Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08
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The Honest Irishman;
OR.
A TOUR IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

Having, as IA moderate drinking tourist,
in 1865. visited the different places of in
terest in England. Ireland and Scotland,
and having recently completed a gospel
temperance campaign, extending over a
period of three years, and covering the
important points in the three kingdoms,
my readers are invited to journey with me
over these countries on brief tour of in
spectiOn and pleasure.
American tourists should supply them
selves with Harper's Guide" land at
Queenstown, receive the beggars' welcome
to their Emerald Isle. dispense few pen
MES, and then take the cars for Cork. Here
they will find mixture of noble streets,
broad quays. and dirty, ill-paved lanes.
encircled by frame work of beautiful
scenery. Should they desire to be au fait
in eloquenee and palaver thew must not
fail to visit Blarney Castle aud kiss the
Blarney-stone. From here short ride by
rail brings into view the Killarney hills.
when all else is forgotten in watching the
beautiful outlines and purple hues of these
magnificent ranges.
Atthis place found an honest Trishman.
Having taken our seats in the ears, a rail
way porter came TO the window, and.
reaching forth his hand with gold sover.
eign in it, said: Does that belong to YOU,
Sir" Looking at him in utter amaze
ment. answered: " How do knowP"
Well, sir, founl it in the omnibus. and
as you were the onv passenger, IMAGINE
that it is yours" Fixing upon him look
of astonshment, | replied: q" I should like
to have your photograph" "Oh, have
never had il taken, your honor" In reply
to this l said: Il have had to do with
multitudes OF men; but for honest integ-
rity you overtop them all. Your picture
in America would be curiosity" Then
taking the sovereign, thanking him for his
fidelity, and placing in his hand ten shil-
lings we left him richer and happier
man.
Passing through the lake-beauties which
nature has scattered so prodigally over this
favored region, we hasten on to Dublin.
whose places of interest are too numerous
for US TO mention. Here we find the head
quarters of the Irish temperance league,
doing grand work for the cause in Sun
day closing; this act having already re-
duced the number of Sunday arrests more
than one half.
In hall in this city, at tho close of a
meeting, while urging the people to sign
the pledge, and offering ten dollars to any
one who would give good reason for not
signing. young man said: The reason
l don't sign is because want to drink. +"
May not this be the obstacle in the way of
many who are not honest enough to con-
fess itP Taking the young man by the
hand. said: You are an honest Irish.
man. May God bless you ~
From Dublin we journey northwards TO
Rosstrevor. the sweetest little watering
place in the three kingdoms, and one of
the most beautiful sDots in Ireland. Here
Lord Newry has expended large sums of
money in building and furnishing a first
class hotel. and in beautifying the grounds
around it.
We are now in the land OF fax. Acres
of blue blossoms are spread out before Us
during the month of July; while all the
year round the green grass is covered with
linens, white as the driven snow.
On the route to Belfast we tind the model
town OF Bessbrook, and the finest grev
granite quarry in Ireland. From it beau
tiful monuments are wrought out for Eu
rope and America, and of it the mill, which
IL six hundred and forty feet long, is built.
The town AS our picture indicates-is
beautifully located amidst the high hills OF
Newry. Here we see factory-life without
factory abominations. the mill being con-
trolled by "The Bessbrook Spinning Com
pany" while the town, and almost every
thing in the town, with six thousand acres
of land around it, belong to Mr.. John G..
Richardson, wealthy, benevolent, public
spirited member of the society of friends,
who. thirty years ago, banished drink from
the town, with these marvellous results:
AT Bessbrook - AT Bessbrook-
Public house, Police court,
NJ Police, NJ, Police Judge,
No Paupers, 'o Police gaol,
Pawnbrokers, Police off sc,
while the cost of maintaining the govern
ment of Bessbrook is not one.fourth so
much as the cost of other towns of the
same size in Ireland.
Looking upon this scene brings TO ones s
mind the vivid recollections of the days of
American slavery, and the conscientious
Anti-slavery society" whose members,
thirty years ago, persisted in calling for
and wearing Free labor goods" until
they not only created demand for them
but they educated the people. causing them
to think; and in that way did more to
break the shackles Of slavery than any
other class in the United States
Is it not the duty OF every friend of tenn
perance 10 patronize such places as Bess.
brook, Saltaire, St. Johnsburg, Vineland,
and Ocean Grovep
Have we not reached that point in the
conflict when every total abstainer should
insist upon having their goods manufac-
tured by teetotal workmen Shall we not
petition our railways, steamships, and
steamboat lines, to EMPLOY none but tee
total men in their various departments ?
Being removed from the effects of intox-
icants, the muscles are stronger, the nerves
steader, the perceptive faculties quicken
ed, and judgment improved. This is pre-
eminently the case at Bessbrook, where
the linens have long borne the highest
repute in the great markets of the world.
BY calling for them, and urging merchant:
to keep them in stock. good work may
be done for the cause of temperance.
To realize more vividly the effects o
drink. let Us visit the small market village
of Carnlough. one mile from Bessbrook
with less than three hundred inhabitants
and eight public houses. This village i:
on the land of Mr.. Richardson, but the for
mer proprietor of it gave leases in perpe
/ tuity to the owners of the dram shops; anC
although Mr.. Richardson has used every
effort in his power to get rid of them, ht
is compelled to keep in this little place
four policemen to watch over population
of less than three hundred; while in Bess
brook, with population of four thousand
there is not, nor has there been for thirty
years, policemen OF any kind.
How shall the towns of America b.
brought to this conditions ? The answer is
Join the grand army of temperance
workers
HAVE FAITH IN GOD"
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