The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-16
ON THE GUILD SOD.
A Young Salt Laker's Expert
ences in Belfast, Ireland.
MODES OF TRAVEL COMPARED.
The Bright and Pretty Stations-Mor-
mon Elders and Their Doings-
Other News Notes.
MODES OF TRAVEL COMPARED
belfast, July %, 1885.

at the extreme cold, and to-day, ca
hardly endure enough clothing to pre-
serve decency. The sun may be shining
brightly with scarcely a cloud in tn
sky, and in an hour the rain will b,
pouring in torrents. The streets will b
very muddy tonight and by noon to
morrow dusty again; but it is a fine
country for all that. A man need:
three suits of clothing al the time
adapted to the varying weather, as il
may be very cold, middling, or very
warm. He needs the same number Of
overcoats and as many pairs of shoes
and at least two hats, and forever a rub
Der coat or Mcintosh and the ever-ready
and forever-in-hand umbrella. But 1t is
a beautiful Countrywide green of the
fields and messy banks, the density OF
foliage, the profusion of wild flowers
and the endless variety of wild song
sters, with honeysuckles growing rank
and wild through out-of-the-way and
half-buried hedges, fuchsla bushes. like
trees, forcing their way through solid
walls of masonry and hanging over
woodland paths, the coral drops and
purple blossoms hanging pendant over
head, while running through the
branches of the fuchsla is the red and
white climbing rose with Il profusion OF
blossoms, and ferns and moss and hazel
boughs and holly, and so on everywhere.
1t is beautiful country, though pecu-
liar.
The railroad cars are an abomination
in many respects and yet they have
their features of excellence. An Eng
lisk train will discharge its passengers
in about one-sixth the time that it will
take for an American train to do it, and
that is quite an item, but their first,
second and third classes are a nuisance,
especially to fellow who has 10 ride
third class because their is no fourth
class. There is no means OF getting a
drink on the train; no water closets; no
heaters. A refreshment room IS found
at every station where they charge
about a hundred per cent. more than
they do out of the station. And there
are other conveniences; but there is no
and the conductors whistle to go ahead
is not ended until the train is on the
move, and if a fellow wants to be sure
of his train he must hang on to his seat
like setting hen. 1t is just the same
if he is going half an hours journey, or
a twelve hour S journey. The train Off
Gals are gruff ard surly as rule
every man in this. country who wears a
brass button or tinsel braid acts as
though he were a national atlas, and
welfare of this country rested upon his
uniform. On the whole, and having
tried both, unhesitatingly pronounce
the American system head and ears
above the Enghsh-save in one particu-
lar; and that is in rates. One can ride
a mile and a half here without being
forcedin bankruptcy. L have Travelled
mile upon mile for cent mile, and by
water one can go first class sixteen miles
/ for twelve cents. The distance from
Belfast to Portrush, the nearest water
ing place, to the Giants Causeway is
thlrty-nine and half miles, or seventy
nine there and back; and at given time;
one can go the round trip for 90 cents
and here they are complaining of exces
sive rates. But the stations or depots
in rural places are source of perpetual
delight. There is a place into which one
can go for shelter when it rains; one is
never required to go off on muddy
road, on raised plank platform only
and the spare ground about the rural
stations is kept clean and bright and
beautiful understand there is com.
petition among all the station masters
this season; and that prize is annually
awarded by the railroad company 10 the
one whose place is kept the neatest and
where the designs in flower gardens is
most artistically arranged. The result
is great variety of designs, each one
differing from the other, but all being
very beautiful. Shrubbery in great
l variety is usual and the flowers and
odorS along the line make it positive
| luxury TO ride past. As the season adj
vances, the flowers peculiar to each
month develop and blossom and fill the
air with a delightful fragrance which
| lightens and brightens the longest iour.
ney. The other day, while going on one
of the lines that skirt the Belfast Tough
I saw the name of the station "Cultra y
cut out on bank, the length OF each
1 letter being about four feet; and il was
! filled with naSturtiums. all being tull OF
blossoms. 1t was rich sight, indeed
and even in this country where green
and tree and flower abound it was a
treat. How much more it would be in
Utah one must leave to the Imagination.
Perhaps the contrast might be too pain.
full. On another line the words 'NIilli-
ken Park each letter being about two
and a half feet long, were shown BY a
profusioniof bright yellow flowers. So
it is. each stat. on has something original
and something beautiful that IS not TO
/ be seen at any other.
The Mormons seem TO be getting
quite an extensive advertisement in
Belfast. Those who ran might have
read. few days ago that Presidents D.
n. Wells and Charles w. Penrose would
hold forth in Belfast on the 18th inst,
last Sunday; that Mr.. Penrose would
also speak at the Custom House steps
the general preaching ground for per-
sons of all views and all denominations
in the afternoon, The evening before
some queries were propounded in local
paper which Mr.. Penrose was asked to
answer. These queries were: -s'SSaSss'
lst-Do the Mormons believe the
biole to be the inspired word of God?
2nd-ls polygamy taught therein?
5rd-Are their miracles. if any, a
DrOOI OF their divine Nrtee,o,