The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-18
New Spirit Pervades Ireland
and Nation Is Finding
Itself Through Memory.
IRISH LOVE RINGS TRUE
From Every Corner of the World Sons
of Erin Are Drawn Back to
Childhood Scenes - States
Send Many.
BY MARY SYNoN.

low gray line of hills rising from the
sea almost before the lookout in the
crows nest gave the signal. The dusk
was drifting seaward, and for a long
time n old man gaZed tensely across
the whipping waves of the Atlantic.
straining his vision toward the dim,
misted coast. Then he turned to g
group of his fellow-travelers, q cosuno-
poHtan eddy OF men and women. an
Australian actress, @ Greek broker. an
Engitshman who had been game hunt
ing In the Canadian Northwest, a Turk
ism consul, an American physician and
two American girls. three generations
remove from their Irish ancestry.
Ihere.s Ireland" he told them. and
there were tears in his voice as he went
on, I left her ~ years ago. and I've
always said that I'd never come home
III Ireland was & nation once more.
But I'm coming back" his tone rose
from its sorrow like the sun rising over
again"
1t was the Greek who broke the
silence that followed the old mans out
ourst- You mean the Irish r~evtval?s
ne asked Tell me. how can q purely
literary movement like the revitaliz:ng
OF q half-dead language make over a
natonT' :
All Know of Revival.
II you hadn't kept your own down
!neFe In your corner Of Europe, whom
90 you think would be ruling your
country now% the old man demanded.
The G-eek smiled slyly at the rotun5
Turkish consul You'd probably BE-
vtceroy 10 him" he said.
n American physician f-owae5
over q problem he had TO present 7
AnoW ina there Is an Irish revival he
said ard / know Il has been p-cduc-
tive OF q new romantic movement in
English literature but what Is II doing
for Ireland itssif~
You've seen but the shadow sa.5
me lrfsazaal- That's all TIE seen
too PERHAPS But I've known those
WhoTe seem the sun arising, and 7hsy
ten me ot an Ireland where the chit5e /
speak Gaelic where the bcys art E-as
are looking o-war ID living ar 11-aa
Aot sla1srsEllE= Was-e the ol6 music !
aac le I'D dancing and tire old stories
ara heard and where z rzat5c. Il e-a-
Ing 1E future by srnz-.ta-5ns Ter
past That's what Tn oua,ang 10 SIS.
MI Atos-. and his sezh-, and his
fa1r1s-s father 65a6 for Ireland IT'S
De COMING 10 IRE as smiled whimsical
sy. tut ms Irish Of TIE Irish T9s r.
1las Cay fortnight. w5sa 7 laa myszs+
II an Irish Ireland"
Poetry 81 Rensr5es.
Than he was silent again for 45s
Consume rose laoEa grizzly And 1te
ctaa.s him were gFlp-- 4aa - ~
u bea11y, t5s poetry, the memories
OF thai lan6 6ashsd With rae EaE-,a+
lg1- Far ever them game WIFI --a
rnlsf szTras idea Of the E-egt movement
maj rs sv1ngtag Ireland again before
~ 1&lns-shL OF Lns panorama OF ma
1onE 8p al Of them Ihe J-ssr -a-
y1Tal MAS q word, al Least Of nr-eriae-
rla3 interest. To q few ~ sra-r, -
meant more, for dhe sense Of -are Is
STRONG One Of Ias American serIs
N0lGEd II aB q wfIfts-rrur1serea +H7s.
coated young E1sgl1Efrnan Tratfsed E5sr
the Geek. VIII Won teli me" sna
asked Ihe Creek, I1uw q nation 4ts4
mas made zns feel its can toufp1a+
ronEe1 three furgorien as-ere-ariork
mat Is represented by hiua2" Ssbt -f,S-
derisfrstE after the r-gtrearfag
figure
The Greek laughed. There's afyqsvx
Z baLaIce ne Said. but If lis strange
now YOU Irish hear the call. IN +,a ri
brary Just now tile dsgnified DresaSan+
81 Iha audson River sssnsys,rrY4Ser
danes rebIked d woman ps4to
sneersd AT Ireland. Hes taxing Is
Aa1nAy 70 see place where fle sgas /
poFI- ana mes talked FOR hours 81 his
Of finding Ireland ~nationalisesa ~
tnls restoration"
An about the Ship as she swung trora
tne rasLnet TO the Bulfs Head a4y4t-
mere was talk of Ireland, pact, presstaf
~ 1apanee The thrill OF 1T, Of rhe
S NipfS tNatIEtIl, tt
the 7ow Agsats on the shores. 'os ne
prigaler slafs. RECALLED 10 nse two
$50 OH ~ New York just before my
Sa !
owe Fer Native ssaaeh.
One Of Lhe,n. set In 4be d,.,s,a Z
an OLD house o~verIooI3ing 80 $500
park. nnder the blaze Of rfse sfe@.ra /
tan toysr. was S Tar from fTassaS =
settang as 5t was near In tSaou94. E@.
there IN the candIeltgs.s $50
company, eyrapafhetIe snd ss.aar
standing. & naan asd woman F,ss szrtaS
of their native Ireland. Tss ssaa - I
great electrical e-yineser. <snneTS
continents. The Mzs.aan = = 80
York surgeon, Az fa,aad ~, 80. - I
philanthropy as for faer w@.se.g@ !
skill. both Of them have aaorla-sySSe &.
t~erests. Both OF them are "a az 49, !
ground Of important saoys.sas,sg ssa% :
of them nave spoken with 1890 - /,
topics more apparent sn yeaeral s,s.Sr. !
est to those who were tsasge. EI.t -. I