Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-13

three months trip In one shor
essay would be an impossibility
therefore, shall give only an out
line.
After q remarkably smooth passag'
on the "Etruria, we arrived q
Queenstown Saturday morning, jun
!, 1894. Though but So. m. it wa
almost daylight and the beautiful har
Dor Of dear little Queenstown greeted
our eyes. You may well imagine on
delight when we dropped down on thu
Emerald Isle, amid birds, shrubber,
and fragrant hawthorne bushes in iul
bloom, after q whole week Of sky ant
water. After q few hours rest, We
ate our first Irish breakfast Of pool
coffee, hard bread but good ham and
eggs. We next took jaunting-caI
ride, both vehicle and ride being very
novel. Upon inquiring Of our joyia'
driver upon what the peasants sub
sisted, he told us that they lived on
buttermilk and potatoes, varied some.
times by q "two eyed beeisteak.' Va
our surprised looks he explained the
steak as . "red herring" His eyes
twinklcd while he told us the don
keys were the Irish night-in-galcs,
and the pigs, the Irish canaries.
We laughed at the old market va
men, bare-footed, bare-headed, with
short dresses, selling sea weed and
shamrock. In truth ! never saw SO
many homely old women in my life.
The numerous donkey carts, too,
were curiosities. You would sec a
little burro pulling very heavy cart
loaded with peat, sea weed or perhaps
people, bound for pleasure trip to
Denny Brook Fair.
We next took a short hours rail-
road ride to Cork, where we hal
lunch. These old towns impress you
with anything and everything but
cleanliness. The women wear their
hair In bly, knot at the back Of the
head, or else loose and flying, and
when hat Is worn II Is placed at the
back. The Irish architecture Is very
queer; the houses do not have cave
and one man described them as look.
ing like q man without ears. The
roofs are surmountcd with dozens of
chimney pots.
A train ride again took us to Bar
try, whence we had a coach ride u
fourteen miles to GlengariiI, where
we spent our first Sunday. During
this ride we saw both fertile fields
and barren tracts Of land. We crossed
solid old stone bridges, and passed
many huts built Of stone and having
matched roofs. These consist Of two
rooms, one the living and sleeping
room and the other the stable. Here,
truly, we saw the old song verified,
for the COW, donkey, ducks and pigs
walked into the parlor. II the in
mates have yard, It is highly cult
waited and surrounded by four Or
five foot wall, covered with beautiful
English Ivy. Without exaggeration,
beggars by the dozens ran after us,
begging for pennies.
At first our party found It sport to
see them turn cart wheels for money,
but ere the summer was over this
charity ceased. Little tots ragged
and barefooted ran for miles after us.
On mountain roads men and even
women resorted 10 this mode Of liy-
Ing. Though In rags and filth, their
wit, light-hcartcdness and perfect
health never fails. Under a dissatis-
fled government, with high taxes,
rents, and low wages, a little lazlness
keeps them In such condition.
A forty-two mile drive on Monday
took us to Killarney, where we rods
the length Of the three lakes in row
boat containing thirty persons. Here
We saw Lord Kcnmare conduct the
Countess Of Aberdeen to her special
car. She and attendants had sailed
over on our vessel.
We next went to old Dublin, a
large, clean but ancient city. Trim
lily College, Christ Church, and st.
Patrick's Cathedral were visited. The
most interesting sight was the poplin
factory to the queen, where you could
give your order and have the goods
woven in any design and color, within
a week, A trip into County Wick
low revealed much country scenery.
Upon askinga boy what a certain
field Of grain was, he replied, Corn"
Corn! what kind Of cornpn "Oats, "
be answered.
We next entered Belfast, a city
more modern. There people were Of
Scotch descent and much more indus.
trious. From here our finest linen