The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-09-14
IRrsa GAFHoILlrcs FuNrnAIas.---A CORES,

IRIsH GAFRoIIc FvNERAIs.---A CORES
pondeut of the N. Y CRUSADER, writing
from N'sstehestercouhty givesEhe follow
| ing account ofanIrish fnnefal,---
Ftom time 70 time, during the past year,
4 shave had occasion to employ an Irish |
\ man, who by hissuniform and modest de- |
meanor, wSa my respect and confidence.
He was an honest upright man, and was
/ very liberal in his yiews---though Roman
Gatholic$ But 70 my story:
II The poor fellow was very unexpectedly
taken sick, and very ysuddenly died. As a.
matter Of course, much ado was made by
his friends--a priest was sent for--and q
wake beld over him.
, When the funeral took place, l was in
vited to accompany the cortege. must
confess, though l felt it my duty as a
neighbor to assent, yet, from what l saw, |
Ibid so very reluctantly, rs...
e Before the procession started, attempt
s ed to enter the house; but no sooner had l
placed my foot upon the door sill than l
backed out, perfectly disgusted with what
met my eye. Instead ofthe usual melan-
. choly appearance Of such occasions among
d tiny persuasions, what do you suppose l
saw? Why, every one Tor almost every
of one) were drinking and smoking. II
j seemed 10 me that the ardent flowed faster
: than the tears did, by asgood deal. The
o. smoking. however, though decidedly rep
u treheusible accompaniment to what ought
TO have been q solemn occasion, was not,
lie at this time, 90 offensive to me as the ef.
! ffuvia That arose from the remains of the
: poor piece Of clay that they had walked
IA for two nights previous.
p You must admit that the whole scene
of was rare one to a person who had neyel
., beheld such a revolving sight before.
" felt much inclined 10 60 home; but ] mus
* see the conclusion Of, the farce. The poo
I'm fellow was placed in large covered farm
wagon. Some fifteen or twenty, wagons
nd followed, and after about two hours ride
- the whole arrived at the village where tn,
" battle-ground was locaied--say about fou
ur miles from where we started. q,
pg Hero were tdgernS almost bordering OIL
Z the ground; and, oh! my countryl such ;
m. rush for the ardent, Inever saw. 1t seem
s, ! ed almost impossible for themal TO ge
" served. stood aloof from the crowd, al
h- unobserved observer, perfectly amazedant
to confouhded In the meantime the corps
III was placed in its final resting place, abou
na- one hundred yards from the groggery
y By-and-by a tall, gaunt, Jesuitical lookin!
individual, clothed in long, black gown
10 eight to his person, and clownish cap up
ely on his anyenerable-looking head, came ou
arelI cf The tic chapel (?) and proceeded to tn
oft grave, preceded'by an attendant, who he'll
4 IN his hnnda small vessel Of holy water
80 When hisroyal highness arrived at th
soil grave, the benighted lookers-on fell dow
2. upon their marrow bones with as muc
= obesience as if he were God Almighty
be A little of this consecrated (9) water (pui
tbe er, by the way, than he who dipped hi
q fingers in it, was thrown upon the cofir
=, = /" and, after reading awhile in languag
the that none Of his hearers could understand
ons his most Satanic majesty departed, moyin
is along with. as much dignity as aking, anC
Of perhaps, feeling too pure to. notice the cor
glomerated mass of human beings aroun
him. ,s... .,-. s
ans Thus endeth my. descriptions of thefrl
lib and doubtless, the last, Roman Catholi
all burial I shall ever witness. have not re
in. capitulated these facts and ideas for tn
-. purpose ofirid;cale but simply to show
~" 0'e other rovices like myself what saw, an
are the contrast between Protestant and
es; poor Roman Catholic burial.
an- As to the sincerity Of thousands of IL
,eir Roman Catholic people,I have not a doub
q. but as to their leaders, those not TO -be-mi
VI taken deceitful looking Priests. l woul
re- wish TO be delivered from; as also N
ner COUNTRY s.-.....s.
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