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is told of thp noiourh Of st. Patrick In ireland.
-l,itn has been im1norializcd by ak,ltui
IsInsor. wl.o.c pi,tnre is In tho r'3sscsson Of .
wra!:l,v lrihlf gentnuau. prominent chief OF
had eon,o tn !artMe him. During tho progress
II tho core,ndnict. tho BssloV accidentally
r'antct lis Htnet-pninteh ctozicr mpon tho baro
iott Of the waiting candidate. While then going
upon Ibis for support, anil hsnE very large
nla'. Tho tl,arp puint Df tho steel war forced
through tho foot Of the clef, who, howoyor,
,apnue!r;y TINT sucli "cructlixion Of The flesh
assn, borc II without moving muscle or utter
AG Sound. It ta a noticeable fhct that tho
,uce whore tits little clrctnstauee is ra,d to
haro occurred was subsequently called sLrnth.
llortenea to s;rni!o, which, it bcnra to ills ,lny
tho story Of 81. Patrick has been in cen-
taties l'ast believed, t.ot only in ireland
hut also III Englassl, Scotland, and Wales. re.
c.ives All additional proof in s!,e nnml'cr Of
1necst III all ticse countries to Which tho oyens
Of his life hayn given names. 1lI,iccf, nn III
genloun wtitcr ttares tho wholn co',lro Of tho
+ant's life. froal the c1atlie to tic gtase-witi
Tho aid Of n few 1niselng links suppliod BY tie
,magination-by meatlH Of
THE aroTs tA1J.ED AFTER HIs NAME.
For repotst'on or tlliH curious Journey thnre
IL not sEaee here, hut It is easy to run orer tl,e
main nan'es II t1lo ]int:> IN scotlana, We find
tlalol Crng.pludsig, 1'orkpstrcR formerly
pers}. III England tlere ia alao Kirkpatrick,
and a PastcEdale. III Wales We hnyo cansowny
called s.ttt,'.n,asl.ig, aud town called Linn
The Isle OF man, neaF By. hns an lnn!s or
Itiandpatrick, and a Kirkpatrick. l,nt tits repo-
tlou OF the eaint'H nanc III tho other countries
quito faica into iusiguiicancn before tho .gor-
.;eons manner in which tho prolatas ,lan,o hloe
snnls forth nH1ong tho green hogs Of Ireland.
Ihore Ia an 1untspatrick. d IIolmpat1ick, Babtat-
patrick, Tc,nriepatrick, Croagbpalrck, Doni-
uaEllpadraig. to say nothing ,of tho places
~. patr1cks Wotx1. st. rntrck'a l,oek willie st.
latrick's WelIp can be- counted by tic dozens.
r!,o nrdont and patriotic Iliberuiau also dorisea
s1ta beloved "pnthcen" from the unfortunate
der upon tho worthy lnnm. 4 true lrishtnnn will
n:Ho date tho introduction Sf bin rulucd es.
cnlent,
TIE POTATO.
into Erin. buck to tlls timo Of tito saint. Amerl
rams, however. arc not 30 Wiling to ignore tho
tight tlat i,issoiy gives thonl IL tle trst pos
ectHion OF tint vegetable. ''lat." said gop-
tloman OF onr sclucintance,. "dia Jon know
tllat the potato was . l,ative ct American soil?"
~ know It to hn lie, wRs tue reply.
Any siosch Of the story OF 1t. 1atriek would
lu incomplete without notico Of liz connection
VII! lhr shauroe'', tile lational plant q tho
0l SrnllaEd. tile tleur do liz of France.
TIE sYAMHo''r
il variety "f tho white clover. the frifofinm r.
jausor i1s'l:l,isls, known nEu ns tho trcfoil. Il
il tal,l that wien st. Iat,tck wus
a s'c urs ' 10 'f1''' tao peopc Of 'S ,sv cts asfs
s,'rc'v puz:le1 by the doctrine Of tho
Trinity. allow" asked ono Of their Chiefs,
"ran thc1n bo three In one?' The DisLoo III
1y esed 1p cno 1t the lsogos q IT, fsie
''lhrec. nlld set olle. The force of tho tIl,is-
ts.tien Nas III charming that tho Chief. iuanse-
sGtls sccei:ud the Chllniaa faith and xhs bRp-
f:..c!, al his cais following his example, wslA
luye that 81. Patrick ltnsneIf rayar1sd thls
clever trn Of tlta question III tho light Of an A.
cHlnrut, luwcrrr powerful it might ilaye seemed
with lis iynota,lt aud superstitous hearerH, but.
rrsa,del merely aH an Illustration Of o matter
nore!y ,lflcult of comprehension, It liz certainly
a yorr Eoud on". IL should ha remarked that
tho Drnidh--tho former Religious teachers Of tue
lrist,--lsul supnratitiouH vcneratiDI. for the
number three and tlIelr Hacrad plant tho nlistle
toe, bears thrsc ieayes upou one stalk. Thp peo-
Ile were therefore tho moro rondy to admit
Eossihle mystery in the aanso number under tho
nCw uispensltton shuA Thought to tlem. This
Gnno plrMt the ttcfoil, IL known by tho na1ps
s},anlrahll In tho Arabic language, and iB in Per-
Bill sacred to tho holy triatss
A possible connection between tho
ABSENCE OF BNAKKx
i'll ireland nud the prevalent growth Of this lit
Ito plllt l!uB often hepu spoken Of. The aBDer-
tion shs. tho trefolium and aorponts nre never
ioulll together has been often nlade, but IL s not
1t n1 sure that It can bo borno out by snhtclens
number Of trustworthy examples to prove its
tsut, fliny, In bis volume Of Natural History;
enya TINT ser1lents aro novor seon OH trefoi, aud
that tho leaves OF tho plant wltl lleal tue BtingH
of vonou.ous reptiles. Tho aRuia beissf Ia prayi-
lent among ahe peasautr, all over Europa. Mr.,
r. Chambers, In emo oi hlG entertaining sketches,
tells how, In 1881, gentleman living in Ireland
brought half-a-dozcn BnakeB--pf the harmless
epecios known AZ gaIden- -Hnnkes-from England
to bis house, where he lot them looso. A short
time afterwarta ono Of thom WAS captured and
killed on nu adjoining farm. Tho pernon who
found 1t thought II waa q speclca Of col. bub
when it Vas examined by naturalist, who de-
claEad It = real tgerpent," = tremendous excite-
uent was created In tho country. The circumstance
was made to !, point many moral as veil as sdorn
iug Clergyman conclueively proved from 1t that
tho destruction Of al things was ut hand, and all
preachers and moralista Mero united In the be-
liof that this was the beginning OF tho ond
no tWo could quite agreo win rogsrd TO the
probable nature Of that end" A host Of thoso
old prophecies that arc alwayB lying around loose
in tho memories Of tho common people, to DO
used on any and every startling occasion. we're
with remarkable accuracy to this circumstance.
The peasantry we're conyulBcd with terror, but
moro rational people Wera anxious to inyestt-
cato tho matter, and oEezed rararda
wa *AV AAAlAS AAA kllIlIS VI Uokd
snakes. Three others we're soon after found
aud destroyed. OF . the fate of the
rorna!olng pair no records wore obtained, but
thoy wcro probably killed before thoy had tLme
10 replonish tho soil With their kind. for after
that year no anakea we're found, a,nl tho excite
nlent about lhcee soon died away mud was for
gotten.
Sumboslesa extrayagnnt legonds nre Of
course, told OF tho miracles performed by the
saint, aud the tales Of wonders wrought by holy
relics. ia'y-bonos, thIgh-bones little ugers. mud
tie llht: a5e legion, However; they coln.
tie fact shat pasriclus. I,shop OF Ireland. lived
centuries ago, aud did his duty according to llis
light, we care nothing about him. And. biuce ha
did hls duty, serving tho Lord and hin fellow
men. In vi things Just aud right. We aso willing
to ren1Gmher him once 4 year, take a moderate
drsuElt OF "potheeu" to bis memory, whose
eternal yosdancy NO symbolizs by the shamrock
va wcar on our hats. md cry, "Psaro to Ills
uanes," aud lifa to his fame, forever.
THE CHURCH SERVICES,
PKELUDE TO THE PROCESSION.