The Irish standard., 1897-11-06

ana aHectlOn. He did not consider
them as mere machines, and while he
kept up the strictest discipline, he made
his men feel that this was done not for
personal reasons. but from duty and
principle.
Fearless and bold, in May, 1864,
General Quincy received, while at the
front in the Wilderness, dan
gerous wound in the forehead, which
some years later, caused his DEATH
Endorsed cordially by such men as
Charles Sumner, Governor Andrew and
others. the hero was deservedly promot-
ed as brevet brigadier-general, "for gall
liant and meritorious conduct in the
field"
Crowned with honors, but with shat
tered health, he returned to private life
and began again the practice of his pro-
fession; few years later he accepted a
position as register of probate and in
solvency for the county of Suffolk. But
his constitution was enfeebled, and his
health miserable. For several years he
suffered untold agony, but his uncon-
querable spirit triumphed over the in
firmities of his body, and he never COM
planned.
He had sympathetic, moral, self
reliant nature, energetic and magnetic,
which carried an immense amount of
power. Yet he carried with 1t, too, a
sweet gentleness and kindness which
made him favorite with even little
children, who loved him. On the AFTER
noon Of March 21, 1877, he died sud
denly on the street, while OH his way
home from his office.
He did indeed achieve much, though
not quite as he had planned" writes
one who loved him we'll; "and he may
nave felt himself, as he was, one of
those pioneers who, by sheer force of
lovely character, rather than by specific
deed or word, broke a way for the ma
ligned Catholic faith in New England"
The following verses are from a
beautiful tribute written by his friend,
Mrs. Mary e. Blake:
Large heart and brave! tried soul and
How thickly in thy lifes short span
All strong, sweet virtues throye and
grew
AS friend, as hero and as man.
"unmoved by thought of blame or
praise,
Unbound by gifts of power and pride.
Thy feet still trod Times devious ways
With Duty us thy law and guide.
AS a child, Miss Quincy was imorin-
at1ve. She attended the Notrc
Dame Academy at Roxbury, and later
entered the Convent of the Sacred Heart
IN Providence, r. l., where she grad
uated in 1879, with honors. She stud
led assiduously early English literature.
which developed into fuller expression
her Unborn talent for writing. Her
fugitive essays and poems were we'll rc-
celved from the first, and her work soon
lonnd acceptance in the pages of the
Atlantic and Harpers monthlies.
In 1884 she published her first book
Songs at the Start Since that time
ten or more volumes from her pen have
appeared, the present year two notable
books have been published, "A Study
or James Clarence Mangan," and n
volume OF essays of Il Whimsical char
acter, entitled "Patrins," which is
oedlcaled to her friend, Bliss Carman.
the poet.
MISS Gulney's prose is brilliant, tcrsc
ana very nearly perfect; it has balancn
finish, cadence, the rare quality Of
fhythm, accuracy, simplicity and fresh
ness. the quality sometimes called "nat-
ural magic"
she has distinct style OF her own.
Nothing once received by her, from the
contemplation OF nature, or from books,
leaves her pen in a crude state. She
never gives mere copy or transcript.
Her material of whatever kind is always
1nterpenetrated by the power of fusion
>'-' 49, ~ WSiC, COuNClICu lnIO It's
substance.
The scope, too, of her work is large.
her forms are new, and the colors ir-
rad1ating them are fresh. Sustained
dramatic power is hers; she Individual
ICES words, and gives to them a. tone, a
harmony that no other has given. The
play and gleam of light and color tho
subtle shades of thought and emotion,
the divine radiance of pure passion, the
rapture and enthusiasm of faith and
devotion, are all within her range.
In the sonnet "Shcep," there is a ten
der strain, which we'll Lefts the soo,h-
ing presence Of that silent star-crowno1
angel, who, with "sablc garments
1ringed with light" lays her soft hands
on the eyes of men.
MOnSlgnOr Stephan.