The Irish standard., 1895-03-30

tebIdnL, DuG gave 20 Ill alike. OH Ont
occasion, however, he plaYfnlly remarked
TO q member Of the Bishop church, wht
came to him for "a little assistance :
Billy, you belong to the Episcopa
church. Why don't you go across the
way to Bishop Whitaker"
s'Well, father" answered Billy, 'ttha1
poor man has 9 wife and family OF hif
own, and they leave him nothing for the
poor Of his flock" Billy got an extra
allowance that day.
Ii. We take the following from the Cali
fornia Catholic:
.! To those who are acquainted with the
territory to which he was assigned, some
of the feats credited to Father Manogue
even this day seem surprising Sick
calls often compelled him to make long
jb urneys to distant points from Virginia
City, into the Reese river country in
Nevada, distance of l8O miles. Rough
roads and dreary wastes, often swept by
windy blasts and buried deep in snow,
were some of the difficulties to be met
with. One call of this nature was to at
tend man sentenced to be hanged.
(, Something in the case struck Father
Manogue as being meritorious. Forget
ting the tiresome journey he had just
made, he mounted his horse and plunged
again on his long ride, to seek executive
clemency. First came reprieve for the
poor man and finally pardon.
! Some Of the other hardships endured
by him were sleeping in the brush at
night, with bis saddlebags for. pillows,
and at other times rolled in his blankets
ON the floor of q bar-room IN some coun-
try town. It Is related that at one time
He arrived at wellington Station, on the
i1s alker riyer, late one night, and the
only place he could get to sleep was on
the floor Of the bar room, among crowd
Of noisy, boisterous teamsters. Without
revealing his identity he lay down and
endeavored to sleep Mrs. johnson, the
Of the house, accidentally
discovered him and compelled her hus.
band to get up and give up his bed to
him.
Once, when on sick call toward Pyr
amid Lake, portion OF the Truckee
meadows were flooded where the old
road meandered. He kept on until he
was equally distant from the land on
every side. Soon the horse began to
swim, having lost footing, and few can
imagine the horrors of that journey, it
being dark and late. Wet as he was, he
had to go ten miles yet, Notwithstanding
the GOODNESS Of the night and the condi-
tion of his clothes.
On another occasion he had to ride
twenty five miles during the night to at
tend dying woman. Having arrived at
the house, the husband Of the woman
met him at the door, presenting a revol-
yer, and all sorts Of oaths that no
priest should enter his house. After
some parleying the cruel husband was
on his back and the priest had posses
sion Of the revolver and full sway in the
house, where he discharged his religious
duties toward the dying woman.
The unadorned narrative of his jour
neying to Fort Churchill, the Truokee
Meadows, Eagle, Carson and Waehoe
Valleys, and OF the hardships endured
during the day and the perils met with
at night would suffice to fill volume.
One night, when about eighty miles from
Virginia City, he lost his way through
the brush and was warmly welcomed by
the Piutes, who afterwards guided him
to the house Of the sick person who was
awaiting his ministrations.
During the excitement at Auburn over
the possession Of mine, when blood
promised to flow like water, Bishop Ma
nogue was in the thick Of the fray, en-
deavoring to prevent breach OF peace.
Col. O'Connor was ID possession Of the
mine, and when 8 new set OF officers was
sent to succeed him and those under his
charge, o. Connor vowed that he would
not let them. The sheriff and his depu-
ties had surrounded the place, and Bish
op Manogue finally induced O'ConnorI to
surrender, riding with him to Glendale,
surrounded On every side By rifles and
knives. 9g1 a N rs
Mrs. Leland Stanford always held him
il the highest esteem, and in the Cathe-
dfal at Sacramento is copy of Rapha-
els aMsdonna md the Child z from the
oig orig iiginaI ID the possession of the Emperor
of Austria, made q the order 81 Mrs.
Stanford ffor the Bishop
Bishop lanogue's Int work was to
paressnt . ~ g chimes @ this church.
Trey were ble on S5lhrove Tnesdsy
and tolled Tor the drustt time at the Biali-
NJ funsrsl 4 " ], be rsstt il psaoel