falling for t|r jjoung. 
EEMIN SCENCES OF A LITTLE GIRL. 
J1KS. M. J. GALriN. 
OI1APTKK VII. 
The Lithe* ol Killnrney. 
TJpon arriving at the Lakes ot Klllarney Uncle 
Tom and his wire were deeply Impressed with the 
view or the lovely waters, although but partially 
seen, and though tired and weary, they still tolled 
on to reach the town or Klllarney, which Is dis¬ 
tant from the lakes aboul a mile from the north¬ 
eastern shore, it was a dilapidated withered- 
looking town, and although lords and carls lived 
In grand castles oti the outskirts or the city, still 
It did not seem to help the “burg” very much. 
And how could It, w-hen all the enlightenment aDd 
money were on the side of the rich? The poor 
might “ scrabble ’• the best way they could. The 
town Is overrun with beggars, and when the 
Jaiiutlug car that brings tourists to the lakes la 
seen, crowds of the poor miserable creatures 
llock arouud begging tor alms. The Lakes or KU- 
larney are composed cl three lakes, upper, lower 
and Toro Lake. They really form but one lake as 
they are only divided by narrow channels. 1 Utid 
the following description of them which may 
prove Interesting. The upper lake lies embosomed 
amidst the mountains, the others are situated at 
the outer base and are hounded only on one side 
by the mountains, while In the opposite direction 
they open upon a cultivated country, whose sur¬ 
face Is dotted by numerous hills. The last two 
divisions ot ihe lake are separated by a narrow 
peninsula, tnat ot Muck rose, and some small 
islands, lirlcken and minus; tbo channel here Is 
passable for boats The upper lake lies three 
miles distant ut the head of a navigable river, 
wnloh Hows through aromautic valley called the 
Long Uauge. Near the end of Its course the river 
divides Into two branches, one ol which flows 
peacefully Into the bay or Uleiia on the lower lake 
the other, forcing Its way through a rocky chan¬ 
nel empties with considerable Impetuosity Into the 
middle lake under the woodsof Dinas Island. This 
river separates after passing the old Weir bridge. 
Here are visible the different mountains surround¬ 
ing the lakes. Among these mountains only 'l ore, 
Glena and Toomls rise from the lake, all the rest 
but surround them. 
The bight of the seven mountalus are as fol¬ 
lows: CaruTuul,8,414 ft., Mangorlon, ‘2,750 ft., with 
the Devil's Punch Howl; Tore, l.TOi it., Eagle’s 
Nest, 1,108 ft., Purple Mountain 2,739 a., Toomles, 
2,500 ft. The mountalus that run dtrootly from 
the water are clothed with verdure almost, to the 
summit, and dotted with shrubs and forest trees 
of varied hue. The lirst thfug that attracted the 
attention of the surveying party was the beauty 
and diversity of me foliage on the mountains and 
by the margin of the lakes. The Hawthorn grows 
here to au immense size, and when in blossom It 
seems as If the mountains were covered with 
snow, while the perfume la delightful. The Arbu¬ 
tus grows lnwlld luxuriance throughout Ireland, 
but seems to nourish with Increased vigor around 
the lakes, various toys are manufactured out of 
Arbutus wood, which gives employment and re¬ 
muneration to a good many of the skillful poor, us 
they are always ou baud to sell their curiosities to 
visitors and tourists at the lakes l!ucle Tom often 
said Ltmtone would have to see the Lakes of Klllar- 
ney to appreciate their beauty and grandeur: for 
the combination of mountain scenery, with Us ever 
changing shadows, and foliage of every hue re¬ 
booted In the limpid waters unite to make them 
most delightful and seem to one like a gleam from 
Milton’s Paradise Regained. If my readers would 
like a full description of these lakes. 1 would 
advise them lo purchase a book “ A Week at Kll¬ 
larney ;” it is the most interesting hook of travels 
1 ever read. It was written by Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. 
Ilall. L ucie Tom gave me the book In JS50, and 1 
have it yet, as Uncle has long since passed away 
to mat laud •• where the wicked cease from troub¬ 
ling, and the weary arc at rest." 
It would occupy too much time to tell of all the 
sights and beauties of Klllarney Lakes, but I will 
tell you about the famous echoes, aud the noted 
O’Honaghue, who (so the legend runs) may be seen 
auy bright May morning rising out of the lake, 
or riding Into It on bis famous bleed. 
Those who live In the East among mountains will 
understand all about echoes, but they are tenfold 
more beautiful on those lakes. Procuring a guide, 
who Is also a bugler, the tourist embarks in a pleas¬ 
ure boat, and when far out on the lakes, the guide 
plays a tune on hla bugle. As he ceases It may be 
beard repeated from the loudest forte to the laink- 
eat pianissimo. Every note Is perfectly reproduced 
to the ears or the delighted listeners, who can 
hardly believe but that some unseen musician lies 
hidden within the recesses of the surrounding 
mountains. There are various legends of the far- 
famed • I'Douagbuo, but this la the credited version 
of his origin. Long ages past O'Douaghueot Koss, 
was lord of the lakes, and the sworn loo to all 
oppression In any shape. He was Just and geuer- 
ous, brave and hospitable, and after his mysterious 
disappearance lie Is supposed lo come annually 
every May morning and revisit those lakes, lie 
may be seen (so they say) gliding over the waters 
on his milk-white steed, which Is richly capari¬ 
soned, while lovely youths and maidens precede 
him, strewing llowera along his pathway, and all 
arouud may be heard the softest, sweetest and most 
enchanting music. Happy the clu id of earth who la 
fortunate enough lo obtain a glance at this far- 
famed o’Doiiaghue as Ue glides away o’er the rip¬ 
pling tide, tor fortune and success are supposed to 
follow him all through a 111c long career. 
1 will now give you the legend of “ O’Donaghue’s 
pigs,” and must then close this already too long 
chapter on the lakes and their interesting sur¬ 
roundings. And shure, did ye never hear of O’Don¬ 
aghue’s pigs? Such wonderful craythurs, so fat 
and handsome, more like cows, the wonder of the 
whole count hry they wor to be sure. Well, O’Don- 
aghue was a little short of money (like a good 
many others In these days) and he says to his wife, 
“My darlln’’’(for he was mighty fond of her al¬ 
ways), “ there la so much ta lk about those pigs T'll 
sell them.” And sbe up and says, “ Sell them, Is 
it?” looking all kinds of ways at him. “ Whisht,” 
he replied, “ and don't be after talkin' of what you 
don’t understand. Keep to your parlor and lave 
the O'Donaghue to manage, his pigs;” and ho put 
a frown upon hlmselt that would terrify ihe lake 
Into a storm at any hour of the day or night. So he 
gels up and drives his pigs to market, aud, shure, 
he was the wonder of the fair, seated on his 
peettng the usual recognition of hla presence 
Instead of which the sentinel continued his Inves¬ 
tigations. The officer was naturally indignant. 
“ What are you here for, sir!” he demanded. 
“ Wa’al,” was the reply, “ I expect I’m a kind 
of a sort of a guard here. Who be you 7” 
•• Wa’al,” said the ofllcer, Imitating him, “ 1 ex¬ 
pect I’m a kind of a sort of ah ofilcer of the day 
hero.” 
“ Wa'al,” replied Jones, “ you Jest hold on till I 
git ibis musket together, and I’ll give you a kind 
of a sort of a sTute." 
Officer didn’t wait, but went off admiring the 
vivacity of the American character. 
snow-white horse, behind a Hook of a hundred 
pigs. Hut you sec, the pigs wouldn’t bo driven by 
any one but bltnself. The crowd around the pigs 
bought them all, arid when he had sold them and 
buttoned up his money, he says to one, “ Me good 
man, If you are discontented with your bargain 
Just let me know, and 111 give ye yer money back.” 
But the vagabond thought how soft tlic O'Don¬ 
aghue was, lor he knew he got the pigs tor half 
their value. Now the home of O’Donaghue and 
the pig driver were in opposite directions, and it 
most broke the mau’s heart The uneasy way the 
pigs wandered, but when be thought of the lino 
baoou they'd make ho went ou. never heeding the 
trouble. 
After two days' weary Journey he came to a 
river lord, and it ever a bridge had been there It 
was washed away. The minute the pigs saw the 
water they dashed into It, and sure enough, every 
one of them turned into a green growing rush. 
There weie his bcautuul pigs with their broad 
bacon turned into green rushes At first he set 
up an ullegawn (cry) that would shake the rocks, 
then he turned back to get UIb money from O’Don¬ 
aghue. tv hen ho reached the Castle, he knocked 
at tho hall door with ihe Dane’s hammer that 
hung there, ami out comes the lady. “ And what 
do ye want of me, good man ?” she says. So he 
explained It to her, and then she says: “ You must 
go up to the prince's bedside aud shake him up, 
for he Is asleep, and if that will not do, pull him 
by the foot," lie did as he was bid, but could not 
wake him, so lining Up the golden quilt that cov¬ 
ered him he pulled hla toot, and just as sure as 
Mount Glena Is darkening the water, foot, ankle, 
leg and thigh came oil In his hand. Oh ! how he 
blessed the O’Donaghue, the wrong way, as he 
stood holding the leg, while the prluce still lay 
sleeping as sweetly as If the May breezes were 
blowing o'er him, so the man tucks the leg under 
the tall oi his coat, and though he wus trembling 
from bead to foot, he walked past the lady as bold 
as a Hon, aud says, “ thank yer honor, I've finished 
me business.” Ue Hew oh like the wind, and the 
leg slipping from under hla coat took to running 
before him. Whichever way he ran, It was before 
him, more than once he Irlod to make the sign of 
the cross, but he had no power. Sure, his feel¬ 
ings were not bettered when, ou looking back, he 
saw the O'Donaghue coming after him. “Stop!” 
he cried, “ye beggarly pig-driver, what alls ye, 
that ye can't stop whin a gentleman speaks to ye. 
Give me my leg.” “Share, it ran away, sir; It’s 
on betore. sir,” says the driver. " Where!" thun¬ 
dered out the prince, and the echoes from the 
Eagle's Nest to the Gap of Dunloe, shouted, 
“where!” “ Oh I" laughed O’Donaghue, and the 
leg was in Its right, place again. “There,” said 
the prince, throwing a puree toward him, “is 
your money, my pigs are at home again, I only 
wanted my turn at the Saxon’s gold.” 
Marshall Co., Kan. 
Dear Uncle Makk The other day I look down 
the Gladioli l received irom you last year and It 
gave me such a fit of gratitude that I feel as if I 
must write to you, although I have not, done any¬ 
thing for your column this winter. We have a 
little greenhouse that gives us great pleasure, it 
Is very bright just now with llowors some of which 
came rronr the Ritual, and are prized especlaTy 
for tuat reason, as well as for their beauty. When 
the days are cold and dreary, we children call the 
greenhouse Italy, and sometimes 1 sit there with 
those very tantalizing seedsmen’s catalogues, aud 
dream ot spring, and or our garden work. 'To-day 
it is snowing aud blowing like—well tike March 
generally does in Gamma, although the almanac 
says that next Saturday begins the spring. I 
wish It would come, though 1 have not yet decided 
what crop to venture upon this seuson, one 
of my sisters Is attracted to try the pungent 
onion, aud another makes a specialty or ever¬ 
lasting Jlowers, When I decide I will let you 
know how 1 prosper. Mamma told me all 
about meeting you In New York, and 1 am am¬ 
bitious some day to see you myself. JVttb kindest 
regards, Yours truly, Maky Jack, 
itov. Quebec, Canada. 
IJkhe Is a new style of puzzle which offer the 
cousins an opportunity to show their Ingenuity. 
The puzzle consists in combtnlng the HIS words 
In the subjoined anecdote so that they will torm 
another anecdote, containing the same words, but 
altogether different in sense. When the trans¬ 
formation is complete send Ihe resulting au- 
anccdote to Uncle Mark who will publish a 
lew of the moat successful attempts. The cousins 
may think that the piece Is too long, but Its length 
is really au advantage as It gives u greater va¬ 
riety of words than a short one, and hence ad¬ 
mits of being changed mure effectually. It will 
prove a good exercise tor the young grammarians. 
Dukino the late unpleasantness the Connecti¬ 
cut Fifth was at one Lime stationed at Kelly ’b 
F ord, Virginia, and while there received some 
recruits, among whom was J ones, an Ideal Y ankee. 
Jones was not familiar with fire-arms, and when 
posted as a sentinel for the first time, deliberately 
sat down and dissected his musket.. While thus 
engaged, the officer of the day approached, ex- 
HIDDEN TREES. 
1. Metal 1 potted com beef. 
2. Asa go home at once. 
a. Hand me the basket Talbot. 
*i. Hear the music In Namon’s house. 
5. Will you stay Ucea. 
c. Do not bo tell-tales. 
7. 1 like beef steak. 
8. I heard from Kd. Lamb last week. 
9. Seta camah accepts the situation. 
10. Frlstam a risk must be run. 
11. 1 put A mar in Daisy's cottage. 
12 I saw your mate Bob In tho hall. 
13. l met Lestur Penrtnc yesterday. 
14. Philip, lumbago is In the back. 
Biz - Answer In two wePks. Little Onk. 
CROSS WORD. 
In England, not Dr France. 
In vision, not In trance. 
In obvious, not lu plain. 
In kernel, not in grain. 
In gravel, not in sand. 
I u elbow, not In hand. 
In slant, not Dr level. 
The whole Is a level. 
Waterloo, Ind. “ Gus.” 
--»♦« - 
PYRAMID PUZZLE. 
Across : 1, a letter; 2 , au aeriform fluid; 3, Dig¬ 
nified; 4. a.St. Andrew’s cross; 5, a plant. 
Down: 1, a letter; 2, Therefore; 3, To Injure; 
4, To sail fast; 5, a book; 0, an escape; 7, Ay; 8, 
a prefix: 9, a letter. 
Weterloo, Ind. “Gus.” 
C yr Answer In two weeks. 
SQUA RE W ORD. 
A river of British America. A city of Peru. An 
Island of the Grecian Archipelago. 
sa~ Answer lu two weeks. l. o. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS.—April 17. 
Hidden Aimrj.KS OF FOOD.—1. Soup; 2. Fish; 3- 
bune. 4. Meat: 5. Salad; b\ Gravy; 7. Sauce: »• Ra 
Out ; 9. Chowder; 10. Cod-lieh-balJ; 11. Salmsmindi; 
2 Sally l.utm. IT Toast; ll Omelet: If.. Bacon; 1G. 
>OUSO; IT SaiJKiaro; 13 Ketchup; 19. Tripe; 20. Me- 
Iukup; 21. Duniphmr; @1. Custard; 23. Iilauo-mauge; 
4. Sauip 2i Giblets. 
A SqUAUK Work: A B D 
ALOE 
ROLL 
DELL 
A Pyramid Puzzle : 
ILK 
BLEAT 
B It E A T H E 
Centrals form " Flea." 
Half Square: 
P A T T E M A It 
AUllELIA 
T RAIN S 
T E I N E 
E L N E 
M 1 S 
A A 
R 
Various. 
BRIEFLETS. 
“ Little as is kuowu” (says Dr. Ilexamer 
in the N. Y. Tribune) “of Ihe nature of scab 
in potatoes, I think I have proven, to my own 
satisfaction at least, that siucc the. exclusive 
use of commeicial fertilizers, my potatoes 
have become entirely free from scab, and better 
than with the use of barnyard manure. . . . 
Dr. Engelbardt culls attention to a fact that 
is too much overlooked, viz., that ice from 
impure water is unfit for drinking; that it 
may contain fever germs aud that it is far 
better to cool pure water by placing Hie vessel 
containing it on ice than by using impure ice 
iu the water. . . • Beurre d’ Anjou, it 
should bo remembered, is, among dwurf pears, 
one of the very best. . . . “ Everybody is 
confident and courageous over the promise of 
abundant crops,” says the Pacific Rural Press 
(California). . . Our readers must not for¬ 
get that our address is now 34 Park Row. . . . 
We have found that repairing lawn mowers is 
a costly and generally unsatisfactory matter. 
The best wav to repair a lawu-mower that does 
not do good work is to buy a new one. . The 
advertising col umns of the Rural New-Yorkkh 
are at this time of uuusual variety and interest. 
. . They should bo looked over every week 
as well by those who have nothing lo buy as 
by those who have. . . The “ White Ele¬ 
phant”— but we cannot explaiu that yet. . . 
Grapes, Currants, Strawberries, Raspberries, 
Blackberries, Gooseberries, Apples and Pears 
should be raised on every farm. Farmers do 
themselves and their families injustice by ueg- 
lcctlug their cultivation. . . Land and 
Home calls the Daniel O’Rourke a new pea! 
. . About the middle of May the first 
wash should be given to fruit trees. Then 
again about the middle of June. No care 
given to fruit trees pays better than this. . 
Ouray, the Ute chief, recently purchased one 
of Mosely and .Stoddard’s Cabiuet Creameries. 
The order was given while in Washington, 
from an advertisement in the Rural New- 
Yorker. . . Inquirers will fiud London 
Purple in our advertising columns. From all 
the information we can get, there seems little 
doubt that it will lake tho place of Paris-green 
. . . Quite delighted with Mr. Warner’s 
book which we have been looking over at odd 
moments of late, we again quote from its lively 
pages, lie is jubilating over tho fact that he 
has just c impleted the first hoeing of his gar¬ 
den. “The only drawback,” he says, “to 
this rejoicing is that the garden now wants 
hoeing tho second time. 1 suppose if my 
garden were planted iu a perfect circle, and 
f started round it with a hoe, I should never 
see an opportunity to rest. I had pictured 
myself sitting at eve, with my family, in the 
shade of twilight, contemplating a garden 
hoed. Alas! it is a dream not to be realized 
iu this world. . . 
--- 
catalogues, etc., received. 
Inter-Ocean is the the name of a new 
weekly journal, published at Denver, Col., and 
devoted to all the iutcrests of that new and 
rising country. It is a neatly printed paper of 
20 pages, and cover, and seems to bo quite 
orginul iu its make-up. Price $4.00 a year. 
Transactions of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture of tub State of Illinois for 1878. 
This volume contains also a very full aud in¬ 
teresting description of noxious and beuefleial 
insects peculiar to the State, by Prof. Cyrus 
Thomas, State Entomologist. 
Seventh Annual Report of the New Jer¬ 
sey State Board of Agriculture; also con¬ 
taining the Report of tbe New Jersey Horticul¬ 
tural Society. The whole work contains some 
200 pages, and is bouud in pamphlet form. 
Twenty-first Annual Editiou of the Sorgo 
Hand Book. A short treatise on the Chinese 
6 tigar cane, aud the machinery used in the 
manufacture of sugar. Blymycr Manufactur¬ 
ing Co., Cincinnati, O. 
Schedule of Prizes offered by the Mass. 
Hurt. Society for the year 1880. The amount 
appropriated for prizes is $3,050. Robert 
Manning, Sec’y, Boston, Mass. 
Production aud Distribution of Cereals of 
the United States, by J. R. Dodge. Au extract 
from the Report on the Iuternal Commerce of 
the United States. 
Catalogue of Strawberries, Raspberries, 
Blackberries, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries, 
Rhubarb and Asparagus, fruit aud ornamental 
trees by William Parry, Cinnamiuson, N. J. 
8 eventh Annual Report of the New Jersey 
State Board of Agriculture, for 1870; a book 
iu paper cover, containing many interesting 
facts and figures. 
Quarterly Report of the Kansas State 
Board of Agriculture for the quarter ending 
Dec. 81, 1879 ; 1(38 pages full of valuable in¬ 
formation. _ 
The Cotton Mills of South Carolina, their 
names, location, capacity and history, pub¬ 
lished by the Board of Agriculture of that 
State._ 
No. 1 of Vol. 4 of the American Veterinary 
Review, edited by Dr. A. Liautard, President 
of the American Veterinary College, New York 
City._* . 
Ritleb and Premium List for the Horticul¬ 
tural Department of the Ciucinuati Industrial 
Exposition to he held in the fall of 1880. 
Circular of Italian Bees, Colonies, Comb 
foundation, Extractors, etc. Sold by H. H. 
Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 
Proceedings of the 25th Auuual meeting of 
the Western New York Horticultural Society. 
An interesting pamphlet of 150 pages. 
Essay on Horticultural Progress, read 
before the Now York Horticultural Society, 
March 9, 1830, by Peter Henderson. 
American Enterprise, us viewed by the 
foreign press; u small pamphlet published by 
Howard Loekwood, 71 Duauc St. 
Proceedings of the Kentucky Horticultural 
Society, at its annual meeting, held at Shelby- 
ville, Ky., Jan. 13-15,1830. 
Proceedings of tho American Poultry Asso¬ 
ciation at this Seventh Annual Meeting,held at 
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 1880. 
Forty Years among Small Fruits, by Wil¬ 
liam Parry, Ciunaminson, N. J. 
Proceedings of the Portage County (O.) Hor¬ 
ticultural Society for 1879. 
