The morning call., 1892-08-14

The boats are picturesque, with their brown
sails flapping idly. and the crews in pic
turesque carelessneSs swarm along the
great road which follows the contour of the
beach, or discuss the knotty affairs of their
own little world in groups that lack moth
ing of animation. Peel is more supported
by herrings than visitors from Lancashire,
but it Is not deserted bv the holiday maker
Ii is the most primitive of the Manx towns
redeeming spot of quaintness on the
blister OF civilization. An artist goes to
Peel and avoids Douglas and Ramsey as al
together too refined for use on canvas.
The ancient capital Of the island is Castle
town. near the southern extremity on the
eastern side, but the glories OF the place
have long departed. The castle still stands
and is solid enough to last for centuries,
the walls being II feet thick and of a S0liditY
which would put to shame the achievements
Of the modern contractor. Judicial busi-
ness is still transacted IN some of the quaint
rooms OF this fortress. All is duh and list
less in this place. The harboT is dry at low
tide ana is only suitable for small cuastng
craft or fishing smacks. Nevertheless the
population appears contented with little or
nothing to do. Only two other towns pos-
SeSS importance sufficient for bare mention.
These ale Port St Mary, still farther south
than Castietown, and Port Erin. Both have
little trade by sea and land, but both de-
rend principally upon visitors in search Of
the picturesque and .repOse. From Port
Erin, which boasts of a fine harbor
ana DTOkenQ0Wu DFeakWdIer, view
is obtainabie on clear days of the
whole range of the Mourne Noun
tains in Down, Ireland, a fine series
of peaks hardly less majestic than those of
Magillicuddy Reeks in Kerry. Between
Port st. Mary and Port Erin high table
land rises, and quite isolated and con cealed
In one OF the dips of this heather region is
a higgledy- -pggledy village of out-of-the-
world oddity called Craignish. Here may
be studied in perfection the peculiar cottage
architecture of the Manx. thatch cottage
is modeied upon Noah's ark. The walls
are of stone and pretty solid, but the
roofing is of straw, laid on very thickly and
tied down by ropes or old herring nets. As
rule these houses are only of one story,
but use is made of the loft for bedrooms.
The Interiors are comfortable aud warm.
As an Artistic accessory there is scarcely
ANYTHING more helpful to the painter than
these odd-looking houses of the peasantry.
Except In the northern part of the island
Man Is quite billy enough for its size.
From Peel southwark to the little island of
800 acres, called the Calf, the coast line is
precipitously bold, and in the autumn, when
the heather blooms into a gorgeous purple,
the charm of the scenery is exquisite beyond
expression. Over the greater part of the
island there is great diversity of valley and
hillside Snaefeil, the highest of the hills,
has height of 2024 feet. North Barrule is
1912 feet high, Sleu Chairw 1903 feet and
South Barrule 1856 feet. All the SUBMITS
ara well rounded, and there is nothing ad-
venturous for the climber in reaching the
summit. Bntsome of the cliffs of the sea out
line are wild enough to try the nerves-Brad-
da Head. for instance, where wall of rock