Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-07-26

each bearing n silver mace The mn
sic was excellent and the service entirrly
choral Everything was chautei or
sung except the lessons. the notices. and
the sermon. The dear old dean intoned
the litany himself, in beautiful rich full
voice, that seemed to have lost nothing
by his great age. One defect 1 have .elt
in all the services on this side of the
water is that the high pitch of the Eng
lish organs lnearly a tone. fancy.
above ours renders it almost impossible
for a member of the congregation to sing
with the choir. So the service seems tn
he rendered without the people, as few
like to say the responses il they are being
sung; whereas in America the service is
at pitch in which every one can join.
We went Sunday afternoon by train
tone running every fifteen miuuteS) to
Island Pond, we were most cordially
greeted, and received a most cordial in
vitation to return. We went back again
to Dublin, and passed the Sunday even
ing in the Phoenix Park. where were
gathered thousands stroliing through
the beautiful grounds. There are one
thousand acres of ornamental grounds
in this park. besides many adjacent fields
lent the park visitors bv land owners
near by Dublin is full Of statues to
Ireland great men, aud | think | never
before realized how many giants intel
lectually( that country might claim
Grattan, Curran, Burke, Sheridan, O'Cou-
nell, Canning, Swift, Steele, Stcrne, Gold
smith, and Moore; and her warriors, ~
whose head stands the immortal Wei
lesley, in whose honor his countrymen
have erected Il monument in shape, size,
and APP carance reminding me- Of Bun
kcr HILL" Or the immense shaft which
forms its termination are engraved thr
names of the battles which have main
tanned British supremacy on land aud
sea.
On the succeeding morning we found
our way up TO Dublin Castle, the Nicc-re-
gal residence, and were shown over it by
refined and charming chatelaine. There
are very many magnificent pnblic build
ings i'll Dublin, first of which stands the
enormous old Parliament House. now
the Bank OF Ireland" In Dublins pub
lie buildings, as in Liverpool, the Corin-
THAN architecture is most artistically
and, it seems TO me, faithfully carried
out; i'll some instances a magnificent
rotunda finds its place.
While speaking of Dubin's public
buildings must not pass over the beau
tiful bridges which span the Liticy, OF
which there are several; nor in writing
OF her modest men may | forget Father
Mathew, the apostle of Temperance, the
leader OF that crusade against the one
curse of Ireland strong drink :" nor in
speaking of her noble garrison of whose
members the streets seemed full, and of
which we counted in their magnificent
| and familiar uniforms members of every
branch of the British service; nor may
pass over or undervalue her brave con
stabulary whose members, magnificent
specimens of manhood in their towering
height, fine carriage, and perfectly kept
uniforms stand at eror,. street corner,
not only to repel trouble, but to give
every assistance, polteness and kindness
can offer strangers. My thoughts fly so
much faster than my pen can move for
today at least, must say good bye"
L. c. X.