The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13

he gets to America. I am not as yet
prepared to say:8but 7 think there may
me a spark OF truth nit. Indeed, am
almost sure 1t Is largely true.
All the irish people like America. When
the Baltic left Queenstown she brought
along probably four or five hundred steer,
age passengers. a large number OF Whom
were Irish of the real type + watched
them embark. and studied them Win "
deepest interest. as they with their little
bundles OF clothes babe farewell to the
old land. 1t was indeed n pathetic sight.
but there was also n hopefulness In It,
These people were going 10 America
tho land which they had learned to love
from their very cradles, a new look came
Into their eyes IA they turned them
towards the great frec5land of the unitrd
Stntes. For the first two or three days
out tho Storage passengers were very
moody and uneasy. hut as We neutcd the
. United States their spirits began 10 rise
Last night an IrIshman from County
Il Galway went down and brought up on.
deck an accordion which no doubt hndi
figured in many an Irish sccne|o1 1cs-'
tlylty among the rocky hills about fils.
old home. and as he began to play tll'ti
decks were cleared. and such If nhnt hef'
dance as these irish people had out lhercs
on the Storage deck r have never seen
waltz and even kind &c n german was
danced ont there In the glare Of tbs.
sett,nr sun. the west wind bringing IN
the soft, warm air from "Amurity.'sA u,
this was a dance worth seeinE!sOne Gre'''
blg Irishnlan jumped out on the loor.
stamped his feet once or twice ana cailed
for a partner; and he didn Z nave 70
call twice a buxom Irish Eirl.s Win
shoes on-but no stnckings--and a. reu
handkerchief around her head responded
70 the call. have seen n good deal OF
+ al rrerent kinds OF dancing In my time
hnt tho dancing that this couple did out
on that deck WAS the most PIE
i have ever seen. Patrick q suppose ma.
was his name) grabbed the girl around
the waist and she laid her lei = hf1'' % oNei
his right shoulder,
II am not RexagGerntlng IT when ! say
thny whirled around seyentS-fiye time
to the minute, wntzlng In the most per-
feet time and With the most absolute
abandon to the spirit OF the time nnd
occasion that ever happened since Fan
piped to the nymphs on tho stored
mountains OF Greece. and the gods 'olned
in the fun. In ton minutes fifty couples
had the floor, an American flag mad
been hoisted over the scene, TWO or threei
more nccnrdeons and flddles had hee y.
brought zip, and everything turned ITSELF
loose to have good time, I don't know
how long the dance lasted, but i was
still going on when at II o'clock went
"a ny stateroomfto retire for the night.
The flag, which they hoisted was
probably not tho first American fiag
they had ever danced under, The irish
love the Stars and strlres. me ilrst
flag j saw In Ireland was an Immense
star spanged banner hanging far out
over Patrick Street. the leading thor
oughfaro of the city OF Cork. And AL
fhro,lch the island saw them, The
largest flag that ! saw In Dublin was an,
American flag: and was told whenever
Z asked about It. that the irish people
were all Amerlcans ! believe u they
co,,ld settle the matter for themselves
ninety-nine out OF every hundred would
vote for union with America tomorrow
II they could 80
Before II landed IN Ireland some one
told nc ia let 1t be known ! was nll
American wherever went, and Wou'a
,,o we'll treated. And found TINS 20 ne
t rue, A Roman Catholic priest tolG ms
~ 1,,sh people literally hated the Eng
III, sNI With q perfect hatred, They hated
everything eve about England, even me F Et4ss
itself. ! ~ n. q
we thank God for that blessed privilege.
There is suchia thing as a holy hatred red
III any country ever ought to- hate any
ether country, ireland ought 70 hate