New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03

producing fruits of tho finest quality. All ruined
than Greenland. Iceland, and the Fsrves; their
boldish outlaws at that very time. whether from Nor
imperial guard of tho Byzantine Emperor. as the once
famous varangers of Constantnople and that splendid
lamented friend, the late Cir Edmund Head. SAWS
SO Wen In bis preface TO Vsa Glucors leland IN
posed for the men who have left their mark In every
corner OF Europe and whose language ana laws are OF
situations OF America England, and Australia; Their ia
no page In modern history in whioh the lh-
must not be- taken Into account. Eussia, Con
stantnopr Greece Palestine Sicily. the coast OF Africa.
southern Italy France, the Spanish Peninsula England,
Scotland Ireland and every ROCK and them
nave hoen ysltod-and, IN tho 80. VI .ne
rnSS a" r.. time motto S
the sword OF Roger Guscarc vas proud one, but 1t
was true one:
Norway, meanwhile. was oonyulsot with war, and
what perhaps moro the immediate consequence
OF the Baltic coast for the snbiugaton OF En-
gland. And when that feat was performed. the
While the King OF Sweden and st. Olaf Tryggrason. King
OF Norway, setting on Denmark during Canute's
heet to Norway driving ST. Olaf Russia, and return
ing TO light and all IN the fratrcida battle cf Sickle
Finland was like enough to remain uncoonized
After Canutes shortlved trumph-King OF
Scotland aud what not Of veadicd folk inside the
Baltic, the force OF the Norsemen seems TO have been
member right, did "Lochin," as the Irish called It,
send forth " her mailed swarms" TO conquer foreign
selves and their enemies. Had 1t been otherwise. you
and probably would not have been here TINS day
Let sketch for yOu the tale OF the fro
fortnight OF the 1906. which settled the
decided just in those times, whether English
speaking people vo should be on Ed PT T ks
them the "helrs of oil the ages" with our share
not only Of Roman Christianity, Roman Capitalization
Roman municipal governments member OF the great
iiy of held together
Christian bond then possible by The Popc-1u hels
Also Of Roman civilization, Roman literature Roman
law and therefore ia due time OF Greek philosophy and
No less question than this hung IN the balance 1t
seems 10 me, that tremendous fortnight OF October,
1866 Poor Old Edward the COntessor, during thai
period sang alone iii MS new choir Of Westminster
Abbey "where the wicked cease from troubling aud tIe
weary are at rest" The crowned aseetic mad LEFT
own soul he had forgotten his duty TO his native land
aud s England was corse TO which tho eagles might
men had chosen for their Kinr-he Oldest aud
perhaps the busiest man in Britain, King Harold-
himself OF Morse blood, for his mother was q Danish
priueess-came ont OF Norway with mighty host lie
was called The Hardy" and was the ideal
when nrnS IS at the battle Of stckcsbad; he had
ne EaS to epasT aqa war at
ConstantinOple, and it was whispered had slam hon
dagger point in runio characters ON the bronze lions
in Venice, where you may see them to-day
Of Denmark-why should he not take England and sway
il Canute had taken 1t 60 years before, when tue
he and his halfbarbarous and halfheathen host
mad eSngaerod then GnSahd R TS9 e. n wa,
not to be; England was to be conquered by
the Norsemen. ana the Morse who settled four
TbSy were in those very years conqueriDg and settling
home as DO other Greek people unless perhaps
Greenland. We have seen they held the Western
aide OF least and held it long enough to furnish
cathedrals and hOmesteads round one sage speaks OF
Greenland as producing wheat OF tne nneot qoa1ig'
I.ut
prise than Greenland Iceland, aud the Faryes their
boldes outlaws OF that very te wSsper iro e
Imperial Guard of The Byzantine Emperor as the onoe
lannon's harangrs OF ConstantinOple aud that splendid
epoch Of tie race was just dawning of which the
ito Sir Eemund Head says. in his preface to
viga GlacerS Icclande iSagss Inc sagss OF w3c9
their marx every corner IN Europe. ana whose lau
guage and laws at this momen! important elements
In the speech ana institutions OF England America ana
Mr. Kingsley then proceeded TO sketch the story OF
that tremendous week which settled the tate OF Britain
and therefore oil North America; whcl decided. Just III
Tn eao Whetber we should be on par With the
other civilized nations of Europe IKE them tne
Christianly Roman centralization-a member OF the
great fami of European nations he'd together IN one
common brotherhood by the Pope-but heirs also OF Ko
man civilization Roman literature, Roman law ana
therefore, in due time, of Greek philosophy ana ar
balance during that week of October 1866 Alter speak
ing OF the bloody occurrences that imnedatey sue
ceeded and telling these wild Viking men became
C1s S ne be Td ukIngs become Christian men
II long story. so stanch race was sure TO Do con
yerted only very slowly. The Christian missionaries
mark aud North Germany. The patriotism OF the
Norsemen recOiiod even In secret IRON act tng
by the German Emperor; and swayne the father
OF Canue, though he had OTTO Palser lor goaatIer
was badge of foreign conquest and neither rope nor
Kaiser would lord 1t over his soul OF Douy Mha ioeeu
N on tne NOrsenen Scotland, Ireland, England Nor
mandy France, Russia, and the eastern Bacf III "aslh
most cases absorbed graduAiy anu SrinE nsn W VIM
the storms of their own passions. But whence came
INC, Thnstamtvi Much of H. as in the the
Una. n tna Fycncb Norm came direct from Rome,
which, let them DEFY It's Influence as thes WUuiu "as
still the fount of theology ana clvnzatOn.
But must believe that much of 1t came also IRON that
my sterious Western Chrstlan ChuIca 81 IGch anu M
Bridget aud of Columbia which covered WIN Gems anu
cbapes the Orkneys ana the islands OF The North AT
band Of $40 Norsemen found on an iso In the East
irish books and bells and wooden crosses ana they
named it the Island Of the Pope and the Prests
The colony monks had left aud the Norseman settled
there liz is cOnsODant with reason tnat Inc state OF
these poor monks, puniered and mas,acteu again ahu
radv for fresh massacre sacred flock IN spite OF all the
supcrston. effected what no rage OF mon could 90.
faneht these buccaneers that there WAS something
oftier than the Old anu SET
restraint and selsacrice. strength made perfect IN
weakness the glory not Of the sword but OF te cross
We well believe that many lesson the Norseme1
learned from ser m4Dfs Church gerry in ns
Irish quarter of Dublin was token OF amity
between Irish and the settlers on the groun1 OF
wanted and the story of ST. Margaret OF scotland was
| In legend. NO!hhl hau NJ
| little TO do this ChristianlZnR Tne Norscman
married some wife, fair as an e In the Dublin pale,
or n wexford or Waterford Irish maiden red as blood
"red as the blood which flows from the sirck re
| deer-whte as the on which IL runs. inc
Scsndinayiap Earl could not as in the case OF Brian
Boru's relative resist the spell OF fanny OF the me-
creed into which married. and the spell OF some sister
Of theirs who attended the undying re OF 81 buBet
| among the consecrated virgins of kildare
aIu not drawing from imagination Sucn Things nap,
| pened, as proved from the documents OF the unes
DOUBT that In manners as well as III rehBon; le
| Sorsemep were bumanized as well AS clYinzeu
! by their contact with the CeI 81, IN Sior