The Irish standard., 1898-07-30
In THE EMERALD ISLE.
n. e. O'Connor's breezy Letter From,
the Cove of Cork.
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. QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, July IA, 1888.
Thinking perhaps, that a few lines
from me might be of Interest. will. with
your permission, give q few of my ex-
periences since l left the fair city of
Minneapolis. l will start. at New York.
where we took sail on the 5th inst.
arrived in New York city in company
with the Minnesota delegation from
Trenton on the morpigg of the I'd. /
went at once to the steamship agency of
A. b. Johnson & Co... and there had the
pleasure of personally meeting Mr.. john
son, the head Of the, firm, who, by the
way, is very fine and obliging gentle
man. After transacting my business l
was invited by Mr.. johnson to make
social call on him on the 18th, which l
accepted. Previous to this ! had also
accepted an invitation to attend the an
nual demonstration of the Tammany
society al Tammany hall on the same
date, in company with Mr.. p. McDavitt,
q prominent Tammanyite In the morn
ing fulfilled the engagement at Mr.
JOhnson's residence, and had a very en-
joyable time. l cannot soon forget the
kindness shown me Ivy Mr. and Mrs
johnson at their beautiful residence.
They did everything in their power to
make my visit a pleasant one, and it
was with much regret that l was COM
PEELED to make my call short one. Mr..
johnson is an old Minncsotan. The
walls of his elegantly furnished Office are
adorned with huge paintings of Mime
sofa scenery. The traveller who secures
his passage through the johnson agency
in New York will make no mistake.
In the afternoon we fulfilled our ell
sagement at Tammany hail. 1t was one
round of pleasure from the time We en-
tered until we left. Those who have
not visited a 4th of July celebration in
Tammany hall have never celebrated the
day properly. l will not give you in de-
tail what TRANSFERRED. Suffice it to say,
there were speeches, vocal and instrt-
mental music, and several other things
1t is needless to say that the Irish were
the whole thing"
On the morning of the 5th, in company
with my uncle, sailed on the Servia for
the old land. The feelings that come
over one as he elnbarls are indcscriba-
Bile. Tho day was clear and bright, and
the ocean smooth as glass; might add
here that We did not need any steam in
our staterooms. The weather continued
fair, and the water smooth during the
entire voyage. TO say that it was
very pleasant trip would be putting it
far too mild. To the one who is seek
ing enjoyment, would Say, take trip
across the Atlantic, and his ambition
will have been gratifed: 1t was posi-
lively the best nine days of pleasure l
ever experienced On board the ship
were several priests' and sisters. The
Sunday services we're conducted by the
captain. Your CORRESPONDENT did not
partake of the services or course
LOu gave Tic queen ndu 10 DC sung,
but | was informed that the chorus was
very weak. A concert was given in the
saloon on Monday evening, at which the
Star Spanglcd Banner"'was sung. A
request was made that God Save the
Queen" be also sung, but to the utter
disgust of some of her majcsty's subjects,
there was not corporal's guard left to
sing 1t. Several times, from the second
cabin, came the sweet strains of God
Save Ireland"
We arrived in Queenstown on Wcdncs-
day morning. and went at once to the
Rob Roy hotel, where we partook of a
genuine Irish breakfast, which | did JUS
tice to. After breakfast we made tour
Of the city, and enjoyed the genuine Irish
air. You cannot imagine the satisfac-
ton which comes over one whose ambi-