The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-01-29

mantle latter could sing good song
and tell a good story; when he came on
board he was clean shaver, as all coach
men are but before we landed he looked
like terrier.
had pleasant trip on the water-we
had no fog after we left Sandy Hook,
and consequently had no delays. I was
sea sick like many Others. We all threw
up everything but our situations-at
least you would think so if you were
looking on and not just then engaged in
the same pastime yourself. laughed at
one old chap who seemed to want to
heave up his internal arrangements, he
was making such efforts. When he got a
breathing spell he asked me if thought
he was doing it for fun, and the look he
gave me made me think that it would
be healthier for me to be out OF his reach
when he got well.
We experienced some pretty rough
weather off the coast of Ireland, the
water around the greene isle is al
ways turbulent. Indicative of the in
habitants. 1t was doubtful to all on
board whether we would be able to put
into Queenstown or not and my heart
went down into my boots at the thought,
as was very anxious to set my foot
once more on Paddy's Land. Towards
morning, however, the wind ceased and
the harbor was calm. We anchored until
daylight, when small steamer came
along side and took us up to the custom
house; it also took on board nine hun
dred bags Of mail, half of which was the
Irish mail and the balance French. We
took the French mail on board near
Sandy Hook from French steamer that
started from New York the same time
that we did, but which was imprudent
enough to proceed down the harbor in
dense fog and had the misfortune to
have her bows stove in by coming in
collision with an Imam Liner and was
compelled to put back TO N. Y. for re-
pairs. We made the trip from Sandy
Hook to Queenstown in six days and
nine hours. Before landing l made in
quiries about an hotel convenient and
was recommended to stop at the Widow
O'Sullivan's, and sure enough the first
person I met on the dock was the lady
herself; fair, fat, and of doubtful age;
she gave me pressing invitation to be
her guest, that would be comfortable,
ETC., and my luggage would be transfer
red free of charge. The conveyance she
had in waiting was a two wheel affair
like stone boat, but what she had
hitched TO it / could not make out, as 1
am not well posted in Zoology. She
had a Gossoon driving it; when he got
the baggage loaded on he stood up on the
cart with,a club. spit on his hands, spoke
to it in some dead language, gave it four
or FIVE whacks and it moved off almost
imperceptibly. I could follow the sound
I a long distance as at intervals the boy
came down kerslop on the animals ribs
with the club.
did not stop at Queenstown as the
train was ready to pull out for Dublin;
the distances between the two cities is
LII miles. The country through which
I travelled looked like a garden-the
fields are small with neatly clipped hedg-
es between, for fences. On the way
passed Blarney Castle but did not have
time to kiss the stone-my wife gives me
credit for that long ago. I will try it
again however.
The railway carriages although not
modern are very comfortable and well
cushioned. The depots are all built Of
stone and whitewashed except where
they are grown over with ivy. Some
stations are literally covered with it and
it would not have surprised me in the
least to see it growing on the station
agent. Hmoss and ivy grow on rail
way officials in Ireland it don't grow OF
the young ladies at the lunch counters
l was doing my best to travel incognitc
as regards my nationality Il mean tht
American part of it, but it was no go
they were onto me, and consequently
J had to pay more for everything than
:. were native.
After six hours in the cars arrived il
j Dublin and went to an hotel across tn
/ street ftom the depot. i was shown int
fine parlor with good coal fire in
. CRATE. was very cold, especially m,
feet, so called the waiting maid AM
. ordered something hot; told her
. wanted it to go right into my boots; sh
i brought me, ofcourse, bottle OF punch
drank it and did go to my feet but !
l took return ticket and from that o.
! until went to bed was very talkative
| A good deal like Josiah Aliens wife,
e roared and talked the arm off an am
Q able old gentleman who wanted to knoy
II America would stand by Parnel
] About the first thing noticed about til
! waiting maid was her boots; not tina
r there was any popularity in the max
= but the noise they made on the fagge
b would awake the deed.
When it was time for bed / was pr,
$ sented with candle, a box of wa
g matches and the key to my room, whic
was similar to the key of the LIB
b prison, 1t was so large.
a But what with Miss Boots and a
y eight day clock in the hall-the divil
o wink slept at all.
k Yours truly,
o STUART TAYLOR.
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