New-York tribune., 1895-02-10
IN AN IRISH VILLAGE.
PEACE AND POTATOES PREFERRED TO
HOME RULE.

From The London Globe.
We live twenty miles away from sworIdness
we are 500 strong (our village only not tne pa@lnT @
all told and FqasT tom ns he
He christened us all, married an Of us S.a,h now
y,SlaV wn ANA viii
OF us the vlaticum." His kindly face ana par.ms pnI
nlss,ns eatb sweet ct Father Tom mas troubles
his crosses he calls them-hs servah's psy pishyt
remind him OF the and cahossd 1 dossn IN s1s
raise the row, the other will; but he adds with
e sigh every hour vsf 9, the hs soSd SaS not
part With either Of them for the world BIddy ,hs !, a
perfect grenades Of w9man az am WSe feet not
ng. on the kitchen dresser two rows Of psM,er
p4sn bs for away and they
shining They are an unfalling oaroe,esr o. lstre
tSe lady has Just been in fierce tantrum; when
they are any way duh and leaden weather nus oeS"
Father Tom says mass every morning al
ocock. and twice on S"ndays !, n"e can be caIIsd.
would be both surprised and amused ne taxes Ws sns
60 sS Se serE ps afn ami 0 Gospel o the
mad some plous comments thereon. ne quetily
person or persons unkn mind say unnhom manr
Snvs ory ha sioen husband peG ad six Children to Now
lei solemn.y warn whoever mas taken ns ~, ." az
night when no is looking for no no, one; one nan ma,
or woman can enter the Kingdom or God Win tnat
duck on their sowls" And the priests warning se.-
dem passes unregardcd. He IL worth a dozen po-
cemen and whole bench OF I'M ~ ,hs old senoo
and must not be taken as type OF ,he itsn pit prnes
hood who are as hsT IN s ne S some o. their
brethren in England But gye & ,ne & nn oi inter-
ference however with he regioqs tests pan,f q, s ts
parishioners proselytisng Lazy bouh''tus b uh, J"
LADY e; C@' orr Lady Of the Manor had lately ar.
rived among US from England her klndiy hess. az
Frightening and bet,erng the lives OF her ,enan,,y
both morally and ply seay pear sou roT Tom to
enlist his aid and sylpathies .,. ,,oou, nm.
Father Tom ind the PGSE pso99s 99s,1nUson nnSM ',s os
Bibles among the cottages would be very sooa
NY good lady | object" he replied for several
reasons In The first place not I aW9 out et te" uo oi
them are capable OF aeadns S 'S aSsea 10 se, their
schooi-gons children to read and expound It tor
passages on which theoosians nave differed Tor
centuries; Besides i do my nlse pest 10 'e'''
'"sW, sWeIi fneI we' Father Tom 30 be it, leave yoI
furnishing their souls Gam 30 an{tning ,owata :,
a neat nSwer-garien before each little cottase;
beautiful surroundings lead 10 beautiful lives. you
Father Tom smiled. "yon Nigh; IT Try my NY, iad;, ai
nut @ IA nsrS ' She %SnX eaed pe on DOS dozen
and asked each II he--or shea aould wish TO have =
Teny & her IN daSshS sne hse Ss
nothing in the world they loved NOR. @ tnan nowers
\ great carload Of hardy plants dug up IN her own
garden for transpantlns arrived IN ,nr ,, be
and at the adys expense, plots wsre 'dlh o". ~
fore each house and Fenced In. ana IN very snosi
Observation-Disclosures. \ gift Of blankets 10 etnn
cot,ager raised his ove Of noWefs 70 entnusss. ss.
When Lady c. had turled hef paSk tIet snn,.,
their heads sympathetically anu Whispered /"
poor crather is mad; , ,,,,. 1o,, ~
Some little time after Lady CT orove o.,om Gov" 10 10
the village delight her eyes by onsery'as ,. J.e
be,utv OF the cottage gardens. \ scene OF oesoS-
ton spread before her
Mrs. OFlagherty' a., -, ,.,u
Mrs o. 'FIagherty. VIVA; las become of the iow-
ers / sent YOU? none.
mig IFS m,rthis fond ov howers yer eddyshp IAN
other courtesy)-brak into me little garden an ct
VERY won ov EN-" She then interviewed Hctitath.
'McC;rath. why did you allow your pig 20 break
into Mrs. O'Flagherty's garden and eat u? her
flowers"
Her flowers. yer ledlyship; wisha tn divil
flower (beggin' yer Teddy ships pardon iver seen
In her garden. barrin' few cabbages. and she her.
self was tn on'y pig that ct them"
And Another had his fencing completely
bhoys had bit ov scrmmage. an runnln' short
OF blackthorn sticks, bruk tn palm for weppins.
tn backguards.
Beautihcat!on by flowers was failure and the
lives OF the people remained unn-ightensd as ever.
for the brightness brough. BY the blankets.
And yet these poor people cherish deep affection
for their benefactress. They consider IL pleasure
10 scour the country for watefcress for her table;
and, In the season. mushrooms 'for relish for IN
good crather !, Ia all most OF them have TO give.
their blessings.
The Home Rule turmoil reaches US only In sub
dued echoes. and even Father Tom. who reads ths
papers. takes only mid academic interest n "
All we banker after Is peace and potatoes.