The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-29

sorr"
How was it built. then. BY contractF'
''Oi see plainly Oi'll hav to begin at the
beglnnln' wild you, sor. IL was built by a
| mighty CONFUSION av nsthure, sor.h
20, yes, remember reading about 1t in
the papers at the time. II was the begin
ming of the Irish trouble
1T was at the beginning Of tonne, sor.
Prof Gneiss Of Edinburgh tould me its
origin was volcanic, and that
20. you can't believe what a professor
says. Was he thereF'
He was mott
well, thenP
''1f you, sor, will excuse the liberty Oi'n
take, sor, in recommending you TO kape
silence, fur few minutes, scr, yen know a
good dale more when ye lave here than
whin ye came, sor."
All right; go ahead
these columns, sOr, are basaltic."
Whats thatT
Its term used by Prof. Gneiss. Now
Oi'll call yer attention to the ind of this
column. That we call the octagon, mean
ing eight-sided, as We can see. And if yer
measure the eight sides, sor, yer'u foind
them the same TO a hairs breadth"
And yet you say nobody chiseled itr
'Oi do, sor"
You evidently think I'll believe any
thing But no matter. Go on, go on"
Now, If yen notice. around this octagon
are eight other pillars, forming an octagon
group, as we call thin here, sor, all the
columns being equal in size. Now, sor, If
ye follow me here, ye will see a septagon
column, from the Latin word naming swim,
and around that there are swim columns."
Are there any sixtagon onesm
There is not, sor"
ITS sort of seven-by-eight Causeway,
thenp
There, cor, Oh told We We would slip
downsor. A man broke his leg there once.
Are ys hurt, sorY'
mot in the least
Thank the powers for that, sor! Oh
always notice that the quieter a man kapes
the more attention he can pay to his
futin'."
And you're paid to do the talking, too.
hadn't thought about that"
Now, scr, We see from here the great
causeway. Isn't that a grand soight, sorl"
We'll, that depends on what you call
80, tare an owns, sor, we've kilt yerself
entoirely this tonne Don't attempt to
roise, sor, till Oh get down to ye Dear !
dear Are We badly hurt, sora'
'Groggy. but still in the ring. Say, are
my trousers"
They are torn little, sor, OF regret to
say"
why the old Harry didn't you tell me
TINS place was so slipperyl DO you want to
break a mans neck over this Causeway of
yours"
Sure, sor, Oh warned ye the very first
go. Begin your pardon, sor, if ye'd pay
as much attention to yer tut as you do to
your tongue"
Who's been doing all the talking? Have
opened my mouth since we started9 Well,
now that we're down here, what's there to
seef"
You see these columns, sor. They're the
tallest in the Causeway. Ye can see their
formation now, sor. They're all in short
lengths of three or four feet. and every
Joint is a perfect ball and socket wan"
What's the object Of the ball and
socketp'
''Ah, who can tell that, sor"
it,"
He did say, sor-"
II was sure of It,
THAT it was on account of the uneven
cooling of the lava. Now, look at this, sor.
This is, be careful, sor. Ye were nearly afr
that tonne, again. This is the Goiant's
Wishin Chair. II ye sit down here We can
have three wishes, sor"
II won't sit down"
Have We nothing to wish, sorF'
mo. All wanted was to meet the big
hCoO AieAA Ill Iho nOIlu, Dub uOnG ueoQ TO
wish for that now.n
Then ye've met him, sor. Well, OF sup
pose ye like company, sor7"
Anything else to be seen around hereg'
DO We see those basaltic columns on the
face av the cliff, sor3 That's the Goiants
organ, sor."
who plays on itF'
well, sor, the storms do. When the
wind comes driving in from the Atlantic,
and the waves lash up the causeway, they
do be sayin' that whin the tinpast is at its
height all the grand tones of an organ can
be heard comm from the poipes."
Good enough. That's worth the money.
Here you are. / must be going now to
catch my train. Good-by."
Here's very dacent mon, sor, that sells
pictures av the Causeway."
II don't care for any"
They're very chape, sor."
Il want to forget the Causeway."
Then good-by, sor, an thank We, sor."
"Good-by."
The guide to the picture seller: ode We
see thot mon prawlin' over the Causeway
Well, thot's the dombdesU fule Oh liver TUX
over these racks. OF wouldn't take that
mon over the Ceuseway agin fur all the
money in the north av Oireland. De We
mind thot, nowp