The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-09-08
the hob" at Hawarden castle for All
hour or two during the day, and is par

1.-THE hob" at RaWarden castle for a
| hour or two during the day, and is pa1
taken Of by those at home at variou
times. In other words there is no set
tied time for lunehson at the castle
In tie afternoon Mr.. Gladstone takes ;
walk in the grounds, and if the weathe
is propitious, usually engages in hi.
favOrite s'pastime. With coat off an(
equipped for the fray, it is spleneid IL
watch the vigorous and telling stroke!
with which he attacks the hapless tree
Mr.. Gladstone dimes at O'Clock, and il
is wonderful how freely he converses
upon any topic that his guest may sug-
gest. Many men read great deal, bu,
how few remember what they have
read. Mr.. Gladstone has read enor,
mously and remembers all he has read
Mr.. Gladstone retires early, and shortly
before 10 O'Clock his days labors are
DER.
AS one rambles through the village
the most striking feature IS The ''name.
less" street. which may alm0st be de-
scrihed as Hawarden's only street.
This nameiess street contains some OF
the oia.fashioned inns which were es-
tablisLsd and prospered in the almost
forgotten days OF the stage coach.
Now, alas! their days are gone. The
rushing and Kissing iron horse Of the
London and Northwestern Railway
company. which speeds wildly along
two miles away, has changed all. The
comfortable old resting places by the
wayside in Hawarden are no longer OK
cited by the sudden appearance Of the
stage coach, for the traveller Of to- day
skirts Hawarden unnoticed while swift
~ flying along the great railroad be-
tween London aud Holyhead. The
oldest inn in the village is the Fox,
which Is situated in the nameless high
way. 1t is a very quiet old place, and
is pl esided over by Mrs, Maria Jones,
who is quiet Ole Of the old school in the
village. The Fox inn used to be the
changing station in the old coaching
days for the mails from Chester to Flint
and Llangollen. Another curious Gus.
tom t1ourishes at Hawarden. When
delivering letters in the outlying dis
tricts the postman sits leisurely in his
trap and blows bis shrill whistle when
he gets opposite place of call, and the
inmates come out for their missives.
Whether this system emanates from
letharey on the part of the letter car
rier, or whether it is procedure pecu-
liar to the district is an open question.
The picturesque ferry over the River
Dee at Queensferry, distant a mile and
q half from Hawarden, is an attractive
little bit Of riverside scenery. The craft
that docs the PASSAGE is drawn across
in the regular manner with chains,
which are worked from the deck by
two enterprislng Dutchmen. Why
these ''Dutchies" should have settled
down in this deserted spot we cannot
quite see. Yet the circumstances of
fact remains, and so do our friends
'tthe Dutchies. ~ The ferry is free to
all corners, but these astute Hollanders
often fail. to observe the hurrying
traveller, waiting to cross on the op-
posite bank, who fails to leave them a
coin of the realm. 1t is probable that
there would be no regret among the
villagers and others who frequent the
ferry if it's effete existence We're termin-
ated altogether. A little further out
towards the mouth of the Deea massive
structure is steadily stretching its
strong arms across the river. This is
the railway bridge which is to connect
the new hne from Wrexham to Liver
pool. This bridge is closely connected
with the great name upon which we are
writing. Mr.. Gladstone laid it's found
alton stone, and has strong ngly advocated
the construction Of the railway as a
means Of improving the trade Of the
locality. It's completion will doubt
less y bring Hawarden to the fore; but
we fear it will be thorn to attack the
great dnancer. The vast army Of ex-
cursionists who annually visit HaWar-
den in the hope of catching a glimpse
of Mr.. Gladstone will be still further
augmented. The new railway will
place Hawarden, SO to speak, next door
to Liverpool, with it's adjacent popu-
lous towns. The country around Ha-
warden is rich in coal and is fairly well
worked. About Buckley, short dis
.tance of, some large pottery WoIksex
ist which provide plenty Of employment
for the native artisans. The clay that
is got in the neigh borhoed is especially
adapted for this use. .-P all Mall Gazette.
Magistrate: !" Z ol are charged with
stealing chickens, Uncle Jooi" Uncle
Joe: Yes; sab. 80 I understan's.'' y
Magistrate: Have you ever been ar
rested before?' Uncle Joe: Only
once befo', you honor; Use always ben
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