The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-01

TEE LATE noBsAx soHx o'coxHELL.

gfi4h paper, IN genA8l artcse Go11IAemO-
Tative OF the Liberstor's pephew-''a true
Irish geptIeEnan has just passed away, one
Of bright nssaral atrainDents, developed
By ripe sehclarship-a man full OF genial
mother wit, whose honesty and kindheart-
edness hsd made him beloved by all who
knew him. This VIA Mr.. Morgan John
O'Conpeii, of Greenagh. rear Killarney,
county of Kerry, and pepbew Of that Illus
sriOus political orator, who, hoveyer vAin
mag have been the epithes Of 'LiberatoT
once foadiy bestowed upon him. Hln NOT
the ieas, 90 long ss tie history OF these
Kingdoms enduTes. co5tinue 20 DC renem-
beTed with vererAtlon as the Gneas Ads0-
cate of the Ir;sb people Il Vas naturally
through the then transcendent influence Of
his uncle Daniel that Mr.. Morgan John
O'Connell entered Parliament in 1885. He
sat In the House of Commons until l6&2,
Identified. of course, with the party OF
Agitation and repeal bat never with that
of .Yo1ng Ireland He had been called 20
the English bar At Gray 3 Inn, and joined the
Home CiIcait, bat his career in pursuit OF
legal honours was scarcely q successful
one. His temperament vas too easy, bis
manners were too genial, to 1t him for the
severe labolrs, and for the harsh and often
reP1isive environments, which every man
who wishes 20 rise at the Bar must sterDiy
make MP his mind TO undergo. Morgan John
unconcernedIy, and WA, in hne, !auga-
ing philosopher after Mr.. Thackerays own
heart and il was euriously noted that
among ali the friends and admirers OF the
great novelist there was bat one who pre-
somed 20 recite the scathing satire OF the
Battle of Limerick in bis presence, and
that one was Morgan John O'Cornen, an
approved patriot, al Irishman of the Irish,
who could, nevertheless, appreciate and
give double zest 70 the rare humour and
the ringing rhymes of the Shannon Sacre.'
All this was long time ago. The 'Libera-
tor and the noveilst have long since passed
into history. Morgan John 0'Conneil was
the last eight OF ten years but little had
been heard of him in these circles in which
be was ever welcome and an honoured
guest. It was good, nevertheless, to know
that be retired from public life to enjoy Q
happy competence, and he has departed
now in peace, and with NO enemies"
THE HON. MILES GERALD KEox.
In the Colonial Secretary of Bermuda
there has Just passed away an friedman Of
| letters Of great gifts and accomplishments.
Miles Gerald Keen, the only son, through q
second marriage, OF the late Mr.. Mylee
Keon, of Keen brook, In the county OF
Leitrim. Ireland, was born on the ooh OF
April, 1921, in Tipperary, 30 that he WA
l y
died on Saturday, the 5th of June, at 81
Georges, Bermuda. Educated at the Jesuit
College Of Stonyhurst, in Lancashire, be
! adopted literature at an early age as bis pro
| fession. One of his first efasions was 9Th.
Life of S. Alexis, the Roman PatIician.
About thirty years ago he contributed a.
anon ymous article to the oxford and Cam
bridge Reriet1 which was not only q vindi
cation Of, but studied panegyric upon, tn.
Society Of Jesus, and which was attributes
at the time to the Hon. George Sidne,
Smytb, after wards Lord StrangfOFd, VIII
was q known contributor to the periodical
Tie paper attracted considerable attention
and gave rise for some time to good dea
Ofacrimonioas controversy. 1t wac reprint
ed separately in pamphlet form, aud led {
3 the projection, in 1916, Of "a History @
2 the Jesuits, by Miles Gerald Keon," whic
was announced in that year by the Messr
Lopgmans as preparing for publication
; but which was, after all, never writer
d About that time, for several months tC
q gether, Miles Keen conducted the editorshi
T Of DoImdn's Magazine, and little Will
f afterwards wrote for Cassefl's educationi
y series French instructor, called, simply
= "Lessons in French" which passed, in
cheap form, tn ough countless editions. FC
while Mr.. Keen undertook at Calcutta tt
t editorial management of the Bengal Hurk'
"a. Sixteen years ago he received hIs sppoin
:, tary at Bermuda. There with the exec
I. ton of one visit to Europe in 1859, and {
g occasional sojourn in the United State
II he has ever since resided. Nine years 81
l. he brought out, in two volumes, throut
ID the hands of Mr.. Bentley, what was indi
u lputably the brightest and most enduriI
~ of HE literary productions. This vas
classic romance, entitled .Dion and 3
. Sybils," the period Of which was 6xed
L the very dawn Of Christianity. The wo
is remarkable throughout for its elega
a. scholarship, and in several portions, q
r more especially towards the close, for
=. rare rhetorical force. Like 90 many of
cOuntrymen, Mr.. Keen was endowDed wi
the majority of those varied gifts t
or combination of which are essential to 81
o. cess in oratory. Beyond the occasio
W. which were now and then afforded hi
at however, in the lecture room OF the &
~ batting club, he passed through life withC
finding his opportunity. Had the oppt
90 tunity which has come to others but fall
ly in his path he might readily have won
himself reputation in Parliament.
m cidently there occurs in the work writ
IgT,a RnaaioO h1-R hol Lot loar az,