The Irish standard., 1886-09-04
MARY \ LEE,
Oh
The YANKEE IN IRELAND.
BY PAUL PEPPERGRAss, ESQ
Author of ''shandy Mcclure > The spse-
BY PAUL PEPPERGRAss, ESQ,
CHAPTER X.X-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XX-(Conti2ued.)
sMr, Weeks,'' ssMr. Weeks,;' ''Mr.
Weeks" was now heard from all parts
Of the room.
:.Iadies and gents,' . said the latter,
rising slowly, and running one hand
into his vest pocket, while he rested the
other on the table,-''ladies and gents,
+ amt agoin to make @ speech; speech
makiug's not in my line. But 1 amt
o-coin to sit silent. either, when such
honor is done to the flag of my country.
Ladies and gents, I'm American born
of the true old Puritan stock, a citizen
of the model republic of the world. "
("Hear hear!'') II ain't given to bragg1n
much. I expect, and besides, it don't be-
come foreigner to brag Of his country
in strange land; but speaking as this
here gent and J were (Lurning to Father
John) about religion, I amt afraid to
assert that you can't find, in all creation,
q class of men processing more enlarged
and liberal views Of religion than the
merchants and traders of New England.
s.We are liberal in all things where
conscience merely is concerned, ana
conservative only with view to pre-
serye order in society, that trade may
flourish under it's protection. Yes, Ia
dies and gents, whatever tends to cr1p-
ple trade OF impede the progress OF So
cial advancement, whether it be new
theory or an old theory, new creed or
an old creed, we strangleit. We strangle
II AZ the heathens in olden times used to
styangle deiormed children. BUSINESS
men in our country amt 80 very par
t;cu]ar as to difference in religious de-
nomination. They don't care much
whether the creed be Orthodox, Un1ver-
salist, Episcopalian, or Baptist, it 1t
only gives free scope to intellect, ana a
clear track for human progress. There's
but one creed they object to; and that
is-excuse me friend,'' said the speaker,
Turning to the priest-S'that is the Ro-
,nan Catholic. T'>Hear him! hear hlml'
cried Captain Petersham; ''that's the
kind of talk + like" "Hear him? hear
birn!': echoed half dozen others, fol-
lowing the Lead Well, the fact is,
ladies and gents, they can't go that
kinder doctrine, no how; it tightens
Them up so they can't move one way OF
either The laws and rules Of the Catho-
Tic Churcl. hain't got no joints IN EN-
Won can't bend 'em no shape Or form.
Then they have what they call 'contes-
SION: ana if one CT their society happens
10 speculate beyond his means, the
nriest brings him right chock up Tor 1T;
80 he hain't got no chance to risk any
shine in the way Of trade, no how ne can
fix It. Again, if Catholic happens to
find a pocket book, for instance, with
five or six thousand dollars i'll it, he
,,,,,st restore it 10 tine owne1 right
straight off, when, by waiting for twelve
months or so, he might make few hum
tlreds KY the Use Of it to start him III
b1siness. Such d creed as that ladies
and gents, NO true American Can toler-
,te Well-he wouldn't deserve the
name Of freeman it he did. The CUES
ton for Americans is, not whether any
particular fo,m OF religion be young on
old true OF false, divine OF human, but
whether it suits the genius of the coun-
try: that's the questionable only Ques-
r..ion-to decide. Our country is young,
ladies and gents; she has done little
move. as yet, than just begun to de-
yelop her resources-the greatest re.
sources OF any nation throughout ali
universal space: and we feel it's our
best policy to moderate the rigors Of the
eospel-to temper it, as it were--well, to
make il as little exacting as possible.
Hence our ministers, as a general thing,
osnecia]lv in cities and large towns
seldom preach about sin, OF he'll, or the
ten commandments, or that kinder sub
;eets. because such themes are calculated
to disturb and perplex business men, to
the iniu1y of trade. And we have long
made up our minds that trade must be
cared for, whatever else suffers. Yes,
ladies and gents,'' continued the speak
er, growing more animated as the old
lnnishowen began to warm up his blood,
sour country is bound to go ahead OF
every other country in creation. Ex-
cuse me, ladies and gents, for speaking
nv sentiments right out on the subject;
but they are my sentiments and the
sentiments Of every native born Ameri-
can"
aBravo, bravo, .Weeks1'' cried the
captain. his fat sides shaking as he
clapped his hands. "Bravo-that's the
talk
eyes, continued Weeks,'' ''I'm a
Yankee, and them sentiments are true
Z blne Yankee sentiments. Weain't t a-goin