The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-13

held his horse shvering at the door, while he drink
ing RUNNERS Of whiskey punch and now his children
riding to school, and am carrying the bag Castles
falling and dunghills rising. What is the world
coming to- at all, at all ?" This family pride is
comfort, however. O'Hoolihan, seated on beggars
Bag feels all the grandeur of his ancestors seated the
thrones of Ireland long time ago. " Imagination is
good as physic for fool"
Nonsensica and criminal those things in Ire
land by what name shall we call them in America? We
know men who have scarcely had time to comb the
primitive kinks out of their matted locks since flying
from life of slavery and misery in Ireland, and
who having stumbled blind Fortune, wayaid the bel
dame and took her purse and they would scarcely
recognize their fathers should they appear to remind
them of old times The moment they have accumulated
few dollars they admitted into the aristocratic
circles of their countrymen Of which Peter Clabber
ESQ.,, and his Leedy" are the leaders and God help
the unlucky wight who does not receive the smiles of
the iustrious pair. Peter rented good corner and
started with a row of bottles, and two gallons of
Innishowen whskey. He great fellow at all the
Church fairs and balls, though what he gave the
celebrated doceur of nothing to nobody" He belonged
to all the charitable societies. and carried the plate at
Church. That is always great point. He destroyed
the happiness of hundred households denounced Fay
neansm please the pras" and got rich and here he
is the of the codfsheries which stink in
ways than
Some of the elite and aristocratc circles exercised
themselves by running up ladders with bricks their
shoulders in certain implements called hods and they
went into the honorable business and out at
the big end of the cornucopeia. They talk loud and
use big words promiscuously needless how when
they thrown into the general conversation Those
themselves off from their honester but less for
nate countrymen, and think they any duties
whatever to their country They talk to each other of
their patrmonia inheritance when their fathers parors
were in the room with the pigs. They dress WE'LL
and if they kept their mouths shut would pass for intel
gent persons But breeding will show their
is not by any means equal to their exertions.
Now, the ladies who look with scorn on their poor
countrywomen, what of them? Why, they lived for
years with some American families, doing the Stops
That the honest period of their existence. They
probably dned at the family table, for those oldfash
Toned Americans put airs Yet, now that these
ladies" have thrown down the brooms and taken up
the baton they would sit at the table with their
poor countrywomen who have the misfortune to be sub
ject to them than Mo Doyle, the shwoman would with
the Palatne meat-eater on Friday. -
Those aristocratc circles don't indulge much in the
literature of their country It is not fashionable They
play cards their select PARTIES and draw maps the
tables with spilled punch They are so long in this
country that they almost forget Ireland. They knew
nothing when they left Europe-thats the word. They
have not improved much in America, either, might
safely add They know what happens and what don't
happen, every house in the community; and mans
or womans character is hahed up and devoured with
much greedness they devour the pork and beans
which they have for lunch Ireland is spoken Of with
scornful pleasantly. They have some English friends