The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-28

required SO large number that became difficult to
supply the demand In 1922 had been forbidden to con-
denim priests this fearful punshment but when greater
was put upon the criminal courts to obtain galley
slaves it became necessary pass more formal edct which
was done in 1914 which exempted the clergy entirely from
that punishment When Francis came to the throne, all
kinds of oAense heavy and light punishable in this
way and later on Colbert issued orders that criminals should
be condemned the gaeys in preference any other
fence and even crimes hitherto punished by death
received this instead 1t would strange
in these days find the Home Secretary directing the judges
what punishment to inct and the strong pressure put
by executive power produced may be imagined
abundant crop of horrors One obsequous prison
Colbert that he had twenty fine strong galley
ready start for Touon the commissioner should
present himself with his chain. And the the BETTER
he added both that they may not begin get out of condi
ton and that the prisons be relieved of the expense
He concludes with od more effective than pages OF
explanation 1t not fault that there only wenty
galley men, for cannot force the judges to pass this
particular sentence Another obligng" gentleman, the
Acknowledgement of Toulouse, excused himself with
poiteness: Considering" he says, the
extreme desire evnced by his Majesty to his galley
slaves ought be ashamed of ourselves for having served
him i'll have condemned only forty three prisoners
the gaeys The extreme desire of the king went so
far indeed that after passing law which swept the Paris
beggars and what should call paupe for this wretched
invention of cruelty, and still finding deficit Louis ordered
the purchase of Italian Russian Turk and slaves and
number war prisoners of all countries These all passing
under the category of slaves all faith and justice set aside
and of them freed at the expiration of his
tence and then became condemn criminals to
minimum of six years. galley service, which could
be indefinitely prolonged at the discretion of the command
according to difficulty of obtaining fresh hands
LOVING HEARTS
sometimes think it's little WORTH.
This weary, ftful life we live
That there is little here earth
Sufficient recompense to give
For toll and waiting hopes deferred,
And longngs unfulhlled;
But and then my heart is stirred,
And all my deeper nature thrilled
BY Joys the pures tenderes,
That any living blest,
Joy no other good mparts-
The love oupoured from loving hearts
Fond loving hearts there are no shades
However dark drear,
But thro' them all they weave their bralds
OF sunlight giving holy cheer;
There bitter draughts to drink
No lessons sad for lives to know,
No Borrowings as link by link
Our cherished ove-chains shorter grow,
But nesting closer to
We feel these loving hearts grown,
And Hope sweetest angel, filings
CLEAN of heaven from off her wings!
All better It's to work and wait,
Than taste the sweets of ripe reward,
If haply by some kindly fate
These loving hearts with accord;
For toll and waiting sweeter
When shared by them, than rich return
Enjoyed alone, and dearer far
The saddest lesson may learn,
When thro' handclasp warm and true
We feel their pledge of love anew,
And know, though happen good DRILL,
These loving hearts will cheer us still.
A. A.
BAD WRITING-Amongst the miserable absurdities upon
which certain class Of society in England prides ITSELF
proving that is free from all faint of trade bad hand
writing holds conspicuous place. Who is most responsible
for it, how far is it due circumstances which entirely
guiltes of carrying with them design to the result it is
difficult to ascertain and would be not worth while to
inquire. AS rule, think, educated at the public
schools either acquire affect the silly practice of writing
almost illegble scraw 1t used to be looked upon
of sign manual of gentiliy Whether it still continues
to be do know. We bound to admit that it is
by and certain sign. We have met with
very fair proportion of men in the of life whom
nobody who knew them would place in the list of the upper
ten thousand but who nevertheless MIGHT with