The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-17

FATHER BoYLAN,s LEcTURE.-The Rev
John Boylan, P. p, of Crosserlough, Ire
land, delivered an eloquent lecture on Ire
land, in Market Hall, Elizabeth, N. j., OF
18th ult. In the course of his remarks h,
introduced the following, by way of illus
Ftratipg a point:
A foreign Ambassador once came to Ire
! land. visited college in Dublin, praised
everything he saw; but said there was one
thing wanting. He wondered that they had
not professor of signs, or man who
could lecture on the art of speaking by the
fingers: The professor told him, that if he
came there the next day he could find one.
In the meantime they sent out for man
called Paddy the butcher" Paddy han
pened to be blind of an eve, and was A
witty, numerous fellow. THEY said: Now.
Paddy, we will give you E5 if you pass
yourself off to morrow before foreign am
bassador as lecturer on the science of
Paddy, will. They put a long college
CLOAK ON him, and u college cap, and they
put him in large arm chair at the upper
end OF large lecture hall. The foreign
ambassador at length arrived, and was of
course shown into Paddy's lecture room.
The ambassador began the discussion, by
pointing up one finger at the butcher. The
butcher replied by pointing up two at him;
the ambassador, coming on again, pointed
up three at the butcher. Then the butcher
closed the fist. The ambassador pulls out
an orange and points it at the butcher.
The butcher ran for u piece of bread that
was on the table, and pops it up at the am
bassador. The ambassador bowed to the
butcher and retired. When he came out
to the next room the professors ali asked
him what did he think of their lecturer ON
finger speakingf He replied, Oh! he is a
most extraordinary man. When entered
his hall, pointed one finger at him to show
that there is but one God. In reply he
pointed up two at me to show that that was
the Father and the Son. then pointed Mp
three at him, to show that the Holy Ghost
was there also, and then, said he, he closed
the fist to show that, although they We're
three, they were one. then popped up an
orange, at him, to show how grateful we
ought to be to God, that gives us the lux
uries of life, then he popped up a piece of
bread at me, to show that we ought to be
more grateful to God for the bread which
is the "staff of life" The foreign ambas-
sador retired very much pleased. Now, in
comes the butcher. Tue professors said to
him, now what do you think of that foreign
we sent you9 Ha, the tinker,
said he, the first thing lie did ON entering
the hall, WAS to pop one finger at me, to |
show that had but one eye. then pointed
up two at him to show that my one was as |
good as his two. He then agaiu pointed |
up three to me, to show that there were |
only three eyes between us, my one and mis- !
TWO. l then closed the fist, al d was going
TO have at him only L took a second notion
when Thought of the fifth commandment. |
He then popped up an orange at me, as
much as to say, you poor Irishman, your
;old country couldn't grow the like of
hat. l popped up piece of bread at him
Is much as TO say, look at that, you foreign
'eggar, that Ireland can grow. cloud