The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-07


But one is not beaten yet;
Not uet though all besides should fly,
Not get though faithless victory
Perches rebel flags forever
The Corps is whpped-the General never!
Lo tits army that hath fed
And none are heroes but the dead,
When riding down the valley far
He brought soul into the war.
Swift the trampling steed more swift
The riders spirit; as he came
His voice went forth before his sword
And slew the fears of men with shame
Then when he met the mighty rout,
What was his order p" FACE ABoUTr
AS flame through flame the order ran;
Southwark they faced, yea every man
Faced South-then cheered for Sheridan
All right well Jubal Early knew
Who hurled that avalanche of blue;
He knew whose hand had turned the flight,
And struck full in the face his van
Too well he'd felt in many fight
The strong right arm of Sheridan.
And he who led our legions onward
And bore their darkened banners sunward
Not less in peace than great.
But as he marched an army ruled State
straightforward, pausng not, turning,
All his great soul within him burning
To do the right thing and to do it we'll.
What maered it to him who should oppose?
He loved his country better than his place,
And those who hated her-he held his foes.
This was your crime, o Sheridan! that you
When bad men traded in their counry's sin,
Maintained her honor, and enforced the right
To hold the victory you fought to win.
Defeated? Yes, but glorious such defeat
Conquered? Aye only when the Right is slain.
Thou art become principle to us,
And principle shalt rise again.
know that Truth shall triumph Not in vain
Men suffer in her cause; thy name shall be
The rallying cry of millions who maintain
High in the stars the banner of the free.
Thy countrys foes may boast they overcame,
But thine the glory is-thers the eternal shame
-New York Tribune, 2ls August.
MEXICAN NAMEs-As Spanish is the written language of
Mexico the names of all the places and of that country
written spelled according the rules of the Spanish
alphabet. All the Spanish and especially the Mexican
names very smooth and euphonous when properly pro-
bounced but hear them daily spoken by those who
persist in pronouncng them by the English alphabet in its
Yankee infection they are terrific We will be excused
therefore, if we give few rules for reading Mexican Names
or the benefit of the young reader at least The Spanish
egarded etterthe sounds of which in car
Ike in hay like ee in see, in hope like in boot
There are dphongs and each vowel constitutes separate
yllabe in all situations. These vowes are uttered with
prolonged sound rather not shortened do with in
'in but Their pretty nearly the
ours except which, before and is pronounced like
in thn FL which is always silent j. which as near
r can get with slight cultural additions ILL.,
omded like or y X, which, at the beginning of words
low has deep cultural sound would make by combn
ng y, and Il which is properly pronounced til, though
custom is gradually settling the sound of 1t is
practice with the Spanish scholars to change the spelling
IS the sound of letter changes. For this they now
pell Mexico Meco and Texas Ids the ancently being
ounded they now sound it at the beginning of word
obyng these rules any of the Mexican
with and oerabe approach elegance 1t is
that every reader expected all foreign
words but there is general acquaintance and familiarity
With foreign and phrases expected of every one of
air educaon the want of which is not excusable the
round of only reading English We ought therefore
learn at least how to pronounce the belonging the
American contnent-he world of republics The following
Examples may assist in applying the rules
SPELLED PRONOUNCED.
Juarez President OF Mexico, Whoo-a-rez
Romero, Romayro.
Chihuahua Chiwhawha.
Guadalaxara, Gwadalahara
Tamaulipas Tam-a-oo-lepas
San Jose, San Rosay
Rio Grande, Ree-o-Granday.
Saltillo Sal-teel-yo
Rio Del Norte River of the North, Ree-odel Nortav
The rule of accent in Spanish is if the word end with
onsonan the accent the last syllable if it ends with
owe, the last syllable but has the accent Excenons