long steep walk before reaching the village stree about half way down on the hillside is a bea little reading room, or library, where people can In going down, I was obliged to rest frequently on reaching the inn I was glad to stop. Gusty, ever, thought she would like to see the end o street and went on down. It was much longer she anticipated and she did not go to its end. O return climb, she was quite tired and I abou hausted, even though I rested every few steps a way up. My heart was beating so that I was r frightened for a while. We found chairs in a waiting-room, and by the time our victoria was we were rested. We left the coast here, taki victoria for a beautiful drive through a private called Hobby Drive, taking our coach again a lodge gate. This drive wound through old moss ivy-grown trees, over artistic stone bridges, win in and out over streams, curving around hillwhere we caught glimpses of the sea and quiet Cloveley, and finally coming out at the lodge. lodge-keeper, a middle-aged woman, came to mee and invited us to wait in the lodge until our coach rived. She lives there, with her old mother, wh nearly blind. We were greatly entertained and am by their quaint language and expressions. She se tea to Gusty while we were there and I bought p cards and played with the cat, of which they w quite proud. He was a fine animal, but the wor said he was a great rover. These women admire

water-proof motor veil that I wore, trying in many ways, but without the question direct, to find out where I had purchased it and what I gave for it. When told it came from Peter Robinson's, London, it was more than ever an object of beauty to them.

Our coach arriving, we mounted to our places and commenced our return drive to Bideford, which we reached in time to catch the evening train for Barnstable. We gave our coachman a good tip as we left him. He was most gorgeous in his red coat. At Barnstable we stopped at the Imperial Hotel. This is fine in every way.

BARNSTABLE AND BATH

Saturday, June 4. We took the train for Bath, called "Bäth" by our English cousins. We went to the Empire Hotel, which I thought was miles from the station, it took so long for our cab driver to reach there, but which is really only three or four squares. He was evidently working for an extra fare. After locating and lunch, we took a carriage to see the celebrated old Roman baths. These are in a fine state of preservation. New baths have been built in connection with these, but the same piping system is used that was built centuries ago by the Romans. In the time of the Romans and in the eighteenth century, Bath was a fashionable watering place, but now it is very quiet and aristocratic. From here we drove to Bath Abbey, called the Lantern of England on account

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of the size and number of its windows. we drove through the city and its suburbs, lovely views everywhere, as it lies in the Avon It is partially built on the hill-side and has nu crescent streets peculiar to itself. Returning hotel, we had tea and some Bath buns, for whi place is noted. We went by train in the ever Wells, changing cars at Bristol. We passed t Chedder, where the famous Chedder cheese is On arriving at Wells, we drove to the Swan This is just opposite the cathedral, the grounds ing into each other.

WELLS

The next morning, Sunday, June 5, we w service in the cathedral. It was commencing t at the time. After service we went over the dral, chapter house and cloisters. The chief in of Wells is the cathedral and its surrounding ings which form one of the loveliest groups of siastical buildings in the world. It poured ra afternoon and we wrote letters and rested. late Sunday evening for Bristol, where we st over night at Hotel Royal.

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IRELAND

Monday, June 6. We left by train for Fishgard, changing cars at Cardiff, South Wales. We lunched. in the dining-car, which was the last good meal we took till the following day. I never hear the name Fishgard without feeling very uneasy in my stomach. From here we took the steamer, Rosslare route, for Rosslare, Ireland. We had an extremely rough passage over, a great number of the passengers being very ill. Gusty and I took a stateroom, going direct to it and making ourselves as comfortable as possible. Gusty rarely escapes being ill on shipboard, and this trip was no exception, while I was very uncomfortable. This is the shortest route to Ireland, but it was too long for us and many others. One lady who was traveling with her daughter was so very ill she looked as though she would scarcely survive, but we learned afterward she recovered. We took the train from here direct to Cork (Shure). It being after night when we arrived, we went to the Imperial Hotel.

CORK

The next morning it was showery, and we had showery weather all through Ireland. After breakfast we took a closed carriage out to Blarney Castle.

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I wanted to take a jaunting car, but Gusty said weather was uncertain we would be more sa carriage. A party started about the same time in jaunting cars and open carriages. The d beautiful all the way. We could have gone by the cars go through the little village of Blarney. half way out it commenced thundering and s commenced to pour rain. We were protected, party back of us in jaunting cars and open ca must have been damp, to say the least. On re the village of Blarney, we waited in the little until the heaviest of the shower had passed. securing our tickets, we started for the castle. keeper, an Irish woman, met us and we went in were shown the lower rooms, which are abso bare of everything, the floors being of earth. then took us to the stairs, which are circular, ar 148 steps in flight, with neither banisters or han All the party but myself went up. Views fro top of the tower are very fine. The Blarney st just below one of the battlements which suppo tower and can be touched by the fingers in a kn position. I have heard it can be kissed if you held by your heels. While the rest were up tower, I looked at and purchased post-cards. A thunder shower came up while the party were up and I was glad when they came below once The grounds are picturesque and beautiful. A winds in and out through the trees and alon