The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-02
THINGS SEEN N IRELAND.
Several Interesting Matters Noted by 8
American Reporter.

Several Interesting Matters Noted by an
American Reporter.
One of the influences which incidentally
datter the American in Erin is the evident
admiration which the IFishmen have for him.
They can detect him one block away, if by
nothing else by the fact that be wears rubber
overshoes, for these articles of footwear are
unknown in Ireland. The hotel runners are
not like the burly, well fed hack drivers to
be seen about the Grand Central depot every
day, but are ragged and unkempt They
stand around the gangplank in Queenstown
and whisper in feeble, supplicatory tonesi
as thare any wan fur O'Crowley's, or Hen
nessey's or O'SHllivan's or Flannigans f'
With an awed wonder the american observes
that these men do not feel that they possess
the earth and the fullness thereof
Ones baggage is taken by a man who owns
an Irish express equipage. This consists Of a
donkey and two wheeled cart. The donkey
has head entirely disproportionate in size
to its body, which is SO small that the feet OF
an ordinary man when mounted would touch
the ground if the donkey permitted him to
remain on his back. The cart resembles much
the handcarts used by the Italians around
the City Hall park for peddling fruit. The
donkey is driven with lines mads Of rope. He
has a wicked eye in his head " as Jim Boy
WEIGH, the jarvey, says. land he'll kick the
bones ont o. yer body if ye tickle him on the
side nearest to the ground By this mode
Of conveyance it will cost you twelve cents 10
have your trunk taken to hotel AS for
yourself, there are two modes Of conveyance
the Jingle and the jaUnting car. The lat
ter is too well known to need description.
This jingle resembles a Saratoga trunk set
on end on an axle There is door in the
rear and seat stuck on in front like a small
shelf. The seat is for the drivers use. a
jingle will hold four persons comfortably.
The hotels are comfortable and hOmelike
When tea is served the teapot wears a quilted
cover to keep the heat in the vessel There is
gas in the hotels but it is of an inferior quail
ity. The rooms in the hotel are heated by
open CRATES, in which soft Scotch coal is
burned The bedsteads are quaint and old
fashioned, with queer little canopy extend
ing from the headboard You retire for the
night by the light Of a candle. This is the
custom even in the most fashionable hotel in
Cork, where the rates charged are as high as
those Of the Fifth Avenue hotel in this city.
You sleep on feathers into which you sink e
the depth of a foot. Enough quilts and
blankets for four separate sleepers are piled
over one bed There are no bootblacks in
the streets Your boots are BACKED by
housemaid In the city Of Queenstown,
which contains 1900 inhabitants, there ars
20 more than three newsboys. American
newspapers sell for twelve cents apiece.
An Irish barber shop, such as is patronized
by the mass Of the people, Is very interest
ing place. s specimen found IN Queenstown
was so small that three customers crowded IL
urcomfortabiv. Small packing boxes were
ranged along the wall as SEATS for the ''nsxts
4 gentleman with a wooden leg acted as pro
prietcr ard cash taker, and two oalo- youths
OF IS inflicted the torture Ths operating
chair had legs which vere bound Ike those
o. a baby VINO has learned 20 walk too soon
The head rest was sd justed oy means Of q
wooden peg hung % leather strap. Both
BARRIERS operated from the same lsth>r pct,
the contents Of which gently ouhoied over
gas jet Wan svipe o TIE metal On A!eh
side RAPED yer jovl-T TIE BARRIERS we're Fe-
markable for the freedom son grace Of their
movements. They stood Of a. arms IsnEtn
from the victim
In half the time that barber IN America
would consume the job was completed. Al
Irish barber dos aot comb your hair when
shaving you unless asksd 10 do 50. Seithsr
does ne spoly alum 70 the face CT Use powder
o. sprinkss Cologne evsT lis eusso-s-. Re
simply resps tas supeTEuo1s E&lr ard tseE
collects four cents
TIE average irish policeman : az fr.
specimen ot physical manhood IS ever servSd
On Z. Broadway squad Re u usuAlly 81
feet tai admirably proportional, And a. sth-
letA he wears q light waterproof overccAt
with a cape The lower part % rs legs a..
encassd IN leather lsggtnFs, laced up al Ire
sides. Teoa his head. p>-cssd s1dewis>. tast
over his ear. is cap, which resembles a la-zs
Dill box, from vhicn iszthes n&Ed drops
uron his chin.. -E-nss. TarTol& II YES To<h