The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15

| tracing himself speedily, called out in n
insty voice: "Hellas! llellasw
a. the same moment the sun saw nj TO
anticipate The dawn by several hours,
ana rose gloriously upon the scene. This
| was too much for the Prince of Dark
ness. He fled in his natural shape while
tne swnehed resumed his post and the
sun sank to abide the regular time OF
| rising,
MOST FAMOUS FEAT.
st. Patrick is always associated with
the wonderful feat of driving the snakes
out of Ireland. There are many accounts
Of this work. but the one generally &C
cepted 10y the peasant folk and honored
by the sanction Of Colgan, the antiquar-
ian. runs in this way.
st. Patrick procured an immense drum
and then walked forth over hill, dale and
! valley. while beating most laundering
tattoo. Right in the midst of his arduous
labors Il hole was knocked In the top,
whercupon the snakes all stopped short
ON their march to the sea.
In the nick OF time an angel appeared
and nonded the drum After this the
operation was continued to the end, with
out further accident, Livery reptile was
supposed to have left tho island. nut the
saint himself knew better There was one
snake that behaved so badly during the
ordeal that 81. Fatiick concluded to pun
ish him. The recalcitrdnt serpent was
confined in the gloomy depths OF Longh
II was understood that the prisoner
should he released from durance vie on
the following Monday. when he would be
driven out to Join his fellow crawlers in
the briny deep Alasl ST. Patrick was so
busy he forgot all about IT, At least they
say in Tipperary that on every MONDAY
10 this day the hapless snake comes 70
the surface of the lake and utters inns
plant in Irish: Its a long Monday rat
rick!' ,.r,,,n ~, .1r,
St. Patrick is also credited with heihg
the only man who ever made fire out OF
snowbaIls. According to this legend ne
and his followers found themselves one
night In barren. deserted part Of the
country, with no shelter and terrible
winter storm at hand. 1t was bitterly
cold and they were IN danger OF ireeIii,s'
They were ON the top of a high mountain,
and in the darkness they were airalu 10
move about. fearing to fall down some
deep precipice. , .o.,n,,a,
st. Patrick was not daunleo' no nu ~ f.
He told his followers to heap up All me
SNOW they could into one big plle' ana
when this had been accomplished ne W
tered a fervent prayer TO heaven anu me
SNOW nile began to burn. The followers
sal around the cheerful blaze and none
of them suffered from the cold after that'
EVERY one knows that II was ~, tat
rick who made the shamrock the natlVit-
al flower OF ireland. There ere many ar
ferent versions of how this was broush,
hnnt mi the one generally believed
a ss9s that a1' when the saint began the task
"a tss"hinc Christianity to the untaught
peasant folk he had great di 50c,r ,ne on u,
, ,h' ,,I,itv Az last. taking a piece oil
s s hsm 1r5elsS' he pointed 10 it and in
, Sn1, his audience saw how Il was
possible for three to emanal eoi frSm 0 0us
,,,l 1hS h ,a ,s copy OF the famous paint
i irs.'e gwen by the late John Kelly to, 81
p p,s r5Ici,s Cathedral In New YORK. ~ - >
regarded as tho best portrait OF i'e'A''D
nairon saint the word over