Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-12

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Modern Song
A ND is It green you're after think
20 ing we are? Then turn your In.
: telligent eyes upon us, for It's
probably due to us that you have an
intelligent eye to turn upon anything
at all! A fit OF the blues and a streak
of yellow may make one kind of green
the green young thing that hops out
of life at halter's end. mayhap; or
the pale green of envy in q foolish eye.
But the sweet, restfui green that ma.
ture painted the isle was never that
kind OF a color TITS the bright, cool
and happy shade OF the leaves and
growing things like the biz of sham
rock that best tell the story of It.
And the story OF the shamrock and
the story of ireland are the story Of
Saint Patrick himself Are you telling
me you never heard It.? More shame
to you that don't know the praises of
the greatest of saints.
Maybe you're one of them that
thinks the blessed man was born In
Franee-Franee, eehane! Heaven save
the mark, twas in DHmbarton, called
the Rocks of Clyde, In what is now
Scotland. His father and mother were
| Christians, after fashion that Is, and
they were subject to the Roman In
fiuence, Scotland having been licked
by the Caesar, which Ireland was not.
A lad of sixteen he was when they
nabbed him and. turning the prov OF
the coracIe down the Clyde. headed
for a spot near the Giants Causeway.
Once landed 1t was not long before he
was sold to MiIchu, son of Han Balm,
who was king Of Dalaradia. His duty
thereafter was none other than the
tending OF cattle In the valley of the
Braid, not far from Rroughshane. In
that valley there is still town called
Baliyligpatrick or Patrick's Hollow
Six Years Of Slavery.
Six years he shaved and planned
and then at the age OF twenty-five he
ran away. Away from Milchu and the
cattle and down to the sea at Killala
In the County Mayo. he went A boai
was ready to sail when he reached
there-it was about two hundred miles
from the valley of the Braid-but he
had no money and the sailors refused
to give him passage. Fearful Of dis
coyery. he went into the wood of 70
clut, there to hide till he could ge
away safely, but the sailors hearts be
came 81 ftened, and they sent after hin
and gave him free passage back to hi
home.
Home again after six years OF bon
, dage. you'd think he would settle dow
and be content, now wouldn't you Blu
no. Contrary to the wishes of hil
family he if.fmined to go back t
Ireland and be missionary; and b.
began to prepare himself for IT, Nov
the time when most boys Of his az,
were in school he had been away tend
ing the cattle OF his master, so il wa
small book-fearning be had. and til
task of preparing himself was a harl
one, but he spent years In monasti
schools and more than twenty OF then
. had passed before be set sail TO Al
swer the voice of the Irish" that b
declared was calling 10 him
He would bring happiness 70 th
Isle Of Destiny By way OF Christianft
wasn't that noble mission: An
they were ripe for his hand He Iande
near the mouth Of the River Sian,
two miles from the place now know
as Saul At that time there wer
many divisions and as many rulers
Ireland, each brave clan being . la
unto itself 81 Patrick made straigt
for the nearest chief. DichH. VIII
! thought he and his companions weE
: pirates and came armed to meet then
INT xAen 81 Patrick spoke to him q