Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-16
CHICAGO WILL KISS IT.
ieLARNEY STONE ON THE OCEAN
BOUND FOR THE FAIR.


Chicago, H., May il.-Blarncy stone
D. on the ocean, 10 will reach Midway
plaisance this week. Lady Aberdeen
has received . cablegrnm announcing
ihe fact that the sacred rock would ar
rive In New York on Thursday Men
will haul the stone to the top Of Bnruey
rasue ~ Midway and iastrn Il 10 the
east wall Of the tower. when u will turn
Its cold but familiar lips 10 the people
who, will be hung by the heels over the
bntileinents. Not since the day when
Srumwel's cannon disturbed the historic
stone has u been moved from lis resting
place. II was during the tirrcest firing
Of the hgit that shot dislodged the
stone from the hattlcmcnts The tide
OF battle turned then aud there. What
before looked like a woefnl rout Of Irish
soldiers was turned by them Into a
sweeping victory, aud from that moment
the bullet shattered stone Of Blnrney
castle became sacred 10 all the prope Of
tue bmcrild Use. This wonderful stone.
made 80 familiar by legend aud story 10
The people of the world. bears upon if>
fnce an Inscription chiselrd by Tin Gro.
nun Of days OF Old II reads
here II ston" that whoever Kisses.
II never misses To HrDW eloquent
y ne may vltmhrr To the council chamber
pf h"roine a member NJ parliament
4 clever .pouter. hen sure to turn out. or
pph't hope Ia binder him or bpuiiiIer lt,,
hurc hra a pilgrim from the hlnrncy stone
Is hftecn milcs irom the home Of IN.
hlarney stone to Quppustnwu htrhnr
Ilousanda of pconle watched M h.
pertnrr OF TIE sacred rock aud hundreds
VI them peltcd II with hawthorn bIos
IONS and shamrock leaves. Tho rnn,t
nld song " Lot Erin Remember tbc
Days OF Old" rang ont as Tho train will,
~ gayly bedcckrd slouc rolled along on
Its way To Queenstown v"
RECEPTION AT QUEENSTOWN
AZ the famous harbor another great
crowd had gathered and for the hftb
Umc On IT, "trip to the Now world ihn
stone received q reception which can only
DC compared with the triumphant ia sage
OF Oh Liberty bell from Philadelphia TO
the pennsylvania state building al tho
Worlds fair. lrishmcn will meet Ei,
stone, as soon as The ship stands on Fire
island Aud lrlshmen will klss Il and
hug and sling songs around II all the ,ynv
from New York TO Chicago. Then there
VIII be pilgrimRgcs 10 the top OF Blnrncy
castle ~ Midway. wherc the famous
stone WI await tire kisses Of colleen and
Tin Cronin, the best story tclbr IN h,s
day, according to himself. within ..th,
whole length and breadth and cublr mon.
surntlon of the island" led 10 thn stone
Sir Walter Scott whcn be visited IRELAND
Sir Walter kissed IT, So did his daughter.
Annie Scott and Miss Tis,,s,Ns,i,H ~
AIR. Isockhart. Here IL rim" NV asno WV w..
scrptlon OF Sir Walter and how be W..
ed the stone.
tnn. ,bnIrv man ,,,, AN,
deal. came here With III d SGp Efsai
very small lady aud a dash " i gentleman
Win bright Keen eye, that looked here
anu There and everywhere and around cdrn.
sxs,s ts minute they went ransnctng
maj N r M ,, mH eNsfg h2ok ani Granny
When the lame scntIeb,nn 'e er,,. s;eregly.
Of the castle wasn't hr dclishied ,hnrspP
And didn't he take an ihr country down an
paper with pencil whic | sang the 'tlfovcs
si, n'a ,,,,s ,io made me slug u over
liz savs' IA ~" invn on'r Iur good Luck
~ ,~"nih mn, ."Nn prev aud said that
rastIn some " ,,n"NsiH q poem ON the
ment IN KIN, W., " maui 20 much elc-
while he was Kissing III ~" stop ny w heels
sslysring IKE the diNil for half az hour
AANs,, ..,,,, ,... -
SITUATION OF THE CASTLE.