The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-11-26
4 BosToNIAN IN IRELAND.
Mr.. A. shnman's Impressions Of the Ccsntry
and Its People.

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Mr.. A. Shuman, we'll known as one
OF our leading merchantsin the cloth.
ing business, has spent the summer
abroad. During his trip he made an
| especial study of Irish matters, and
the result OF his observation was late
ly printed in the Pilot His views are
oflnterest and value. He said: "Ire.
land, as viewed from an American
standpoint, is a perfect revelation;
instead OF finding a poor looking
country, it impressed us as marvellous
~ beautiful. One cannot help having
favorable opinion OF the county as
he enters Queenstown harbor with it's
green shores, q harbor that is shelter
ed on all but the western side, and is
roomy enough for the combined navles
OF the world to ride at anchorin." !"
do the people appear to be poor?"
las we spent our time principally in
the southern part OF Ireland, we can
only speak of that section, and while
we found, III an evening stroll through
Cork, here and there people applying
Tor charity, and also in passing
through the Gap of Dunloe, we were
besieeed by hundreds OF beggars land
here 1t seems to be more professional
than from actual necessity, yet, on
the whole, the masses did not appear
to us in that extremity of poverty we
had been led to suppose. In our con-
versatlon with the people generally,
about the condition of the inhabi-
tants. we were told there was a great
deal OF poverty and suffering through
the country, and when we asked whv,
the reply was: we don't own the
lands; the elandlords advance the rents
as last as we make improvements
and when unable to make it profit
able at the advanced prices, or pay
the required rent, we are evicted from
the farms, so that the average farmer
becomes disheartened, ,and rather than
work and make improvements for
some one else, becomes an idler and
consequent sufferer We were impress
ed with this fact as, travelling through
the country, we saw vast tracts of
country unoccupied, with here and
there a castle, though many miles
apart. On visiting Blarney Castle,
about six miles out OF Cork, the resi-.
dence OF the owner, Sir George st.
John Colthurst, was pointed out to
us and we We're told that it cost f4T.-
600, or about $230,OOO, to build, and
had not been occupied for three years.
the proprietor living in Paris during
THAT time; and the great estate is w
ing idle and uncultivated, except in
the immediate grounds about the
house, cared for by a hired farmer
"On our ride to Blarney in an Irish
launtlng car with its seats facing out
ward, we found thatched roofcottages
IN abundanc, whose exteriors and
surroundings appeared extremely
clean. They looked as If all was new
ly whitewashed, and as if q friendly
rivalry existed among neighbors as to
who should have the neatest and
whitest dwelling"
"Was there any enterprise or trade?''
'ln the large cities that we visited,
especially Dublin, Cork and Belfast,
there was a general air of thrift and
enterprise, a well dressed and healthy
population, fine retail stores, well dis
ness on the part OF the attendants
that confirmed the impression that
Irish statesmen are considered among
the best if not the best in the United
Kingdom"
"How did the peoples spirit strike
you?"
''We found the people very hopeful
and lmbued with the one idea upper
most in their minds, and that is ii
they could have home rule their own
government, and a chance to till the
soil for themselves, they would be as
happy and prosperous as any people
could be on the face of the globe"
"What do you think OF the national
struggled
81 think the idea OF home rule is the
eading purpose and hope in the hearts
of the irish people, and that thes strug-
lie will go on until it's success is as
ured. The woman in Queenstown,
'he porter in Cork, and the shopkeep-
IL in Dublin, with whom we talked,
we're all OF one accord: Give ushome
.ule, let us take care OF our own af-
airs, and we will get along and ask no
:avor.' 1t was our pleasure
20 have q lengthy conversation
with Hon. 7. D. Sullivan, lord
mayor of Dublin, u highly intelli-
gent and thoroughly well.nformed gen
tleman, and he was confident that it
was only a question OF time when
home rule would be established. Dur
ing our journey we fell in with an
Irish Protestant clergyman; he even
seemed to lean toward home rule but
only feared that the Catholics, being
largely in the majority, would, in event
OF national success, oppress the Prot
estants; and when we pointed to the
fact that in the United States all creeds
and doctrines fourished under the
same government, and that patriot
ism for Ireland should overcome re.
lig,ous prejudice, especially as Parnell
and other leaders are themselves Prot
estants, he finally admitted the hope
fulness of self-government in Ireland"
"Were you impressed by the beauty
or natural richness Of the country"
Gas you travel through the country
you are at once impressed by the
beautiful green and fertile lands that
can be seen on all sides, as far as the
eye can reach. The beautiful charac-
teristic scenery of Ireland cannot be
realized without seeing it. The moist
ure OF the climate seems to be particu-
larly favorable to growth and vegeta-
tlon, giving the thick, green turf lux
urlous andfvelvety appearance and u
rich color rarely seen IN any other
place. In fact, you hardly see fence
or stone but is clad with verdure. 1t
seems as ii all that is necessary, in
stead of putting premium upon idle
ness bythepresents system ofeviction,is is
to encourage the tilling OF the soil, which
appears rich enough, il properly cuiti-
waited, to support more than four or
five times the number OF inhabitants
thai NOW dwell In the Sectia1, Of 4l,o