The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06

commit him 20 the care ofths rector OF caSlsreagh,
who CHANGED to be in Dublin at the time. This
proposal delighted Mr.. Myers for the rector had
long been hunting and drinking companion OF
his own In the country. With the rector, there
fore, the plous vert arranged 10 dine every
day until the ensuing Sunday upon which day, as
time ran short, II was absolutely necessary tnat
the recantation should be publicly made. Myers
and the rector had glorious Doose-slx Dottles
ssen AZ tne least-ahd thelr yollncauon WAS sr ~
bishop, on receiving an assurance from tBe loVlal
rector that Myers was an rat at the theology OF
the case, permitted him TO make his solemn pup
lie ooJuratlon Of the errors OF poDery anu 10 re-
celve the Protestant sacrament.
GROUNDS OF FAITH.
'In order TO celebrate the happy event, the
prelate invited Myers and several Jealous Protes-
tant friends to dinner. When the cloth was
moved His Grace thus addressed the convert
MT. Myers, yeu nave this day been received into
the true Protestant Church and renowned the
cerruptlons OF Popery; Tor this you should thank
God with all your heart. learn with great pleas
ure, rom our worthy friend the rector oil Castle
reagh, that you have acquired an excellent knowl-
edge in very short time OF the basis OF the Prot
estant religion; Will you be so kind TO state.
upon whica you nave cast aside pOpery and en-
Draced the Church or England Faith, my
LOre,i replied Myers, Il can easily do that; the
grounds OF my conversion 20 the Protestant re-
hgion are 500 acres OF the best grounds In the
we may observe taat the year OF O'Connell,s
birth, 1875, by remarkable coincidence, was the
year IN which the ilnstrious Henry Grattan, Ire
lan's splendid orator, and perhaps her great
est patriot, too, first took his seat in tne Irish
House OF Commons and commenced his glorious
remind the readers OF the HERALD. was
also slgnazed by tue sklrmsh OF lexington the
battle OF Bunker Hill tne Lacquer OF Boston; In
word, the grand uprising OF the American colonists
against Great Britain. To this latter coincidence
OConneli used frequently 90 refer with marked
satlsiaction lie used also 20 tell now wolfe stIll
almost an lnfaaL ne saw some captive sailsrs OF
Paul Jones, VINO was taen lowering on the coast
o'coNNELL's FIRST STUDIES
Even as a cAIld O'Connell was quick and perse-
verinR to degree. lie mastered the aiphabet In an
hour. In him the terror OF disgrace overcame
the natural propensity or chtd 70 be lula. one
cay ne was idle and knew his lesson tmperleety.
The teacher threatens 10 beat him. IAe future
"Liberat0rn shrubs from the indignity. ION,
don't beat me, sxclaim. ne, .ior one nall hour
He had the lesson within the Tune allowed. He
says himself-"rae first Dig book ever read was
Captain Cooks Voyage Round the World read
1t VITA intense avidIty. When the otner children
would ask me TO play with them used 70 run
away and take my book 10 the window. There 1
used 20 SIT, with my legs crossed t4nor-lke. de-
vourng the adventures or Cook. his beck
helped to make nae good geograDner.n OCon-
nell was also fond OF old songs, traditions rectta-
tions and ballads. In 1885, curing asslze time In
ballad slngers In the streets singing the worlds -
LEANED my back against an oak,
thought II was n trusty tree
twas thus my love deserted me-
The man sang the nrst two lines the woman the
pleasantly 10 recall these memories In ais old
days.
II was one OF the poor scholars OF those days,
VINO used 10 travel the couEtry teaching In den-
ance OF the penal laws, tnat gave UConnei his
earliest instruction. He was subsequently sent
by his uncle Maurice surnamed "Huntlng Cap,n
10 the school OF the Rev. Mr.. Harrington, at Long
priest alter the relAxaIlon OF me penal code.
O'Connel used TO tell that no was the only hey IN
the school that did not get thresning at some
time or other
THE LIBERAroR's SKETCH OF GRATTAS.
OF the great Irish patriot OF those days, 0'Con-
nell used 10 tell III later days-"ils conversation
contained much humor OF a dry, sntitnetlcal Kind,
and he never relaxed muscle Wnlle ms hearers
were cOnvused with laughter. he aDounded with
anecdotes OF the men with whom he politically
acted, and told them very vel. | met him at
dinner at the house OF an uncle OF O'ConnOr Don,
and the conversation turned on LORD klngsDOr-
ough, grandfather 10 the present Earl oil Kingston,
a very strange beng, wto married at sixteen
cousin OF his own aged fifteen; used 10 dress ike
a RouDdhead OF CromWell's time, Kept his hair
close shorn, and wore plain ceat, wlthout col
lar. Grattan said OF tails oddity, He was the
strangest compound OF incongruitIes | ever knew;
he combined the greatest personal independence
with tue most crouchlng political servilty 20 min-
listers; he the most rengous man anu the
most pro1lgate; he syst paucally read every day
portion oil the Bible and marked MS place In the
sacred volume with an obscene oallad.n' U'COn-
nell used 70 contrast GratIan's style OF oratory
with that OF
THE YOUNGER WILLIAM PITT.
He described Pitt as having grand, majestic
march OF language and iull melodlOus voice.
He said that Grattan's eloquence was fun OF nre,
waning, however the melody ana dignity OF
Pitts Sun nobody quoted the sayings OF fltt,
while Grattan was always utterlng sentences
that everybody quoted and held in memory. II
Ola not" SAID 0Connell TO his frlend Mr.. Daunt,
"hear Grattan make any OF his famous speeches,
but | have heard MN IN public. lie had great
power ana great oddlty-he almost sweeps the
ground with his odd action"
WORSHIP OF ORATORS.
When a law student, IN London, O'Connell used
TO take pleasure In listening to Pitt aud Fox de.
batting in the House Of Commons. Oh Pitt no
says He managed his voice admirably. Ii was
from aim learned 20 throw out the lower tones
at the close OF my sentences Most men either
let their voice fall at the end OF their sentences
or else force 1t INTO shout or sereech Tais IS
because they end with the upper instead OF the
lower notes PHI knew better. he threw
his voice SO completely round the house that
every syllable he uttered was distinctly heard by
every man IN the House" or Fox he says" he
spoke delightfully."-; his speech was better than
Pitts. The iorte OF Pitt as an orator was majestic
defamation and an inlmitaDle felicity oil phrase
The word he used was always the very pest word
that could be got to express his idea, The only
man ever knew who approached Pitt on this
whose phrases were alway6 admirably HAPPY"
NARROW ESCAPE.
While studying In London O'Connen one day
witnessed strange tumult IN the streets, in the
course OF which King George I'LL. had narrow
escape from the fury OF a mob, ana O'Connell him
OF the troopers guarding the old Kings carriage.
How different IN many respects might Eave been
the subsequent course or human analrs and history
il either tne obstinate old KING or the blg-DraIned
young irish law student aad persisted on that
DAY, she one meeting death at the hands OF the
Inturtated cockneys, the otner cloven dswn by the
fierce sweep Of the English norseman's sabre.
NOT TO BE HUMBUGGED.
or the Prince OF Wales alterward George w.,
he says:-"When saw hlm In 1874 he was re-
markedly audsome-aced man, HIS figure was
faulty-narrow shoulders and enormous hips
yet, altogether, he was certainly very fine look
Ing fellow. But when saw aim In Dublin, IN 1921,
age and the results oil dissipation mad made him
most hideous object. he had flabby, talow-
coored face, and BIS frame was quite debilitated.
He came 10 Ireland TO humbug the Catholics, VINO,
ha w al
useful deeds. An we were not to be humDugged.n
Respecting George IV.'s reputed conversational
talents ne makes the following Just observation -
"Why, from his rank he OF course iound ready
listeners, and he could talk famliarly OF royal
personages, concerning whom there Is usually
some curiosity lelt- Ihat klnd OF talk might nave
passed agreeable, but his lavOrIJe conversation
was Ike tnat OF pronigate, half drunken
trooper"
INACTIVE DURING THE REBELLION.
O'Connell was called to the Bar in the spring OF
1913, the memorable 'year OF the rebellion" He