The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-22

is in France and Enghwomen make scrupe of
ming past midnight in French saloons There many
things the English would do home but which they do
abroad without feeling the slightest shame Once they the
Channel they fling all the winds In London they
will not the opera but in black dress Paris they
neQiqe. lie says:-
Behold Englishmen on the Boulevards looking docaed
with their peots from ready made shops the product of the
Belle Jarnere Such Jackets such appearance such legs
such Boards and such mouaches One of the pecuates of
the Engshman the resemblance he seeks give
himself to He is OF the past the
Enghman carefully shaved correctly dressed antpahec to
anything that resembed the soldier and who thought he
not washed if he had but days beard"
This military fashion dates from the Cmean war, and
reached perfection with the Volunteers With this negligent
appearance their aspect virgin forest legs of i'm
moderate length made still longer by the choolboy Jackets
that push through all crowds those cpacous
stomachs that engu all sorts of eaabe Enghmen let loose
Paris look like barbarians entering conquered country
1t impossible to show complete contempt for the
tves of the which they visit Neither it be said
that acting thus their they only if they
at home No such thing they never would think of doing
at home.
Engishwomen quite as strange the
Paris has not yet produced them the effect of the
Garden of Accmatisation the belong
Their species They recognizable by their incredible aves
dressbonnes that look like cabbage gardens caso9ns
gaudy color impossible crnones French cshmers called
because they only by Englshwomen! None but
Engshwomen capable of wearing bonnets in January
in July Look them they stride along the Boue
wards, and step out like the Cent Gardes !"
BREroNs.
Three of the popular songs and ballads of Brittany
are DISTINGUISHED The first of these consists of NEUROLOGICAL
pieces historic and heroic legends and popular ballads
popular domestic events the love
songs esta des and the third comprises religious
ard legends Among the first of these categores
found the earliest and most dstinctvey national of Breton
poems. One of the striking, well in all probability
one the Oldest fragments of Celtic literature is called ar
Ramon Les Se and is sort of catechecal dialogue be-
a Druid and child. 1t is made up of kind Of
puaion dozen questions and OF the Drudica
doctrines destiny cosmogony geography, chronology
ronomy, magic medicine and the meempycoss An entire
the whole been met with Latin
certainly strange find mothers still teaching their chill
dren without knowing it the mysterious which the Dru
old taught their oreathers This song popular
Cornouae district 1t taken down by the editor
from lips of young peasant of the parish of Nzon whose
mother had taught it him form his memory" The Armo
race having nearly all become Christians by the end of
the century, atteed by Procopus and Others this
rous relic back date remote when the
Druid still colleges and schools for the priest
At the time there trace in 1t of certain doc
trnes peculiar Duids anterior to the Roman INVASION
while reflects the NEUROLOGICAL tenets OF the
Cumbran bars their On these grounds NJ de Viii
emaqu6 probably right in referring it to the early part of
the fifth century The Prophecy of Gwenchan" pure of
race attributed bard of the century, who
blinded and left die in prison by foreign prince There
grim submy the blind bards prediction of the rout and
of his enemies In his tomb he dreams of the eagle
calling young and to all the birds of heaven 60 1t is
putd flesh of dogs sheep it Christian flesh SEEK
The thirst for blood and breathes
through March of Arthur" Bale Arzr which NJ de Viii
lemaque obtained from Mke Foch, old mountaneer of
euhan ruthless than the old Semitic demand Of
eye tooth for TOOTH the wild Breton chant lays
down a terrible rule of AT t0lionS
Be headf for hand, ard oil eye,
ah-wouud for scratch-a.low on high
Matron for maid, and man for boy
Stonehorse for mare, fol hefe steers;
War chief for warrior youth 70 years
And fire for and blood for tears.
nd 70 one-by strath and scaur,
By by night, till near and far
The red with of
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