Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-31

nlarly attractive In themselves. But
each OF the three is q center for excUr-
sions to beautiful localities not far
distant aud there is history 60 be.
studied in each. Dublin is the capital,
as a capital goes In Ireland, Belfast Is.
the commercial metropolis while Cork
is--Oork. Dublin has famous medical
school, with teachers and equipment
second only to Vienna or Berlin.
Belfast is the center Of the liner trade
while Cork has an exposition Just now
setting forth the products and posi-
bilities Of tie island.
The most beautiful spot in Ireland
is undoubtedly the Lakes OF Killarney.
II may be questioned whether for
natural scenic ~loveiness, these lakes
are eQualled anywhere. Certainly
they are not surpassed by any Of the
charming lakes which we have visited.
Thackeray called them ''too hand
some and Sir Walter Scott believed
them superior even to his beloved
Scottish lake district From a jaunt-
ing-car along the shore and again from
a row-6oat, travelling through the
three lakes nearly twice as far as from
Jefferson City 10 Columbia one may
appreciate somewhat Of their beauty.
In the Gapof DunlOe near by, arugged
mountain pass, the visitor drinks
goats milka and listens to the wondrous
legends told BY the Irish peasant folk.
The deep black body Of water where
st. Patrick drowned the last serpent,
Is shown, shutting him up in an iron
box and promising to release him on
the Tomorrow which has never
come. By kneeling close TO the waters
edge there may be heard the serpent's
pitiful pleading for freedom. He lives
long, does this serpent. The bluffs
and canons around the lakes produce
wonderful echoes Did we not hear
tEo bugle calls and cannon shots
reTerberate from crag to crag and,
most miraculus OF all, did not Patrick
Moriarity-Surely a native Irish name
arrange for our benefit an echo else
where unparalleled? In one Of the
deepest, lonliest canons he called out
"How are you?n And, apparently
from the sheer mountain side oppo-
site, the echo sounded back in this.
wise: How are you? Very well, 1
thank you.'' AN echo is like a woman,
sir,n declared Patrick, "for she will.
always have the last woodland a post
script" Around Killarney are the
Kerry COWS famous for their excellent
milk. They arc not much larger than
a good-sized Newfoundland dog and
are as black as night. A farmer who
has two or three Of these tiny cattle Is
rich as riches count around Killarney.
1t requires a combination OF water
and land TO make most attractive a
landscape. Killarney has the eombi-
nation in Just the right proportion.
There are fiower.decked meadows, rich
vegetation, upon the one shore while
on the opposite bank are shaggy noun
tain sides, bare at the summit and
lower down covered with trees o.
every shade Of green, under which a
shy red deer may occasionally be seen.
experimenting the tour around the
lakes OF Killarney by a coaching jour
ney from the little town which bears
the lakes name, across the mountain
road 70 kenmare, Glengarlff and Bantry
gives a fitting capsheaf to the delight
full days on "the sunny side Of Ire
and" 1t may be confessed, however,
that all hours we're not sunny on the
break-ride. We rode through a pelt-
ing rain for a few minutes which
caused the eoach-load of passengers 70.
don mackintoshes, hoist umbrellas
and wrap mp like deep sea divers at.
work. Just a little mountain dew,
sir, that's ALL" was the comment OF
Dennis, the driver. Even with the
"mountain dew to temporarily cloud
the horizon and dark and dampen
ones spirits, the glorious ride from
Muckross Abbey, the ancient Killar-
ney ruin, over the splendid mountain
road, to Bantry was worth an oceans
Journey to take. There were glimpses
Of the sea toward the days end, the
road running very near to the Allan
tic ocean. The quaint and poverty
stricken hzbltations Of the Irish along
She way made a striking contrast 10
the occasional magnificent "estaten
Of tbe English "lord" who owned the
land. Liquor and ~landlordism arel
twin curses here as they may come to
be even In the great American repub-
lie, humanity's latest experimental
station. The United States are not
immune against such evils.
WE KISS THE BLARNEY STONE.
To visit ireland and not TO kiss, orl
attempt to kiss the Barney Stone,
would be as though a traveller came to
Columbia and did not see the State
University 81 TO Jefferson City and
missed the capitol. Barney Castle, a
tumble-down ruin, owned, like m0st
OF ireland, by m absentee nobleman,
Is scarce an hours journey by narrow
gauge railway from Cork. The grounds
and castle are not OF particular beau
ty, but the legend concerning the
stone draws a multitude Of
visitors. That IL is worth while to
kiss the stone can not be doubted
''1bere is a stone there, whoever kisses,
Oh, he never misses 10 grow elo-
quent;
It's be may Chamber TO a lady's
chamber,
Or become a member Of Parliament
"A clever spouter, he'll turn out or ,
An 'out-an'-outer' to be let alone:
Don't hope 70 hinder him, or 10 be-
wilder him, !,
'ufe mes 4 pilgrim from the Biarney 1
StOne.n =
The Blarney Stone is set in the par 1
pet wall Of the castle tower. In !
lden days IT vas only permissible TO a
.iss the outer wall and 10 do this the {
Eould-be ''spouter" vas let down by Q
opes over the parapet In modern 2
lines however, IL is declared that '
be virtues Of the stone extend 10 the ]
tone inside as well. But 10 kiss even {
Is not as easy as one might think c
'ou must lie On your back on the paw o