. Three weeks in the British Isles . We told him to findshelter. He drove serenely on and said it wouldsoon be over. We had been soaked while trav-eling in the rural districts, where there was noalternative, but we did not propose to drivethrough a densely populated city in a rain ordered the driver to drop us at some shelterand told him he could drive on and be damp ifhe so desired. Muttering that it was only a mist, he per-mitted us to take refuge in a livery barn anddrew the car up alongside of the curb. In fiveminutes the floodgates of heaven were openedand it poured for half an h
. Three weeks in the British Isles . We told him to findshelter. He drove serenely on and said it wouldsoon be over. We had been soaked while trav-eling in the rural districts, where there was noalternative, but we did not propose to drivethrough a densely populated city in a rain ordered the driver to drop us at some shelterand told him he could drive on and be damp ifhe so desired. Muttering that it was only a mist, he per-mitted us to take refuge in a livery barn anddrew the car up alongside of the curb. In fiveminutes the floodgates of heaven were openedand it poured for half an hour. Our companygradually grew larger and less select as thestorm continued. The rain ceased as suddenly as it had startedand we resumed our drive. We urged haste ingetting to Phoenix Park, as it still looked cloudy. Our drivers ardor was the only thingundampened. Therell be no more rain, sorr. That is what you said just before that lastcloud burst. Therell be no more. It will rain inside of ten minutes. To theZoo! gH aa>-ooo a:. Dublin 311 He obeyed and before we reached the turn-stile of the zoological garden in Phoenix Parkit was pouring. We gladly paid a shilling each to enter thegrounds and found shelter in the monkey are disadvantages connected with a mon-key house on a damp day that will doubtlessoccur to the reader, but it was dry. After half an hour in the monkey and lionhouses the rain again slacked up and we startedout to visit the scene of the assassination ofBurke and Lord Cavendish in 1882. Naturallyenough, the spot is not conspicuously marked,but our driver showed us the little cross at theedge of the walk where the murders were com-mitted. Near by is the seat where Carey, theinformer, sat and pointed out Lord Cavendishto the assassins. They were mourning the eventin Chatsworth a few days before we visited it. Phoenix Park is large, but not so beautifulas many American parks. It abounds in treesand grass, but has few flowering plants. Sackville Str
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