The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-16
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walked five miles through gap in the
mountain that was simply past describing.
Patches of green grass alternating with the
whole distance by troupe of girls who
were bent on selling>us drink of mountain
dew (whisky and goats milk. They
wouldn't take no for an answer andgO back
and so we just enjoyed their importantly
You would have nearly died to have seen
me run a race with two of them-bare-
headed, barefooted, in the rain, over the
rough rocks They were fleet of foot though
and refused to be left behind. Fourteen
miles down the charming lakes of Killarney
in boat rowed by four stout fellows. Do
you think shall ever forget it ? Not much.
Dublin is very tranquil, sleepy old city
of $50, 600 inhabitants. Visited st. Patrick's
church, darting back to the 18th century,
stood over the grave of Dean Swift and saw
the pulpit he used to occupy. Thursday in
Belfast, the most thrifty and prosperous of
all Irish towns, we went through great.
linen weaving and spinning factory, en-
ploying1, 800 people.
AT 800 p. IN. we cross the Irish sea to
Glasgow. Half the passengers were sick.
We were all right though, old salts you
know. The Clyde reminds us of the Hud-
son. There are one million people in this
city and its immediate neighborhood. The
factories and shipyards are immense. We
went through the largest of the yards en-
ploying 5000 men and boys, mostly men.
L made some inquiry: The best paid men
get $l5 per week; carpenters, 81, laborers,
$3.50 to $3.50 per week. Tomorrow we 60
through the Lady of the Lake country,
taking the whole day for it, through Sterling
to Edinburgh. We do not like such fast
travelling but the others (there are several
in our party insist upon it. They are un-
imaginative sort of fellows. They never
knew the witchery of the deep blue sky,'
and cannot see how fiction can add romance
and interest to country. We are very well
only tired every night"
KEswICK, Aug. 1st 1889.
My Dear Edmund
When left Owosso you
remember told you that could not posi-
bly, find time to send you any news while
travelling; well can't find the time now, l
could easily put in double the number of
hours do and then go away from the ma
jority of places unsatisfed. Yesterday noon
IVA rnI nd fo, TaIr 20
its famous ruined Abbey, and the home of
Sir Walter Scott, we were furtunate i'm find
ing great agricultural show in progress
there, something like our state fair and the
little town of Melrose which usually gets its
entire subsistence from pilgrims'is literally
running over with people, they flocked there
from all parts of Scotland. We tried sever
al hotels before we could secure room,
finally we were fortunate, the pretty daughter
of the landlord agreed to give us room for
the modest sum of five shillings each, Chats
two dollars and fifty cents) that was simply
for lodging, supper and breakfast extra.
We do not begrudge the triple charge how
ever since it gives us a chance to see the
Scotchman in all his glory. We take our
wheels 1--WE have bicycles now and run
down to the show grounds (they call it
show here) mile and a little over; we arrive
at 4:45, enquire the price of admission, three
shillings we are told but at five o'clock twill
be one shilling We conclude to wait fifteen
minutes and save half dollar. The grounds
are about half the size of our own, but the
space is literally packed with exhibits and
people, everythingseems to be on exhibition.
Merchants and manufactures i'm all lines
have extensive displays of goods Scotch
plaids till you can't rest, beautiful goods too.
Weare first attracted by band of bagpipes,
about ten boys playing, accompanied by the
most artistic drummer ever saw, curiousy
enough the drummer seems to be the leader,
gives the signals for crescendo and dimin-
uendo, effect ETC., ,'tis wierd strange music to
Yankee ears. We next go to join large
crowd al the fartherend, and find they are just
trying the steeple chases; four hedges are
erectsd in circle of about half mile i'm
which are to be succssively
cleared. This is genuine jumping, no circus
trick of lowering the bars when the horse
jumps, and they do it beautifully for the most
part; occasionally a steed refuses to jump and
then the crowd jeers and the rider retires
The crowd is not so very, diff
ferent from one of our country except that
they are more polite and more orderly. The
Scotch farmer is fine looking, well kept
gentleman whose very appearance shows
he enjoys life, and that attending shows
(fairs) is one of his greatest pleasures.
We leave the crowd and pass on to the
stock pens. First, the cows, Polled Angus,
Ayershires, and Short Horns that would |
have made your cow loving soul dance in
delight. Then sheep, such sheep too, large
as, well won't say how large, you wouldn't
believe me, and such wool, only six months
growth (curously enough they shear in
january and still from four to six inches
long. Then the swine, monsters with hard