New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24
IN THE WEST OF IREIA,r
TWO INCIDENTS.
From The London Outlook.

In the raw days Of February 7 hapne,.,
be duck shooting along the coast in the ex,' 70
northwest Of Ireland fired at ard Li, isr
duck which, falling into the sea abont a',sd 4
yards out, hoatcd motionless in, as vol, uo1a
could judge, two or three feet Of water Has I
no dog, | must needs retrieve for rnv,ais ing
were to get the bird, go. taking off boot !
socks. | started TO wade out For the fire, sN
steps it was like walking through ope1 ~ ~" les
Presently | found myself sinking in s1f, aH't
and before | was halfway out the water "Ce
well above my knees; so, willy -nilly, had :, va,
goodby to the duck and make FOR dr., ,Sal
again. ~la
Now was In a pickle. MY feet wero nus,
with cold and black with mud; | vas throo 'o
from my hote', and fully half that distance nus ,aa
the main rOad-the tourists road. | looked =. Vh
to see if there were any house in sight fSO.0.
nately there was-abOut 4 hundred ana s W.
yards Off-a matched cabin Of the tyne rsorr5
10 the West OF Ireland. Shoudering nv u+c
and picking up boots and socks, | made n, ~, ,s
house and knocked. ~s
The door was opened by a girl-or yon.,
eighteen or twenty. She was unshod ana "
cothing-though clean and not ragged vas a wy
IDENTITY insufficient for the bitter weather W
had made her as fragie-lookng as tho m n'
fashionable young lady might desire 20 no n ~
days when II was held baseness TO Seem u. M'
bust Seeing my plight. she smiled. but i, IL ~ =.
a kindly smile and | went on to expi,jn "a
only laughed and shook her head thus y,vN
me TO understand that English was .)r.i;n =
her. However, as @he held the door Oman
willingly l took heart OF grace and went IN
1t was large. bare kitchen. but The r,..
washed walls were clean and the ear,h,r a. '
was dry and well swept. In the middle =,
wide hearth glowed tiny fre-just ;ey ,.t
embers: and near the fire sat an Old old vor owl
the girls grandmother EMBELLISHMENTS
There was no sign Of man about "As
The old woman. turning her head gree,aa -
with the same kindly. smile. and said a 3,
words in Irish to the girl who thereupon liaos
a rush -bottomed chair near the fire and bsI 1
oned me to it. Then she filed a kettle ~
water and slung it on "A hook over tho a.
which she replenisned with an arneul ~ ~
precious turf. After a while she lrouy,,
wooden tub half fun Of clear water cles"
me. into which she poured the hot wa.er ~.
the kettle | plunged my grimy legs n ~.
felt grateful big piece Of soap PLACID N
saucer near at hand, completed the toilet rrr'
arations.
While / was scruhbing myself he Id ,Son,.
and the girl again spoke in Irish for whI. 7
after which the girl went into an inner 100,
and just as | was looking about FOR sorne,hir
to dry myself with. returned with a clean o~,.
in her hand whch-rathcr shamefacedly-ss,f
handed me- II Wa evidently her Sunday !, b.
"A poor cotton thing. hut perfectly spotle.s
| shook my head. object!ng. but she preset,
on me. while between Mountaineering an -
time as II it were a good joke they manlys5.
muster up English enough 10 make me 1r6g.
fls...
towel 10 offer. and that the girl could GO
wash the jacket again. and nave il ready h.
Mass next day. sunday. So. greatly 20 ne.
satisfaction, | took the blouse and dried nv bv,
with II.
Going away. tried TO slip a cour,e Il ,hn.,
into the girls hand feeling like A barbadss
while doing So Thr offer Vas refused a-,.
drcd times more gracefully than il was mail
and ! started for home thinking that This NJ
about the best bit OF practical christianity II
had ever come my way
Some days before | was driving along N
coast road in the same extreme NORTHWEST \
roland. The sea lay % our right mile Or t4k
away. with a bitter wind blowing in from
and so gray was the weather that one ,ousi
hard 10 distinguish the horizon sea and "a
being Of the same load-color hue our ni
which wound through a treeless country-ti
sandy. now DOGGY was firm and fdirly level rs
occasionally We came 70 short steep HIS v
which the horse was allowed o. walk Ahlrl
midway in our journey as We Were approaching
one Of these hills. saw a figure merge ,'Oni
cabin lying some distance in from ne -oad ra
tn" top. and come racing down 20 meet Us !
proved to be a boy OF eight or rlue stun's.
bl"lr-,yod. dirty little fellow. without cap
boots. and only ha.f-coyered W.th rags Dr.s'
ing near the ar hc began TO ,ry in Whias
voice: Penny for a book. penny for BOOK
took no notice. When We reached he .Cp z
driver whipped w the horse. and sc vas
forward at a pretty quick trot The 10y. taxi;
hold ~ one Of the back springs. KEEP; up with
never easing from his whine Penny tG
book. penny for a book. penny fUr book"
followed for about half mile. then. se,;ils =
couragcd. he suddenly stopped snort, and AZ
staring FOR half minute at tho departing 4
leaped the yke ut the roadside and made &
home across the bog
Coming 10 a schoOtouSe a lizzie further
questioned the master. Yes, b, knew The
who. he believed. was purposciy kept in u
miserable condition 10 win compassion -
strangers
Does ne attend school"
"Oh. no. No child from that house CONES
school. Ho"eycr. the Penny ior 4 hook
generally fetches he tourist. 4 good many =
this way"