Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05

tits tin dollars he's overdrawn and not
one more red copper for him. Lit his
wife and family Starye. An lit him
wurk and pay back what he owes me-
Father" admonished Rose Mary,
who saw her fathers good humor van
fishing for the afternoon.
Patrick Murphy sat down grum-
bling, while the priest and Rose Mary
exchanged glances.
But. as not infrequently happened.
Patrick began to recover his good
humor as the dinner progressed, and
presently, expanding under the infiu-
ence of the Irish cooking, he straight
ened and cried:
Bridget
Bridget came out at once.
lis waitin' yit, he is?" he asked.
"Yissir, he's waitin with all the pa
thence of a painted saint" she replied.
An fer what does he want this
money this time? What excuse has
he to get money for moonshine?"
He says he was jist arrested yis-
terday for taking a small ham home
to his wife on approval, but failin' to
ask the butcher. He says, an the
judge lit him so on a promise that he
get the tin dollar fine
Patrick Murphy frowned at the cook
as he reached in his pocket and drew
out a roll of bills. He extracted ten
dollar bill and handed il to her.
Till him that's lie.' he said, IAN
IL he values his magyar hide tbs him II
be on the job tomorrow"
''Yissir,' curtsied Bridget.
Rastus had worked for Patrick
Murphy ten years. He was always
penniless, and when he approached
the boss for more he took all his
ND iihnS SiPa
In the end he got what he asked for,
since he never asked for more than
he knew he could get.
''Tis thin that will mortgage their
own souls" said Patrick Murphy
when Bridget had left.
But negroes are human beings like
ourselves-except perhaps that they
have had fewer advantages" rejoined
the priest.
Advantages" cried Patrick, "Why
look at what advantages I had whin
| landed on these shores"
But your forefathers had advan-
tages which you inherited" softly re-
minded the priest.
That never failed, for had not Pat
rick been taught that his forebears
were kings of ireland, strong, big,
fighting men?
And let me tell you something"
continued Father Whalen. II saw
those negroes fight in France. Sew
eral regiments We're attached to the
French and British divisions, and they
covered themselves with glory. They
came back with medals, thosesfelows.
But now that they have taken off
their uniforms, at home. do most peo-
pie show different attitude toward
these heroes? They do not, That is
one thing / can't understand. They
fought for you and me- yet you still
place them in the same old category
Negroes they We're, and negroes they
must remain"
Patrick studied the pattern on the
tablecloth.
What would you say. the priest
continued, ''if I told you that on the
battlefield ], as chaplain, administered
the last rites to Jews, Catholics and
Professionals as well?''
Patrick was on his feet in a mo-
ment. Then, without a word, he sat
down.
And what II told you that one
night in she'll hole l came across a
chaplain who was rabbi at home
and WHO had just given the last rites
TO a Catholic boy
shouted.
Just that"
"Impossible.'
Impossible, maybe. but it hap.
pened. The poor fellow died with
somebody pointing the way to heaven,
at least And why not? It's all the
same heaven, isn't it?''
But Patrick Murphy had arisen
again and was pacing the floor
For one who wears Your frock,
you're not bit too liberal, are YEP"
he asked
No, Patrick, not If you had seen
what ! have SEEN" he answered
He was silent a moment, and then
went on: Il used to think as YOU do
though with a bit more compassionate
and liberal views, but the war has
broadened me, | hope. still more"
We'll, tits not this Murphy can
teach any man the way he should
think" he said.
Rose Mary sat without speaking.
She understood her fathers mood. and
now she shook her head at Father
Whalen. lie caugt the cue.
, You know" he remarked, and
chuckled, about per cent of the
Irish know what is meant by St. Pat
rick running the snakes out Of Ire
land
"Just that" said Patrick Murphy,
lighting fresh cigar. He chased
thin out with a stick"
mo. no." the priest smiled. what
is really meant is that he brought an
end to serpent or snake worship in
Ireland
They had snake gods"
Just that-they worshiped the ser