The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-21

street door denotng that the St. Anthony Falls Circle F. B.
meets there every Monday evening" and still there are Irish
men (?) in town who do not know II!
Now srs will wager breach-loader, caber So against
fifteen dollars or psa that if the word saloon"
panted on our sign in less than day after being placed
there tyohirds the ishmen in this would only
know it. but could the same by actual demonsra
ton.
"Truly we great people" I remember, the oc-
cason of organizer speaking here the 5th of last
August have heard of our countrymen after the
ing was over and he had become member, remark
that he had been here five months and did not know
that there Circle in town. and say that he thought
they have kept very quiet and concealed their place of
meeting efecuay else hewould have known it. WE'LL
sr would you believe that has not yet found where
the Circle meets he has, darkened
of it. l do not know how to account for it. At the same
time obliged to reduce entrance fees which
were two dollars one order suit the wishes of this
same man; and after all we did not get him.
"Truy we are a strange people," Still, the Circle goes
on and now and then we get member; and lately think
we get good ones-men who read the REPUBIIc-men who
get the of nationality from its pages Sometimes
cannot help feeling angry who members-men
who stay away from the Circle five six weeks and when
meet them and inquire the for their DOING they
will perhaps shrug their shoulders and say "Oh sure
can't hear of their doing anything now meanng
eaders Why don't they do something if they intend any
thing? Why don't they unite? ETC. What are they doing
with all the money they get?" Or perhaps they will say
they have any receipts for the moneys already for
warded other equally lame ignorant for not
doing their duty admit have small patience with such
men, for the only conclusion arrive at is that such
men have no faith in the redemption of their country,
nor desire to have any faith. Their feeling is only
a sentiment Historys pages" have no meaning for
them for they do not read them. They have eyes, but
do not see and ears but do not hear the logic of passing
events or if seeing hearing they ready per-
vert the truth draw their knowledge from poisoned
fountains by reading papers that and always have been
hostile any right the part of the Irish people
papers that in the interests enemies To ILLUSTRATED
One evening when the Circle in session and there
call for funds member and said he could not see
what done with all the money. Says he: read to-day
in the Chicago Times where Colonel Roberts had received
his headquarters less than thirteen thousand five hundred
dollars in day and then he proceeded show his learn
ing by doubling up for thirty days. making enormous
sum. OF course, some members looked him great
man, entirely and might have continued to think had not
inquired of the secretary how much the Circle had
the Last month"; when he informed that the
eight dollars ($800) "Now," said the questioner "com
pue this by the number of Circles known to be in good
standing, and you have about the right paid in last
month";" And those very who complain about not
knowing where the money goes in nine of
have paid their dues for three months defy
diction to this.
There others, again. who always waiting see
what they going do. Like "Macawber" they are al
ways waiting for something up-any excuse to get out
of doing their duty, acknowledging savsh absence of
faith and hope which all of freedom-loving souls
possess.
day two SINCE brother from district called
me. asked him what the matter with the Circle
there "Oh says he the Center tells that he is wait
ing for orders from headquarters to reorganze his Circle
do not like swear, but think rather loudly when hear
this kind of talk Such forget if they did realize
1t, that if they expect destiny to shape their ends in the
direction they WISH least they roughhew them in
the same direction.
we have been about four months striving to start an Irish
Library here Something as a nucleus around hn ,uord