The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19
YOUNG TINS SNAKE STORY.
IT'S 4 SORRY ST PITRICK's DAT
COMING ms FATHER.

Tradition Has Been Attacked-Enects
of the New Learning on the Family.
The home Of the McGroarties Is a busy
place these days with all tho hustle OF prepa-
ration going forward for the proper celebra-
tion OF st. Patrick's Day. For to the Mo-
Groar'ies st. Patrick's DHv is like Faster to
the rest Of tho world. n dav when they put their
best foot forward and appear arrayed in great
display Of nnery. And al this YOU must know
requires nights OF toll on the part of Mrs. Me-
Gronrty and the girls. sewing and bastlng and
fitting. so that 1t is long after midnight when
the things are put aside. And the elder Mo-
,iroartv comes home tagged out with his prao-
tice drill OF his division of the Ancient Order
OF Hibernians.
McGroarty is q great stickler for having his
organization make a fine show In the parade
on 81. Patrick's Day. When the YOUNG fellows
made a fight on the question as to whether
the order here should ride or walk. and the
young fellows won. McGroartv said:
I'VE spalpeens may ride In coaches. and divfr
a wan O thin will | 90 in. I'll walk"
And when IL was decided - impose a fine
upon obstreperous individuals like McGroarty
he up and handed In his resignation and went
over to Brooklyn to live so that he might take,
part in the parade over there. for the Hibernis
ans In Brooklyn continue to walk as OF yore.
There was no sign OF any one going to bed.
they were all so busy. and so Young Tim Mo-
Groarty, who was busy with his books. red
marked. proudly and with n great display OF
wisdom:
There never were any snakes In Ireland"
McGroarty looked at he youth with a pity.
ing glance. and then at Mrs. McGroarty. as
much as to say: THAT comes Of giving the,
young u little learning Then turning to-
ward the youth he exclaimed:
Next thing you'll be telin' us the blessed
st. Patrick nivir banished the snakes out Of
Ireland"
You took the words out OF my mouth,
father" young Tim replied. st. Patrice'
never drove the snakes out Of Ireland. for
there never was any snakes 20 drive out OF Ire-'
land
The.slder McGroarty had grabbed the arms
OF the chair In which he sat. a habit he had got
into OF late when anything unpleasant and
distasteful was being said in his hearing. Mrs.
McGroarty eyed him wonderingly and turning
toward her son quietly remarked:
You had better put away your books and got
was well supplied with wisdom. and was for
spreading Il. broadcast. no matter who liked it1
the d Edy n9 esl I1ks Sd IL Turning toward his mother
There never were snakes in ireland. be-.
Won't u allow sHo Of It. deoloxists have " bee been point.
ing that out this many a day. And no one at
1 never a Iooke edft the su Ret%ap Gp. mann 3ainta nSHp that E 81,
Patrick banished snakes out OF Ireland, 1
savs The Ioo &Sols sh s,o TSG d; st. sGS PS;ric Gp; q GSnI R6Gih;
snakes out OF. Ireland is n sort Of guy on the
yarn that Is In print. no matter who Is the au<
~ Aii the time that t. It t %ok, young Tim to ;o6 make.
at her husband. whose countenance grew
larker ana darker. Now she pleaded with her
why wont you listen to the boy. 2Scqshla,
Sure SUI i may be truth he IL saying, o Ye kn9%!'
know edge that their fathers nirir thought otss
You know there we're many things we were
taught onE +, Win hin TG we're ,G Ssil nsakt that sI are t6 not $50 SO:
fairies now? Something told to brighten the
ehil TSr only" mo.h.r. vo,rc v,m or,., ont.
with enthusiasm. "These, stories we're told tot
folks when they were children. and they neyeri
tfR he ara 5lfae Of iF th hsa 'NS So i%S'i its difre re nteeS!THRRs s1
boys nowadays are not satisfied to swallow all
looked up this story of the snakes and found
out that, the historian. Jocelyn., the Cistercisn|
familiar with. seeing them in menaeeries and
It. ,FHaatrickk and ,triedt to draw him away from
his religious duties, Here il the whole story"
did so his father became more and more eY-
cited; Tighter grew his grasp on h his chair /,
tenance., Mrs. McGroarty looked at him with
. '""VwSfhy " don't You have patience, acushla?"
mute spectators Of the attempt OF their
+, on young Tim. who now drew forth severaf'
This Is the i72d miracle narrated by Joce-,
3 for it was not possible to fetch the book home.
. b but and nH1'fn% srs f It Z. p %oqa % for S Word w Tish e%s
ion. and .assailinG the, saint. they tormented
him In his prayers and his hastings. and they
hue. fearful in their, form and their hugepess
| and their multitude, and striving with hor-
: K tI'I iong s"t time t he e dis ttris"I the he's m naa' q
T. God. Patrick. being armed with His grace
4 4 the cross and drove far from him those deadly
I birds and by the continual sounding Of his
e island And being so driven away. they flew
beyond the sen, and being divided into troops
faith and love Of God. they. do there abide and
4 practice their delusions, But from that time
Q creatures. all families OF lemons have through
Q the merits of the prayers Of the most holy
Q And.the cymhSi' Of the saint. which from his
n n frequent Ecrcussions thsreGf annearsd IN one nj
/ angel, sFGn s"n.. n %dS the n,' @ + is f Esheid on o II az ss
this day. Likewise on the summit OF this
I mo9ntHin m ,H,, , rrs went wii} to wH, .,,e and sIt to fast aSs
gates Of he'll, The which benefit they aceor ,5s
19 RE G "ma 1S@ n "T sns" o, q Ta mGa 'hI And some 1ns
= who have thereon pissed the night relate that
5 they hnyf ' ,Fsmsal tas nariiit sGr N q al th wfes sfas.
n For such u cause many call the place the Pur.
n gItoiy OF 81. Patrick
" Nothing in that said young Tim. about
;: snakes. And nobody would think Of laying at
q thsidoor Of -. Patrick tho fact that there were
it not a scientific fact TINT geology shows that
Il snakes cannot grow in Ireland But the cree
i Patrick is another little matter that requires
consideration right here. y continued Tim.
< wrapped IN in his subIect.. They are not so
IMPORTANT, however. as this story of st, Pat
i rick and the snakes; II" says ST. Patrick was
l. born March y and live, TX wears, We eele-
z or his centre when he saws that. or We are
~ astray. for you know III" counting OF time has
IN been changed several times since 81. Patrick
l. lived. Jocelvn SAYS that ST. Patrick was Il man
o 1f smal staIure. aud that he wore IA white cnwl
m aud, like 81. Pau. tOilcd increasingly. He quilt 100
ii churches and made 800 Bishops and ordained
s. 5000 priests. and as for the number Of persons
IN lie cOnverte,l. ,JOc"lyn finally had to say, Goo
n rNnnn knnMs that Lie Nnrs snY TINT lie rhlSRd