The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-01-04

United States--and for all aid given
her in these directions England car,
give many things such us loud prom
lScS' the best OF sloddy, and titles
which cost her nothing. the absence of
whicl, last has stepped half tho cheap
l'rlldom of Dublin in tears today.
Let. however, our Sentecl and aspiring
brothers and sisters take courage.
There is hope yet. King Edward ,is
not vet dead. and all the world knows
how kind OF heart he is and how anx.
lols to comfort such as mourn and
not refuse to be comforted-at a price.
Tie Exhibition. however, had it's
uses. 1T brought into Dublin and
brought together many, people from
different parts of the island who might
mover otherwise have seen each other,
Or even seen Dublin. and showed them
something Of what other nations, blest
with the control of their own destinies,.
could do. and suggested what Ireland
also might do under similar circun,-
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no less than tho sights of the city it
self, awakened strange and unusual
curiosity within them. which caused
them Ia ask such questions as Swift
a strenuous advocate OF Irish indus
tries, asked long ago. when he gave
1rsl,mcn the famous advice to burn
everything that came from England
except it's COAL" and stimulated the
determination to support Irish enter
prise To the utmost of their power.
How the city itself, with its half dis
used streets, and it's splendid build
insS. once tcening with activity and
life, now standing silent and deserted
like MausOleun% of departed great.
ness. affected, or may hereafter af-
feet them, who can know? They are,
however, pictures which will remain
upon their memory forever.
There We're many visitors from Eng
land aud other countries VINO were
perhaps more puzzled and surprised
at some things they saw in the city,
than by anything in the Exhibition IT.
self, The Englisman had, of course.
his own peculiar way OF seeing and
Judging everything. He measured ev-
crything by an English standard. as
hcing, il not quite perfection at leas.
the nearest thing to IL that he was at:-.
puafnted with, ana was much amazed
to find men and women in Ireland, as
Swift informs us, lie had reluctantly
found in his time, SO much finer and
bcttcr-lool1ing Than any they had iii
England. However,, he partially re-
lioved his feelings by finding fault with
the streets. Some We're too narrow,
others were too wide, while all of them
had an expression of vacuity and
quite inconsistent with his ideas
of q. metropolitan city. Even the
bricks of the houses therein did not
escape hi;, ccnsurc. They were dark
and dingy OF complexion, almost to Il
degree Of sullenness In. fact. there
was nothing in them to remind him OF
Fleet street or Pail Mall. But pres
emily, i'm u gust Of Imperial magma
nimity," lie rebulzes himself for making
the comparison. AS in duty bound lie
should never forget that London was
the seat Of Empire and quite beyond
the sphere of the most ambitious pro-
vincial city. To the ordinary English
man everything and every place out
side the sound Of Bow Bells or the
boom of big Ben" the clock in West
minister Tower, are provincial.
He was besides disappointed in tho
manners and disposition Of the people.
They were not at all like what he lla1
seen OH the stage and music hall.
I There. he had found the lrishman q
being of inextinguishable laughter
himself, or provoker Of laughter in
others; a maker of jokes and merri-
ment for everyone in general, and for
.