, 1879-03-18
ERIN'S SAINT.
The General Honor Paid His
Birthday.
fine Turnout Of the Irish
Societies in the Pro-
cession.
First Days Meeting of tho
Irish Colonization As
sOcintiOn.
Ranquet Of the Second Reg
iment---Toasts and
Speeches.
It. Patriok's Society Takes Its
Part in the General Ju-
hilation.
laa tho Irish Literary Society Is hot
Unmindful Of tho E7entful
Day.
Celebrations in Canada and the
United States.
st. PATRICK.

And the aaints Of the Wclhhmhn and Scot
Are couple Of nitlfn miners,
Doth nf wll0H mar lust trnvol to pot,
Compared with tho patron OF 6utpcss,
st. Patrick Of oflrc1and, MY dcar.
There Is about a. much uncertainty as to
1a.t where st. Patrick wns born IA there Ia
1Nh regard to the txact SPOT in which Moses
Va buried. There Is this point, however, iu
favor Of the patron saint Of Ireland as pgatnst
,hc grcnt lender Of Israel: he came on ths
tcsuc later In the day Of tile worlds history,
md the storEcs legends, anil traditions con-
ee,nIng him have been handed down from gem
,ration To generation Of the faithful with little,
Il any, variation from the originals. Thc weight
d authority is in favor Of locating his birth
p1ace near the site OF Fitzpatrick, ut the mouth
Of The River Clyde. tn Scotland, and the date
oi his birth has been figured down to the ycar
So, 4. u. In his youth he we carried cnp+
,l7o to ireland by u bind Of maraudcrs.
He managed to escape shortly afterwards,
returned to Scotland, and was again carried,
Away, and again eAcnped. 1t waa then TINT lle
formed the resolve to become a missionary to
he 1rieh who may haye needed reforming
.bout, that time: The future saint waa
dalued IN Scotland, and was conseclateii
sid that prior to this time .lo had visited Gaul
and Italy. In tho year 483 lie went to IRELAND,
md prc1clled the Gospel with sucl. zeal; feryor,
sna SUCCESS that to him has always been
issrded the merit OF converting the people Ut
thas istc, although he was not absolutely the
first to Introduce the Christian religion Into the
country. The Kings OF Dublin and Munster,
the soYcn sons Of ConnauEht, and the Grcatrr
p..k Of their subjects wore among those whom
be baptized, and before hts death, In tho year
sN, he had converted almost the cut!rc lsland
10 thc now fnttn.
According to St, Bernard, he fixed bis metro
polltan sot ut Armagh, IND appointed Bevera!
other Bishops, with whom l,e hold councils for
Church which he had plnnted In his old age lle
hsupposed to hayo written what is known as
bis Confession although eome authors doubt
as authenticity. Tho legend OF all others
ths reyered Of the faithful everywhere is that
concerning bis alleged crusade agaInst the
suakca Which infested the land. Thu why llc is
kad to have done was very s!mp!c: ho shock
n. ~ stick at them or, more property speakIns,
10 tb!s day. Possibly thIs littlo circumstance
lad something to do viii, tho origin Of thu
phrase, "moro'n you can shnhp a htLck at" but
dn this, too, the authorities differ and It Is best
did extcrlnLnate tho reptiles, however crety
true son OF Ireland believes. u!ll some lnvc cven
been known to assert Tint II one Of the vanom-
ogs creaturca wrfcgfcs hinsetf into q c'od of
and terrible warning to all Of the crawling kind
not to try 1T for themselves.
lie was long ago taken rs the patron saint OF
tao island, 9nd all who cnn trace hack their
orlgiu 10 It's green shores, and hts memory has
Been hol0rGd for ycarB-as It wae yestertiaY-by
pfocesslons bannuets. balts, mt! the other wars
iu Rhicf saints Of MI times und all clEDles aru
supposed to tako delight. Some Of the observ-
apscs Of the day hare, however, gone ont Of
ose, IT Was onco tho custom TINT 1t should rain
oa me salnts day, but since tito reformation
has been abolished. 1t was alao ustlul Mt the
Eaat for sG,lll Atner1can-born boys, who hud
40 reverence for "tlIe chosen leaf, Of Burd and
Ghlef" anl Who knew no saint except Saint
saturday, to sing at any lFislln.an whom they
might meet, Il beautiful lyric about
Paddy got drunk On lsa and potatocs.
the orthodox rep!y to which WIS ruck. But
uMt interesting ceremony has alsO fuded tuto
ee,els1on, nlltl whflo It 10 tho men from tic
alaanon nloue who do thu marching, those from
hudson and FROM tlhIue gather with them
W earth, ind 1oin In cOinntnorat!nB tho
memory Of the man wllu was HE oiy success
~ cnnnNeror Of lreantl
.Hls proper to state, lest my bo Smoked by
Mesc ieasttnEs a,tl wAltz[nga durlllE Lent, tint
nero fs IisjnhsattpA for nil who ,!u thesu
s,aasa With u snecre atlI heartfelt intention Of
sso9oflI'E tho snlnt,-no hen, moved by mcru
t%aalS 4estrea OF stomach at!1 Of futt. So, tou,
Gaose ewt,o arc fDnd VI nleat mar be assured
M uat u VIII always grace thc board, nnu t!!at
nsatte VII! be llo transformation llkO that tile
Salat worked when once, being caught OF Tust
~ " huust w!vrc tllrfe was uuthtlg hut u
iE.sol mutton, 10 sent up Ills compliments 10
Il, slht requested " to rome down O sa]tnon,''
W tut leg most politely c0mpliGl.'