The Irish standard., 1902-08-16

AouhiSA SAShOSl oullNt. hSulliC llIlSuC US
disappointed in his features, but he has
the finest pair of "eyes of Irish blue
that you might see in mans head.
He has Il peculiar kind of English ac-
cent, which, as we'll as his voice it
self, would remind you greatly of
Bishop Burke. He talked to us fully
and freely on every subject that came
up, and simply charmed Us Ivy tie man,
her in Which he opened up himself
T! and the treasures of his mind to u.s.
He talks as he writes-this will give
YOU some idea of the grand treat we
enjoyed. He appreciates greatly the
attention given him by Americans.
priests and laymen. who. he says. have
given his works the reputation they
have He brought us into his study.
and. at our request. showed us the
desk on which My New Curate" and
Luke Dclmcgc" were written and the
chair he used OF course. each Of us
did the natural thing-sat in it. He
showed us. back of this. his private"
bookcase. containing his favOritcs,
over which i've talked for Il long time
most cntertainingly. Then he brought
us through his flower garden. of which
Father Russell has written as you re-
mcmbcr-a charming spot as you may
imagine. The slip l enclose wrote
on table in very pretty nook of
the garden. where, as he told us, he
often does some OF his work. There
we read our Office. and then We're
called in by him to partake of an Irish
p. P.'s dinner 5:3O p. m.), which L
enjoyed far more than the table dhote
ceremony and nonsense Of the hotel ut
Killarney. In the meantime. his
horse and car were gotten ready for
us. Father G knew q young
priest in st. Louis whose parents live
in tile Donelnile parish. so Father
shechan had his boy drive us there,
where we got an Irish welcome, ana
instructed the driver to bring us BACK
to Kilcolman Castle. This was seat
of the Earls of Desmond-aM when
taken from them was given by ELIZA
b,th. with great tracts of land about
it, to the poet Spencer. 1t was here' as
YOU have read that he wrote "Nhe
Fairie Queen" ana it was this castle
that thc ..rebcls" attacked ana burned.
and in which his child periShed, one
of the bcsieycrs risking his life IN the
flames TO save the child. What is lett
is u fine old ruin and very picturesque
We also passed near Pooka CASTLE Il
corruption of the Irish word meaning
.srhe Witches Castle" Returning 10
his house he had tea brought into ms
study, TO which we sat down. ana !
will never forget the talk that follow
cd. lie told us 4 great dca! OF lne ll's-
tory, tradition and legend Of the colll-
try around Donrrailr, and many stories
which he has woven, with little or no
change into his books. Tie was plain
liz pleased at my knowledge of his car
| llrr WORKS. anu III my w
",rhr Triumph of Failure, which he
regards as his best work. lie told me
| that "Kcmandcu" WAS a true story,
and that "Un prctre Manuue' (studeht
who failed to reach the pricsthood,
| which | remembered and admired, was
| fuun,le. on fact You need not Won
der that it was we'll on toward mid
ni.aht Wien we got to bed. we en-
| loved a comfortable sleep in the cosy
snare room of the fine old prcsbytery,
and in the morning Father d
said mass ut the church. and Father
u and | ut the Presentation
| Convent. n fine place, at whose extent
and work ! was surprised. This IS the
school for girls and very small boys
and the Christian Brothers nave the
hovs' school, The Sisters, very fricm-
" and hospitable, kept us for break
fast, and then brought us into the
school, I had been longing to get into
an Irish school in session. and here
came he chance unaskel for. Here
AFRO taught not only the ordinary
branches, but also. cooking 1--WE were
| through the sch oil "kitchenD dairy
work. sewing. fancy work. etc. Mheh
wr were here Il few minutes Father
Shcchan. with Father 1, came
and thr different rooms in turn enter
tanned us in most enjoyable way.
And what a fine LOT of children thry
wcrc. so healthy, clean, all with bright
Intelligent faces. many o them iG'Aa-
s,mc. especially tH, smallest. who are
always the prrttirst: so many lose tl'at
rs they grow older.
Some OF the little ones read 10" us
very we'll out of the First Fook IN
! Irish" He has it taught in all his
schools They sang for us, bcauti-
fully, must say. especially Erin, the
Smile and the Tear in Thine Eye
and that wonderfully sweet air, OF
which had read. but ncN<H' bAforc
heard. "rhe Cochin. sung to its Eng
lis,h VERBS also when the Last
Glimnsc of Erin With Sorrow | Seq,
Tyhcy rccilctl and went through, drills
very accurately. Finally the children
ujrsp. th, Sisters. Father Shrrlan and
hi, curatr Father O'Hricn. insisted IN
Il song from each of the three visitors
v-hi,yh hr,l tn ,n given and finally