. Three weeks in the British Isles . 196 Three Weeks in the British Isles (bridge) over the Doon, the seene of part ofTarns terrible ride. The Burns Monument isnear the bridge. An entrance fee of four cents ischarged. The banks of the Doon are inclosed bya tea garden from which excellent views may behad of the river and both bridges. Admission,four cents. We drive back to Ayr and resume our journeyto Stranraer, from where we are to take thesteamer to Ireland. At Girvan we would havechanged cars for Dumfries, but do not. Conse-quently we are unmoved when the guard stickshis head into our compar
. Three weeks in the British Isles . 196 Three Weeks in the British Isles (bridge) over the Doon, the seene of part ofTarns terrible ride. The Burns Monument isnear the bridge. An entrance fee of four cents ischarged. The banks of the Doon are inclosed bya tea garden from which excellent views may behad of the river and both bridges. Admission,four cents. We drive back to Ayr and resume our journeyto Stranraer, from where we are to take thesteamer to Ireland. At Girvan we would havechanged cars for Dumfries, but do not. Conse-quently we are unmoved when the guard stickshis head into our compartment window andmakes a noise like a snare drum. It is hard to describe the Scotch in the matter of r they are very thrifty inthe volume given their consonants. They mutethe final m, n and c very much like a drummerwho strikes a sharp note and then places his handon the vibrating instrument. Maude Adams doesit to perfection, and to hear her say John inWhat Every Woman Knows is to get the keyto the whole Ireland-Belfast 197 XVIIIIreland-Belfast HE choose the crossing from Stranraer toLame because it is the shortest Usually that means the roughest as well, but to-day the North Channel is likea pond. The Princess May rides as smoothlyas a ferry boat. We make some pleasant acquaintances in thetwo hours and a quarter on board. An old clergy-man and his daughter tell us much about Irelandand say that we will be disappointed if we arelooking for brogue. Their assurances arecouched in the broadest Irish possible. They askus if we know much about Ireland. We say no,but we are going to Lame. This gets neither thesmile we expected nor the frown we deserve, butmerely the assurance that Larne is not a typicalIrish town. Shortly aiter sunset the coast of Ireland issighted. The sunset provokes a discussion. Ayoung Scotchman insists that the sun sets inthe west. It requires the assistance of a com- ipS Three Weeks in the British Isles pass to prove to h
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