St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15

the Cunard and State line steamers
which left America about the same
time. -.a+ 2nttf N
The "Bolivia" encountered fogs al
most continuously after leaving New
York, and for much of the time the
sea was quite rough. Sea sickness pre-
vailed to quite general extent, but
Notwithstanding this and the other dis
comforts inseparable from an ocean
voyage, the trip was made very. jolly.
A series of entertainments was given,
to which several readers, singers and
musicians contributed. The readings
and recitations by Mrs. M. A. Butler of
Providence, r. l. were especially pleas
ing. On one occasion there was a very
amusing mock trial. one of the lady
passengers, a California school teacher,
being brought to the bar on the charge
of having murdered horned toad,
which she was carrying to some friends
in Scotland. AS no less than seven
lawyers were engaged in the proceed
ings, it may well be imagined that
there was an abundance of sharp legal
technicalities and of fun for the other
passengers, some of whom were pressed
into duty as witnesses or as members
of the jury. The latter was impanelled
impartially with half a dozen of the
fairer portion of the company, as well
with an equal representation of males.
The fair .culprit was convicted but her
sentence was not very severe. On one
of the closing evenings of the voyage a
meeting was held with Mr.. w. H.
Hackett, of Portsmouth, N. H., as
President, and committee of which
Prof. George A. Wentworth of Exeter,
N. H., was chairman, drafted series
of resolutions thanking Captain Small,
Purser William Bryce and the other
officers of the steamer for their kind
ness and courtesy during the voyage,
rs well as the various artists who had
contributed to the success of the enter
tainments. A vote of thanks was also
passed to DR.. Toujee's representative
A TOUR THROUGH IRELAND.
Twenty-six of the party, including
your correspondent, landed at Moville,
on the lst of July for a tour through
Ireland while the others proceeded di-
rect to Glasgow. We chanced to arrive
in the very midst of the wet, cold and
disagreeable weather which for some
time past has prevailed through Great
Britain and Ireland, and also, to a very
large extent, through the other coun-
tries of Europe. The Irish farmers
will suffer greatly on account of the
backwardness of the season, and
great amount of hardship is sure to re-
suit. The rain has been almost inces-
SAINT for weeks, and it has continued
throughout our journey. Notwithstand-
ing this drawback the trip has been
very delightful. On landing at Mo-
~iiio, nr rather npnn ooing on oo"'n
steam tug off Moville, we were
met by Nh. Henry Dore, one OF
Messrs. Gaze & Sons conductors. Mr..
E. Mcqueen Gray, another repre-
sentative of the same firm, also met us
at Moville and proceeded with the re-
mainder of the party to Glasgow. With
Mr.. DOre we proceeded at once to Lon
donderry, where rooms at the Imperial
Hotel were awaiting US. On the sue
ceeding day we made an excursion to
the Giants Causeway, going out from
Londonderry to Portrush by rail Ia
distance of some thirty odd miles) and
from thence by jaunting cars along the
coast to the Giants Causeway. The
Irish jaunting car is a splendid vehicle
for fair weather, but it wasn't fair
weather, and as the car has no cover
ing, the rain descended upon our de-
voted heads without hindrance, mas
much as the holding of an umbrella
even was imperiled by high wind
which swept along the coast with much
fury. The rain ceased for time, how
ever, and we inspected the Causeway
in comparative comfort. Most travel
lers are disappointed in their first sight
of the Giants Causeway. The illustra-
tions in the old biographies lead one
to expect too much. Nevertheless
visit to the place is full of interest.
There are many points from which the
strange rock formations may be studied
to advantage, and to almost every
square foot of the surface some designa-
tion or other is given, either of a sug-
gestive or fanciful character. There
are three sections to the Causeway-I
the Little, Middle and Grand-and the
peculiar formation of the rock, like
irregular flights of steps in many
places, makes it possible to Chamber
over the whole expanse with compara-
tive ease. The sea was too rough to
admit of visit to the caves. On the
coast within dozen or twenty miles
of the Causeway there are some thirty
caves, great and small, the largest of
which is over $50 feet long, 90 feet high
and 30 feet wide. The opening is only
about ten feet high and the cave can
be entered by boats only when the
water is calm. 1 would like to write
an account of our visit but it would
take too much space.
.. DUBLIN
From the North of Ireland we went