Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-12-17
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WASHINGTON, b. O., Dec. =, is

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My Dedr Sue 1T is too bad to have kept
you so long In Ireland, during these riotous
times We, ourselves, were sandwiched be-
tween two uprsings in Belfast, and felt safer
when among people who use their reason
more than their fists II Mr.. Gladstone ex-
poets to establish Home Rule, he had better
send over n Baptist Missionary 10 teach the
value OF plenty Of water--cleanlinc brings
selfrespect, and self respect self control aud
when the Irish learn this they can perhaps
dispense with English government and In.
augurate one Of their own. This is only a
woman's logic, 10 be sure, but have never
yet seen child who would not behave bet.
ter when clean than when the reverse, and,
besides cold water cools the blood have
always thought il would do rs much good
TO turn the hose on an excited mob, as TO
fire into II But must tell you about Dub
lin Castle, where my last letter left you.
This yce-regal residence is not beautiful,
INTELLECTUALLY. ltccntains fine ball-room,
st. Patrck's; chapel with some Of the
most wonderful carving in native oak, and
the tower with its dungeon communicating
WIN inc river ny suoterranean passage,
,hlougn WHICH PRISONERS "cIc formerly
Drought mo inc lower, D9t which now IS
nlluu "i ". sno wa;cI VI .he h,hey, We also
visited d. fatrlcks Caihedral, rebuilt about
teh ye so 9 ago ~ "ealtly prowcr' ny cose
OF Ll0o0Oo. here Dean SWIM IS buried, a
inarlnc slap ,'a,hlnB n rs icsunS P,ace WIN.
House ,on Interested ma grea,iv II 10 now
Lnn,pn ana usod no tho DanI of Ireland
hnt ron,aIns Inc, "a v,bnn las, nsnd hv ,ho
He "1 ords hocnra ,'o nnion 80 bnn
drod vo 0 ogo Thn waiIs are cnvercd with
tanosirv ronS5ceon,inc thn aSicge If Derry
ond ' ,ha "HattIc ~ The Rnv5c nastsr.
nin ~ ~ ar, thn gg,rea 40 ncyfac, ma thomel
done viii The hsnsh instead of with he
nondlo rbero Ia also Moro a fIna statue ,o
NoIs"n and on nLelisl N ,he nuLe If WolI.
ino,on I'm, ,hose un aaw ia aInost ayerv
,s" -, az anv nn,o ,bra"ob",, ,hc Ifni,ed
Kinodnm We nover rceli1ed heforc that
thn Ioitcr waa n naive of Ireland until we
Snorn sSnyn Inc bonso in whjcl, ho was
-, in nnhlin And ,hia ron,Inda nc that
no aa," also ,hc homo Of ;Thonnaa Moore
hnrn i, 1870 and were ;nsniraJ hv ,bo
,,oii,icai otrnnSnharc -, ,ho Nae IN iynros
IT,, ,Lo ,,IIn,yIna. ''
w. W.
mere Il'eu anu mere "loec' tne iaoe ihothas
80, MQors'
lho MS verses were rlc'i' he' ninse'' was
"a quile poor
for MN, inns was naru' oue ior US, NO"
much worse,
HAD Thomas Deeh rlcn, ana MS WORKS inc
reverse
We left the spot after this, and fastened 10
Phoenix Park, which Is remarkable for
nothing but its extent Of seventeen acres, as
neither nature nor art has done much for IL.
Here, as told you before, Is the summer
residence Of the Lord Lieutenant, also q
military school for the sons Of the soldiers.
IL Is quite a resort for the "Red Coats when
off duty, generally accompanied by their
"Calico Combination" as l.. irrevercntly
designates the girls Ireland Is full of SOL
diers eyerywhere--at the stations, wharyes
In the streets, and their brilliant uniforms
produce pretty effect though their hats,
resembling the top " sugar bowl, are per.
lectly absurd and useless. Their presence,
however, must be a continual exasperatien
10 the natives. But the gem Of our STAY in
Dublin was the visit 10 Bray and the drive
through Darqlc, which means Oak Glen, 10
the demesne Of Lord Powerscourt. Bray.is a
little seaside resort, about thirty minutes
by rail from Dublin, Leaving the station.
we hailed the driver of a haunting car. who
with great difficulty. persuaded his yiracious
steed 10 stand stiff long enough for us 10
mountside saddle fashion. Minnie and Edith
on one side. Frank and ON the Other. tho
driver a little elevated in front of us. Upon
Frank,s supgesLi0n that the harae was moi
very reliable. our driver assured him that
he would take MS 10 ace the Gorandest sIght
nc had ever set his two ewes upon. /" and that
II We were not entirely satisfied when we