St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-13
The Trip Of the Pair Of Docs.
Being Continuation of their European
Journey.

Journey.
My Irish friends are proverbially fond
and proud of old Ireland, and after a
few days spent in that country do not
blame them. A more beautiful country
have never been in. We sighted land
on the south shore of Ireland about day-
light Thursday last and came ND past
Fastnet light in the early forenoon. The
coast is rugged with gentle slopes above
and the land is all divided into squares
by hedges, which in the distance remind
one of the old stone walls in Waterford
Vt. The land did not look especially
fertile in the distance but did look
mighty good after two days of mild sea
sickness, which had endured. AT noon
we took the tender for Queenstown, and
entering Queenstown harbor was as
pretty sight as one could wish. The
old Notifications and ruined buildings
and castles, with here and there fine
old country residence, give the whole
country an individuality Queenstown
is city (probably) on side hill. 1t is
built on series of terraces of MANY
colored brick and with the large cathe-
dral, said to be the finest in Ireland, is
beautiful place
Here experienced the first arrest in
my life. When was over here before
found the tobacco so poor or so good,
didn't know which, that / didn't like
it. |, therefore, before leaving ST. Johns
bury, laid in a supply of about two
pounds and proposed to distribute it
among my non-tobacco using friends on
ship board, and after getting in with our
halt pound apiece, which we were allow
ed, planned to collect it. Unfortunate
ly forgot to declare small amount in
our suit case and it was found by the
custom officer. The amount was three
ten cent packages. | was promptly
called into the presence of most august
official, who wore more gold lace than
the combined uniforms of a Vermont
governors staff support. l was soon
notified of the gravity of the offense
and further search of my coat pocket
revealed little loose tobacco, possibly
enough to fill their pipes. 1t was
weighed upon bag scale and | was
assessed 1924 with the alternative of
going ojail awaiting an appeal. They
informed me that the usual fine was
$1,000 and that they were letting me off
lightly, my pleading first offense. Ny
first introduction into King Edwards
domains was memorable. presume if
Alex Dunnett or Harland Howe had been
here | could have got off, but thinking
that Irish lawyers charged as much for
such services as St. Johnsbury lawyers
would, | would be compelled to avail
myself OF my return ticket, dug it up
and paid. Cramton had portion of
the goods in his baggage and didn't dare
to enter into my defence, for fear he
would be searched and fined as well.
After paying the fine supposed the
tobacco was still mine and proceeded to
put it in my bag. AS was leaving the
room thinking how glad was that /
won pool of $500 on the days run of
the ship last Tuesday, a heavy hand was
placed on my shoulder and | was re-
quested to unload again. This time |
expected to be sentenced for ten years
for mayhem, or arson, or grand lar
ceny, but was released upon Civ
ing up the tobacco, which having
been weighed and all accounted for end
ed the incident. | haven't got over it
yet and we will have to smoke the dried
hay of Great Britain until Nov. 9th, we
estimate.
The trip up from Queenstown by rail
to Cork is very pretty ride over a road,
Which for comfort and case is almost
the equivalent of trip over the Victory
branch in a Gallups Mills limited Along
the route which follows the water, we
saw some beautiful farming land and the
crops looked about like September LIST
in Vermont There are numerous castles
along the route and all in all the scenery
IS fine. Principal among them is Black
Rock Castle. which is built upon an
eminence very close to the waters edge.
ltlis we'll kept up and is one of the
famous points. Arriving in Cork we
.ound very clean little city of about
$1,000 with a mixture fine streets and
Ill paved lanes, with very charming
surrounding country. Here we stayed at
he Turner House, kept by an Irishman
who formerly lived in Cambridge, Mass,
and who came back here. after making
some money there in the saloon business.
When he saw Cramton register, ~. S.
ne gave us very glad hand and at
'nce said it was on him. They were all
IN him and we could have accumulated
| good week end load had we accepted
lis most bounteous hospitality at his
oar. After some diplomacy on our part,
md after a somewhat critical exanina
ion of a small dog, which semi-drunken
nan insisted upon showing to us, we
to our rooms. We found some
'ery neat rooms with old-fashioned
leavy furniture. The beds were very
INVITING after sleeping on shipboard
or eight nights. E
Few ofyour readers could guess in a
ear what the name of the principal
treet of Cork is, so will nameit. 1t is
'atrlck street Here are to be found as
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