The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-01-29
THE EMERALD ISLE.
CAsTLEpoLLARD. IRELAND.
Jan. II, '91.(

Jan. II, '91.)
EDITOR HERALD:
You will see by the heading OF this let
ter where am now located. l am at
this moment sitting in front of cherry
fire of turf, the native fuel. I trust that
its glowing Goals may inspire me to write
something acceptable and worthy of re-
production in your valuable paper.
left Sank Centre with heavy heart,
parting from those dear to me was hard
indeed, especially under the circumstan-
ces; however, an Irishman can chase
cares away as quickly as anyone, and
your humble servant is no exception.
had warm greeting in Minneapolis
which tended TO dispel all cares and send
me on my way rejoicing.
left the Flour City by the 500 road;
1 enjoyed my trip through Canada very
much. and viewed with pleasure the old
flag, as here and there it futtered in the
breeze from the public buildings; / was
taught to honor it in my childhood days
and do so yet. was told then it was
the flag of liberty, and believe it has an
undisputed claim to it today, notwlth-
standing the Stars and Stripes, which !
am sorry to say is fast becoming only
the flag of license.
had good view of the capital build
ings at Ottawa; they are more imposing
and substantial, and less liable to tun1-
BILE down than our St. Paul edihce.
thought the house would adjourn and
do me honor at the depot, but they did
n't-they only sent reporter to inter
view me on the Mckinley bill, but like
all other great men, refused to be inter
viewed, and while the band struck up,
"Come Back to Erin" the train pulled
out for Montreal. l reached the latter
city in the afternoon, and as had to be
transferred from one depot to another,
1 took seat in a large "carry-all' on
runners, which was in waiting on the
street outside. Too many got on and the
team was not able to take us, not even
swearing in French could get us in mo-
ton as we sat there in despair until the
tugs broke, and we were turned loose IN
the snow and besieged another convey
ance with better success.
saw little of Montreal-I was in a
hurry getting into it and in much greater
hurry getting out. The only incident l
can distinctly remember is crossing over a
very long bridge across the st. Law
rence-something like the structure over
the Sank, only more so.
My trip through York state was, un-
fortunately, at night, so 1 was deprived
of viewing the beautiful scenery said to
abound along the Hudson. tits perhaps
better as it was as am sure could not
find words enough in my meager vocab,
ulary to do it justice, or be likely to
please my New York friends in Sank
Centre. s--
arrived in New York City in good
time for breakfast. 1 had been working
up an appetite for the previous sixteen
hours so that had become quite fero
cious by the time got seated at table
in the nearest hotel. If you could have
seen the quantity of provisions got out
side of, on the European plan, you would
say was the healthiest sick man yor
| ever saw. -..
had whole day in the great city
and like any other country boy, gawket
openmouthed as everything / saw, in
variably getting in some ones way some
times running counter of zone OF the
finest" who would tell me to move on
and that in the Cork vernacular. Dur
ing my rambles could not help think
ing that the Irish own good share o
New York. You can see over the stor'
doors such names as Rooney, Gibney
Moriarty, Sullivan, Burk, O'Connel
and so on. Even the Boobies that yo
pass wherever you go cannot be mistai
en-they all carry the map.
will not attempt to give any discriI
r ton of the buildings-we have just a
fine in Miuneapolis-we have a numbe
of higher blocks, and ! think more mod
ern; the heighth can be accounted for j
this way: the Flour City real estate ma
builds up as high as he owns. Even Da
Goes opera house is not to be sneered al
1 Next morning 1 visited the Cunar
5 docks and took good look at the fin
f ship 1 was to take passage in. Though
e from the general appearance and lengt
, five hundred and twenty feet) that
would be quite safe for the father of
large family to risk his life in her wit
b a reasonable chance of a safe journey.
learned from one of the officers that 81
could take all the folks from Sank Cent?
and few from Munich besides, withot
being over-crowded. l saw here an
: there at every convenient spot, mattra
ses, pillows. bedding and tin-ware fl
sale to the steerage passengers, the cor
pany does not supply these Injuries wit
!. their cheap tickets.
AS the ship was to sail in two hou
q there was great demand for ezerythir
in the housekeeping line.
;. The mattresses are works of art wi
!; good deal of genius thrown in as
back ground, that is all the back tn
% have-the object of the makers seem
4 be to attain the greatest possible Blu
$ with the least possible expense, and I
= comfort wbateyer. They are about f
N feet long and two wide. covered with
s gausey material (not known to t
% trade) and inside every once in a while