The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-14

about 2 O'Clock on Saturday, and
great many, who do not find their wa,
into the moro congenial public houses
drop IN. here and always drop fey
pennies for one or another usefu
article, according as their necessities o
tastes differ. The same article is oftel
sold over and over again by the sam
party. The same coat is made t,
adorn many different back; the sam
petticoat has covered many dirty pal
of limbs. Men and women, with th
weeks earnings in their pockets. an,
before they are thoroughly iiquored NJ
will invest two or three shillings, Satur
day night. for the purpose of sprucin!
gone the whole lot may be taken bacl
was paid for it and the money received
back will go for bread or beer as thu
taste of the person and the "necesslty'
may demand. SmIthfield is a great
place, and many respectable person:
and visit it, and often make rare bar.
gains: but no clearly person would ever
invest IN the clothing-it has all been
used to cover too many skins, and there
is always too much danger of yermin
But it is a great place on Saturday after
noon; it is a sight well worth visiting,
if one can keep at respectable distance
and not be obliged to rub too closely to
the motley throng." 1t is consider
ably like the Central Market in Wash
ington, only it is not so airy, and moth
ing like as clean, but the number of
people assembled at once in the one
place suggests resemblance.
Belfast is woefully devoid of public
buildings or interesting sights of
special character in its confines. There
are but one or two statues. and these
are of heroic size. pedestal not over
eight or ten feet high-no place of art,
no museum and few libraries worthy a
name. In this it differs from nearly all
other cities of like age. size and repu-
tatlon. But 1t has reputation for be-
ing fine business place. In some
articles of mapufacture it is unrivalled
This is especially the case In its linens,
its tweeds, its rope, and Irish whisky is
known the whole world over 1t has
also growing reputation, and an en-
viable one because of its ship-building
1t is growing very fast and
its manufactures grow with it. Articles
also are very cheap-cheaper, perhaps,
than anywhere else in the United King
dom. A splendid pair of linen cuffs will
cost 6d-12 cents. You can buy a stove
pipe hat for one bob-25 cents. This Is
neatly equal to the generous New York
eurbstone peddler who in Spencerian
tones announces: Here's yer fine gold |
watch and chain, only. 10 cents, 10 cents,
ohy 10 cents"
This is what the native of the north of |
Ireland would call fine day. 1t is dark |
and lowering, and the rain is falling |
.hick and fast, but it's "a fine dayS |
nevertheless. Walk along the country |
Dads on day when the sun is bright,
he sky clear. the ocean and field bright
Ind green, flowers springing about and
leeping from the wayside hedges, birds
singing and everything radiant with
beauty and with lite, and the veriest
tranger who meets YOU will greet YOU
With Fine day, sir!" and you are ex-
,ected to respond: AYE, brave day."
You walk along the same road when the
leavens are dark. when it is raining
leavily, or hailing or showing, and
verything is dreary and dismal and the
tranger who Is bowed to avoid the cold
nd rain will sing out in cheerful tones ,
rom under hat pulled low down over
is eyes; Fine day this l'' and courtesy
ompels you to respond: '.'Deed, it's :
right day, surl" 1t should not be in 1
erred there are no exceptions to this Q
lle. Sometimes a man will make a 8
llstake when it is raining and dumb :
'und you with the greeting: Its a
ct day, sur, or "a cold day. this" if
happens to be cold; but | have not
ct been able tolearn what is the proper
.sponse in a case of this kind: but
moving the Irish characteristic of
,urtesy, it is generally advantageous
} be in accord with the speaker, even
lough you fully understand that the
an who calls rainy day wet one, c
who terms cold day "sharp" one
ust be suffering under fit of tenn u
orarY alteration. Nor is it without "
.rlat' ons. Instead of saying it is
inc day" or wet day.! YOU will
hear the monotony broken
: such an expression as: Its a fine
owing day." Everything that a North
Ireland man likes or admires is either v
inc, right" or brave" 1t NAV be '
line evening" with him, or "right''
", or. brave morning; but it is
yer lovely evening, superb day. a 9
orious morning, perfect afternoon. a :
pturous night, a charming. ram, an
qulslte nook, a splendid view, beau =
ul spot. He has yet to learn those m
ep down emotions which can only find +
preston in tits just too lovely" or |
wfully lovely" or lawfully grand" +,
horse that fills an Irishman's eye is
rave" horse; a man may have a
airing" child, or brave" daughter; NJ
may have fine" farm, or a .right''l
ROW; but he never has ANYTHING
at is perfect. or lovely, or superb, or =
4uisite, or awful, or lust too lovely :"
he never has any daughters who Hi
any OF these things. No wonder
'ple is degraded and ignorant, and
or where they never have something S.
It is lust too lovely" or "iust aw7 .
ly grand" and who never have the
ID manners to says thanks, aw- III,
Typ oil
fter the manner of saluting acquaint-
'es, which was imperfectly described 7
he proceeding letter, comes the man
In which conversation is brought =
The greeting is always the same: M
you never can tell by the peculiar LII
nor by any outward sign whether q
ack,' as they call tia talk as we
lid term it's brewing. The stolid
ntenances approach from different
ectlons, and if M" crack is in the wind f
Y pass on without words. If it is tn
talk, they keep each in a straight
until the side of one is nearly on a Do
ect line with the side of the other NJ
IN both will wheel around. and"a
sk Tor an indefinite period VIII
ue' IRere Is no knowing when it may