The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
a "TRIP TEROUGH THE GOLDEN VALE OF TIP

railroad stations in Ireland are splendid-e
far superior to the American stations
All OF them are very large. new, PIC
turesaue, absolutely clean, and are fitted
up with every possible device FOR the
convenience of3the passengers. There are are
fruit stands news stands, re1rSsntheclt
rooms. restaurants, and walting-rooihs'
and the service one gets is excellent
Everybody Is polite, such a contrast to
our civilized United States. where many
Of the officials see how insulting they
possibly can be.
Al Quaint Town Of Tippcrary.
And on my trip down to Tipperary that
cold June day fnlt sratlhed that was
in the hands OF polite men, AZ Tlpperary
r knew that l was in Ireland indeed.
( AS / went ont OF the station saw about
d dozen or more jaunting cars. all drawn
up ready to drive anybody anywhere
they wanted to CO. AS / didn't want 70
go anywhere especially ! passed item AZ
and walked up long walled-in road
way until + got into the very heart Of the
5town.{lt was STILL cold and showery, and
III remarked how many dreary old men
and women, especially women moped
about The streets In slime and mud. stomp
burefooted" GAS the negroes say IN, Viz
glnla, with n dismal shawl cotcrlyng
their heads and faces, As Il lowered my
folding kodak once or twice to get pict-
ures OF groups OF ragged children, q
number OF these old women almost ran
mp to get In the picture, a one time a5
II passed down n street OF matched roofs
I looked hack and saw that mad
great crowd OF these lugubriols specimens
following me.
The crowd was getting bigger and big.
ger, and was getting more. ana more
embarrassed every minute. One would
have thought Robinsons show hac come
10 town. They were just following me
( around because | was q stranger, with q
long American rnincoat on, and had
camera for taking pictures. Evely alley
that I PASSED poured out heavy adj
dltlon to thIs ragged irish contingent.
Finally, growing desperate, ] turned ana
nbbnd a stick from somebody's hand
and no,lrished II, telling them at the
same time 10 keep of and give me room {;
and making a short cut for the station,
the crowd still desultorly following mt.
I Jumped into passing train and IN y
few minutes was back ut LlHeaicK
Junction. where ! took another train 4
few minutes later for Goods Gross, the
mainline station for Cashel, At Goold's
Gross I had to wait a short tine for tho
Dublin train and when It did como I saw
| n sight that had long wanted In Sec q
real Irish excursion train. load.d down
with people, s
This crowd was in that condition which
sometimes characterized similar crowds
in America, and such knock downs and
dragouts they had in unloading them
selves have never even imagined coulo
| exist outside Of tho descriptions of Irisl
fights recorded In "Charles O'Malley. the
| Irish Dragoon'' Finally a guard OH the
| train sped me In the midst OF the hub
hub, and leaving everything, came up
| took M one Of my travelling cases, anc
placed inc IN a Observation-Disclosures private
compartment. where for the next twent,
minutes T remslned listening to the bowls
| and gels that came from ths Windows
of the many coaches behind mo. Thu!
action on the part of the train guard !!
typical OF Ireland, If they 500 q strange
WHO appears to be a gentlemen, whethe
English or American, they Will do thel
UTMOST to provide for his comfort One
travelling on an Irish train the guars