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

who braved fever and feeling for view
those cumbng walls and draped tuets but locked doors
mpervous interest," curiosity argument and "per
force" submission role. Soldiers with fixed bayo-
netspehap half Dozen watched us we filed past from
the the boat which take out to the NJ,
distance in the bay The enacted at the
barkaon will not be readily forgotten by Witnessing Them
Inquiries for lost portmanteau searching for missing parcels
swearing misplaced trunks lamentations crushed
bandboxes coaxng stewards for behs and to
which had no right, petionng with the party
liked or separated from the not Ike and dis
comforts reached their height when
favored few-no ice to be had for love money"
mel might have frozen myself with the amount
placed my ervice-I OW that of all travelling compan-
IONS uncuatng Kindness freehearted handed gem
crosby give Californian.
Night While waiting the reshippng of freight
watch the lights in the city At intervals from
crowned bey the yesper bell snatches song mel
by distance reach The bay CLASSY Sheet its
face occasionally broken by the fins of shark in connection
with which listen to fighul Stories with morbid curl
osity ndurng into the details of horror fortunately
ended by the gum announcing that again away.
The reaction from the excitemen of the day had its share
feelings with which bid farewell Panama. its gem
like islands in their crystal setting and its moont lovely b
rest with prayer for the dear away happy
recoecons of the past bright hopes for the future
to realize that indeed bound for California
On the Pacific its surface smooth glass with long
roll which communicated singular motion to the
that passengers consigned their berth Oh
so sick.
Sailing in sight of land for days. to-day the 24th
the arbor of Acapulco. II disappointed in every
way Visions of tropic fruits haunted my dreams-true the
supply the Ishmus yet exhausted when
has stood the shadow of the palms, and uced the lime
and orange fresh from the boughs, becomes fsidous
Then expected to in its general features like Pan
ama but imposing. Imagine the disappointment of find
ing wretchea collection of adobe huts churchke
in their midst at the base of barren looking HILL
literally baking in the
The occupied by French soldiers and few natives
the love the nameheld the forts which
the flag oaed while in the bay the trcoor
decorated ship of and gun.bo4ts The very
spirit of desoation seemed to have made there its home
the bay from the beautiful clumps of
palms. sheltering told Mexican sharpshooters who
kept deadly watch for any uckess Frenchman who felt like
tempting Providence, and his fate by coming within range of
their rifles The Liberals hold the country back town.
and road from the interior is commanded by the fort
making supplies short; that my visionary and
pntans sacrificed the altar of freedom If
sonay happens speculative genius runs the blockade he
compelled stay, the alternative being hanging by the road
sidea warning and example any disposed let cupdiy
outweigh patriotism. High up the hills another national
flag foaed From soul went prayer for the brave
fellows who despite of internal feud defective discipline
an exhausted exchequer driving naughty foe by
foot nay, inch by inch, from their land When the sound of
the evening gun from hill and fort placid
waters there few board ship who did pray
that that evening gun might boom the drge of
poism.
To Irish what bond is that of suffering for country
how my heart those Cabeleros the hill like the
ghbes of old keeping the fire burning shrine of
y and in fancy stood Irish green hillside and the
shacked peasant rising the might of manhood and hur
him with his broken chan the eete superstition which
uphold the "ghts divine of kings Alas for Dreams my
opened reality the arrival of boats from the
French ship its occupants with three exceptions were
MExcANs No tongues wanting the slaves I
thought the English language could made to convey
fearful bitterness of maledction fairly Kissed out by man