The herald., 1897-04-05
PASADENA

PASADENA, April 4.--(Regular Cor
respondence.) DR.. J. f. Berry of Chicago
gave a very pleasing lecture last even
ing upon How Tramp Saw the Emer-
la.d Isle" The lecture sparkled with
humor throughout and was In addition
a graphic picture and description of
ireland from the point of view of sight
seer, though the speaker. as he said,
lmade no attempt at dealing with the po-
llitical, social or religious problems of the
lcountry nor with the higher classes of its
lcivilization. DIR. Berry's tramp lasted
Thirteen days. The Irish are very indif-
Iferent to the wonders of their country,
which lie out of sight from the railroads
and behind the mountains, in the vicin-
'ity of WICKLOW. the Shannon and Kill
Ilarney. 1t was through this country that
1.-THE tramp passed. Il wore rough Shoes,
said the lecturer, "a secondhand suit OF
clothes and carried a change of linen In
a handkerchief tied to pole thrown over
my shoulder The magnificent ruins of
Blarney castle al Cork is where the Blar-
rey stone is kept. Since 1903 1t has hung
between two horizontal bars. which can
be reached only through hole which
has been cut In the wall. To kiss the
stone one must thrust his body through
the hole, catch hold of the bars and pull
himself upward while his friends hold
fast to his feet. One man who tried II
grew dizzy, lost his hold and fell dis
tance of 300 feet into some bushes, save
for which his neck would have been
broken. Here we were beset by beggars,
who begged and begged and begged
again, and here also were heard the
beautiful Shandon bells in st. Anne's ca
thedral. From here we went to the lakes
of Killarney, where everything is green
and beautiful" On the way young
Irishman was met with who tolda story
which serves to illustrate the humor
which pervaded the lecture throughout.
Two Englishmen were staying a hotel
in Cork. They wished very much to see
an Irish wake. Hearing of this two
Irishmen engaged in conversation with
in hearing of the Englishmen. They
spoke of the death of Mrs. Dennis. 1t
was pity, they said. that poor Dennis
could not have wake. He had no mon
ey to buy the necessary liquid refresh
ments. Here the Englishmen broke in,
offering to buy the refreshments If they
could be permitted to witness the wake.
The Irishmen agreed and the visitors
were shown into room where the
corpse covered with sheet, was
outstretched on a table. Two candles
were at the feet and two at the head.
The hired mourners and the neighbors
came in, partook of the whisky andsoon
the sheAlahs began to whistle. The can
dies were knocked over onto the feet Of
the corpse. The corpse rose with a
shrek So did the Englishmen. The
corpse made for the man VINO had over
turned the candles and the Englishmen
made for their hotel without stopping
until they got there.
The Irish peasant dwelling was de-
scribed. II entered with the customary
salutation. God bless all who hive here,
and asked for bowl of milk. which was
r<I L.
parlor, bedroom. chicken coop, goat pen
and cowshed. A goat gazed at me with
pensive eyes. Children, whose faces had
been washed once) climbed over me.
looked from the goat to the wondering
calf and at the chickens about the room.
! dropped my spoon and a child picking
It up finished the milk for me-"
BREvITIES.
The Americus club held a meeting
in G. A. r. hall last night for the pur-
pose of deciding whether or not they
would take part in the Fiesta parade.
President Stearns occupied the chair
end Secretary Brainard read the invi-
tation from the Fiesta committee. which
requested that the club march at the
head Of the body guard of the queen.
This was recognized as the highest
honor to be conferred, and as such was
heartily received by the forty or fifty
I from the Pasadena board of trade urg-
ing the club to accept the invitation.
and offering to provide free transpor-
tation to Los Angeles. G.. s. Walton.
secretary Of the executive committee of
' La Fiesta, being called upon, said he
was much gratified by the cooperation
which Pasadena had shown with Los
angeles. Three different Fiesta COM
mittees had been competing for the
Americus club and 1t had finally been
decided to invite the club to enter the
horal parade. The club will be highly
honored at the grand amphitheater,
where the queen, attended by fifty
horses, witnesses the evolutions of the
parade. The Americus club would also
be immortalized here in a manner which
Mr. Walton said would be discovered
later. After the festivities the club will
enjoy an informal luncheon at the
rooms of the Jonathan club.
Remarks were made by Will e. Chap
In Major Bangham and others. Major
Bangham announced. to the. regret Of
the club. that he will be unable to at
tend. Captain Campbell was therefore
appointed in command. The invitation
Of the Fiesta committee was accepted
without dissenting vote.
The following committees were an
pointed to further preparations:
Co. A-Captain Campbell, Lieutenants
H. H. Klamroth and E. J. Pyle, Sergeant
III. I. Stuart, A. F. Fuller and T. ID.
Allen.
Co. B-Captain Lippircott, Lieuten-
ants Bell and Morse Sergeant Il. III.
Simpson. w. Hamill and w. J. Rich
Rrdson
Co. C-Captain Coleman. Lieutenants
Henry Ramel and c. H. Cole, Sergeant
Charles Allen, w. b. Clapp and IT. r.
Cogswell
"Breaking His Bonds" was again
given last night in Auditorium hall by
the Imperial dramatic company before
= fair-sized audience. Considerable Inn