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AN GAOḊAL.
MISS CLEVELAND'S BOOK. —
Mr. Collins writes — Following is Miss Eliza¬
beth Cleveland's idea of Christian Brothers, Sis¬
ters of Charity and other saintly people who un¬
selfishly renounce the world and devote themselves
to the education of the poor, and the comfort of
the sick; "The medieval monastery has passed
away. It will not return. But monachism re¬
mains and will remain while human nature bides
its time. Over and over again will a wretched phan¬
tasy of conscience bid the conscience stricken turn
his back on homely present duty in the battle-
plain of world-life and make the same old exper¬
iment at self salvation in unhallowed renunciation
spite of this mighty monument of its folly, the
medieval monastery. Over and over again while
the same stupendous sacrifice of energy be made,
is making in manifold ways about us every day in
vain".
Did ever the devil put anything more bigoted
into the mind of a heretic to write or express than
he has put into the mind of this insolent, ignorant,
bigoted old maid? If she had a chance to make
a hallowed renunciation of her old maidenhood
half a score of years ago, she would have been
better equipped to find fault with ladies and gen¬
tlemen who, with plenty of inducement to marry,
felt called upon to sacrifice earthly pleasures and
follow meekly in the foot-steps of their Savior.
CANT NAMES OF CITIES &c., (Continued)
Nutmeg State, Conn.
Old Colony, Mass.
Old Dominion, Va.
Old North State, N. C.
Palmetto State, S. C.
Panhandle, W. Va.
Peninsula State, Florida.
Pine Tree State, Me.
Prairie State, Ill.
Puritan City, Boston Mass
Quaker City, Phila. Pa.
Queen City, Cincinnatti O.
Queen City of the Lakes, Buffalo N. Y.
Queen of the Antilles, Cuba,
Queen of the West, Cincinnatti.
Railroad City, Indianapolis.
Smoky City, Pittsburg.
Sucker State, Ill.
Turpentine State, N. C.
Wolvering State, Mich.
Our friend, The Catholic Examiner,
thinks President Cleveland should not
be held responsible for the bigotry of
his sister we think the same: Only
for another bigoted crank Miss Cleve¬
land and her book would be "Un¬
known to fame."
THE PHILADELPHIA GAELIC SOCIETY. —
Mr. LYONS writes —
The Gaelic Socety which meets at 9th and Spring
Garden Sts., is taking a vacation for two months.
At our meeting held on last Sunday evening it was
resolved that we use our influence to have an Irish
scholar appointed as clerk in the Philadelphia Post
Office. We propose to invite all the resident Irish
scholars of Philadelphia to an examination to be
held in our school by a committee consisting or
three or five persons having a knowledge of Irish
grammar. The applicant that is the best Irish
scholar to be considered the most capable for the
position.
Our class is doing well, it never failed in any of
its undertakings and wont fail in this.
In order to please certain persons who found
fault with us for using the name Philo Celtic this
class will be known in future as the Gaelic Society
of Phila.
Respectfully yours
J. J. Lyons.
We endorse the actions of our Phila. friends,
and we hope the Gaels of New York will do some¬
thing in the same line. It appears from a recent
issue of the World, that one of their best Gaelic
scholars is depending on a precarious day's work
for a living for himself and large family. Now
this is a crying shame for the Irish of New York
city, and they should take immediate steps to
secure to him one of the many offices at their
disposal. If he applied his talents to politics as he
has to the Gaelic cause he would now have a fat
position. Then let the true Irish of New York
see to it that his labors are appreciated.
Miss Gallagher reminds us that we have
not noticed the success of the Gaelic
movement in Chicago, we were under
the impression that we did, however,
we are pleased to see that the workers
in the cause do not propose to lie in the
shade, we shall be glad at all times to
report their proceedings, Miss Gallagh¬
er reports that they had a very succes¬
ful entertainment there lately. There
is excellent material in Chicago.
The few squibs of dynamite thrown
at the House of Commons and White
Tower did more to hasten self govern¬
ment for Ireland than all the speeches
Parnell could make if he had a wind¬
bag as big as Sliaḃ na m-Ban. — This,
however, without intending to belittle
the splendid tact and shrewdness of
Mr. Parnell,
