Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-26
any mi would cover 70 from

n any manner would cover ~ from
Derry.
by the way, for ease and comfort
% a naturally lazy man, commend
lie to a jaunting car. The cushioned
.Op with which they cover the well
hat lies between the sidewise seats
IS an admirable place on which to
'slop over and loll on from the seat,
md so far from being an insecure
perch, 1t is just as safe as a dog cart
n n buggy. And the motion is pleas.
unity stimulating TO the system. The
well.built, vigorous, well.fed cob trots
with the regularity of a metronome or
1 London cab horse, Keeling of mile
after mile. We did our ~ miles to
and from Elagh mountain In less than
TWO hours and at n cost of three shill.
inps apiece exclusive of the %sixpenny
lip. They Hn't do those things as
heap in New York or Chicago.
At Donegal my friend had to see a
solicitor on business and after II was
over he came to me and said that the
solicitor would like to take us sail.
ing down Donegal bay. | was delight.
ed to go, but / wondered whether we
would walk down to the bay or ride
there. knew that 1t was several
miles out for | had seen 1t across the
wet sands that stretch from the towns
center. seward.
My uncertainty vas soo dispelled,
for two minutes walk brought us to
where the bare sands had been a few
hours before, and 10, Donegal bay had
come to us and the solicitors boat
was riding on the water waiting to
be off. A tide is a handy thing to
have about.
As one leaves the inlet and looks
back he gets "A picture that might
have been composed by an exceeding.
~ successful landscape gardener. The
trim little town. showing a bit OF the
ruins of Donegal castle and one grace.
full church spire, wooded hills running
up from the town on either side: back
of all this hills of greater magnitude,
destitute of trees and then. towering
up in the distance, the great, gaunt
Barnesmore that forms part of a heav.
en- kissing train.
We sailed well out into the bay
with favorlng winds and had most
noble views of purple mountains on
every side. but when we turned to go
back the wind made off to sea, laugh.
ing at us and we came back laggingly,
but in plenty of time for a coy sup.
per in the solicitors home and an all
evening chat with him.
We had never met until that day
but his welcome was as hearty as II
he had been anxiously awaiting our
coming.
AS | got off the train at Donegal a
heavy hand clapped me on the shout
der and, turning, | saw Seumas Nc
Manus, whose Irish stories are so well
known in America.
He lives at Mount Charles, a village
lying three Irish miles from Donegal,
and nothing would do but my friend
and l must have dinner with him.
We accepted with pleasure and next
day walked up there, meeting more
pretty girls returning from mass than
it seemed right for two to meet when
there are so many people in the world
who seldom see a pretty face. But
we tried to bear our good fortune
meekly and strobe on, quite uncon,
scious in the warm sun that an Irish
mile has an English mile beaten by
many yards. That ought TO be aust
for satisfaction to any Irishman.
McNIanus has a bungalow on top
of Mount Charles and at his feet lie
seven counties. They have a way Of
throwing counties at your feet in this
part of Ireland that makes the view
superb. The furthermost land hat is
his to look at on a clear day lies a
hundred miles to the south.
Such a view ought to stimulate o
man to noble thoughts and | was moi
surprised to learn that McManus Is
q member Of the Sim Fein (Shinn
Fane) society Ut means, yourselves
Alone'), what one might call blood
less revolutionlsts, although 1t com
prises much of the best blood and the
youngest blood in Ireland.
McManus is an ardent believer in a
glorious future for Ireland when she
shall have shaken off the shackles
that bind her, and as a good American
| wrote in his guest book, May Ire
land come to her own before | die"
Copyright, 1907, by w. G. Chapman,)