Year: 1878

with games, reading, music, c,nyor-
sation, and one day the lawyers, of
whom we had an abundant supply
on board, gave us moot court
which was scarcely less amusing
than some Of the transactions of the
real ones They also interest them
selves in watching tho sky, the re-
cord Of each days course, the officers
as they take the position of the shin
at noon, the varied working of the
vessel and the wonderful donkey en-
gines as thoy raise and lower the
sails and apparently do all the heavy
work on the steamer. Occasionally
we see whales spouting in the dis.
tance, and some with we'll developed
imagination sec icebergs in the far
away horizon. They also note the
increasing length of tho days as we
sail north, the apparant gaining of
time as we go toward the east, and
the gradually increasing cold.


At length one morning our cap
tain informs US that in tho afternoon
we shall probably see land. What a
thrill goes through us as we think of
seeing land once more and this time
the shore Of that old world whose
wonders and beauties have for so
long time filed our imaginations.
How eagerly we all watch in the di-
rection where the land will probably
appear, each one hoping to DO the
first to see the rugged shore and
green hills of Ireland. At length
some one calls Land in sight I" and
we oil strain our eyes in the direc.
tion indicated but we only SOC what
seems to be light cloud resting up
on the water. Much against tho ov-
dences Of our senses we arc per-
suaded that this is land, the green
shore wo had pictured in imagiana-
tion, and with sigh of disappoint.
mont we turn away.


The captain promises to have us
called at two o'clock tho next morn
ing Gt is broad day light here by
two clock) to see the coast off tho
Giants Causeway. Coming on deck
at this early hour We fud on all sides
OF US, in some places less than one,
fourth of mile distant, the rugged
and abrupt shore and out lying
islands of the Irish coast, which
have for 30 many centuries battled
with the full force OF tho Atlantic.
1t is dangerous coast in q storm,
but VIC steam along in quiet sea,
and wonder at tho gian. mass OF
black rock along the shore and ad-
mire the green fields and white cot
tages of the peasants.


The almost constant mist and fog
which is found on tho Irish and
Scotch coasts, give an intensely
green color to the grass and trees,
SO that the bills as we look upon
them for the first time after our long
voyage, seem the greenest and most
beautiful we have ever known, and
give us most pleasing welcome to
the old world. We pass near the
Causeway, close enough to see its
remarkable basaltic formation which
extends along the coast for several
miles. The high rocks noar which
we occasionally sail, return quick,
sharp echo to the shrill whistle Of
the steamer, and this echo is some
times family repeated from some
more distant rock.


BY eight o'clock of rs lovely a day
as Scotland ever saw, we are coming
up the broad Firth of Clyde, with
the beautiful green hills, and back of
them the rugged mountains of "Bon-
nie Scotland visible in the distance.
For four hours we sailed through as
fine o stream, with as beautiful
shores as the sun shines upon, and
We do not blame the Scotchman for
loving his native land, since We
strangers cannot help joining him in
its admiration. We reach the har-
bor Of Greenock at the mouth Of the
Clyde, which is probably the most
important seaport of Scotland. 1t
is constantly filed with steamers OF
all sizes, more than hundred daily
plying to all parts of the coast and
indeed of the world. Greenock is
noted particularly for ship building
and sugar refining. There is, how
ever, little in the place to interest
the traveller, unless he wishes to visit
the Watt Institute, established as
memorial OF James Watt, tho inven>
tor CT the steam engine, who was q
native of this place or il romantic-
ally inclined he may wander into the
cemetery of the old church where
Burns Highland Mary" is buried.


After sticking for nearly an hour
upon the bar at the mouth OF the
! Clyde, we finally pass up the river
toward Glasgow which is % miles
from its mouth. On the left is the
fine residence and grounds Of Ste.
vens the great ship builder, and di~
reotly in front Of us up the river the
rock and castle Of Dumbarton. This
nearly perpendicular rock rises from
the river several hundred feet, and
was an important fortress in early
times in the wars between the Bri,
tons and Scots. II has known many
masters In the varied vioissitudes of
border warfare and is associated
chiefly with the daring exploits OF
the historic Wallace whose massive