AN GAODHAL.
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is feárr atá againn. Taisbeánann sé
dúil mhór 'san Nuadh Ghaedhilge, cia gur
Sagsanach é féin; agus ba mhian leis go
ndéanfadh lucht sgríobhtha ar d-teangan,
lochta coitchionna éigin a thabhairt faoi
deara agus do sheachaint, nó go m-beidh¬
eadh an Ghaedhilge saortha, ó bheagán go
beagán, ó'n mheirge do tháinic uirre in
imtheacht na g-ceudthadh bliadhan.
Ní cuimhneach liom aon sgeul eile
bhaineas leis an nGaedhilge anois, acht
amháin seo, go bh-fuil an teanga, go
mall acht go cinnte, ag lámhacán asteach
ins na scoileannaibh.
Le mór-mheas,
E. O'G.
Baile na Carrige, Iar-Mhidhe, Éire,
8adh Lunasa, 1890.
SPIES.
The word Spy seems harsh to the ear, but it
ought not ; and its application largely depends on
whose “ox is gored." The late Boyle O’Reilly join¬
ed the British army for the purpose fo creating
disaffection therein in the furtherance of Irish re¬
volutionary aspirations. He, of course, was look¬
ed upon by Irishmen as a "patriot” — by England,
as a "spy.” Hence, those whom Irishmen con¬
ceive as British spies are regarded by Englishmen
as honorable and praiseworthy, and so they may.
But those whom the Irish spy or the British spy
diverts from their allegiance are they who deserve
execration.
Recent events prove to a demonstration that the
British spy system in this country is absolutely per¬
fect.
Witness its manipulation of the Triangle and the
Cronin camps in Chicago. Both these camps have
been controlled by British spies. The chief of the
British Secret Service in this country directs their
movements, and he is the "fine patriot" and the
trusted bosom friend of some unsuspecting Irish¬
man. But, it may be asked, how are these spies
to be known? Easily. They try to get at the
head of all patriotic societies and secretly and oth¬
erwise try to sow the seed of discord among those
looked up to as the bone and sinew of such organ¬
izations. Witness “Pat Grant” and the officers
of the Irish National League. No one knows who
Pat Grant is, though no doubt, under some other
name, he is the confidential friend of some patriotic
Irish gom.
One thing Irish-Americans should do — go to Chi¬
cago and take both the triangle and Cronin camps
and dump them into the lake. The alleged mal¬
feasance of the triangle was a mere pretense, for
any one with an ounce of brains in his head must
know that the triangle had absolute control over
the funds of the Clann-na-Gael, and could use it
as they pleased. They could say that they spent
it in fomenting rebellion against England in India
or elsewhere and no one could contradict them, for
no living being outside the trio knew, or was sup¬
posed to know, or could know, how the money was
spent. But it served as an excellent shibboleth for
the British spies : and the tactics of Talbot at Car¬
rick-on-Siur prove that no crime, howsoever revol¬
ting, will stand in their way in the accomplishment
of their end. And the end in the instance under
review was, the disorganization of the Clann-na-
Gael Society and the weakening of Irish-American
influence in the United States.
An Dligheadóir Arís.
Dubhramar san uimhir dhéighionach de'n
Ghaodhal go innseochadh an geárrbhodach
san uimhir seo an biorrán suarach noch
do rinne an dligheadóir air mar gheall
air shuathadh an choirce.
Timchioll an ama sin thainic dligheamh
amach go gcaithfeadh gach h-uile dhuine a
dheunfadh úsáide d'a chairt air an m-
bóthar puiblighe a ainm do bheith daithte
uirri i leitreachaibh nachh m-beidheadh níos
lúgha ná urlach go-leith air fad agus ur¬
lach air leithead. Uime sin, leis an dligh¬
eamh do shásúghadh, mar shaoil sé, do chuir
an geárrbhodach ainm athar air leath-
chloidh na carta i nGaodhailge.
Suim aimsire roimhe seo — i ndeireadh
an fhóghmhair — do thug an Saoi Waitman
cuireadh do uaislibh an logáin lá foibh¬
léaracht do chathadh air a dhúithche, i Mao¬
in, agus in a measg do bhí ceannfuirt
chonstábluighe Thúma, an Shaoi Warbur¬
ton. Ag dul a bhaile dhó an oidhche sin
do chaill sé a mhealb (grip-sack), agus bhí
a chulaidh bhreágh. Luachmhar fhoibhléarachta
ann. Air maidin lá'r na mháraigh bhí 'n
buachaill a dul go Tuaim agus fuair sé
an mealb air an m-bóthar; d'fhosgail sé
é agus chonnairc sé ainm an t-Saoi
Warburton air, agus thug chuige é. Bhí
an Ceannfuirt an-bhuidheach dhe faoi n-a
chneasdachd, & thug píosa corónach dhó, ag
dearbhughadh dhó, san am ceudna dá n-éi¬
reochadh aon cheo dhó am air bith go m-
beidheadh seisean 'na charaid aige.
Timchioll seachtmhain nó dhó tar éis an
coirce dhíol leis an dligheadóir do bhí 'n
buachaill a tiomáint a charta go Tuaim
ag deunadh a ghnótha, agus cia casthaidhe
leis i m-beul na sráide ach an dlighead¬
óir.
"Cia 'n fáth," ar seisean, "nach bh-fuil
d'ainm air do chairt agad do réir an
dligheadh?"
