The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-12

Biz IL their s3roilichihg good hum ~
xers we'll that we possessed SOME 20 IT. II.
When gloomy spirits are on tho eve OF
settling down upon us u Ike a II dismal
#forV IL n rossible 10 find a better anti
Sdota for tie sSs,bltie devil ~ hnti to read
ohe Of thos sroilitkihg atorles 9 Lever
on Lever? --stich as Z t1andy And rory
O,Ntoreo etc. the OIL y ser otis y cons
satenco being he danger, 81 Sour
sides and coats tn y aug htte 81 as we
read them q Say 4 Il keep Athotn i III your
library and label Their, .I7lue Devil Dis
TIierNilustrious sons are too numerous
sfot#,is to- eniimerate. We shall mention
only Il few that flash Up In our mcfnorv
Sometimes we arc prone to hinK4 ot q soi! ~
tell thetr,ith, paradox cnl rs ~ ii,ny seef
u great many OF England g \ grea men
are Irlshtnet. n b III \. It gs3s gil y.
5T,hera IN Lord Wellington the hero Of
Waterioo. Lord Roberts. or IA obs, n as
Kipiingg deights III calling him 4; Robert
I4linn1et, whose famous address VIII never
l6bef forgotten, and so on. y 385 u IN l5gf
lSsi And,Sfns 4 to her poets was there ever
q s,Yoeter singer than q oldsnith q says
William Makepence Tlaack erhy. Had Ire
land produced him only, and no had
|$wrttenAS1io other work than ~ he De- De-
+, serted Village, or that charming ro-%s
nance, 3.s.rhe vicnrf Of Wakefield, which "
Lord Byron said Is one 81. tho best :, 4. Y
1.-the English langlnge II relnnd w uld nave
Ircnson to be proud. II SS <. III u 3sisl 4
Then there as 3Bnlfe, the composer Of
II thnt tuneful soporn, ''..rhe Bohemian q
I How ma nv Of us are indebted ITO this
/ fish musician for deigl tful hours spent
i lnylistering to- Clara Louise kellogg war
Bble, as only sl,e cculd MARBLE, ho lovely
melodies from this melod ous ope rtl.s How w
mnny OF us even s. now, REGAL the in 4,
effnbie delight with which we heard K el-l
4 logs, when She was III the zenith Of her.
5lyric# powers, sing those beautiful lines
i set 10 music yet moro beauti ful :8f 5 h
g"I dreamt that Z dwelt n8n1arble halls.
|s5iWith yassals and serfs Mt M " side,
And Of ali who assemb ed IN those s walls
\ h That i wa s tho hope and the PRIDE
4 IL Sliad riches too great to H coun t--could
boast sl55t3 5s,5 7a II # 3ss n NJ
8 OF d high, ancestral name, ri i.s3}
And II also dreamed which charmedt me me
i most ;3S tx .5ttS5 M II n rs s3y
THAT You loved me still the same" N
rhon. thc,rro is the smile 3ot the little
Irish alden--nonc Is sly eetcr,5 50 ySS It's
! sal d I. Hearts OF oak Gun but soften under
( itssmaglc inf uence 5f aS # " lts.
rT God bless ireland f53$ II trust the day
4 may not 3 be far distant when a rosy
/ flush on tho horizon may give promise
Ito "a, d sunrise spendid IN for these OPP
pressed people; that there ma " be q dawn
i OF great liberty, a palpa BILE 5amelloratlons
] of their condition. i,5 n u N.
i What + a galaxy OF bright stars stud
j their 'history! S II our. Irish friends have
] their faults these faults are more than
compensated for by their ylrtues They.
ARE an irpulslvo people. but are re joliy,
good humored, and whole -souled to the
i core Si "A s some Y one has said they are
8Honsy tos be drawn, but Impossible to be
1 driven But why should we, with feeble
|$pen, essay to- praise y this noble people?
|&-for, were we a to hunt through whole
Libra ies and select the choicest words
i to 10 found in the English langun IN
/ our sendeavo to find lords OF enconlunl
for the Irish people, could not 40 pet PET
/ ter than Quote f from one OF her sweetest
Igand most musical singers, the sparkle
i ana glitter OF whose words are inferior
i fonlyato the 8lustere shed nightly by those
Ijewcls lin the flrmam ent above. N yi \ q
! more beautiful tribute was h never paid
8tto the Irish people than W hen q lear Tom Tom
i GORE wrote !: III ,51S II SS III rs
Rich al, d rare we're the gems she wore.
And bright, gold rings on her wand she she
$5But OH beauty was ia beyond D \:
Her sparkling gems. or sn ow ~ wand.
Lady dost thou not fear 4 Q stray. H "
So lone and lonely through this bleak
Gway7 =, 33i {tss. .a4$ 3s ss
4 Are Erin s sons 80 good or 50 cold ss.5..
l As not Is be tempted by woman or gold ?'
.slr Knight! feel not the least alarm alarm
NO son Of Erin will offer me HARM
\ FOR though they love woman and golden