Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-21
LIBRARY A LOSS.
Bronson Library Cannot Produce
 Some Much Valued Works.

Bronson Library Cannot Produce
 Some Much Valued Works.
 Editor Evening Democrat:
 The inconvenience caused by the destruction of the library of the Catholic Literary association by the recent fire is already being felt and nnless 1t is replaced many who found 1t a ready source of Information on various topics will wonder where they are at, for they will look in vain through the catalogue of the Bronson library for a large number of books such as this society owned prior to the fire. Isn't it rather strange that We have such q scant supply of Irish literature at the public library? Within a very short period I had oc- casion to consult Griffin Davis and q few other Irish writers of consider able note. and was somewhat disap- pointed to learn that they didn't have them at the Bronson library. The cat alogues show a complete list of works on Irish informers and other degen- crates, while they are beautifully si- lent with reference to many of the brilliant men of that land, Protestant and Catholic alike.i who stood up for their country at time when it was treason to love her. to say nothing of going beyond that. I have no objec- tion to seeing the informer kept track of. It might be well to keep him and his lineage in mind. But in order that we of to-day may know the why and the wherefore of the Irish Judas it would be nothing more than fair fo fn11 hc. cid of I1a efn this reason I would suggest that the agents of the Bronson library put Fitzpatrick's Secret Service Under Pitt" on the list Of books ill It's cir cu1ating library This would give people who like to see both sides of a story an opportunity to ascertain how informers are made, by whom and how much fellow gets out of the job. But l started out to say that most of the popular Irish writers are strang- CTS at the Bronson library and conse- quently they are comparatively un- known among | certain element of our people whose knowledge of books is confined to what they have been able to secure there.
 Of course I don't want to be understood as limiting that fhis Is the result of any disposition to shut out Irish literature, at the public library. I mention it be- cause I know it to be true. and not knowing the cause I prefer to be silent on that, though perhaps I ought to say that not many years ago MT Passett told me that there was very little demand for Irish works at the library. but I forgot to ask him whetll- CT this was due to the fact that people knew that there was precious little of 1t there or to disinclination to read 1t You can get Moore, Goldsmith, Lever. Lover. Carleton, Mitchell. O'Connor, O'Connell. Mccarthy and few other popular writers at the li- brarv. but in addition to these we should have complete sets of the prose and poetical writings of such men as Davis, Griffin, Sullivan. McGee. Man gan. Williams. O'Hagan. O'Reilly. Duffy, Mahonv Gather Prout) Fraser Joyce. Kickham. Keeean, Ferguson. Savage, Campion. Waller. A1lingham. Walsh, Wilde (not Oscar. but his tai ented mother. "Speranza'.)' varian. Ptgot. Hopan. Casey. Irwin, Reynolds, Parry. LeFanu. Locke, Callinan, Ranim, Dufferin, BaIfe brennan. htiSeWhFIH. hnclp. S9dUor Hyde. Ty- nan, Crocker. Ryan. Collins. Locke and a score or more others who might be mentioned. Resides these snch books as the "Hedoe Poets of Treland'' and 'sThn Ballad Poetry of Ireland" would be welcomed by 1arpe number of people at the Bronson library. Some of the finest songs in the English language were written by men who. as some one has said. wrote too little. Take far example such men as Prof Ingram. He did not write enough to make LID n book. consequently you have to look for his soul stirring words. ssTha Mem orv of tho Dead" in some volume con- taining selections from various an- thors. The same thing is true of otf- CTS. SD that rn1nss the otd Literary as- sociation intends to renlace ifs library and whether it does or not. the agents of the Bronson 1ihrarv would confer a favor 11non many good citizens bv ada inr to it's list of high class Irish litera- ture.
 LOVER OF GOOD BOOKS