Some of our subscribers complain
from time to time that An Gaodhal is
limited in English reading matter. So
as to give no reason for complaint in
that respect, we made arrangements to
send them SUNSHINE for twelve months,
and we hope that they will in return
try to add to the list of subscribers, and
also pay up their own subscriptions.
In place of the usual style of lessons
in An Gaodhal this issue, we give a
nearly literal translation of "THE WATER
MILL," an excellent didatic poem
which chance placed in our way the
other day. Sgeo, the only dictionary
word in the translation, means UNDER¬
STANDING. We do not pretend to be
a poet, but we flatter ourselves that the
translation is true to the original and
to the idiomatic construction of the
language. It will form an excellent
exercise for the student, as the origin¬
al English is in a parallel column. An
answer to the subject matter of the
poem, by a German, will appear in the
next issue. Our German friend in the
course of his argument says:
"Dot beom id vas peautiful to read; dot's so!
But eef dot vater vasn't past how could dot mill
vheel go?
Let every subscriber of the Gael try and get a
few others.
Friends of the language cause have
every reason to be hopeful. On the old
sod where the material exists in abun¬
dance they are utilizing it.
SENTIMENTS of our SUBSCRIBERS in our next.
Rev. Father Keegan of St. Louis, Mo., is hit¬
ting our lukewarm countrymen pretty hard in the
Tuam News and Chicago Citizen.
If there was money in the language
movement, Oh, what a scramble there
would be to get at the head of it!
Considerable talk has been indulged in in rela¬
tion to the murder of Dr. Cronin, of Chicago, and
the Irish-American element. We fail to see any
difference between the Irish-American element an¬
other nationalities in that regard, nor are we going
to apologize for the incident as being peculiarly I¬
rish. What is the difference between the Clan-na-
Gaels and the Freemasons in that respect? Only
this — that the Freemasons did a clean job of it
when they did away with Brother Morgan, where¬
as the Clan-na-Gaels (if they did do away with
Dr. Cronin) made a mess of it.
If the Clan-na-Gaels be the slayers of Dr. Cro¬
nin they are not fit to rob a henroost much less
to free a nation. But what could be expected of
a class of men who pretend to rebuild their nation
and at the same time permit its foundation to
slip from under their feet?
Patrick Egan's appointment as min¬
ister to Chili gives the lie directly to
those who say that American do not
sympathise with the Irish Home Rule
movement.
Recent events point to some troub¬
le between England and the Uni¬
ted States in relation to the Behring
Sea controversy; but American have
reason to rest assured that Uncle
Sam's interests are in good hands.
Mr. Cleveland is apt to be the national candid¬
ate of the Democratic party again in 1892. No o¬
ther candidate will hardly come up to the Mug¬
wump standard. What if they nominated Pro¬
tection candidate ?
Our prohibitionist friends are busy just now pre¬
paring for the next mayoral contest. Prohibition
does not take well here and we think the candidate
representing it will run behind. The people of
Brooklyn are too liberty-loving to submit to blue
laws.
Our present Mayor is an excellent gentleman
and will, of course, be the nominee of the Free
Trade party next Fall, but if the Protectionists
nominate Mr. Timothy L. Woodruff, as seems at
present probable, there will be a very tight race.
Mr. Woodruff is very popular, and the high social
standing of his family would bring him thousands
of votes. Side issues will have no standing in the
coming campaign lest their effects should be felt
in '92, which is likely to be the most important
campaign since the foundation of the Republic —
It will be a life and death struggle between Pro¬
tection and Free Trade.
Hence, the day of the Republicans is to hold the
Protectionists in hand, for, on a square issue be¬
tween Protection and Free Trade, Brooklyn is a
Protectionist city.
As we go to press we have received
Craoibhín Aoibhinn's Leabhar Sgeulaigheach¬
ta, 260 pages, and containing —
Monachar agus Manachar, Na Trí
Ceisteanna, Goillís na g-Cos Dubh, An
Píobaire & an Púca, Uilliam an Chrainn,
Och Gan Mé Shiar, Tadhg Ó Catháin agus
an Corpan, Niall O Cearbhuidh, Cailleach
na Fiacla Fada & an Mac Righ, Ridire
na Cleasa, Colann Gan Ceann, Tobar
Deire-an-Domhain, Cúirt an Chronnáin
etc. which we shall note at length again.
