Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-02-17

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to one of the traditions OF the Irish,
this curious structure OF the Cause
way is accounted for IN the following,
which insert. The Giant Fin Nc
Coul was the champion of Ireland,
and felt very much aggrieyed at the Z
insolent boasting of a certain Gale
donian giant who offered to beat all
who came before him, and even dared
to tell Fin that if it weren't for the
wetting of himself, he would swim
over and give him a doub bbing. Fin
at last applied to the king, who per-
haps not daring to question the doings
OF such aweighty man, gave him leave
to constructa Causeway right TO Scot
land, on which the Scot walked over
and fought the Irishman. Einturned
out victor, and with an amount OF
generosity quite becoming his Hiber-
nion descent, kindly allowed his
former Tivsl to marry and settle in
Ireland, which the Scot was not loSth
to do, seeing that at that time living
in Scotland was none of the best, and
everybody knows that Ireland was
always the richest country in the
world. Since the death of the giants,
the Causeway being no longer wanted,
has sunk under the sen, only leaving
a portion of itself visible here, a lit
tie at the Island of Rathlin, and the
portals of the grand gate on Staffa." {"
After walking about and viewing
the many objects of interest, as the,
wishing chair, the giants we'll, the
organ, the giants loom, the chimney
tops, and the black bear and cameI,-
figures of similitude, in rocks, tothese
animals-I made general survey,
taking in the swelling sea, which was
shaded by the mist that hovered over
it, and as / did so, in the sound of its
breaking waters came the following
words of the poet:
go ireland, sad on thy lonely Foul
And loud beats tho winter sea;
But sadder and higher the Wild waves roll
From tue hearts that break for thee"
1 saw nearby little pits about four
feet deep and six or eight feet in di-
ametcr, in which they burn the sea
weed, so abundant here. Iodine is
extracted from seaweed, and the kelp
or burnt ashes of it are used in the
manufacture of glass. 1 turned my
back reluctantly upon these scenes,
went back to the .hotol, refreshed my
self and returned to Coleraine, where
remained all night and left the next
morning for Belfast.
The greatest length of ireland is
3O2 miles. Its greatest width 174
miles. Its average width is only no
miles. What small area for eight.
million and half of agricultural pco-
pie! That was the number of its pop
ulation in 1845, before the failure Of
the potato crop and the great famiae
that followed. 1t will never attain
that number again, unless its manu-
featuring and commercial industries
should be greatly promoted.
1 was in Belfast about three hours
long enough to learn by observa-
tion that it is a busy, a clean and
thriving place. 1t will some day be
quito large city. In 1861 its pop
ulation was one hundred and twenty
thousand. 1t is now about double
that. Its speed of growth has equaled
that of our Amerfcantowns. This is
one of the few if not the only city in
Ireland where the Protestants cut.
number the Catholics. The propor-
ton is two to one; and of the Protes-
tants the ePresbyterians sconstitute one
half. tits said that tile Prcsbyterians
of the city opposed the execution of
Charles 1. They must have been a
very steady and conservative lot OF
Blue-stockings. They could not see
the difference between Cromwell, tho
Protector, with absolute or royal pow
ers, and real legitimate king: nor
the sense of changing ''Thy Kingdom
Come" in the Lord prayer, to "Tby
Commonwealth Come" as was done
or proposed by the Praise God Bare
bones Parliament. Nor to changing
SO Lord deliver us from evil' to Lord
deliver usfrom Hell, Hull and Hal.
iAoA4 winch ShA
told lhe he saw iuTan old prayer book
in the county of Yorkshire.
From Belfast took steamer for
Barrow, in Furness, in the county Of
Lancashire, England, distant some
120 miles. To Liverpool from Bel
fast it is 156 miles, to GLASGOW 100,
to Dublin 1870. The shortest distance
from Ireland to Scotland is thirteen
and half miles. One half Of our
boat was filed with stock cattle. The
passengers, for the most part, were
elegant looking English farmers and
their COW boys. Now, Dir. Editor, I
will stop. I am sure / have more
than complied with my promise.
1t is the old, old story. Love at
first sightl A walk in the beautiful
moonlight night; both catcha dread-
fnl fsOlH and Ill