Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-07
ROMANCE WALKS IN WOREUS
irish Pauper Comes Into Wealth and
WEEDS at Once.
UNCLE SAM AIDS LITTLE URCHIN
Pension Paid to veteran After Many
Years Makes Possible n We'd
dinE that Has Real In
terest.
BY THOMAS EMMETT

DUBLIN. Aug. 6.-(speclal to The Bee)-
Romance Is not confined to any particular
walk or station In life. This was made evil
dent by Marshall Bailey, an inmate of the
South Dublin workhouse, who was a soldier
in the civil war Of the United States.
Bailey is 70 years Of age. In the COS he
went to the United States. When the re-
bellion broke out he Joined the ranks Of the
unionists and fought through the war.
After the war was over he went west, but
did not prosper When old age overlook
him he returned to- his old home, but found
all his old friends dead or scattered to
parts unknown. He was penniless aud
without near relatives and there was moth
ing to do but seek public charity. Conse-
quently he became an inmate Of the South
Dublin workhouse. This was five years
ago. About four months aBo the old soldier
learned that $1,750 pension money was due
him from the United States government.
Bailey either did not know or had forgotten
that the government under whose flag he
fought paid pensions to ex-soldiers.
Claimed Hts Bride.
Negotiations were at once opened and the
money was recently paid to him. In the
meanwhile during the weary years that
Bailey waited for death in the workhouse
there was a mlddle-aged woman named
Mary Callahan who comforted him and
cheered him in his moments OF melancholy
Bailey came to love her and she. moved
by his plteOus misery, recprocated this
affection.
When Bailey left the workhouse Mrs
Callahan did not suppose that she would
ever see him again. She wept and begged
him to visit her once in a while. The next
| day he returned with the proper creden-
tials for the woman's release. They were
married at the st. James Roman Catholic
church a short time afterwards.
Bailey insisted that another inmate acI
as best man and that a woman inmate be
the brides attendant.
Holy Mountain HOnOred.
| His holiness, the pope has granted sin.
gular privileges In connection with this
years pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick.
! The sacred congregation of rites has
granted for the little church on Ireiand't
holy mountain votive mass I'm honor Of
Ireland's apostle. A votive mass in honoi
OF a particular saint is not uncommon OF
q week day, but a votive mass on a sunda,
has been the exclusive privilege OF Saints
Peter and Paul
The threS affairs IN the, little church OF
the mountain top have also been privileged
! IT lie not tite cltstosh 70 grant more thar
one privileged altar to any church, but tn,
pope himself did, it In this cahs.
One Of the preachers for this years pill
| coinage Is distinguished member of the
Aukustihien Order in Rome. On the eve o
his departure from the eternal city he wa
ADMITTED to an audience with the pope
who desired him to impart his special bless
ing to the pilgrims on the summit Of Ire
lands holy mountain.
One Hundred and Twenty-FOur.
| The oldest living person in Ireland ia
woman named Mrs. Craniley OF Clon
brin, Monastervane. who claims to hav,
reached the age of 124 years. stu hal,
and hearty, she Is the mother of flv,
daughters and three sons, the younges
being over 70 years OF age.
Royalty and Ireland.
Both the king and queen have yer!
great liking for Ireland and there was
time when they almost took a countr!
seat there. Certain difficulties then in
tervened and 1t was decided that II wa
not desirable that the heir-apparen
should reside in Ireland, since, had h
done 30, the lord-lieutenant would hav
been placed in a distinctly awkward 20
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