Killarney, ald | tell You, ladies
sui gcuteueu, the half Of their peerless beauty
h-s not been told. Thackeray used 10 say when
yl-iunE ,nese lakes, that the one upon which he
then vas sailing was the prcttiest, but upon be-
ing t.ken TO the next. foudly asserted that that
wss the mos; tesutiul and SO On through the
list The highest mountains Of Ireland are upon
their banks. Never visit Europe without seeing
the Lakes Of Killarney.
A horseback ride ofsix English miles through
che mountains gave me some idea of the beg
gsrs. They hsve an idea tha, all Americans
are ia favor OF the Bible and schools, so theB
cry after you while begging. " Bible" Snd sf.
Ter few minutes, " Schools This consider
q high tribute to the American nation. We
were followed slso during the entire distance by
women with mixture of o. milk and
whisky, which they called - dew Of the noun
tain, who begged Of Us, every short distance,
% take glass Of the dew | told them | Was q
member Of the Father Mathew society, but they
persisted. urging a. reason, a. il will make
you feel SO jolly" Our company wasn't very
dry one. The boatman on the lakes had cousin
in New Haven &" who owned house" He
showed us the O'D nohue's footprints in great
rock in the lake The story goes that O'Dono-
hue, running from his enemies, jumped from a
mountain ou tie lake,iie on to this rock, and
his footprints sre sdll there. He also told US
that be marshs.s and drills his forces on the /
water Of the .ake during the night. and called |
on one %. iH associates who had seen him-of
course clulnt dispute that. I'm tired Of no
bIes all this beautiful scenery, mountains,
valleys, aaI lakes, belongs to Castle Ross. l |
should be fenian Il | lived in tha: country, or
q member # ZONE hand who would make ever |
lasting war against this system of feudalism.
uale sho-t stay in Dublin, aud was much 4
pessei with the p'sce. Then | visited Belfast, |
tae great Inca mart of the world. This city |
made millions Of dollars from US during and /
s.acs 'Ae war, end Is the only place upon the /
island that holds It's own in respect 10 popula-
ton, rs Il is there upon the increase found |
Europe 4 capital place to learn patience. We .
are Roo fast they believe jhst the world will 4
move il we don't push it, | came to the con-
cIu-ion, while in Ireland, that we have no better
friends thsn the Irish. They all have kindred .
here, and all are coming here. The northern
part of the island Is more prosperous, being in
Gueacc1 hy the Saotch and If there is man
who, next Go Yankee. csu make a living SKIM
ing iliHts, il il tha Skotchmsn. Different rea-
sus sre assigned for lack Of prosperity in Ire
sui They say the causes are the unequal and
unjust lave Others ssy the ctusc il mostly the
presty officers Tic difference between the
northern and southern parts Of the island is quite
msIEeI u this respect Ay experience tells ne
the more priests the less prosperity. I have
seen 30 much Of the houes f.om which tne Irish
girls cone TO this country that | have more
sympathy for them than ever before If We all
could see them, We would be surprised that they
know 50 much. l. is sad TO see such q beautiful
country blehtei ty laziness ani the priests.
Sailing up the Clyde, I en7ied the British the
possession of the city Of Glasgow, the second
city OF Great BrJsin-immense, solid, substan-
tisl granite buildings. ! counted forty iron
steamers building there They buili, and will
build for a long time 20 cone, the steamers for
the world. We cannot compete with them.
They can build from forty TO fifty per cent
cheaper thsn We-coal $50 per ton-money
only per cent per aunum | looked with
reverence st Glasgow upon the monuments to
st0ut-hearted John knox-gni to him TO whom
jhe human fsmily eve SO much-Jamcs Watts,
the discover5r of the uses Of stesm. ! next
vent to Ayr. Barns hir;h-phse. Iueh of the
romance attaching TO the scenery Of Scotland
We attribute 70 Scott sli Burns but on M
way 20 Ayr ssw n sight tina. surprised me,
though il afterwards became too common-I saw
seventeen womsa hoeng in feli. and a msu
Eithout a hoe as oversesr. Il reminded
me TOO forcib.y Of cur southern slave sys-
tenn have heard 4 good deal about Womsu's
Tizbi So work IN this country they have that
right 20 work ia the old country. I believe in
their right 10 yrts, but not IL their right to work
rs ssE il there I saw more women working
a Germany than anywhere else but saw We
men SorkinE with a barrow on the railroads.
carrying coai. carrying mortar ir a bod up the
ladder, TO thl top Of tix-story- buildings snd
women mp there using The trowel | have seen
them yokel Fith dogs, COWS and buls-such
women big feet and hands, and faces nearly
rs black as olr colorei brethren. | have seen
'uem oadcl down with hay, and nsn walking
along with a rake For this service they get
from isen'y 90 thirty cents day and dnd them
se.7es. have read Ia a book, recently publish
'i 10y Miss Phelps, some views in reference to
women night t1 work !, from my experience,
-'As''e Nlih her conclusions, but would advise
.--Ns 'ehes 10 thoroughly learn household du-
anu mat young mea should marry early
s,..-.f q VIE Instead Of making her their
.'-o cane 10 the conclusion that
a,... Aen ia much more common in
-' t--A Ihe-e Gentlemen in the railway /
s-.I5r- l-sesi 70 lady passengers that if
7 Ilai tre2a1.e, there is a car in the
i'ar oi ihe tram for noa-smokers. Every man
'-' Ao Cl2 chews tobacco. | have more
NiA''g WIKI dogs than before they ere
'1'At' To death there saw six dogs harness
etc i-''-' oVuoiy p'oduoe'
p lIol Ayr went to Loeb Lomond and Loeb
N HAA'Ilhe- among the scenes made historic by
-, noYeis- / vRted Rob Roy's cave Bat
.ue ulesi sight | saw in all Europe saw from
,l7 ~ .'p OF Surfing castle. I saw from thence
'nAsees monument, and twelve battle-felds
~, ,aA oi historic memories and very beautiful
Inenoe went to Edinburg WAS very much
interested there saw Holyrool castle and stsins
o' oiood OF Mary's Queen of Scoits) secretary
upon The 150r still visible. The finest monument
ga" was that 70 SIR Walter Scott | am happy
10 say tha, a model Of this monument is to be
made for Central Park, New York city. / did
not hear an oath in Ireland /; vas four days in
scotland, aud not an oath heard there no row.
uylsm. but all drink there They are very
religious and a very harl drinking people They
ieai long chapter from the Bible, make long
Prayer, take stiff drink Of whisky all round
i~'her, mother, children and habies-snd then
% 70 bed There's great deal of drunkenness
~ - Scotland. visited Abbo;sford, where Walter
scott lived and died Melrose Abbey, where
me heart OF Robert Bruce is said to have been
o1riea Dryourg Abbey, where Walter Scott
ana his family were buried and from there
70 England, 400 miles in thirteen or fourteen
hours
mere is safe loeomotioa in England. They
nave the old fashioned compartment cars. Once
IN the doors are loekei-no iumping on o- off
rnnni1g 40 to 90 miles an hour, and when the !