The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
HIS HOLINESS, LEO XIII.
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banks Of the Seine, under the grand, tower
Of the Invalides. Even IN life as IN death,
the one Is under the eye Of the public and
the other In a quiet. humble resting place
we came from Paris over 70 London.
One feels oppressed In London by an over
powering sense Of humanity-or the lack
al H., After seeing the abbey ST. Paul's
and the tower, ] spent the remainder OF
the time IN the east end down IN the pov-
erty stricken districts Just at this time
General Dewct and his comparisons landtd
on their mission % mercy for the impoyer-
ished Beers and it struck me how useeSc
II was to appeal to the British public when
there was IA million people in London IN.
hnltely worse OF than the 100000 Beers OF
South Africa.
1--WE saw London. Liverpool and Man
chester, and then set out for Ireland.
OFF FOR IRELAND.
I'VE left Liverpool cold and raining for
ireland. fine crowd OF young Irishmon
located in England were on the ateamer
going home for the holidays. OF course
they were brmfull OF witty stories and
humorous Incidents OF English life, and It
was only when one Of them asked, How
are things IN the West? that the smile
gave way 70 the tear, and ! heard the
miserable story Of the eyictions on the
De Freyne estate, narrated by an eye-wit-
ness. We came into Dublin bay in the
early morning and / felt the blood OF my
ancestors running at full tide in my veins
and / caught myself murmurlng those ten
der lines Of old John Locke the Texas COW
boy:
Danam do Dhia. but then II Is
The dawn on the hills OF Ireland,
Gods angels lifting the nights black VEIL
From the fair. sweet face OF my sireland
Oh, Ireland! Isn't Il grand you lock
Like u bride in her rich adjoining,
And with all the pentup love OF my heart
hid you the top of the morning.
eve spent month In the beautiful gem
OF the sea The view from Killluey hill
across Dublin bay to the hill Of Ho7th is
as beautiful as Naples. We ran out to
ing where. from the Fifth 10 the Eleventh
centuries the scholars OF the continent as
sembled because the black pall OF desola-
ton and death was spread over Europe
by the rude Northern barbarian, and educa-
lion and civilization sought refuge IN Ire
land ami gave her the title OF The Island
~ Saints aud Scholars We went by iaunt.
ing car through the mountains OF Wicklow
and saw the beauties Of the nargle and
the waterfall OF powerscourt, We visited
DrOgheda, The CITY Of Massacre saw the
old Celtic crosses al Monster Bovce.
that date from the Fifth century-aud adj
mirahle specimens OF stone carving they
aIse ~, through the abbey grounds OF
old Welllfout where the whitcrobed els
terclans PRAYED and lahored for Centuries
aiid with sadness OF heart looked unon rs
crumbling arches and broken columns
which told the story o. treland's wrongs
and lreland,s woes far better than print-
go page or history, We went 10 the hill OF
Siaue, where Patrick the apostle OF Frin.
lighted the sacred Ore that was seen from
Para aud foretold the conversion 81 the
people 20 Christianity. We snent a day Ia
Armagh, the primatial see established nv
- Patrick. and saw the wonderful cathe-
0ral built by the generous offerings OF
Irish eNiles the world over tho testimony
OF their realty TO faith and fatherland
A WASTED LAND.
I'VE ran IN TO busy. busting Belfast.
with its wonderful linen industries and
great shiphuildlnE Yards ana what sad
commentary Belfast Is on the rest OF Ire
land. There are no factories elsewhere IN
ireland and the rivers ana streams dow
IDLY down 70 the sea They do not torn
a wheel The land devoted to agriculture
heretofore is being turned more ana more
INTO grazing pastures. The dumb cattle
40 not give the landlords any tronhle. ana
sHe tenants 80 beYOnd the seas for bread
ivM rapidly they have gone. ireland had
hVpWauon ~ more than S0l0,u00 hfty
aSats nv ana today she has scarcely Z OO0.-
w Nhllst England. scotland and Wales
SHOW normal healthy Mcreasc Ireland Il
wasting away. Little wonder then that
whilst every other norton Of the emnire
fslelced ana made clad on coronation dav.
wy selte senteflNes n the Irish peopic a.,
ssssnntso ~ DUBLIN and rgqtc1trd against
l EnElHe misguls AID Injustice. But II n