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Show OLD CCR!OSITY Sl\OP. 1.0::\DO •. than three hours by train to Portrush. J I ere \\C boarded tl1e trolley which took u to the end of our journey-the Causeway. 11 a \'ing \ isited this ·pot before, [ knevv . omething of the pleasure that awaited u all; but to describe t he Causeway is beyond both my thought and power. The accompanying pictures that were taken wil l o·i \·e some idea of the wonderful work that lws been wrought here. There arc acres of this formation in this part of the Causeway. J say "this part of the ·auseway" because it is -;aid tktt "once upon a time'' a ( ; iant had a road built from here to Scotland, but that he d isp leased t he gods and the waves and the winds destroyed it. lVJany theories have been ad\' a ncecl as to the cause f these perfectly formed blocks, that fit into each other with a nicety t hat could not be excelled hy the mo t . killed mechanic. The most general theory that a \'Oicanic earthquake once occurred here and that the molten rock, in its cooling process, assumed the forms that arc both so numerous and perfect. r lla\'e no theory to advance, but feel something like the old darkcy did the first time he saw the big city with its trolley cars and electric lights. J lis friends asked him. "\\'hal do you think of that?'' I J is n:ply was. " r\h can't 'zactly think, l~oss, but ah !>'lien· dat somrbody ha,·e done a heap o'work 'bout here.'' I"')rO\'idence hath sun:ly wrought magniiicently in the north of lrelancl. Returning from the -·au.;eway, we enjoyed our dinner 011 the train and reached l ~clfast at <J:OO p.m. 'l'he fo llowing da)· was Sunday and we attended the morning . cn·ice at one of the !Jest Protestant churche . . Dublin is a hu . y city. \\ 'e . pent :.Jay 20th and 21st there. The nay is indeed a beautiful Page One I l unci red Si •dy-'e' en |
