Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16

0As AIhlCA uCTC II uuCLl
ia the celebration Of the birthday of Ire
lands patron saint, thatbrings to the mind
of an Irish-bor citizen recollections of
happy days spent ON the green sod of his
dear old ireland. How his eyes sparkle
with pleasure, or sadden with tears, as he
remembers ''ould times and the bows and
girls at home.p This memory of joys and
of sorrows keeps his heart ever turning to
"Erin's green shore, y and a prayer contin-
Iually on his lips for her regeneration and
deliveranee and freedom. But this is not
what we meant to write about. We knew
a square divH of a bye'' once, who was
famous for his sharp sayings and grotesque
mixing of history, when he wished to tell
a story Of Ireland and her traditions, for
the amusement of his auditors. He was a
printer, and had worked on the Lhafick
Chronicle. Just after his arrival in, this
country he told us the following as the
true history of St, Patrick. We didn't
believe it all, then. We don't believe iEl all
now. But our readers must judge Of its
truth for themselves .,.,efi.,r,qi
/, g. Well, byes, so We don't know a liaight
about that beautiful man who idriv the
frogs Until the bogs aud banished all The
'vermin. Well, thin there is a mighty big
book in freland; and IT'S q. .quare book,
that one. In Irish we call It the Dhuct en-
aD6vTfs, but l suppose IA English ye'd call
-it . Cyclo--something or other. - That
book tells all about ST. Patrick. He says
he was born 10 GSfmany,l and that his
father was Dutchman and his mother a
Duchess. though he was. himself of Irish
descent Now, like native Irishman;1 be
didn't like beer, but had heard of the
9 mountain jew" and determined to go
to Ireland after some Of it. When he got
among thin haytbens, the Frinch,. they
towid what "a beautiful counthry theirs
was, and wanted him to stay, but whiD he
got TO Calais he determined to rachl Erin.
What do you think thin frog-atin fur
riners did? Why they chopped off his
head to make him SHAY. But he fooled
thim., He just tuck his head betune his
teeth and swan across to Ireland, widout
SO much as ff you Place, Well, ne
worked hard for poor ould ireland, and
done great things for her. But the Frinch
were detarmined to have him wild thin. So
wan day. alter he had grown so thin that
the byes used to call him Boney or SkinneY
Pathrick, they come over in a mighty big
ship, a'ship as big as the town of Dublin,
and carried him off. and tdk him to Paris,
Nowpsthey couldn't say Boney Pathrick
like a christian would while talking of so
good a jintlenian, the black guards, but
but they must give him a nickname, bad
manners to thin, SO they called him Boney
Pat, and they made him Emperor ofIthe
Frinch. And that's all the book says about
him." -
We say we, didn't believe Jameseyis story
when he told it. but it is almost as good as
the reason Lover gives for the l7th of
March being celebrated as the Ibirt hday of
ST. Patrick.eloae3 Tsdj1as 10 ss5HtIs'i 2. 5Ho' r.
THE BIRTH OF ST. PATRICK. p $40
That Patrick At midnight he Rst saw the day;
White others declare twas the ninth he born.
And twas all mistake, between midnight and
For mistakes suizt occur in hurry. and shock. 5
And some blamed the babbyTT7and some blamed the
Til with ai their questions sure no one could
If thsShiid was too fastOr tie clock was too slow
NOW Lne Ihcb on uEnI OVID lroauQs Jney
Vas al on account of Saint Patrick birthday; ~
Sumo for the eight-for the ninth more would
And who wouldn't see right sure they blacken'dhis
At last, both the factions so positive erew5as- e
That edch kepta birthday-So Pat had too, .. - 2
Fill Fa.her Mnlcahy. who showed them their sins.
Said = No one could have two birth days but q
tSot1s."
Says he. Boys, don't be fighting for eight yOr for
nine, klaI ~ ~ ~ - - q
Don't be always dividing-but sometimes combines
Con bine eight with nine. and seYe nteen il the
So let that be his birthday. -. Amen" says the
clerk. yEAEsEsS DA lhSs1t - H''-1fsa
If he Besnt twins sure our hist'fy will show
That. at least he's worth any two saints that'W
Then they all got blind drunk-which compIeted
And % ksptap the practice from that day to this.
sThis isl very homeIy way of saying what Moore
has more el aborately turned into polished verse -
"sTas fate, they'll say, :. a xayward fate -
"a s.YOSr webiof discord wove, .tas4uc -srf.1si
AMI while your tyranss joins u, in hate, e "a
Yon never Joined in love- %