The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-21

what Use Says of the Country In
dustrits aud Politics.

Editor C1LNEh PAN'iSNN
in former communication to say more
about ireland aud its people at home,
and, with that in view, l now venture
to send you another letter. i did not
come to Ireland in the season OF the
year-spring and early summer-when
an American, aud especially one from
the Pacific Coast, could enjoy trip
through this
INTERESTING LITTLE ISLAND.
Then thelweather is usually warm,
the sky clear and cheerful, the wild
flowers, thatgrew abuadantlyin meadow
and even on moor. in bloom; when
nature puts on her fairest garb and
smiles in her sweetest mood, inspiring
everything .intoyrenewed life and vigor,
and awakening in all nature spirit OF
Joyous gaiety that is expressed In the
eeaseess hnm of the busy insect, the
carol OF the birds, high up in the blue.
.cloudless sky, or fitting playfully from
branch to hsaach, among the fragrane
hawthorns. and in the song aud laugh OF
merry children, .npon whose hearts the
cares of life, or the evils that blight the
prosperity of their country have made
no deep impression. / came in autumn,
and that season is usually gloomy, chilly
and wet. 1t was very much so this
year, raining, fer weeks at time, from
heavy, dark gray clouds, low down,
almost touching the tops of the houses.
Once in a while a CLEAN of sunlight
would burst throsgh,a rift in the mono
tonous cloud like the smile OF kind
heart beamiug through tears of cease.
less sorrow, and then the clouds, like
the gloom cast by renewed memories Of
hitter grief, would rush on to hide it
again; strong gusts of wind would
hseak forth like titful .outbursts of sup.
pnessed passion, followed by deep.
bashed calm through which rain would
,oar down like tears rrshing from a
h cart breaking beneath the weight of a
b opeless grief, and hare often fancied
tn at j could trace in the climate of Ire
la I'D areAection Of the present spirit, or
mo od Of her, people; for it cannot be de.
MED that they are natnrasly kind,
GEM ii and cheerful at heart, but it is
equal ly undeniable that gloom, feel
ing of sarrow, sense OF wrong, sup
presse I passion, ready either to burst
forth j u fierce determination, or sink
into a HOPELESS despair, perrades the
whole sand and most of its people.
That Clio ,n. that feeling of sorrow. that
Suppress a passion is easily seen aud is
growing n intensity year by year. 1t
is great mistake to suppose that Ire
land is poor, because her people are not
Industrious.
The agric ultural class which fOrms
the beet part AID very large majority
of the people Of the country, are indus
trious hard working people, but the
product of the soil is barely sufficient
to afford thems elves a.scant living, pay
the necessary expenses, the heavy taxa.
ton, and last or rather .6rst, the rent
which in nearly every case is the largest
item of all. The rent is gagged so as to
take all the net profit made by careful
cultivation OF the land. raising cattle,
hogs. sheep. poultry. etc. in good sea-
soas, and when bad ones come be PEG.
pie have to stint themselves alwsst to
starvation, so As to be able to meet the
demands of the landlords. As nearly
all the landlords are absentess. that is
men VITO live in England, Scotland and
elsew here, but mostly in England, all
the mosey, which has to be paid as
rent, is taken annually, or semi-annr-
ally, ont OF the island to be circulated
in England and elsewhere. and no return
Of any kind is made to the people of
ireland for this continual drain on their
resources. but English made laws oppos-
ed to their best interests, opposed to,
and aimed at destroying the peace,
prosperity and contentmeut that alone