The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-03-26

ly deserving the name. Completely
broken down in health. he, with his
wife and family, got shelter from their
neighbors. For this charitable act these
people were soon made to feel the eff
fects of the landlords resentment. Neill
was again obliged to move on, and after
days Of fruitless search for some sort Of
a homc-for people were afraid to take
him ln-he at last got a portion of a
wretched cabin from Sullivan. He was
scarcely settled down there when pro-
ceedings were taken against Sullivan on
the plea of sub-lctting, with the result
that both families were cast on the road
side on bitter March morning with
out house or home.
LIMERICK.
In the townland Of Derravolin, County
Limerick, there dwells a remarkable old
parsonage. Mr. James Howard who has
attained the wonderful age of los years.
He walks to mass every Sunday, dis
lance of three miles. A great sense of
pride takes possession of his soul as he
reCounts many episodes in connection
with the SO movement. and the suisse
quent sequel. 1t is d remarkable fact
that he, being the owner of snug
farm during the last harvest cut down
with his own hands the fields of hay and
cereals thereon.
Inn,
was put out of house and home, at Coon
ey island. recently, by the sheriff and his
bailiffs. The evictor was a DR.. H. Tun-
uy, who now owns the Meredith prop
erty. Inc old man was put out on the
road side on cold. bleak day; and he
has since died-gone to land where the
evictors cease to trouble and the evioteu
are, at rest
TIPPERARy
The entire business CT the North Tip
perary Spring Assizes, before Justice
Murphy and Justice Gibson, in the crown
anu records courts respectively, occupied
less than two days. A young man
named Michael Tracy was sentenced to
10 months hard lator for having on the
"a or June last assaulted an old de-
crepid man named Maurice Dean, near
Templemore.
WATERFORD.
The death is announced of Col. Leo
pold q. +. keanc. which occurred at his
residence. Tivoli. Caproquin, on Marcel,
q Deceased, who was we'll advanced
IN age. died after a rather protractel
illness.
WICKLOW.
On the afternoon of February 2G a
serious accident occurred to DR.. James
d. Ryan. medical-oiticer of the Rath-
down uispensary district, and had it not
been for the courage displayed by the
doctor, mis- coachman would have lost
his life. Dir. Ryan had been summoned
to attend patient at Glenmalure. and
found 1t necessary to ford the river, as
the nearest bridge was six miles away,
at place called Greenane. The coach
man dld net estimate correctly the
strength Of the current, and the horse
was carried off its feet. and the shafts
broken. Dr. Ryan sprang to the bank.
but the coachman and car were carried
down the stream. while the horse
reached Il place of safety On the bank,
Dr. Ryan. alarmed at the disappearance
or his coacnman. ran along the bank.
ana at intervals obtained glimpses of
the man. 1t was not until he had COW
cred some COO yards that he found
suitable place to intercept the man.
Fortunately he obtained footing in
the stream. and at great danger OF his
own lie, dragged the coachman to the
bank in an almost insensib!e condition.
The violence Of the torrent may he i'm
aglned from the fact that, up to the day
following the accident, no trace of the
car has been found
WEXOFORD.
The death is announced of Miss Mar
garet Rath. who died at her residence,
Garrydaniel. on February 90 The de-
ceased is deeply and dese:vedly regret
tea by her friends. and by the poor who
have lost in her a good benefactor. On
February "a the funeral took place in
Monamoln. after high mass and Office
The high respect in which the deceased
and her family were held was mani
tested by the large numbers who attend
ed on the sad occasion
Francis Parkman, the American Prct-
estant historian, has the following to say
CT the Puritans:
children are taught that the Puritans
came to New England in search of re-
ligious liberty. The liberty they sought
was for themselves alone 1t was the
liberty to worship in their own way. and
to prevent all others from doing the like.
They imagined that they held monopoly
OF religious truth, and were bound in
conscience to defend it against all COM
ers. Their mission was to build IN n
western Canaan. ruled by the law of
God: to keep it pure from error, and, if
need were, purge it of hcresy by perse-
cutlon-to which ends they set up one
or the most detestable theocracies on
record. Church and State were Joined