The Republican journal., 1871-02-09


4fy- ,.;s llli.. ii +. ii. il nti u a,;iao
land ALI bound 10 tell you Il i murder
therefore, in the discharge Of my duty, tel
you so; but tell you. at the same time,
lairer duel than this never heard of in th,
whole course Of my liie." An acquittal wa
the result of this extraordinary charge. Sue
cess al the Irish bar, without duel. was i'm
possible. Ii was the iavorite boast OF 1'ole
(LOrd NOrbuly) that he began the world viii
fifty pounds and Il pair Of halrtri@ger pistols
; Phillips speaks OF the change IN the mex
generation, when he SAYS: The tire and til,
iun of the sqnareaichv are gone. 'Ih'
morning of whisky, the noon of ,lucling, aue
the night Of claret. have all passed away
and days OF vnl gar reckoning have succeeded.
The great hero OF those days was john
Philpot Curran, the finest orator n the hal
who probably ever harrangued court in
that or any other country. His courage WA
equal to his eloqnenre. He often defended
the irish State prisoners prosecuted by the
Government, al The risk of his life. in rooms
tull of scowling and menacin@ soldiers and
other enemies, who darted lightning glancHS
against him. He said upon one occasion t.
them: ''lou may asssSsnate, bat yon can
not intimidate me y OF Cnrran, Lord Byron
said II have met Curran at the Holland
House He beats every body His imagina-
1ion is beyond human, and his hnmor is per
fleet. lie has fifty faces, and twice as many
voices when he mimirs. | have heard that
man speak more poetry than have ever seen
written, although | saw him seldom and but
occasionally" Mr.. phillips describes hi-
prrsonelle thus:
MARX well that slight, short figure, reSelle>~
GAIT, surgin motion and Speaking eesl're--he with
e uplilted face, rrotrne'l under Lip, and eyes like
! living diamonds. See how the youns men clu>tel
around him. Observe the spell-bounI gaze---harli
to the ringing laughter. That is Cnrra--thr orgi
nal, the womlrons, the nimtable turran-who
squanderel wit with l;abelai>' i,roli>ion-Curran.
whose words merry and mo',rntu rs his conntrN =
music colnmanieltear> nf i:.ug gei at hi, bidding.
The amusing and genial vii of Curran
was we'll illustrated the first time he met MI
Phillips at his (Curran's) board. 1t is thu
described by the latter:
when the last dish had departed, CurrAn Totally
conionnded me with a proposal ipr which WA
any thing but prepared. Mr.. Phillips, rs this j.
The first of, hope, your many Visits 10 The 'riory
| may AS welt ii ON -. initiate yon into the ptru-
aritie> of the place Yoa may observe. thong"
the board is cleared, there propositions ior \
symposium. 1t all depends upon You. Nv friend
here generally prefer walk after dinner. II is 4
sweet evening. But if Won wish for Wine. say -
without ceremony Even now cam see Curran'>
star-likc eyes twnkng at the disappointment no
doubt visible IN my tace. had heard, and truly,
that be was never more delightful than with a half
4 dozen friends after dinner over hi> bottle. The
hope in which had 30 long reytlcl WAS realized
At last and here came this Internal walk and the
sweet evening, q, how | would have hailed 4
| thunderstorm Bat to say the truth, HE sun was
shining and the birds were singing, and the flowers
were blooming 50 sweelv on that autumn eve, That
wondering moi n the wish of my companions al-
- voted for the walk, Never was mau 50 my,lii-
ed. We took the walk. no doubt but it was only
to the dinng-room, where dssert freshly cuilel
/ from his garden. and rare wines for which his
| boards We're celebrated. passed thn-1 homr,
which formed an era in my life.
| Cnrran affords another remarkable Illus
tration that sons inherit and take after the
mother more than the father. His father WAS
an ordinary man IN point OF intellect, lut his
mother was renowned for her vii aud eln-
Gupnce, and to her Carran aHribulp,i his
superiority in those respects.
Our correspondent wants 10 know why il
was that Curran, who wa the general st
torney ior prisoners in the leading Irish
State trials, WAS not retained for Robert En-
met lie was nominated hy him, bat was
not expected 10 act on account oi the fac,
that Emmet had formed a clanleStin love
| attachment to Curran's daughter. No man
was ever more astonishcd than Curran WA
when the Government officers, on searching
his home for reasonable documents between
him and Emmet, stumbled upon Il bundle of
/ love letters between Emmett and his dau@l-
ter Sarah Before his execution Emmett
wrote 4 beautiful letter TO Cnrran, in which
he narrated the manner in which the ENGAGE
ment had been formed without his l,nowle,l%e
OF the subsequent fate Of that daumh'er
Phillips says:
The curtain had fallen, the s,..,l,ld had if ,i,.
tim, and the worlds idle tall. went "l u usual
after youth and genius and enthusiasm had thu,
mournfully passed away from ii. Pat there VIC
one Young heart which Enmri~ image had i"n.
madr it, habitation---thai of his i"yr. Sarah.
That heart WAS broken nHw. bat The, image 9lll re-
mainrd amid lis ruins. The eeunel TO her brief
sad story is soon told. Her home unhappy. her
father offended. her mind ''aiy narrowed hy a,-
sorialion~ reminding her Of happiness forever AN
shed she sought silence M TN. friendly family of
Mr.. PtnroSe, III the vicinity OF Cork. She found
there frequent guest i'll the person of Captain
Sturgeon. rhis gentleman became deeply interest
et in her fate, ami prevailed on her in her d-,o.-
ion 10 accept his hand, although She loo truly toll
him her affections were in The grave. In 4 few
months she was there herself, having died in Sicily
brOken-heartru That grave is in NrN-nl:trttl
her fathers birthplace. Who refuse il 4 lear:
The following sweet lines OF Moore commemorate.
her misfortune anl it i, SAID that when left alnnr
she was heard TO sing them n Mr.. Penro>e'>:
She Is TAR from the land where her young hero sirens
And lovers around her sghin2
But coldly she turns from their gaze ana wr.rs,
For her heart i'll his grave is lying.
She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains.
Every note which lie loved waking.
All, little they think who delight in her strain
how the heart OF the ininsrt! il hre thihs
liz had lived for his love Tor his country hr .iir,i
They were all that to life had eniwinr,i hin:
Nor soon shall the tears OF his conutry br dried
Nor long will his love stay behind him.
Oh make her il bier where the suub.anls rr.t
When they promise glorious morrow;
They'll shine her sleep like smile the west
land 1t
Capt Sturgeon, who survived her many
years, died in battle in the l'rniusul,r War
We can not resist the inclination to close
these "reminiscences OF Il sti TRACE " hy ,lnot
ing the following alnson of Moore 10 Ennrt
in his Irish Melodies
breathe not his name let it sleep in the shade
Where cold and unhonered, his relics are l,id
AS the night dew that falls the grass rr his head
But the night dew that falls. though in silence wttps
Still brightens with verdure the grave where he sleeps
And the tear that we shed, though in secret ii rolls
Shall long keep his III emory green in souls.
THE DROP or AN EAvEs- -DROPPER.
The Springfield (O.) Advertiser, January
10th, says: Quite IN interesting incident
occurred not two miles from this city, which