Arizona republican., 1892-12-07
BETSY'S SLIPPERS.

1 u,c8s We were in the southeastern
-. If the island and were traversing
s'rremara, the poorest part of that
,,r country. If anything can give a
lille impression of drought and
D;.srv it certainly is Connemara.
nrofound dolor seems to rest upon
50 corner Of the earth. Low plains
,,+;trte of verdure extend at the right
chain Of mountains, which are bare,
though they had been rava.ed by fire.
ssss immense spaces are without viii
.rs often without even a single dwell
The few which we pass ut long inter
,Is consist only of four stone walls
sad up without cement, and with a
r,ck roof. From the back of these
,,sayy cabins issues a thin thread of
lue smoke
In frOat u them one sees children
ho,a Ave 10 twelve years old with naked
s,t san scorched skins and ragged
,s,b,ng. They utter uncouth sounds
q language which is partly Irish.
.1ly English. They usually run after
3, carriage for several miles. With a
.wljcsting hand they extend to you
oEs sost Of rude merchandise; it may
spughly hewn wooden shoes; it may
: xooiea stockings; it may be little
ssssA OF flowers plucked from the
yosst1iH side. They run shouting.
zrying, hustling each other.
-Psnny, please! penny, pleased" they
vvsaI over and over. A penny is finally
NJ % them.
Immediately there is brawling. strug
Hing and fist pounding. The conQuerer
Ssrts she ranks of our followers, but
u others still pursue the carriage.
)e4 by one the small flock drop away.
iiAt sh@ youngest become exhausted
81 saO2 1T last there are only three
IA gSC---shen o@ly one, who in his
IA tells In the dust raised by the
gsssls, altering last Penny, please!"
rsa lstSeVd and painting breath.
A&sAT " " k&oNh VIC diGtNco at
ysg;sfaya, hsa$ lake Corrib. This
.Ss 20 Aaid 80 ooAtaiR &s many islands
- aiaa ~ maay iRhabitants as there
~ &atp IN VAs year. Here we took
ssais&St
Ts . l0ss GiSas little girl Of about
rtlSs followed our carriage. She alone
vi Ssssists4 Of Ave or six children, the
~. 81 WAosa had dropped away as we
nsara atoQs. Tall and slender for her
c. aaS ASt y charming face of the
10 ifsIA type Of beauty. Her COM
basisa ass AaTkly Drowned and she had
Rss blue syrE Her long run had put
nSss sas9 bet cheeks; her parted lips
Aos~t AeF brilliant teeth. A ragged
tovn Nsea waist and skirt composed
~ costume. Her naked feet, which
sss rSRaykahly small and pretty,
teA'a to ay through the dust. Poor
itts ere! QSr hearts ached to look at
bal
sI35s4ly she uttered a cry. extended
"a aszS and fell forward. We stopped
@ carriage, bat fortunately nothing
se;OaI had hefallen her. A projecting
sOas hsd eighty cut her foot, which
III . little. We asked her who she
va AL fSo<a whence she came. She
lAlsa hsFssf Betsy and said that she
rrsl u 0ugtefard. We told her to
isab lnto the carriage and we would
,Arft Ass TO her home. She looked at
n 70 bsSi(1sEment, as though she could
ID Iassgstsnd what we were saying.
W FSt@asSd cur Offer She blushed
viz pleasure and gaveus look which,
Gssozsh fall Of inquiry and wonder,
va yet mast grateful. She seemed to
q sreTjoysa at riding in carriage. 1t
va her hFst experience Of that kind.
Tea minutes later we were in Dug
sTaS!, . poor village of forty houses
W save twO shillings to the child as
'acis=s present. She looked at it as
Ao5gh she could not believe her eyes,
aocSsEvd so me that the wound in her
az taszht be infamed by a walk in the
lsSS ! therefore entered shoemaker's
AsA Tho only one the place afforded,
"a boaght pair Of slippers for the
rna child.
Bs'sy watched this operation in pro-
Sss9 EnTplexity. When | extended the
-SsasE seward her, saying they were
y her, sAs was dumfounded, intox-
,'ted, dazzled. She dared not take
hem.
Finally, as firmly insisted that the
lppers were for her and her alone, she
eized them and fed with a bound of
oy, and without even saying THANK
our
Little savagev thought /; "shs does
q even know how to thank anybody"
frejOined my companions, who were
ready seated around the hotel dining
able, and we had soon finished our
reakfast and were about to climb into
ar carriage, when felt little hand
lthln mine which sought to detain me.
Come, sir~ she said, "come"
And where do you wish to lead me-"
10 our house. 1t is very near"
followed her. My companions were
o. little puzzled. She led me to the
Ottoin Of narrow street. There we
a1sed before a humble cottage. She
ooShed the door open and wo entered.
ne interior consisted of a single room.
was without a floor and contained
'strcely any furniture. 1t was dimly
ghted by the feeble rays which entered
trough paper covered window, near