The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-06

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over HOLIDAYS from to morow ti ,hs @ feo Sr S aolourn
Mr. Han announced the death of 0r,ona M 'anusls
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Svuonsis of General Weavh.~,. a..
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race, AT A0eipn1 Hails saturday
Evening, December 3Otb.
He thanked the ladies and gentlemen present for their
hearty welcome and Mr. McElroy who had introduced
him in complimentary manner be begged leave to ten
der the of his sincere friendship and with that
the pledge Of his unabaed devotion the cause of Ireland
Cheer Had his heart his convictions both under
gone change in their relations cause the sen
tenee of exparaton or life from the land of his birth
would not then have been, in full force against
him. Renewed cheers. Were he less devoted 70 the
liberty of Ireiandess determined do all his power
consistent with his American citizenship help his coun
trymen here and at home to the of great
promseor had he come to the conclusion that what he
did wrote spoke in Ireland from ls43 lS49 in favor
OF the separation Of his native country from England and
the establishment OF independent Irish nation, was
wrong-were this the case he would have felt hesita
ton In asking permission to visit the old land Yet
still OF the same mind and heart he in AS and
oeng So he could not bend himself to ask the privilege
nom foreign power to reener his fathers house Hear
near hear IL would delight him, indeed, revive by
association with the out of which they sprang his
Reeoiections of Ireland. Yet that denied him
ana MS heart associations and purpose forbade his fate
TO De otherwise than it was-all he could do now
through clouded atmosphere as 10 retrace his
steps to his experiences and days in elandto few of
them at least vi his school days he would not have
Nofu rennnlscence OF them could
public interes-we-e it not that the beautiful old College
IN Whch ne greater number OF those days spent
surrounded oy scenes and places which had national
interest whilst the old place itself had its share of the
national hlstory-a small share to be sure but respeca
pie and attractive one Centuries old thad stood maui
ing from ohver Cromwell when the Eustaees of Bally
moreEusaee held It. The cantng seoun1rels of this
disseminator OF the Gospeloud laughter
aef heiphg themselves aeundant!y to her cellars IN ths
absence OF her husband murdered the polite old lady the
mistress OF the castle Cries Of the numbering heathenI "
From INT Eusaces the Castle passed in of time
into the hands OF the Brounes from whom took the
OF CsIe broune ana IN IIgS, the lord and master OF IL
was one Wogan Broune, who saw hit &c enroll himself
among the Onaed Hisa7e7 and who became very creda
Dy Implicated ID the revolutionary movement Of that
Threat laughter and eheers Bodonstonn church yard
little more than two hours walk from the College and in
tne SON rch earth OF that obscure little slept
lheooald won Zone WHO few OF his hearers had to be
tod was one OF the strongest 'ntelleets and bode spirits
Ireland had produced. Hear hear and loud cheersl
men the towns OF Cane and were in the neigh
OF them corresponding in fortune or con-
dluon with their neutrality-suspicious. both of them
somewhat famous as scenes OF battle where many tough
asen stan did gallant service with the reeDg ranks Of the
NOrh Corh ana other butchers IN red coats Loud cheers
over towards Maynooth were the dsmanted mansion and
wasted domain OF Rathcohey renowned throughout Kildare
as the birthplace and for brief season the residence OF
haht"n Rowan VINO was courtiy and chlvalro1s Irish
gentleman OF the grand Old school, and VINO, his great
cedt becoming involved with the Crown lawyers and such
hhe vampires OF the time was magniheenty defended by
John Phpot Curran whose speech on the occasion was
;amllar to many IN America Hear, hear and cheers
~ was withia hese beautiful OLD walls ne nrst saw Daniel
oConneil VINO whatever opinion may be paramount TO-
day in conflict with his tavorite political maxms was as
Hueh part OF ireland as the H m Iara the noble ruins
OF Holyeross, the erags and eagles of lverah Loud
eheers Ihs he the speake knew, and this he proudly
confessed no other living man had ever inspired HIM with
such homage and was with boysh wonder and boyish
eXaes ne gaze on MS superb frame rs with the step OF
conndent warrior ana knlghtly bearing ne moved
among them and with the courtness OF an Irish chief OF
te long past une returned the sautaon that went orth
vigorously rom her young hearts IN recognition OF the
great Man OF tne irsn People Loud eheeIng Inc last
une ne saw Iohheli was at the great Repeal meennS
whch 0oA place on the shore OF he Lower Lake OF har
ney ms was IN the autumn OF ls4o was vast gath
erinS thousands on thousands were assembled there
They had come from Kanturk from Tralee from Cahir-
ciVeen ron Casue island ron Macreom liset The DAY
was ths enhanced inc oiemn oi the scene
ouhtas never seem 50 granu SO loI.y so VAST as Wnen
tney wear the .hunusr-eouos upon men OroWs Jap
ptalseJ Nor does thdt Deauteons and romantic Lake
strike one so ieengy anu with SUCH deep enec as when
us waters are aarhene Oy the stormy SKIES and the m'si
mes along the mountain SIDE as though II were some weird
SpiF. w!y seekhg feiue somewhere m those Souaes
before Ihe STORM oursI lAPPEAuseJ OCOnEen seemed
20 nm 10 pe III every way III harmony Win hs scene and
the shrouded magnhcenees thas lowered above nm
Beyond there he exclaimed throwing out his massive
arm and pointing In the direction of the peaks Oh erah-
beyond mere was porn ana tere IL sna De my PRAYER
10 de AS ne uttered these words his frame appeared 70
me 70 grow ggahuc ana ne seemed mountain IN ths
presence ana the solemn shadow OF those mountains
CIreat appanse re had now 10 speak o anoher scene
a91 anoner man nSh o l9eu hio Qeen 70 tne LosS -
ot CasheIt Loud IeShter ana cries OF many OF U.s.
Dld they remember the stately Round rover that scared
there so boldly IN the storm and suuiightt Did tney
remember ne sweep OF he great arcnes Oh hs
rooess and ruined Cathedral over the fractured spendor
OF whlch tEit Round rover stood senuheif Dld they
reInenoer-t was Impossible for any oi Them VINO saw
10 rge-the exqmSte trcery' the groinnSs the senlP
nred cornees he prceiess sum O All those Sareo ou
concentrated periectiohs whch hlng Corinacs chapei
snnptaousy reVeaisf And ana not tney remember me
Doid Isolated Rock on whch Isound rover eatnearai
fragments ana tns uhrNaied Httie structure stoodt AZ
e oo Oi tha i.och-n !he grin1 OF
Oh her Old ana kngy naon-Wlh those evidences OF he
bounty OF the Ceic Sceptre ana the aspiring pety OF inc
Ceiuc mllre before then-it was tnere that Michaei
Doheny one OF the most devoted and gifted OF the friends
OF Ireland hld ms lrish nome tsar near ana great
applause He sleeps TO day IN his American grave ms
the speaker = work that evening would De- neeed moss
graeeles and incomplete In these Recoecilons OF Ire.
iand rom the reasnre-iaden mountains OF honta De
failed to cast loving eye towards that distant grave ana
place there IN ferven splnt Christmas Offering reas
applauseI true n'sn Seit MS heart ms genius us
sties that snanned his InoJest hnt bosnabe home.
Q IL h;I,t ~ ;nta,ao.,,I rnr,O. ,h", ~ serrino
IaId ost him what !, nab, as vail as isbs nhvsicaI
s- wers as stron,lvtnit as eDSnr;Is and as inex X
e th.;h, s ,So -! nf ~; otis ai;Sf TRens,r.d
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