The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04
AN ENGLISH TOURISTS EXPERIENCE 4
IN A SOUTHERN TOWN Of IRELAND
Wanted Buy Camping Necessaries Of British Manufacture
Patriotic Town Of Dungarvan But Every Shopkeeper Had
Nothing But HomeMde Goods for Sa and j. B. Was Very
Greatly Astonshed, You Know #

Camping out recently in the South
of Ireland, l happened to want some
commissariat necessaries. l cyclcd
one morning into the nearest town FOR
a supply, writes an Englishman in a
Dublin paper.
| The town was Dungarvan, County
Waterford. 1t is a little place in which
the main street, bulged in the middle
out into a square, predominates. l
mention the matter lest it might be
supposed l had possibly got into u by
street, and so had missed the respect
able shops. AS a matter of fact, all
the shops in the town seemed equally
respectable. and when you failed to
get what you wanted in one there
was no use trying another.
L first wanted some tobacco. The
shop pointed out to me looked like y
public house, and turned out to .e
one, but it sold tobacco also, found.
A lady came to me, and l gave her my
order. She laid two or three boxes m
the counter.
ANY particular sort, sir?" she
asked. "Ths is Mrs. Welsh's Il think
that was the name), this is Murray's g
and this is Gallagher's.'
Haven't you got any Will's?"
asked.
mo, sir; we don't keep it."
looked at her in surprise.
"Ogdcns?" I inquired.
She shook her head.
Have you got anything English -
l asked, and 1 took the sharp edge OF
the sarcasm with my best SMILE
She went away and spoke to ger
tleman down the shop, her husband
presume. He looked in my direction
and said something to me. She cam,
back to me.
mo. sir" she said; I'VE haven,
Don't you think any OF these woul,
do?"
took up the first box she hat
named the maker of.
"Welsh's, did you say?" ] said
"And pray, where is 1t made. might
ask? l never heard Of it before"
IT'S made down the street." sn
answered. "The people round here li'1
it all right"
well, then, if they do" J. said an
| hope she saw the Joke: cts boun
to be all right. I'll try it, anyway.
THANK you. SIR" she said. II sup
pose you know It's up Il half-penny?
she added, as she proceeded to tie u
the packet.
l affected surprise.
"Oh! is it?" I said. Il thought"
I added-"England mightn't remembc
We over here, seeing how little ye seer
> to remember, or know about her, hs
ha, ha!"-and 1 laughed.
The lady said nothing, but pushn
the packet Of tobacco towards me.
, II suppose I'd better have box I
matches, too" said. what 80:
have you got?" q was becoming in
terested in this matter Of I1nglis
manufacture).
She laid some boxes of matches o
/. the counter. They bore some descrir
= tive title, in Gaelic, believe, whic
could not read, and the name Of til
= maker-"Paterson, Dublin"
, Got no other sort?" I inquired, an
:, joked no more, for the thing we
- becoming serious.
, mo. sir, we haven't" she reptile
il "They strike all right, sir" she adde
= and opening box she struck one I
the matches. I put box Of match'
., in my pocket. ...
~ Every close" observed, to chang
=. the conversation, land I'm thirst
Could you let me have bottle
Bass?" moving towards the bar Ell
% of the shop.
l.. The gentleman already referred
now came to me.
+. BASS, sir?" he said. I'm afra
l. turning round and scanning tt
shelves-"oh! yes, here we are. w
W afraid we were out of 1t. You sc
" were very seldom asked for it he,
" SIR" ne added, as he drew the co
and poured out the ale.
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