The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-31

OF course, after paying our devoirs
to the Barney Stone, We headed first to
the southwest, bent on seeing the lakes
of Killarney, not less renowned and fur
more attractive than Biarney castle.
Prior to doing SO, however, we spent
the best part OF two days on the top OF =
haunting car, doing Cork and its envi-
rons. We had very live fellow for
our driver-our philosopher, guide
and friend" us / may say-a chap who
had sailed the seas as fireman in the
Cunard service; who had been to Amer
lea. incidentally, but enterprising
enough to declare his Intentions, get
out his first papers and come back here
and live in Cork, the same as before,
and await the expiration OF the five
years necessary to perfect bis Ameri-
can citizenship and mako him eligible
to high scat in Tammany Hall
and good place on the New York
police force. How is this for patent
short cut to naturalization?
This nimble citizen of two countries,
was, however, an interesting person md
we enjoyed his talk very much rs he
drove us around. He told us, among u
great many other things, how it was
that tlA shamrock became the national
emblem OF Ireland. you sec, said he,
"st. Patrick could make no Roadway ut
aIl with the heather Of this country
wien he came to preach the gospel to
them, because they could not under
stand the mystery Of the Holy Trinity,
which he tried in vain TO explain TO
them, Finally he picked UP y sham
rock with It's three leaves on one stem
three in ono and one in thre0-and
there now, says he, that's all there is Of
IL, and its plain enough, and at once
they understood his point and turned
over 10 Christianity with great raptdt-
ty."
He told us the names Of all the great
land holders as he pointed out their
demesnes en- route, and at Blarney cas-
tie he particularly pointed out Sir
George Colthurst, who was seated near
the railroad depot, rs the man who
owned the castle and eXacted shilling
from every visitor for the privilege of
entering his gates to kiss its sacred
stone. Then he explained, too, what
was at first novelty to us, the pres
ence OF so much thickly EMBEDDED bro
ken glass on the top OF all the walls
even where the inside Of the walls was
naught but q tangled WILDWOOD 1t was
10 keep out all trespassers, and as ii
this was not enough he explained
further that the law makes II burglary,
within two miles Of any town, to scale
these walls and DO found within the sa-
cred enclosures.
STARVATION WAGES,
We said to him, "Pat, this Is o very
beautiful country; no wonder you came
back to stay as long as possible while
your papers are cooking in Amortca. y
HAh, YES" said ho, sit is sure
enough fine country, but what's
the use OF living in o palace and
starving to deathH "IIow near do you
come to starvingi" We ventured to in.
ouire. ''Well, as to that" said he, 81
have but ten shiilings q week and me
tips for this service, and you may know
how near, with wife and eight child,
ron, ] come to starvin'." "But don't
YOU knock down little on tho man you
drive ior2p We further yentured 70 in,
ouire. "WGll, now" he replied, "l
won't DO telling you a lie about III when
have rcal Rocd day, git more than