The Irish standard., 1910-02-26

storm of landlord oppression, Plunket-
ism and famine, the gaunt escort of
both, have ragged there not for few
hours, or night, but for long dis
NAL years of hunger and death! In
this last storm the lowly cabin of the
poor dying widow is rendered vet
more untenantable by the bailiff's crow
bar, that it's Christian occupant might
die by the lonely ditch-side! But, the
hurricane, emblem though it he of ON
nipotent anger, upturns not the cold
howell in the sandpit, or denies the aged
heggar the cherries shelter of a noun
tain cave. Unlike the will of an Epis-
copal landlord, it unroofs the turretted
palace of an English Bishop, and pass
es harmlessly over the humblest cot
in Parity.
God is just, and the day of Ireland's
calm will come in glory commensurate
with the sufferings of her children.
I have depressed from the subject
I cannot help it. For, when I look
back today to an Easter Sunday even
ing (afternoon) on good old Ireland,
and reflect upon the reasons that exist
for my not being there still to enjoy
her loneliness, I am compelled to ex-
press by sentiments in common with
| thousands of our countrymen who sigh
for the happiness of their native land.
To return, then:-The disastrous eff
fects of the "big wind cast gloom
over the country, which from the great
loss of life incurred on land, was much
augmented by accounts soon after re i.
ceived of the loss of some emigrant
ships that had sailed from Irish har-
bors a day or two before the storm.
| In those days emigration consisted
chiefly of active young "boys and
girls" as the ripening' years of youth
are so appropriately termed in the old
country, and hence the loss of ship
with its precious freight, gathered
from the -four provinces" was but
too we'll calculated in the infrequent
emigration of that time to increase the
grief with which the people were then
afflicted. A few days after the sad
reality was made known, two vessels
Zone from Dublin, and the other either
from Sligo or Galway with their pas
sengers. were lost,s IA
A near relative of your correspond.
ent lost his life in one Of the vessels
from Dublin.
Nor was the loss at sea confined to
ships sailing from the ports Of Ireland.
Vessels within two days sail of Liver
pool, were more or less crippled az
they met the various degrees of the
storm, and the loss to the mercantile
marine in the channel and Irish sea
was of Immense amount. In Limericl.
so great was the force of the hurri-
cane, that the sea blown landward
inundated a large portion Of the city
and it is fact, thai large sloops and
other crafts, torn from their lnoorings
were drifted many hundred feet or tc
the quays and streets at the harbol
side.
To give history of the destruction
caused at that time would be mourn
fully interesting, for there has not beer
since then another such storm.
City, town and village alike were
victims of the borean messenger, and
stately edifices, and simple dwelling
places before it's uncompromising man.
date. The grand old forest of Ireland
beneath whose leafy domes sat tt
deliver the chieftain councils of yore
swayed to and fro at it's bidding; ant
the giant oak of centuries snapped ir
fragments from the rooted earth, an(
fell to rise no more.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH SANDERS.
|. Washington, D. c.
It IL remarkable fact, and on
of the many pleasant beliefs Of Ire.
land, that in windy weather the moor
shines with greater effulgence than a
other times.
: Patterson NJ Anril ? 1851