The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-29

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anne being sneri1 Of W@ke county. pu'
Ivtnp outside Of the city limits. But,
said william. Its my intintion 10 i've
in this ward and az It's purely ques-
ton of initiation / think shouio DC
allowed to tote. @aId Ilh.
l. vas not my "Intintlon TO bee
Scotland ia what is known in Europe
as the American way that Is covering
as much territory as pOsSlDle ia q
DAYS time. nevertheless / dld anu
thereby hangs d tale that Is not as YET
for telling.
If one has scotch blood in his Eeln<
and wishes to go 10 the Lana OF
Romancs direct, theu take an Anchor
Line eamah from New YORK ~
GLASGOW. The motto OF TINS I-he Is,
we are for you, OF we take care %
you" and truly they do. Ihelr ne"
twin-screw ships, the CoIufnDia; ~
donna and California. are the larseat
and finest vessels which ply between
the Clyde Glasgow and the Onlteu
states. These ships are splendid hoat-
ing hotels. in which the passenger
may take his ease with all modefli
aids to comfort at hand ana cali
Crossing over 10 Scotland on the
~urness (May loth), our salllhs 10.
in the first cabin not being "a VIZ
large one. il was more like a FANNY
party than a lot of strangers satheied
together. with the exception Oh pO9
sible a half dozen all were 0cotoII' -
never before 50 forcibly came nohle ~
me what a wandering peopIe
Sotch. The ak in the smoking room
where the men gathered, was lnaia,
China. Japan, South Africa. anu inc
remote corners Of the earth
We sailed from New York Wednes-
day afternoon (May 18th), leaNlhs 'Hs
dock about 4 o'clock. ON accouht VI
fog We anchored in the lower Day
some time during the night we pr
ceeded on our journey, 50 WheH 1
woke M on Thursday morning we
were far out at sea. therefore pos
siblv was spared those ernotlohS
about which travellers write on iedV-
ing their native land. A sea Voyase'
unless one is of a restful temperahleH.'
SON becomes monotonous. Tne small
eet event is of the greatest interest.
The sighting of another vessel VIII
draw the whole passenger list to the
deck.
In the ten days that we were cross
ing the Atlantic h events We're 81,
iceberg off the Coast of
estimate to be six miles distant from
ne and k to be as large as the
canitol. two whales, the passing Of the
columbia of our Line on her way 70
Now york eve were talking with her
for two by Marconi Wireless 1ele-
graph before sighting her) ana Two
sailing vessel. For seven days we We're
vitbout any sunshine. Nothing. put
fog. mist ard rain. but the sea during
almost the entire ten days was as
smooth as the traditional mill pond.
When one stands on the deck OF a
ship in mid-ocean and looks out on
tn vast waste of waters with nothing
IN sight but the wood and iron IN
which he stands a feeling Of awe
comes over you and if never before
YOU realize what an atom you are III
the race of creation. On FRIDAY
morn we caught by Wireless the sta
ton at Instrahull Island ireland, at
that time $50 miles distant. Saturday
morning we sighted the shores of the
Emerald Isle; first Tory Island then
Inst,ahull Island at the entrance to
Tough Foyle, then Neville a watering
place on the Irish coast at Whlcn
point passengers are transferred by
the Anchor Lines tender or tugboat
mn Tough Foyie (1S miles) to London
derry.
This, my first glimpse of the Old
World caused me to feel as If new
things had passed away and all
things had become old "gey auld" as
the Scotch say.
At Neville we transferred for Ire
land a tug boat load of passengers
mostly End cabin passengers, Irish
who were returning home for a visit.
Dan Cupid who gets in his work
whether on land on Or sea was re-
Sponsible for one transfer. A young
Scotchman whose home was in New
Mexico on his way to visit his par
ents in Edinburgh fell in love with a
pretty Irish girl who lac been living
in New York City and was returning
on a visit to her parents in London
so instead of the young Scotchman
going to Edinburgh he tool the boat
for Londonderry with the intention of
getting married that night. AS the
ting boat left the steamers side with
fluttering of flags and waving of
. hands in farewell those leaving US
struck up it seemed as if with one ac-
cord AUD Lang Syne." Coming over
the water it sounded 1T inexpreSSibly
sad and sweet. After Scotland, Ire
land has always appealed to me more
than any other country possibly be-
cause the Scotch were originally Irish,
Scotland having been settled by GaelS
from Ireland and afterwards re-
ceived its first teachings of Christian
ity from St. Columbia an Irishman
(but it is said st. Patrick was a
Scotchman so we even up there.)
Especially I would have liked to
visit Londonderry or Derry as the ma
tives call the seat of the Scotch-Irish
Professionalism in Ireland famous
for its siege by James. NY old Scotch
friend John Irwin. of New yok City,
a native of Derry, a deScendent of
one Capt. John Irwin who went to
ireland With Cromwell tells me that
the WaIls,the gates and the guns
that defended them stand today as
during it's siege. From Derry to Dub
lin is only miles and the Great
Dublin 1rish) Exposition was in full
blast. The whole OF ireland seemed to
be going to the Exposition. We pass
ed many and sailing vessels
bound for the Exposition. It was a
great opportunity missed. This too is
part Of my untold tale.
It is not generally known that by
far the most beautiful approach by
sea to Great Britain is on the route
from New York to Glasgow along the
northern coast of Ireland and it is
admitted by all who have so travelled
that the sail from Neville past the
Giants Causeway into and up the
Firth of Clyde is u~nequalled for its
grand AID magnificent cenery. Both
ldes of the Firth of Clyde and Clyde
river are lined with places OF histor-
ical interest. The principal points Of
interest are Null of Cantyre. Island Of
Arran, Island of Butte. Kyles of
Rute. Portrush and Giants Causeway,
.Alsa'S Craig, or Paddy's Milestone,
two miles in circumference, and up
wards of 1900 feet high. Aye and
Land Of Burns. the old church Of AYR