The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-28

readers. / do not sit down TO write you
ANYTHING new or wonderful, but simply,
atyour request, to give you Eome home
spun observations by the waysldc.
hope they may prove OF some interest TO
some Of your readers in dear old West
Virginia.
eyentiul passage OF ten days II The VA,
pard steamer Russia, Under command o!
CAPTAIN Cook, We reached Queenstown
on the 4lh Of November, aud went on TO
Liverpool, intending TO make that place
headGuarters during our West and North
British tour. On Wednesday morning,
the sth. we took the cars on the tram
known ls the 'Nyild Irishman," and very
sosn we were within sight Of the ancient
city Of Chester, getting u glimpse Of It's
encirCling walls as We rushed by, anu de-
cided to revisit it later on. AT the
northwest corner Of Wales we passed
through the beautiful ruins OF Conway
Castle. The Britishers are Goths TO per-
nit such tlesecration-at leasts think.
Soon after leaving Conway Castle we
crossed through the famous tubular iron
bridge, thrown across the Menai Straits,
no uniting Wales and the Island OF An
pIesea. Here was once the retired re-
treat Of the Druids in the far away days
Of The ancient Britons. We gazed rev.
eren,ially at its tiny wales and rock;
covered hilloCks, as We sped on toward
IIolyhead, thinking Of scenes and beau.
tie. vanished forever in our world oil
rush and aCti .Iy. The steam ierFy'boat
awaited ns AT iIolyhead, and We were
soon ploughing the waves Of the Irish
Sen nj the rate Of seventeen En0S per
hour toward Kingston. Our boa! had
once run over at twenty-five knots, and
was said to have exceedingly powerful
engines, indeed, 10 the unRainly monsters
seemed to me, IA they -whirled the i'm
mense paddle wheels round, with their
slnIwar. steel muscles. We were soon
.nscoOced in the GreshOusc Hotel very
little like our comfortable American Ito.
tels. These Eastern people are away behind
us in hotels. Hardly taking time to yet
tie the BILL" we were soon driving
through heavy fall OF snow Tor the de-
not, next morning, en- route TO Killarney
Thc general scenery Of this route is mucl
varied. | was struck with the very lit
lie area OF the farms, like squares OF q
che0uer board, marked of by uninterest
ing stone fences. The little mud fabrics
Of tho Irish tenantry, win their pIS4
children, gcese and peal'h'e mace me
think how much better even our heSroe'
were fed, clothed, and housed lheSt
lower orders Of Ireland exist ~ a ifniI
wretChed condition, IN the central paru
Of Ireland especially. Ruined castles
with their ivy clat walls are numerous
telling tales Of rude wild ne III day'
long ago. The "Ds7FS BHc Mountains
make tine break on the line oil view
They have y look rs though some
monster with immense, jaws hat
bitten a piece from ne crest o
the range. Leaving, Kilkenny, M'
scene Of the historic feline contest, on ouI
left we soon enter Tipperarry, the home
Of the tar.iamed "boys." Here we saw
much good country and very pretty land
scape scenery. The "RocE OF C"ShcI,
full Of historic romance, was seen raising
its ruin.crowned head far oil on our lei Isil
at the foot of the Galtu Mountains. Inc
remanson the rock conSls! OF n round
tower ninety feet in heighlh, a small
church with a stone root-a cathedral
church in Gothic Styles castle, and :
monastery. Here We may picture chief
tains, ladies, bishops, priests, an'i'lnonkS
forming happy family in the security
Of their rocky faslness IN the good old
times Of violence and war. I'nt | must
hurry on. Visiting Cork, en- pnsSnHi VIC
had view Of killarney Castle" did
not "kiss the stone" rs (havIng no SnIta
bic costume, and learning that IN end JO'
end position had to he assumed in order
TO perform this act Of labial ieliGllyl
decided to iOrcgo the subsequent colo
quial gift. Have you ever seen klilar
ney? Ii not, you have missed seeing ont
Of the loveliest spots on earth. winding
our way. along 4 smooth, quiet ayenhe
beautifully dressed in the soft green o.
Erin, we were soon Mt the hotel (Roya
Victoria) and, having engaged boat
men and guides, hurried down tt
the lakeside where we were Soo,r
dancing over the tiny wavcleIS toward:
the Upper Lakes. Killarney has three
lakes, named respectively the Upper,
Middle" and Lower" The Upper
Lake"is the smallest, but las tue wildes
and grandest surroundings: /! Is every
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