The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-11-05

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Nv = Nail ueWf the tlydp, From
thc ilme you leave Glasgow iIll
you are fif oal vi SET, the ESQ be-.
holds some object of interest both
ancient and historic, Hills and
rocky erags, green parks and
lawns, hamlels aud villages The
castles Of Douglass and Dunber.
ton upon high rocks, and the
mountains Of Argyle in the die.
tahcc. Atthe mouth Of the Clyde,
is the beautiful town Of Grcenoch.
an important seaport, and the
place where Highland Mary died,
and was buried. Such are the
eycrchanging scenes on the Clyde.
While crossing the Irish channel,
the sea was very rough and the
air extremely chilly, and so we
met with a cold reception on tins
beautiful island, Notwithstanding,
her inhabitants are the warmest-
hearted people in the world.
Larne is beautifully situated,
and is the most important seaport
on the northeastern coast of Ire
land. One Of its citizens told me
that it was settled 800 years b. G.
Whether this be true or not, it
has very ancient appearance.
Some Of its streets look to be not
more than fourteen feet wide and
often without sidewalks. The
houses are all built of stone and
many Of them have matched roofs
which are nothing more nor less
than straw laid on, to about the
depth of six inches, and some of
the small buildings have no win
dows and have either dirt or stone
floors. Some ofthe modern build
ings, however, are very handsome,
and would be credit to any city.
] visited many shops, (or stores,
as we call them, and when told
the proprietors ! only wanted to
learn something Of Irish habits
and customs ] was treated invari-
ably with marked courtesy, thus
proving TO me that the lrishman is
the same whole-souled, good na.
tured fellow at home, that he is in
our own country. In one Of these
shops | saw young lady writing
music ;Itold hor had studied music
in my younger days, and when
] took the piece and whistled it,
she was quite astonished to see q
! Yankee that could read music al
sight. My associations in Europe
were principally with the middle
classes, but took pains to see,
and speak 10 the most humble. In
walking through some of the tor.
tuous streets OF Larhe, | stopped
at a house ostensibly to enquire
where could hire a jaunting-car
but my real object was to see tn,
interior OF the house. ! was me
by two ladies who stopped theil
work as approached, TO receive
me. Their house looked dark anf
cheerless, but they had cheerfn
hearts, and after q short CONVERSE
sation ! took my leave. These
kind-hearted ladies insisted upor
sending a boy with me to help mc
find jaunting-car which is th'
most convenient vehicle ] hav'
ever seen and have never seen on,
except in Ireland II is a two
wheeled concern, drawn by ont
horse. The seats instead Of bein,
transverse ARE hung over the sides
passengers sit back to back ! yo'
can take your seat in one as easil,
as you can in chair and shoult
anything happen, nothing is easie
than to step from your seat to tn
ground. One Of these vehicle
is capable OF carrying from six t
eight persons with great rapidity
Near the harbor are the ruins o
Olderielt castle, at one time an i'm
, portant defensive fortress agains
. the Scots, who infested the north
} eastern coast Of Ireland. 1t wa
) here that Edward Bruce, the las
: monarch OF Ireland, landed wit
) his band of Scots, when he en-
5 deavored to free Ireland from En-
A glands rule in 1916. This plac
e is surrounded by interesting seen
: cry. Many visitors are attracte
e to |, as a favorite watering place
Il There are some factories in oper
n alton here, but none OF them ar
extensive. except, perhaps. that
linen. ! now take leave Of th
!. beautiful emerald Isle. hoping thi