Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25
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u the dust-no, stay il was the mud-of
Ireland from feet Belfast bids fair
To be the greatest city. in business activity and
enterprise. ss well as in population. The ship
building interests are becoming especially ini-
portant, and Glasgow. though still furnishing
most Of the materials. must look to it that she
is not out stripped BY her young rival in the
industry.
For some reason We had always pictured the
river Clyde a. Of a deep blue in color, with
bright green banks shaded with trees Of
regular form anu uniform size. having most
eharmirgly brovn-tinted trunks. while dark
rel and white blotched cows, such as one gets
with toy Neah Rrks, peacefully plucked the
grass and SWING their tails; quite a chromo-
like picture. In fact 1magine.our disappoint-
ment AZ fl ling sLrown muddy, coffee-colored
stream: and though there were some green
banks and shady trees. these were 80 soon
SUPP lantci by the ship yards and other manu-
factorIes. with the din % hammers and putting
OF asthmatie river craft, that we quite forgot
them
Caauy Scotland had some canny Scotch
weather ready for us, and surveyed the
metropolis Of Glasgow through misty. driz-
zling ram - our steamer. bearing the delight
ia! name ''siOrilla. slowly swung around and
buttci up against the wharf by way OF en-
pia-is 20 thc tact that she ONE again.
There can scarcely be anything more uneom-
Portable than night on one OF these little
steamers. ia a cabin with five other persons to
share your discOnIforts and possibly add to
them. and every port and creviee shut up tight
and not the slightest attempt at ventilation.
Another tine We shall prefer to go as baggage
aud be g1.s tered on deck under tarpauiin.
seeing a Jack Tar with three-pence would
arrange tie matter.
FISH DINNER
At the hotel to which we took our disconso-
late souls. bicycles and other traps we in
trusted to sandy. the antiquated waiter of the
establishment. tie task Of getting up dinner,
for N To put down. to soothe our wounded
spirits Rain, rain. rain Is apt TO discourage
even the most persistent cyclist after a while.
sandy-ve sure hls name must have been
sandy he looked so very Scotch with his scant
sandy gray hair brushed prinlly forward from
tbs back Of mis- head until it looked like horn
either side; but. were saving. Sandy,
mistaking ours for religious faces. and it being
Friday. produced dinner consisting of Scotch
broth, n pleasant tasting compound. followed
BY fish and potatoes. with potatoes and fish az
terward. closing with cheese
IL was nsh dinner, Sandy said, and he
Thought II would be inappropriate to have any
dessert other than cheese. cheese as loud and
bOIsterous any we ever met. There were
sole which nature has knocked fat as pan
cake. and whiting with their tails in their
mouths. AMI founders with bones as large and
long and 81 arp as darning needles.
All this sandy dispensed to US, lowering
about like = motherly old hen making a great
fuss over very small brood of chickens for
We were bis only guests at dinner. The butter
Is wanted and Sandy parades around the
table with the butter. The bread is wanted
and Sandy parades back the other way with the
bread More potatoes are wanted and Sandy
uncages the potatoes and bears them grandly
around to the potato iend. TO Sandy's mind
there Il nothing 50 essential to a good dinner
as careful and efficient serving and no Office
more worthy of careful performance than
that of waiter. What you do, do well'' is
sandy motto. and he does it.
Tour scOtchmGn Is not as curious rs your
north of Ireland man, even if the old race OF
Scots did come from the north OF Ireland. Who
You are and what YOU are is Of little conse-
quenee to him, and after one has been scanned
for weeks by curious Irish eyes it Is a relief
To find ones self Of less interest TO the populace
than travelling freaks When next, however
we visit the United Kingdom of Great Britain
aud Ireland IN the character of wheelmen We
shall be careful to Disguise ourselves in the
baggy, balcony knee brooches. tweed jacket
ana soft, wOolly cap, six sizes too small. of our
British brother Of the wheel
The scotch street musician. with his EITHER
like instrument. doesn't play ..McGinty,"
Listen to My Tale of Woe" 'Annie Rooney or
any others OF the doleful ditties TO which we
are subjected at home. but PLAYS to order your
own favorite. anything in the line of Scotch
llgs and everything else persons in the crowd
called for. AT the conclusion of each number
the person who called for 1t was supposed TO
pass Up his contribution
THE Killed SCOTCH.
OF the Killed Scotch one sees. of course. none
in the cities bu; the highlanders OF the British
army. who. respondent in white CATERS, plaid
pattern skirts, decorated in front with several
dangling shaving brushes-at Iaest they look
Ike shaving brushes-and beneath which his
hairy knees shyly peep, white red jackets
and lauIiv cap. which sits on his head like
the comb OF a rooster. goes forth to smite with
ouplls darss susceptible Scotch maidenhood
The highlander OF civil life seems to have
taken TO trousers completely or wears his kilt
only IN the Oui-of-the-way districts or reserves
II Tor occasions. At any rate the visitor tray
cling over the tourist-beaten tracts in the
southern highlands sees nothing OF the kilt
unless. per- hance. he happen upon a rural pic
mic party dancing in the road. when he will
usually lind the Iiper in the old typical cos
tune Of the highlands.
The Gaelic language is going with the kilt.
and where thirty or forty years ago il was the
common speech 10 is now almost unknown none
but tie older folk retaining any knowledge of
,ts tongne-twistiHg. Iaw-reEding pecplarities.
person who can speak and understand Cache
IL regarded with ALMOST the same interest as
an accOmpli shed linguist.
We have read in Queen victoria's published
Journal of her first visit TO Ireland and other
excursions IN Scotland ard elsewhere with the
late Prince Coasort some complimentary re-
marks upon the pretiiness of the Irish girls.
But we saw no mention of the Scotch girls and
We therefore rise IN their behalf Perhaps
beauty has declined in Ireland with the popu-
latlon since the queens visit. but although the
Dublin girls are. with some reason rather proud
Of themselves. the girls Of Scotland are easy
xinners-
After we had purchased rubber capes to ward
II OF the ram ceased and our party OF two found
opportunity To get out of Glasgow for Loeb
Lomond and the smaller lochs lying to the
northwest Never say cake in scotland.
''loeh always Give the .'eh' the German
sound ant YOU have IL. Loeb LOr2ond the
LarSes- of the scottish lakes il some twenty
fiye miles Ia length from north TO south. and
ns We wound slCsg its shores we obtained MANY
beautiful views Of lis finely wooded and rugged
Surroundings. Ben Lomond. one o. the loftiest
peaAs IA a. scotland. standing out grxndly
against caoud-banked sky.
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