Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-12-17

Lady are bringing up the little Lord to be
as good as themselves This is magnii.
cent estate, with park of twelve hundred
deer, comfortable, well-kept cottages, ground
beautifully cultivated, miles of smooth and
picturesque drives, and all suggestive to us
OF the home life of the noble families, as de.
scribed in so many English novels. We
shall hereafter understand all about the
parties invited down for the hunting season,
and the ways in which they are entertained,
or rather entertain each other; for differ.
ent system prevails from that adopted by US
in America. In these immense establish
ments large number Of congenial people
are invited, the date of coming and going Is
| liked, and they either accept or decline def
nitely and at once. They never say, as we
SO often do here, to the total arrangement
OF all family plans-"We cannot come on
the 10th as requested, but will take great
pleasure in arriving on the 20th"--as this
would be considered a great breach OF not
only etiquette, but Of politeness Upon their
arrival, every arrangement having been
made for their comfort, host, hostess and
guest are comparatively independent, and
all enjoy themselves In their own way, vari-
Gus means OF entertainment having been
provided before hand, Of which guests avail
themselves or not, as they prefer. 1t IL not
at all obligatory upon the hostess to be seen
before luncheon, as she is supposed to have
affairs requiring her attention, family mat.
tiers to attend TO, sc. This renders Il easy
to keep up the succession Of visitors, which
seems almost necessary on these immense,
isolated estates, where one family left alone,
must feel as though the sole inhabitants in
deserted village. Alter passing through
these beautiful grounds, we come upon u
ine waterfall, three hundred and six feet
high Resting here little while, we re.
turned by another road, through the estates
OF Earl Mead and Lord Hudson, the latter
OF whom Is heart.broken over the loss of his
two sons In tho Zulu war, Our horse be.
hayed beautifully, travelling so fast some.
times that ii was all we could do to hold
ourselves and each other in. Our driver
told us, with great pride, that he had given
an extra price for that horse--ffty dollars
and could hardly believe that he would
bring four times the amount at home
Thinking to tease the good fellow Il little,
had refrained from expressing admiration Of
anything, though sometimes It was hard not
to, and when appealed to by the Others re-.
minded them of something quite equal 10 il
at home, so at the end of the drive he turned
TO me and said "And I'm sure, mi lady, We
must be satisfied, as told ye, We would be-"
mo-" replied, al am not satisfied till get
the horse, as you promised" With a merry
twinkle In his eyes, he quickly answered,
"Well, il shall never be said that went back
on me word Ye can take the horse, but it's
meself that yen have to take along wild it,"
| looked at "meself "and-declined, and made
up my mind never TO try again war Of wits
with an Irshman
Returning TO Dublin, we spent another
day viewing the beautiful bridges and fine
Dhrioiia nhur,h
the latter noticeable for its wanscoting of
Irish oak turned in a hundred years TO the
color of mahogany, and then left for Lon.
donderry, or Derry, as they call il there
The only attractions here are the walls If
teen feet thick which surround the old city,
aud some Of the old cannons used at the
"Siege OF Derry" four hundred years ago
The river Liffey also runs through this city.
Resting here another night, we pushed on
to Port Ruth, three hours ride, whence
! the trip is made to Giants Causewayn by
wagonette. This is, indeed, the wonder Of
Ireland, and pronounced by all the party as
worth the voyage across the ocean. The
first thing TO do Is 10 explore the caves In
row boats, when the sea Is sufficiently
smooth 10 make IL sale. One Of these caves
Is six hundred and sixty feet long, sixty
feet high, thence you are rowed 10 the cause
way, where you are landed. This Is dcs.
cribcd as a collection Of basatic pillars"
but it is all utterly beyond description ~
the I'm scientific. ! can only tell you that
the specimens OF peculiar rock and volcan-
ic formation which VIC brought home are
different from any we have seen from any
other part Of the world.
Our next move was 10 Belfast, about which
there is very little to say It's streets are
wide and well lighted, ii has several monu.
ments, parks a museum, and principally
linen factories II is considered the second
city in ireland in Importance, Dublin being
first IL Is fixed lndelibly In our memories
rs the point from which VIC started on the
most dlsagrceabe journey Of all our trip
IL all looked 50 bright and encouraging in
the guide.book, and, deluded beings, we
thought we would save time by crossing
over at night 10 Glasgow, where we were
to arrive In the early morn, refreshed by
good nights sleep, and after n hearty break
fast for which the appetite was 10 be pro-
vidcd by the pure salt air while we slept,
we were 10 be fresh and alive 10 the beau.
tics oil the IrOssacks and the Scottish lakes
That was what II was 10 bc--.this Is as IL
was. First, we were hurried off from the
hotel and put on the boat two full hours be.
tore IL was necessary Weamused oursel yea,
however, by watching the embarking OF
people and freight, and here saw, for the
first time, the native Scotch Highland cos
tune.
There were eight of US crossing together,
and the gentlemen Of the party had taken
special pains 10 engage state-rooms very
early that day, and Frank had been en-
phatically careful in his selection, offering
10 pay double 10 secure one for Minnie,
Edith and myself Thinking II oil arranged,
we amused ourselves till bedtime and then
separated for the night What was our
horror when reaching our stateroom 10 find
already tucked into the extra berths two
extra sized women and two extra children
| The Oldest woman was already loudly Sleep
ing, and we soon found that the close air
and noise were more than we could endure,
80 we lay on the outside Of the bed till
o'clock, when, cross, tired and sleepy, we
went on deck and grumbled till called down
10 a mean breakfast on q dirty table.cloth,
after which, happily, we landed. Edith
wanted 10 Interview" that steward who
had charge Of the state-rooms, but conclud.
cd he had bis dues in being on the boat ut
all. The main part Of the boat, "The Drom-
edary," was filled with cattle, which, OF
course, added 70 the pleasure Of the passen
gers. Don't cross from Belfast 10 Glasgow,
Sue, there are better ways, we learned after.
wards.
Altogether, we are glad to have been To
Ireland, but do not care ever 10 visit there
again. II is really lovely country-to
come away from. Even the Irish themselves
seem ~ realize that.
We liked Scotland much better, and will
write you Of that in my next letter.
W-AYsfDE CLEANER.
"Wcll, what were you brought up onT
asked the justice as blear-eyed tramp
stepped up 10 the bar.
Judge, | was brought up on tho bottle"
was the quick response.