The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-01
TIE: OMNIBUS.


shadow of household discipline in these days of unlimited
privilege and license Give the right to VOTE and we
should wives and daughters rampagng through
the country spoupg politics from stump and rosrum like
Anna Dickenson Lucy Stone i'd ge What would be-
of the dignity the parental relation what would
husbands good for then We would be welded to
the d. horns, hoofs and all, than to politician"
This chap" evidently speaks from experience
V1cARIous CoURAGE-An 1sh absentee said sent
this comforting to his steward Tell the tenants
that no threats to shoot you will terrify me-"
A K1NGLY DEArn.-Sebastan the last King but of
the old dynasty of Portugal Practically may call him the
last King His successor the Cardinal Henry regned only
long enough allow the claimants his succession
their claims into shape Sebastian perhaps the last genu
inc Crusader though him the crusadng spirit had lost
somewhat its original character He the
eregn of Morocco avowdy in the of preteder his
though of the pretender be restored only
favorable Christianity and Portuguese
premacy This is exactly the spirit of Godfrey Still it is
approach to likely in the latter part of the
century Sebastian only years old at his
DEATH had the bad luck to come to his crown In infancy and
left without wise guardians What qualities longer
experience might have developed in him cannot Asst
was he had grown into brave soldier and puremnded
devotee but seemingly into nothing else His personal con-
duct exemplary his religion sincere and ferven but
showed signs of budding generalshp
ship OverweenDg selfconfdence and high idea of his
kngy dignity the natural results of his unhappy position
education But he is not charged with oppression in his
government and he have made many personal friends
Yet the which his memory worshpped by the Por
tuguese nation was doubtless owing much less
qualities than the of things which followed his DEATH
In 1878 he invaded Africa in the spirit of knghteran he
found general and statesman in the Mahomean prince with
whom he had to contend Worn out with illness. Abdel
meek present at the battle of and di
rected the movements of his died the moment of
victory Sebastian there be doubt refusing surrender
capituation died in last desperate charge.
OTHERS AS WELThe following conversation took place
recently, between certain nameess young lady and Major
E., whose name know but prefer to suppress The Major
had received the Order Pour lie Mer for distinguished
service in the late "Ah, Major" said Lady x, II
you have received the Order Pour Me hear that
has been bestowed very freely lately and that persons
have received who don't deserve it." you,
lady, said the Major that all who have received have de-
served it. except one and that one am T. Excuse me-
Major smiled, but shut up.
THE PEAsANTRY OF Observation-Disclosures is, however,
considerable interest in collecting the proverbs aud observing
the customary phraseoogy of any particular district
without pathological end in vew and simply for the sake
of discovering indications of character And this thing
may be said of the people in MISUNDERSTANDING they
amusngly in the habit of undertaking what they
bad said to be "a vara' moderate chap
rageous drunk be mo better for his beer while of
reprobae was remarked there deal folks mar
parce ABBOTT don' him. When the rain pouring
necessarily the weather said be dampish sofsh In
answer question about the road we were told that was
lang way from bein good and indeed found 1--WE
going horseback from Mardae into Swndae that
phrase used similar OCCASION was raytery to make
you wag The Westmoeland shows in his words that
his is be cautious Il niver like to nell VII beck
boddom said abore who asked to mend stepping
stones 'Nver NELL VII parsons lawyers, and doctors, said
another who recommending prudence in gayer mat
Them ladies their wits of other folks brains III
nobbut be mddny saad proverb which might have its
application every county of England Yet the Westmore
land though he heedfu and "a bad man to skill on at
first hearty and honest friend when have secured his
regard The peasanty of this part of England is fine
both in body and mind No who has these
market day sheephearng could hesitate that
they stronger active handsome than in most
parts of England intellectually too, their rank would be
equally high And the standard of education is good In
country small number proportonate unable to write
their In none, again, is the average commisso of
crime small The Appleby sometimes udicrou
the occasion when attended them though there
all the apparatus of Judge and Sheriff. wigs and aberds there
Just two criminas-one for stealing bread and
cheese and for burning ng-and of the two
was acquitted. 1t mus unhappiy be admitted that vice and
crime always coordinate, and that there be good
average of education with lower average of morality
SOLDIER OF FREEDoMrA month ago there died at Stock