The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-07
THE OMNIBUS.
THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH.

gentle spirit and stood before my face and smiled
Its lambert eyes had all the glow of es first prngke
And thus knew full surely knew though long ago it died.
ana my buried youth standing friendly side by sde
No gone no touch time had dimmed the fearless
glance yN93ss
The reless ootstep swept the floor like floating dhe
And felt the clear shri uelike voice strike through
lance
Yet but for SOFT tul touch of pain all sudden thrown
From brow eye tender lip like cloud sunlit down.
So glad this soul of YOUTH had not known it for my
Send FORTH it CRIED thy born grief walk the world
with me-
Nor bind captive thy breast slave that would be free
Ii but followeth where CO. all shall be well with thee
Thou mad'st of me sorrow once when was rath and
Thou makst of sorrow that whitens all thine
hair,
Because deep-seachng thy heart thou ndst dwell not
"NIy spirit is about thee still thou calest and rise.
Despair shall conquer not while thou beneath these spirit
Walk pure the dark ways of the earth when all its daylight
dies.
"Thou saw'st go in anguish come to
If yet thine heart may courage draw from looking my
For the front of youth it hath strange dead
grace
{" would have made lovely life for thee but all in van
And still feel-a spirit nowthe STRINGS of thy pain:
| am the only grief of thine shall ever again.
City ateborn have followed me- but all their tears
lie shed:
The grace of Heaven their sobbing stills; and to resl
One after other forth they go with moist silent tread"
The gentle spirit turned and stole with noseless away:
sudden sunbeam ceaved the sky with quick upward
The shadows passed from earth and heart
day.
But set the captive sorrow free, and throwing wide e
door,
See it tread the quiet footsteps of the gone before
DEATH LORD EDWARD FITZGERALD.
The following narrative arrest of Lord Edward Fz
gerald the house of Mr. Nicholas Murphy No 153 Thomas
street, drawn up by the LATTER partly during the period
of his long confinement in Newgate and that portion of it
relating events later date written subsequently his
liberation at different and evidently distant intervals
From the time of his death it remained in the hands of his
sister, who is still living in the city of Dublin
An Account of the Arrest of the late Lord Eard Fitzgerald
ute by Nicholas Muphy IN mhose house the arrest took
On the night of Friday 18th May 1885, Lord Edward
Fitzgerald to my house (No 1853 Thomas street, in
company with lady Mrs Moore about the hour of ten
eleven o'clock at night did expect him the previous
ing and the state this is that friend of his came
to me- and requested would receive him. as he wished
to from where he at present getting the
house cleaned down and secured and brought his friend in
peTSoIS
toned that not intended to him Immediately
but said 81 think week ten days would answer. I
assened and indeed with reluctance. However, made no
mention of that In few days previous to Lord Edwards
coming the government had offered thousand pounds
reward for his apprehension. certainly felt very uneasy
at this circumstance and wished very much Lord
Edward, but where to see him did not know. AS
of honor wished to keep my word and could think
of refusing him admittance when he Unfortunately
for him and myself did keep my word. expected him
ON Thursday but he did not till Friday, the 18th of
May 1898. perceived he looked very bad and altered
od9Cben Tho 1adv
came with him did stay long, and made tender of my
services to go home with her. she lived in the neghbor
hood There was person that we met on our way who
believe was waiting for herI had knowledge of him
myself returned the house with troubled mind Lord
Edward told me he very i'll with cold and was easy
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