Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

attach . .e1z .lne " iueoutro7eruuls tsssl-
-tI..1 lalz .ul1 reu8fe ages 20 alt-l lIllsy -
--far 81 llelr early all ledge uf .le arr
20 ...ls.c go q devotion - -lr cultivation
~ a.s.la lasle lltr- are la people 8l
1l.,e riIclll-f4lee- u.slc las sA1Tlec
.raal-r rflelee none a-lse l- asie Is 50
aa. -arIg lle-e sFu. there o. uat b scll
elI - tl- a-as scallelf 1'3l.ilftll 9i
-aalznr flsll lls l1ftlesl degree ot lsg al1
mira lo lls l4ost ll-lHr aud INTENSE s0Fnts
lrlm tle FIe-or1-9 llar-lal ar,
tle ancient claus rsilg
lizh aaoFe alu beyond t1e 1-u
. mortal 1olrlef 10 tle lender aDl pathetic
.-l.a8g ~ -lr kIld aud al1lals mother
over fle sleeping form ~ lrr clild. llal y
llr represented ll tLr music and sung "a
Ir- ald q 80 has le1rd tue ol1 All iaul-
Liar l1te- N ST. Pallck 1ag iu tne morn
ilg or Garry osel and, being q -i4-
lenI qf irish llsl }ry las not reneete4 Boa
.u--uar1slV illrrHoVsu With the history
sl1 circumstances lr the IRISH people. are
these ums- lonoret strains Esery note ot
fl.s musle 4s il appears. upon tic musical
sI4f represents 81 lmpsrisl4aDle chapter ~
Irish history We arc Taught 1y tue Ass
lf l.1tlre loR impossible % is to separate
tle heart and it. functions trom -le animal
economy 8ltlout destroy ing rue life ~ the
creature lu tle same degree II lL lul possible
% -eparare The nl lslC and song uf Ireland
from Tie lrsl la,luual spirit without de
slruFIug LLa- spirit As Ne Historically
trace the progress III this people down the
vista of lars ages. coming 90 that period
that IS un14fscOred as the gloomy midnight
u their exisieuce. We lud them surrounded
hQ circumstances which necessarily test
the virtues Of the SOD. Ne DenOid them en-
zazed % he most sanguluary test 30 that has
ever been the tlty of the historian % re-
cord la al unsuccessful effort 90 DIVE the
invader from their soil aud 20 preserve the
original conditions that guarded their hOer-
lies. We hear them as 20 were in one voice
hurlug defiance AZ the terrOrs or the glo-
bet. the executioner $ axe, the prison. dun
g-on and the convict ship and By the
same source Of Information We
discover that The spirit. which prompted
them to offer such heroic resistance 20 the
domination 90 - rauny was elOquently and
faithfully represented in the song and music
Of the aues. The classic power If the an
Client muse uniting It's influence with the
music of irerand. and being represented
under the magical touch OF the ancient
Irish hafpisr created as 10 were an invisible
agency that assumed the guardianship Oi
Irish destiny. directing the actions and
guiding the footsteps OF the race as they
iournes ed onward over the rough thorough
fare 0f time. symp pa hiLiug With their mis-
fortunes, rejoicing in their success, by IT'S
influence animafing in The breast OF the
lrl.bman that spirit OF Independence which
teaches man that ,he should and must be
free and og the exercise OF the same
power perpetraung that laudabie hope
which characterizes every true Irish heart
thaf at some time Gad has destined 20 give
them a tree and independent nation Of their
oTn. a hope which l trust they may soon
real ze.
should not have occupied yOur time by
Z any remarks on the music OF Ireland, on =
I in consequence OF a jg-tlha5ie dispieasur,
on the part 0f some 0i our friends AZ rh,
entire absence Of lrish music from our reg
u.ar exercises. I desire 10 demons rate @,
those that are dissatisfied that aithougI
/ Irish music has not received the attention
/ from us which 10. should command II Is no
/ bv reasol % indifference % its bean les %
/ ov Ignorance of the rich inheritance that d
/ ours in that treasury OF IRISH music. il j
/ only oy reason of insufficient time to devOt
/ 30 ifs study. that has governed in this mat
/ ter we have noW arranged 90 lnclHde lrlsl
+ music as a permanent part Of our regula
+ exercises and hope soon @ be aDle 10 pre-
/ sem such selections as viii satisfy the mos
/ ultra admirer Of the music Of Ireland.