THE SENTIMENTS of our SUBSCRIBERS
Ala — Birmingham, J Murphy — Anniston, John
Dunne.
Cal — San Franciso, Capt. John Egan, Mary Mc¬
Cue, P Murphy, E Hynes, P Devine, P Murray.
Conn — Bridgeport, John Healy — Ansonia, Ed.
Fahey, J Ryan, per Mr Fahey — New Britain, Pat
Mullens — New Haven J Leddy.
Ill — Chicago, Rev John J Carroll, Hyde Park
sends $5. to circulate the Gael. P Chambers (2).
Ind — Indianapolis, Kate Cunningham, per John
Kennedy, Red Mountain, Col,
Ky — Shelbyville, John M Casey.
Md — Baltimore, His Eminence Cardinal Gib¬
bons, per Martin J Henehan, Providence R I. J J
Lacey, also per Mr Henehan — Cumberland, Thos
Sheridan.
Mass — Blackstone, Rev. J A Hurley — Eastham¬
ton, P Flynn — Worcester, Rev. Dr. Conaty, R O'
Flynn.
Mich — St James, John McCauley — Detroit, J F
Lynch — Grand Rapids, P Brady, Matt. Carey.
Minn — Green Isle, Rev. J J Hand — St Paul, P
Dwyer, P H McCarthy, Wm O'Connor, S Russell.
Mo — Kansas City, Rt. Rev. Bishop John J Ho¬
gan — Millwood, Father Cleary, whose $5. are fre¬
quent visitors, says. —
Mullín Na Coille, Mo.
Gionbhair 9. 1891.
Do'n Ghaodhail.
Go d-tugaidh Dia bliadhain mhaith,
fada, seunmhar chugaibh. Cuirim cúig
dollair chum ár nGaodhal a leathnúghadh
Go h-ómósach
Tomás O'Cléira.
— St Joseph, Jas. O’Shaughnessy Jr., Wm Loftus
— Marshfield, T O'Callaghan — St Louis, Mrs H
Cloonan (who can write her mother tongue well)
— Westport, J Tobin — Sedalia (the Gaelic war-
horse ) Jerry Sullivan.
Mont — Glendive, James Sullivan.
Me — Portland, James Goan (Gaels will see good
Gaelic from Maine shortly).
N Y — Boyonne, Mrs R M Clancy — Newark, Rev
Father Horrigan prays prosperity to the Gael.
N Y — Auburn, P Mee, J Burke, per Mr Mee.
(Mr Mee sends a nice Gaelic letter which will
appear in next issue as a specimen of the pro¬
gress of Gael students ) — Brooklyn, Rev J Sher¬
idan, Francis J Gordan, P Kenny, J Malone, M P
Fogarty, H. Monahan, Miss Mary Duffy, P Lally,
J Kenney, per T Erley — City, P Mulry (Mr Mul¬
ry, of the Gaelic Society, has sent $5. to circulate
the Gael), T Young, P Daly, J Walsh, J Fallon,
M Nolan, P McGuire.
Pa — Allentown, F R McCarthy — Erie, Rt. Rev.
Bishop T B Mullen, per Rev. Anthy. Michura —
Father Boyle speaks thus. —
St. Patrick's Church, Gallitzin, Cambria co. Pa.
Jany. 22. 1891
Dear Sir. — Inclosed please find check for five ($5.)
dollars for the Gael. Please send one copy to Mr.
Charles Boyle, Court Milford, Co. Donegal, and one
copy to the undersigned.
Let us hope that the patriotic Irish people will
not permit their beautiful and polished language to
die. It would be an everlasting disgrace, and there
is danger unless we are all up and doing. Irish was
the language of the fire side in the writer's home. I
well remember the many stories of the past that were
related by some of the old people. And how eloquen¬
tly they were told. While on a visit some years ago I
was perhaps better able to appreciate the beauties of
the Irish tongue as a vehicle of thought — How rich
in expression ! what delicate shades of thought are
put forth ! what appropriate figures are thrown in
here and there, and that by the illiterate! One can
hardly say that the language of Shakespeare, Mil¬
ton, Sir Walter Scott, and Cardinal Newman is not
expressive, but after all, the English tongue, compar¬
ed with the Celtic, is but a cold garb wherewith to
clothe the glowing thoughts and the bright imagery
of the fervid Irish nature. Besides National Pride,
and the beauty of the language, there are individuall
ties, and tender associations connected with the past
that should urge us to preserve the dear old Celtic
tongue. May the Gael flourish.
Very Respectfully
J. BOYLE.
— Phil, Miss Mary Mahoney, P F Drury, J Man¬
ning, John Walker, per Martin J Henehan, Prov¬
idence, R I (We said in last Gael, “Watch this
column for Mr. Henehan.” Gaels, copy Mr. Hen¬
ehan by a gentlemanly, selfrespecting, representa¬
tion of the Gaelic cause as he does and you will be
equally successful. Individuality sinks to nothing-
ness in view of this all-absorbing cause. Read the
forced tribute of your enemy on the pro-title page
of your Gael — Will you who possessed the enmin¬
ence permit yourselves to be regaled to the slough
beneath? — Plains, P Mitchell.
W Va — Grafton, Rev. Robert Keleher.
Ireland —
Cork, Rev. P A Walsh (We would remind Gaels
and Gaelic students that the best Gaelic text-book
ever published is Father O’Sullivan's Imitation of
Christ, republished by Father Walsh, and sold by
Mulcahy, Patrick St., Cork, for 60 cents.
Donegal — Court Milford, Charles Boyle, per
Rev Father Boyle, Gallitzin, Pa. (Perhaps it is
their proximity to the Black North causes it, but
there is no county in Ireland that receives so man¬
y Gaels from loving friends in America as Donegal)
We would urge Gaels to send as many copies to
the old country as possible. It would enthuse them
and infuse new life into them.
VENEZUELA
Our readers are aware of England’s brutality to¬
wards weak nations. Her conduct towards Vene¬
zuela is scandalous, but that she shall receive a
check when the American nations are consolidat¬
ed, is as sure as the rising of tomorrow's sun. On
this subject the Hon. John Rooney (an Irishman,
in every sense of the word) delivered an eloquent
discourse recently, concluding with these words, —
"We have no fears that the present Administra¬
tion will permit any infringement on American
rights, or will fail to maintain the unwritten law of
the 'Monroe Doctrine' on this continent; and
should aggressive measures become necessary to
carry out this policy, there will be no more strenu¬
ous supporters of the Government than the mill¬
ions of our fellow citizens of Irish birth or descent,
who would, if the occasion required or demanded
it, volunteer for the purpose in sufficient numbers
to paralize the arm of British power and hurl eve¬
ry redcoat on Venezuelan soil into the Orinoco."
