The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-13

cOfnn rested, and so un0ef the Tcc iS &n empty space of that shape. lnnisfzllen contains only few acres.
 " I'd like to get around this island be- fore the next storm comes on, Pat-'
 "There'll be no more sthorm this day" i" said the hopeful Pat. "An' what lovely day it's gettin'," and he cast his eye over the clear sky, ignoring the black cloud rapidly coming up in the west.
 We walked hurriedly around the is- land, saw the largest holly tree in the world, fifteen feet in circumference. and another conglomerate tree made up of several that had joined company, and grew up together.
 The guide said that Barney Williams offered Earl Kennare S25o,ooo for this little spot. would hate to give over SIo an acre myself, considering the defective ferry communication with the mainland. lay Cooke's Gibraltar Island, down in Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay, is very much more picturesque, although it wouldn't do to say so. Moore and everybody else has said that Innisfallen is incompatible, and people will continue so to say. Here is a verse of Moore, amended to suit the occasion:
 Sweet Innisfallen long shall dwell
 In mcmorv's dream that sunny smile tor
 rent dampl
 Which OCT thee on that morning fell
 When first I saw thy fairy isle (dismal
 swampl
 Leaving the islands, we turned al right angles, going due south.towards Toomies Mountain, nice little knoll about z,5oo feet high. insisted that Pat should put on his coat. His teeth were charering, although he maintained that the walk around the island had made him just right The dark cloud that now over spread the whole western sky cast black gloom along the lower portion of the lake Tn strange contrast to the brilliant sun shine on the other end.
 It'll be but shower,' said Pat, mo- ticing my apprehensive look.
 That's what the Yankee said to Noah as he passed by in the ark"
 Before Pat could reply, the sun seemed plotted out and a squall struck the lake that instantly whitened its dark waters. Wave after wave struck the boat and sent water inside before the rowers got 1t fac ing the wind. Then came the rain. All
  play to this deluge. It came down Tn sheets that, like curtains of water, shut ou, from view everything that was more than ten feet from the boat.
 Gods mercy" cried Pat. The bless ing of thls Is that 1t can't last long,
 "The blessing IS that it doesn't need to. ii II keeps ii up i've minutes longer we are swamped community
 All we could do was to bend our backs to the down-pour and take whatever the clouds were pleased to send us. The men bent over and rowed sturdily along, Pat making with each stroke a sort of his sing noise with his lips that seemed to in- dicate that this sort of thing was not so bad after all if you knew how to take 1t. Al last the storm ceased as suddenly as 1t began. The mountains came out look ing grander than ever, and as the great black cloud rolled away 10 the east the sun shone brilliantly again, throwing a beautiful rainbow over the distant town of Killarney.
 Didn't tell you it would be lovely day. cried the enthusiastic Pat as he strengthened himself up an shook the wet from his soaked coat. We had drif,ed quite distance from our track in spite of the efforts of the rowers, but they speedily made il up, while sat with my feet on the opposite seat to keep them out of the water that almost haif filled the boat. We landed al the foot of the Too mics Mountain and Pat, shivering and blue with cold, led the way through d tangled thicket along the bank of a rapid stream covered with foam. Soon we came to the cascade of O'Sullivan, se- ries of three falls having q total night of about seventy feet.
 I've been told" said Pat gravely, that Niagara Is larger than this
 :. You haven't been deceived, Pat. Let's get back to the boat
 The brother had upset the craft in our absence and it was comparatively dry. Se, too, was Pat, for he told me that at the next stopping place we could get some whisky. We again changed our direc- ton and now were going the exact oppo- site to the way We had started. had my back 10 the west and Pat said:
 Would yc moind jist putting yer coat collar up bit! There's little scurry of a blast coming on. It'll be but for jitfy, sur"
 looked over my shoulder in alarm and saw that the whole end of the lake was obscured by what appeared to be a snow storm and a cyclone waiting along together.
 Cant you put in somewhereT asked?
 "l'n have ye in the lee of this island beyant afore ye've time to say yer prayers
 But the next instant the island had dis appeared and we were in the center of a binding hurricane of hail that roaIed on the waters with noise that would have drowned out all the Killarney falls. put together. Thank hiven, the rain over" shouted the delighted voice of Pat Roberts. from which l judged that Pa, himself was still there, though could not sec him. Sure. hail or shnow's always dryer than rain
 As there was fte water coming with the hail did not loin Pat in his enthusiasm
 An it's blessing that we are going wid the wind, instid of against it.'
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