Litchfield enquirer., 1881-11-03
Irish Landlordisnl.

I've make the following extract from one oftbe series of interesting letters from abroad published n the Hartford Times. -lED. ESel
 DUBLIN, AUGUST, 1881.
 In the midst of the picturesque scenery of Killarney there are miseries to be- seen there that weigh down ths spirit with a contiHual jaunting car, rolling rapidly down the road, with agent of wealth landlord holding the reins of splendid horse -and atpocr tenant running side of the carriage, breathless Tn his efforts to keep pace with the horse, with his ragged cap ha 5tss hand paying deference to the supefcilious agent. who looked SdowoF ur- on, in both senses of the word, as the poor man tried in this uncomfortable manner to transact business regarding the rent of bis cah- in. In this case the agent didsnot even slaek- en the pace of his horse, and give the man a chance to regain his breath. The tenant in most cases live in @ one-story cabin, with small patch of ground on which to raise pota- toes enough to pay the heavy rent that is ex 7 acted. His family live 'up0n potatoes and milk the year around. Personal, injury at these cabins,' on this very points establishes this as q literal truth. Ifhis wife or daugn- ter are seen going to mass with new pair of shoes, or wearing little smarter gowns the. rent is promptly raised, next quarter, ton lthe; supposition that the family are making money. If poor man smokes outside the railing Of the hotel fences. or near the grounds of ssgen. tlemen's" places he is imperiously ordered to remove his pipe. We saw several desolate fields, where forty families were recently Z evicted.S The s'big man" of Killarney is Lord Kenmare. His fields are, shut of from the people, There is no place for them to walk about and enjoy the fresh air, except in the dismal village street, where crowds of men, E women and children congregate after night Z fall. The magnificent cathedral, built ip splendid imitation of medieval art, raises it's lofty spire over the squald scenes in the vil- lage. It has costly stained glass memorial windows, placed in the handsome walis gin memory of the family of Lord Kennafe. His coat-of-arms is emblazoned on his pew pew that is set apart from the rest, and which he enters perhaps once during the year. 8 The c0at-of- arms also chimes out~ou the mar
 ble floor in front of the great altar, which is decorated with seven or eight purple ame- -thysts as big as English walnuts. In point of fact, this splendid cathedral is built for the glorincstion of Lord KenmareS rather than for the glorifcatiOn of the Lord ' Near tho ca thedral stands a great stone castle, kept up by the servants, and inclosed within high ston. walls. .v, 'e,~s ssgs 1sA ez~w gs~a
 On the shore of. one of. the Killarny-lakes another castle, owned by Lord Kenmare, is in process of erection. It is nearly finished, although work is stopped lit at present for fear of and-league disturbances At one time it was guarded by soldiers while the werkmen were building it. This castle built of red sandstone, is surreteds lowered and battlemented, with ornate and elaborate stone carving, and is bigger than four of the biggest mansions in Hartford placed in TOW. And this is castle to be used occasionally for a country visit of a, few, weeks during the fishing season. Even the salmon 1and trout l that fll the clear, celd running streams in Killarney cannot be caught, without fue1 or nprisonment, unless by special license. The . houses, with very few exceptions comprise these two extremes, castles and cabins. You can take 6. field glass and sweep the shores of the lonely lakes far as the eye can reach and see rivers, fields, roads, lakes, ivy -mantled ruins, imposing castles, and high mountains 57, 900 acres of property in all. and everything but the blue sky above, owned by Lord Ken mare. He is not responsible for the laws of England that lavish upon him the inheritance 3of'this enormous monopoly of land. but when you see this magnificent panorama spread out before your eyes like wonderful picture but picture whose lights and shadows stand out in violent coutrast-you realize the great injustice of those laws that deprive large mum. bers of people from opportunities of owning little homes of their own. On the shores. of lakes like thesein America, there are thriving villages, and pleasant farms owned by the people who cultivate sthem.s., Happy homes, where the spirit of contentmcnt and industry sl takes the place of bitterness and hatred fhatzis Justly felt in the atmosphere of the Irish cab ius. l..,~-.,-. grregkx yeI
 On the road to the Gap of Dunloe,, we pass ed several'groups of emigrants on their way to Queenstown to sail for America. Ia the group there were young girls and boys, fol- alA nil ynN fhor Ia them good bye. These people were driven i from beautiful country, belonging to them by natural birthfight, far more than it does to the rich people (many of. them6 Eng glishmen n3 for whose benei only are the laws of Ire- land made. On the terrace of a railway sta- 5 ticn we saw we'll dressed man standing dur ing heavy shower, with his head barred in the rain and hat in hand, ''paying respect" fin 1 this humiliatlng manner to the high sheriff of the county, while conversing with him.. You cannot realize such state of thingssitting at home talking about it. Only when you are brought face to face with ,scenes like these, f can you comprehend the misery that English | laws entail upon the poor people of. EIreiaud Here, we appreciate America as we never | appreciated it before. Our glorious country . that rises like the evening star beyond the l western wave-a star of promise to all the I down-trodden people on the earth The Irish | PcoPiC AVoh tO u ds WSg lOOh. U A6aVcQ.H They speak with greatpride and gratitude df I the ald they have received from America dur l ing the time of their terrible fanine4 -of the l money they get at Christmas from their girls l in "the states, " who, they told us, were far more generous, as. s.arnrule, to the old~folks at home, than the boys who went over" They also know the great progress our country is | making compared with the old world and are | just as proud of it as we are ourselves. Vel heard them talking with regard to it, on our rides, on the steam cars, in the toats and inss l the hotels. It aoGs surprise to see how much l they love and appreciate Amerieaa 4 The | guides. porters and walters say that if people | were allowed to aoork tsetr pGssoge across the 1 ocean to the sfree country" as they express 1t, the ships would be filled to overflowing. Every hotel keeper and guide has sad res pectfully, when we have left the different hotels, "God bless you May you return in safety to your home iss use free and blessed country" It is not said in the hope of re- eieving fee, but is heartfelt and sincere. RI
 On our return from Ross Castle we found the town filled with a new detachment of l British soldiers. They suddenly appear there every little whne and eat up about everything in the village, while waiting for land league
 troubles to appear. Although the inhabitants greatly dislike Lord Kenmare they say he stands in no danger from them; but he is afraid to show himself in the Killarney this summer.
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