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Show ney wer game, and while their feet \\'ere held, they went down the hole hcacl first and pre::;ed tile surface of the magic St ne with their lips. They came up saying something that I did nol j u:;t understand, and by the ·olor of their faces. it may be ju t as well that l did not uncler: tand. 11ut the one ad thing in the whole exper ience wa that we came away and left the \\'oman . till there. J J wc,·er, I will wager the picture of the old Ca lie that if the fact were known, she did kiss that Slone before ·he lefl. The cvenincT of tile 23rd of lay was filled witl1 glorious hopes and anticipation s . \\ 'c had reached Queenstown ancl from there were to f>ai l the following morning for .\mcrict. The di-, tancc from Cork to QueenslO\vn is only l\\'eh·e miles, ;mel hence the name of the latter city was formerly "C()\'e of Cork." hut in 1~-l<J it wa ' changTd to it s pn:sent name in honor o( Utteen \ - icto ria, \\'ho land ed there during a trip to I relancl. Til · harbor of (juccn-,t()\\'11 is both big and heilutiful. It reminded me somewhat of the l1arhor at San l<r:mcisco because both arc large , and irom them the ocean is readily reached. \\ell, the night passed slowly and we \\'l'l"e ready ior our hreakiast early: in deed \\'C were at the tabk heiore the waiters had put in their appL·arance: hut the meal was scrn~ d in du · ti111e and dclig-htiul abundance. Our hags "ere traJlsierred to the tender and at 10:30 a. Ill. \\'l' started for the \\'hite Star ship, the l~altic. that aw:1ited us just outside the harbor. This part of the \'<>yage was soon 0\·er, and at noon, our good ship sailed for ,\merica. Thank (;od \\·e were on the ship and off fo r II 0:\11 ~. !'age On~ llundred Sncnty-three |