The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-06
COMMUNICATION.


/ muhication, in what he intended should he =
very severe and sarcastic criticism of my read
that pronounced the word priest as though
/ spelled pTd$ite This is not true. l did not so
due respect for the Irish people. do aver Thst
any one who comes in contact with them will
do not pretend To say that ali Trighmen pro-
nounce 1t in this way. AN EngIshmen do not
/ these peculiaritics are quite common among
! bolh, and it would be simply ridiculous to as
necessary he gives cause for CEeuse. All Irish-
! llteh uo not OF course pronOunce with exactly
! gTScS OF what your correspondent, M. Z. M
cans SfeGie. MD hrogue may not have been in
/ stilct accordance with his, but, in regard TO
| ihat, have only to say that in preparing my
! reeding, did not take him for nly model.
| mus O'iirien," was thorough Irishman, born
/ IN Dublin, and entirely familiar with the pecu-
| trymen. He was the author of a number or
! works, among which may be mentioned lie
/ Tales and Legends OF ireland" in the latter of
/ which, If | mistake not, the poem under consid-
the poem to be read in the language Of the Irish
| peasantry, and uinle the rhy,rne in many eases
! TO depend upon "the brogue," is sufficient to
Tiacate my reading against the objections OF
/ les III the following lines:
| JiSt dftIeT the war, in the year '9S,
;5 AS soon as the boys 1eoL all scattered and bdte
/ TO hang him by ti7jdl-barTia' sich as was Shot.
/ There was hTidI by jury QgiH' ON by daylight,
AND the martial law hanJlis' the JaCiHS by night.
IN twelve &odgers brought Etm to Marybor-
| IN the turnkey resared him, rct,,sin' all bail,
/ The Heet limbs tro1 chained, an' the sthrong
An he laid down his length on the co.cld prison
ground.
/ an whiskey was sclIin and cassamuch too,
An ou!d men and young women enjoying the
An ould Tim siulvanoy he med the remark,
There wasn't Sich sight since the time Of
An be goTry twas h,1e for him, for diri! 8;cI.
Stch d!raisi,sst and crowds was known since the
In addition to the words in Italics above,
! where the -bIOgue is indicated by the spelling,
there are others in the extracts, and many otii-
/ crs III the poem, the peculiar pronunciation of
which can not be 80 indicated. OF this class
. all such words remark" ark heart"
/ cart" etc. The reader must read such words
with the brOgue," Tor, in such cases il is i'm
possible to indicate it, it is fair TO presume the
. intentions Of the poet from the fact that he in
/ dicates brOgue by the spelling whenever it is
/ possible 10 DO so. "Shamus O'Brien'' must be
read with ''the brogue'' without it, the poem
/ omitted Every line OF the poem is q proof of
this and refutatlon or the silly charge OF rnirn-
/ icllry which your correspondent raises.
! Very Truly Yours, j. FRANK CoNDON.
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