Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-23
TheS BectrSfsIr-i4ies of dhe eirish
People.
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slfFfoA- the Chicago Times, or w edneSday.1
A lecture by Henry Giles, of Boston, was
read last evening" by Mr.. T. j. Nichols, off
Boston. at Uhlichs Hall, for the benefit of
the author, who is suffering from a severe
attack of paralysis. H. dHjI 3hf @
The subject of the lecture was g Irish
Wit and Humor.1b The following is brief
synopsisioh the lecturer uEf' 'P.ti mtei
'fFhej reader ,intrOduceds the lecture byI
stating that Mr. Giles was an invalid. audi
that he had been. attacked some eighteenI
mOuthsiJ ago9 9Whil6 lecturing at Boston,,
with paralysis, SINCE which, time he ihadI
DeenisM hollyI1lnable, 10 support hlmself.l
Thus the speaker was inow reading one of
the lectures Of Mr.. Giles, in order to 6tainI
that support Whiclflhe ha6bflo other meansE
Of obtaining. sf,l E1Tgi995 yf5G5tei1g9t sGt 4
1.-The Irish were essentially a sociable peo-
ple.- This fsocjability might be Unborn mi
them-a characte and part of their
nature--or itmight be the resnl6of clrcnm-
stances. Perhaps it might be the result OFF
bOsh.a Certain it was thatithey' obeyedr the
feelaration'that itwas good for men to Avel
together. oisea, Gaa y3iiGsl ilGf'9 igao /
i1ihe love. of kindred among the Irish was
strong and enduring; and the parent eyerl
claimed an interest in and a right to- the
obedience of his child; while the child
equallyiiloYedj and, sTevered his parents.
by en-, the aged father ofichildren in Amer
lea would implicitly obey the grandfatherI
OF those children i'm Ireland! This love was
strong, tender, long and far-reaching, for
tlerew no genealogist, however perse-H
Verin g, thai could search out the icOnnee-
tion with thely'distant cousins !" to whom
the Affection OF the 1rishman uextends.
Such loVeiOf kindredi in an Irisbman, when
it had once fOundIa place in his heart, never
died. a93Jimao1 y-r5i 1
The Irish Women,e the wives of the land,
were next spoken OF. Their virtues wereE
many. They had been ever the blessings
of the land. They, too, had borne many OF
the misfoFtunesIof their country. During
the long years in which Ireland had been
subjected to- the tyranny of another race
they had been the sympathizers with the
cause of Ireland, and the supporters of
their families in timesIof trouble. t. "a
Butlthe Irishman's love of, country was
equally great with hisloVe of kindred. Etl
seemed to be composed, of many loves. 1t
was made up of many feelings. And,
though a largernunnbeT OF the natives uOtl
Ireland emigrate to foreign lands than of.
any other country, yet, having emigrated,l
and with, no hope of returning to their ma.
tive land, they evefIremember it and love.
it. The name of Ireland and its interests
were dear to them. iJ sf1 Ff rSal
Their social and affectionate character
was not confined to those of their own re-.
4igion, the Catholics, but they are always
grateful to those who have done them a
benefit or a kindness. Irishmeh loved the
past; nav, reVerenced that which had long.
been They cared not for the magnificent
| The inmate of grand new house, pala-I
tial in appearance and palatial in its fit
tings won not their reverence; while the
members, the chiefs, of old families, in
threadbare coats, living in ruined houses,
always were .honored by the doffing of the
hat. getsst 1a v3R3-J 3 . g.r. gHi,s0
-h The lecturer then spoke of the active
nature of the Irish social character, and of
the hospitality which was one of its con.
-stituents. Their love, their hospitality,
their sociability reached all, the rich and
$ poor; the we'll and the sick, the lame, the
halt and the blind. 81 Z0itE,.tT-g aHfs .-s4
-is The Irish temper was of a.. contentious
nature. Irishmen loved to fight for the
sake of fighting alone. They cared not for
any'object in fighting. But, this fighting
was not leontined to- the peasant; the rich,
Judges, magistrates, lawyers, sheriffS, all
fought THiS contentious nature was not
confined to blows only. They were fond
of fighting with their tongues. Thus Ire
land had produced many brilliant orators.
But their oratory was of an aggressive
nature, rather than logical. This tendency
to disputation was alike common to the
poor and to the rich; and the fights of
words in which they often engaged furnish
them opportunities for the exercise OF that
humor which all Irishmen possessed in so
highIa degree while they possessed all
kinds of humor,. the humOr. which they
most delighted in was keen, quiet and sug-
gestive, rather than broad. OF the educat-
led and celebrated mem of Irelands perhaps
Swift, Carran and Sheridan were the most
distinguished for their wit and humOr. le
1.-The lecture was a very entertaining one,
and was well z received by the audience
more especially the numerous anecdotes
that were interspersed throughout the lee
ture.sfi 9gi5 b9yom Lij5iJH 1