The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17

for the offense OF going up and down
the road whistlings to the annoyance. it
seems or landlord, or landlords
agent, or landlords bailiff, or some
thing or other OF that ilk- and this
charge was brought before the court
as case OF indecent behavior and un-
der clause dealing with indecent be-
haV1or on public roads. This was not
quite SO tudicrouS as the charge OF
'winking at a boycotted pig in the
public market place, for which a poor
devil once got three months in Jail
with hard labor And suppose 1T is a
more serious offense too than the
"humbugging- kind of a smile that for
having accorded TO his boycotted
neighbor in public place. man got a.
months lodging at the expense of the
county Compared with these two,
going up and down the road Wflis-
Ting in bailins awful presence
should rank with lese majestic.
The Tom Moore memorial committee
has done good work and been most
successful. and thanks TO it we will be
able TO see a presentable statue OF
Moore standing in our metropolis. The
only really decent statue we have in
Dublin at the present time is the
O'ConnelI statue Situated near the end
of one OF the widest and finest streets
in Europe O'Connel1 street-fofmerly
Saeky1ile-sHpported and surrounded
by Spiendidly mounted groups the
statue has an impressive look, and
truly speaks TO a stranger the great
ness of the man. It is said that an
English tourist driving through Dublin
streets one rainy day had O'ConneITs
statue, of course, pointed out to him by
his jarvey as one of the sights. "O'Con-
nell, aW weally! and what awe the
figures awound 2' 1sThey'' said the lar.
vey, who knew not what they were
and had never thought to inquire but
who now would not be taken in ig-
norance by an Englishman, they
said he, are the twelve APOSTLES
'Dwfve awound the statue said the
English dude. The jarvey did so. They
awe only ten. said the Engiishman-
Faith, then, said the jarvey tine
other TWO must have gone in out of the
rain
The Moore memorial committee are
not going to rest contentwith erecting
monument TO Moore in Dublin They
also now desire TO bring home the
poets remains from their resting place
in Devices in England; and it is hoped
and believed that they will succeed in
their Iaudab1e desire. In that case We
may We'll anticipate an extraordinary
funeral for the remains in Dublin
O'Connelfs remains. it will be remem-
bered, were brought from Genoa, Ter
ence BelleW MacManus from San
Francisco; Gayan Duffy's from Nice:
Currans and 4ParneII's from England:
Smith O'Brien's from Wales. and the
most recent, Father Eugene O'Grew-
ney's, the martyr of the Gaelic cause
from Los Angeles. Cal. After their
long rest in Devices, the ghost of
Moore will hardly object to the disz
turbing of his bones now, for they will
surely rest easier in the clay Of GIas-
nevin that has been sanctified by the
remains of all that was greatest and
best amongst his compatrtots.
Talking of poets and talking of cen
tenarians. the first book, a promising
collection certainly, of not new poet.
but poet new to the reading world,
the songs OF CoITn WeIlacez have Just
been published by the Gaelic league in
Dublin, and are having a wide sale.
Colin Weliace has published this his
first book, at the age of 10S, and the
critics are confidently telling us that
Wellaee will do big things vet. Colin
WeIace. native OF Galway, was born
on the 22d of May. 1896, so that he is
now los years and few months old.
He attended at a Gaelic feis in Galway
recently and recited TO the audience
some OF his own poems. Colm is
humorous poet. He had much fame
a couple of generations ago. He be-
came very poor as he grew old and had
TO retire TO the workhouse several
years ago. There he was in great dan
ger of dying forgotten. had not The
spread of the Gaelic enthusiasm over
the country caused him TO be remem-
bered as a fine Gaelic poet. When
Gaelic leaguers heard that there was a
poet in the workhouse (no uncommon
thing. I Eupposel, they raised q sub
scription at once, had him taken out
and dressed, and house built for him.
and a pension bestowed on him. His
poems were put together, edited and
published. and are having, as men
toned, good sale. Long may Colm
sing. -Seumas MacManus.
/ Donegal, ireland, July 8, 1904.