. Three weeks in the British Isles . ion in Ireland is irrepressible. It growson top of stone fences, and not only grows, butblooms! In a second-class compartment on the Kilrush train we are saluted by our disappointed porter of the night before. He leans in at the window, ^ and, while not in the best of spirits, still gives evidence of some potations. I had the plisure of driving a gintleman andhis wife from Chicaggy tin years ago. I had myown horse and car thin, sorr. Now I have todepind on odd jobs carrying luggage, sorr. Silence on our part. I was sorry not to have had the plisure ofcarryi
. Three weeks in the British Isles . ion in Ireland is irrepressible. It growson top of stone fences, and not only grows, butblooms! In a second-class compartment on the Kilrush train we are saluted by our disappointed porter of the night before. He leans in at the window, ^ and, while not in the best of spirits, still gives evidence of some potations. I had the plisure of driving a gintleman andhis wife from Chicaggy tin years ago. I had myown horse and car thin, sorr. Now I have todepind on odd jobs carrying luggage, sorr. Silence on our part. I was sorry not to have had the plisure ofcarrying yours last night, sorr. More silence. Well, good by, sorr, and a plisant journey toyou and the lady. Good by. He intimates a desire to drink our health andto give us his blessing for a consideration, butwe are scanning our investments in this line moreclosely. The last luck o God that we boughtof these hangers-on brought on yesterdaysshower, so we are dealing no more with middle-men. It is low tide between Kilkee and Moyasta, and. ALONG THE KILKEB COAST Kilkee 255 many boats lie tilted in the mud, waiting for thewater to return. At Moyasta we linger for a long while for thetrain to Kilrush. If they would only change thename of Moyasta to Kiltime it would harmonizewith its neighboring towns and they could thencall it the Kilkee, Kiltime and Kilrush Railway. At Kilrush we take a car to the dock and goaboard the Limerick steamer half an hour beforesailing time. This enables us to order and eat awholesome lunch of chops, bread, butter and teabefore the boat pulls out. We are on the River Shannon, which here atits mouth is as wide as a bay. There was noboat to Limerick yesterday. The schedule is souncertain that we telephone from Kilkee, to besure that there would be one to-day. 256 Three Weeks in the British Isles XXIV The Shannon River and Limerick CATTERY ISLAND is within half amile of us. It has on it the first round tower we have seen. The guide book says it is unique in hav
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