, 1880-02-08

bearing her oasket OF pa4' reh ~ n,a5;don 5tnu
oI Gomely, Sneett4 atq;oonte !teu nndar brow
shoEtgowns, the back ana grefh paha haxa s'aM aas
halt covering tnelr neaos, anu eneti o., pale 81 ,r1
pacing over sWalu Y sgonEs ~ my e,3o+or 49, =
their br1gnt cans 70 tue aptn9 to1 e,,sa ~
firing: =. o.,- ,non ,non,on an,
These people do Work, mel, WonIen, ~ ~
young persons allkei TOT, ait1louSu q! a!,, eill
period Of the year, When tne iapors @ 81 tlilas' s
are not 9nerous both young mgm 4a;, wo e,ane mne'
returned from England VIII Inel1 ~ Sa4ng e. lg1
and autumn earnings ana OLD men VINO Ian
at nome may seem 70 nasg nst aeet1 sagara a. ani
aIatus" ,u VIZ Is firoip hvfrthe Iarges
poia ~ ~, noa15tr.1 Ranu tilled ~ thf
Togo and forI. - and. everv FngIisb farmel
nt's Paw 1tu hn1, ehmnn emnoved hv them iu
~, hnu"s ~ nom ~, aAto hnr1ost;na
nay auu . coin la .eo.u5 ,, .,r,> ,o,,soprz
PINCH THEMSELVES In FooD AND Sosar U1ste ~
in order to carry home few pounds Tor lnell
families. The industry OF this populanon Is
| not their only VIrtue. HardSh1pS, pf1FatlonS,
insufficient domestic accommodation, the al
most total lack of the com1nonest sanitary
! provision, which will be understood oy Inc
simple statement that thousands OF houses
have no closet Of any, description, 90 not
down the level Of the peoples taste. IN fair,
Iy-built tenements which I haye visited and
where have conversed with the tamllles,
have found general cleanliness neat;ness
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and In the display Of plates and jugs and tea
services; meet with civility and respectful
ness in the behavior Of these peasant occu-
piers Of few acres, and in the be-
A family limited TO- a single apart
ment BY night and day have their own
ideas Of what is decorous and what is not:
and can testify that here neltherthe IN
proper house aecommodauon NOT t tas %ofKa aonns
n9 oa gtrst st a4u a,deess us " rnss rndeness ~
oehaVlor Wnlen olstlngulsT ae @ r[nad hu hn
some parts OF England. am lniVIlntu "
aH glasses OF persons IamL1ar Wlta .ug ~"
habltants OF Koscommon an1 1d mayo, 1nelau, ~
n constant and lntlmate intercourse WILL
the people, that the populetion
ARE AS WELL CONDUCTED
as their appearance and behavior indicate.
able able ! number % Of houses lou M In Castlerea for he
sale nf3 drink. mainly Irish whisky. the
amount of infoyication Il alleged to be much
below that observed in English rural
towns Of similar size; it IS only at
that feasting and dancing occasionally end IN
jr11nEen tiirhulence. Gtherwise the people
are most ouiet and neaceful: and social evil
which is the disgrace Of some seaport, bar
here With ali sympathy for the good peo-
ple who live such placid and apparently dull,
ilninteresting lives in isolated situations. one
must lament the almost complete absence of
gardening. Of ANYTHING pretty in their homes,
s1ch as nictnres @ on tie waIls Of their rooms
or even the humble chimney ornaments
which are seen in the cottages of all English
f,hnrarc and the nearly tnf2i want ~ h0nks
or periodical literature. In an English coun-
try toWn OF more t1an thousand lnnaolt-
bookseller supplying daily and weekly news ?e;
papers, magazines, heIalds, Journals, Illus,
tIated and non-lilustratea pupIcatl9ns, ana