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AN GAODHAL.
The foregoing fable with translation in parallel
column is published for the benefit of Gaelic stud¬
ents. The Moral, too, we submit to the consider¬
ation of those Irishmen (?) who laud their British
Collar. No doubt, the poor Dog felt his friends
taunt most keenly, and would fain obliterate the
Mark of the Chain-Collar; but the West Briton
seems to be insensible to any such enobling senti¬
ment.
On Sunday evening, Nov. 18, the New York
P C Society gave a reception to Prof. O'Growney
in the Church Hall of St. Alphonsus There were
no aisles to be seen in the hall — only a solid mass
of human faces, and all who turned away without
being able to gain an entrance, would fill two
halls. President Casey, catering to the comfort
of his guests, deputad the chairmanship of the ev¬
ening to the Hon. Denis Burns, who discharged
the pleasing duty with his characteristic urban¬
ity.
The exercises consisted of. —
Oeverture,
Professor Manahan's Orchestra.
Song and Chorus — O'Donnell Aboo,
P C Choir.
Address to Fr O'Growney (Gaelic verse)
Miss Susan Eames.
Song — The Minstrel Boy (Irish),
Miss Condon.
Gaelic Welcome,
Rev. Fr. Cuniff, C.SS.R.
Song — Angels Whisper (Irish).
Mr. R C Foley.
Dialogue — The Gloine Poiteen (Irish)
Miss Eames and the Hon D Burns.
Song — Shawn O'Fearruighil (Irish),
Miss Kathleen M Hanbury.
Song — The Bells of Shandon (Irish),
Miss O'Driscoll.
Song — When He Who Adores Thee (Irish),
Capt. E T McCrystal.
Song — 'Tis Not the Tear Irish),
Joseph Cromien.
Song — God Save Ireland (Irish),
The P C Chorus.
All the exercises were executed in first class
style. Father Cuniff's welcome Address was one
of the most eloquent Irish addresses which we
have ever heard. The dialogue on the Gloine Pot¬
teen was highly interesting. Miss Eames evident¬
ly had the best of her Hon. antagonist. The Gae¬
lic address presented by Miss Eames was prepar¬
ed by Capt Norris, who was prevented by illness
from the pleasure of delivering it.
The enemies of Catholicity, for ulterior reasons,
would fain make the world believe that education
is restricted in Catholic countries. Those acting
thus must think their intended listeners very ignor¬
ant for the public prints inform us that education is
compulsory in Italy, and (now) in Ireland, and that
there are more newspapers published in France, in
proportion to the population, than in any other
country in the world.
We have been told time and again by new sub¬
scribers from rural districts that they never heard
of THE GAEL until some friend in Ireland conveyed
the intelligence to them ! and yet the paper is just
thirteen years before the Irish-American public !
Ah! Irish-Americans, were your actions as loud
in the furtherance of Irish Nationality as is your
talk, not one of you, man or woman, but would
know that the first journal ever published in your
National Language exists here in Brooklyn. Ire¬
land being dependant on such class of persons for
Home Rule, and opposed by clever, shrewd, soul¬
less politicians, when shall she obtain it? — When
there is not a bill on a crow or a crow to wear it !
Mr Martin J. Henehan, Providence the lay lea¬
der of the Gaelic cause in Rhode Island, paid us a
visit last week and stated that the Concert lately
given by their society was a complete success, and
also, that the Society numbers considerably over
200 members.
The Gael would remind its readers that THE
TUAM NEWS is one of the very few papers publish¬
ed in Ireland deserving the generous support of the
Irish element, wheresoever located. Snow or sun¬
shine it keeps up its weekly Gaelic column.
Senator David B. Hill is the James G. Blaine of
the Democratic party — the first statesman in Ame¬
rica. He made one very serious mistake during his
canvass in the vain hope of conciliating a noisy but
an insignificant (30,000) tail of his party — the Mug¬
wump. Had he elaborated from the hustings the
sentiments which, on the floor of the Senate, impel¬
ed him in warning his party of the coming disas¬
ter, he would have fared better. The Democratic
party will suffer defeat as long as it is dictated
to by the servitors of foreign, inimical powers
Democratic friends, cut loose from the Mugwump
During his visit to this office a few weeks ago,
Mr Martin J Henehan, among other matters, said
"I never could get a satisfactory answer to the
query. Why is an Englishman looked on as an A¬
merican before he is six months in the country,
while an Irishman is looked on as an Irishman e-
