Pittston Gazette

              V RA If. i WRKKLY E VI'AHLISHKI) »8D0 1 DAILY EH»'. HY THKO. HAltT IH^y. P1TTST0N, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1903. TWO I'KNTK A I'O-'Y. I FORTY CENTS A MuWTH. i H I'All MS BY DENNIS O'DAY "• tile. It was phenomenaIl.v cold for the 17th of .March, find tin- young man was thus nble (o display to belter adviintaut* the cUlel' extravagance ifi which lie had indulged since till' change in his fortunes, an overcoat With a very handsome fur collar. Annie also was protected from the weather Ivy a long garment trimmed with expensive fur. beneath wfiicli was her hall gown, a divam of elegant simplicity. a command wtTicli expressed I on our minds here—overrun with all personal preference exactly and doubt- kinds of queer people. Heally, you less Annie's as well. They were both ■ know"— glad chough to be ushered into a quiet j Doyle turned Ills back upon him and room behind the oflice, from which di- . stood by the door, bowing with the rcctlon a stout man presently came | flue deference which the tail, genteel hastily In. : rascal had taught him to express as "Well, well," said he. "what's this?" Annie passed before him. A demon cbiitrived to ensnare. And them did dread ,Satan engulf In the dark, fearful depths of his lair * * J J * db JU Jk BY ST FIECH Until our apostle arrived. Who resound and set them all free. Through sixty long: years of hi* life To Christ's cross the brave Fenians flee. A red faced, burly Individual Who i "Annie." he said when they were held the tall, thin gentleman by the outside, "where shall we go to din- Great darkness o'er Fire was spread, And its people their idols adored. Nor in the true Ciodhead believed, Nor the Trinity, too, of the Lord. At Armagh the realm's throne has been placed, To Eim/nla a glory-to be. And farfamed is Dundalethglas church. Nor let fame from Temoria tlee. They went to a certain widely known nnd fashionable, hotel, and In n series of reception rooms near the entrance they paused to examine some fairly pood pictures on the walls. ' In this artistic pursuit Annie was Interrupted" by flic pressure of Doyle's hand upon bcr arm. "These two," said he. "are the slick- j "My appetite is not what it was," reest pair In the business. Tjie man is 1 sponded Annie. "What time is it?" arm replied ! ner?" forty names is his right one. The wo- i "Nearly half past 0," he said. man is known all over the continent. "Let's omit fhe dinner and go down Rwlping furs from cloakrooms is one ; to the ball/* said she. "We can get of their specialties. This fellow could something to eat down there nt midchange a cheap overcoat for one wortli i night, and I don't want to iniss any of $r»00 right before your eyes and you'd j the dancing." English. The Lord knows which one of Doyle consulted his watch. eOPV*tUrr,ltV, Br ArilM AH mtn AHQC/ATiON*—■ WXtrrEN ABOUT l r/to TFAKi AGO "IT cannot truly be said that Leonard Doyle was spoiled by too great and too swift prosperity, .vet it may be admitted that he made a J few unimportant mistakes while 1—I —'HE metrical life of Ireland's patron saint l\pl*e printed in full was translated from the original Gaelic by Ilev. ,1 nines J O'Leary. ID. !D.. compiler of the "Do you see those people?'' he whispered. Indicating n couple who were advancing across the room. "There's! the sort of man I mean." To Armagh, in Ids infirm old age, St. Patrick desired much to go, never see it. As for the other pair"— I It was indeed a flne collation which But God's angel at noon met the saint And induced him his wish to forego. Southward to the angel he came, For Victor had been his good guide. And the bush in which Victor appear oil Burned bright, mid a voice from it cried: ho was adjusting himself to the now conditions of Ills life. One of these mistakes Is connected with the dinner which lie didn't eat oil tiie evening of St. Patrick's day. But I am getting ahead of my story. He was a tali, thin man, beyond middle life, very elegant In dress and deportment, yet wholly without affectation. There were about him the Inilctinnblo charm of gentility and the grace that comes of an easy existence nnd an assured position In society. Ills companion was a prim looking little woman of thirty, dressed with quiet distinction nnd accomplishing a miracle of dignity .with 5 feet 2 Inches of stature."Lives of St. Patrick," published by I\ J. Kenedy of New York city. St. Fiech wrote the metrical life in A. I)., basing it up;Dn statements which he -asserted came down to him from earlier traditions. The translator says that this account of St. Patrick "is undoubtedly the most ancient Aiud the farthest removed from saintny imaginings of miracles" and that it conveys an estimate of the saint about tlie tinie of his death: Mr. Doyle Is the young architect who made a sensation by winning lirst place In the competition for a design for the new municipal building, lip to six months before this triumph Doyle was'nn employee of a linn of architects decidedly third rate, lie was utterly obscure professionally, nnd he was very poor, for lie had earned his own education with this for his motto: "I'd rather put money Into my brains than Into the bank." In the end he awoke suddenly to find that the problem of his life had been gloriously solved. "At Armagh let the government be, And to Christ let all glory * M. Indeed, thou shalt come un » heaven; Thou obtainedst because thou hadst sought. Ill "A liymn which you sing while alive Shall to Oils a proud armament be, And at judgment the Irish surround Their father, tllell' patron, in tlicc." After Patrick good Tassach remained. When Patrick to Tassach Christ gave. "I'm willing to admire the man by request," said Annie, "but the woman Is not my style." At N'emthiir St. I'atrick was born. As history handed it down. And when but sixteen years of age, A captive, was led from (hat town. Slccoth was St Patrick's lirst name, Ills father Calphurn without miss; His grandfather lItfde was styled; He was nephew of Deacon lldlsse. Six years did lie live in dark bonds And tile food of the gentile atn not. And ("alhraige by men he was called Since to work for four homes was Ills lot. "You admire only tall women." responded Doyle. "It is a species of van- Incidentally tin- problem of the life of Mr. Patrick Carroll was solved also. Mr. Carroll was a tine man on his own account, and he had the great good fortune to be the prospective 1'atlier-lnlaw; of Leonard Doyle, lie was a master mason and had ventured once or twice to be a contractor on a small scale. With Leonard Doyle as architect of the new building the ltick must bo extremely hard ITl'atrick Carroll could not get a cliuilco to turn 1111 honest penny in the course of its construction. In fact, within a very few months both Doyle and Carroll saw themselves well upon the way to pecuniar/ easts if not to actual Wealth. To tlio servant of Mileho 'twas said To pass o'er the seas and the plain; Tlien stood angel Victor 011 rock. And his footprints to tills day remain. Ireland's Sorrow And Her Hope Departed St. Patrick o'er Alps; On Ills way all successful he hies, And with Herman remained in the south 1 'Neath f.etavia's wide spreading skies. In the Isles of the Tyrrhenian sea St. Patrick seme period awaits, And as canon w ith Herman he reads, As his history still to us states. To llibernla St. Patrick returned. By visions from angeis Induced, For visions appeared to Idni oft. And Ids mind to subjection reduced. By Michael J. O'Leary The young architect, whose design had really made a great hit with those men of good taste who always fear the worst In liny public work, began to receive sociul attentions, and to foregather with the "upper ten!" botli lu nnd out of the profession, and, as lie was nil overmodest fellow, his lack of social training grieved him exceedingly, as lie confessed to Annie Carroll ono evening. C —yrUMi. 190J. »y Momilfn /VmQ When the Saxon roamed a savage. • By the sullen Baltic shore, " And the British isles his presence  Had no reason to deplore; Yv-Jr Long before the English people t.,3 XM Had a language or a name, ~ Soul snving was Patrick's Intent, For 'twas to far Foolut's dark Hoods He had heard the entreaty and wall Of children In I'oclut's far woods. For asked they the saint to make linste And Letavhi's wide lands desert That from error's dark ways Hire's men . ITe might lu life's pathways direct Foretold Eire's seers years of peace, Which were to remain through all tlille, "You could go anywhere," said Doyle, With 'artistic as well as emotional conviction, "but I couldn't. I've had to hard for m.v living ever since I wus knee high, ami it shows on me." In Erin learning flourished JTL And extended was her fame. jr® Four hundred years before a name In England won renown For scholarship, or there was one To wear the poet's crown, The Gaelic tongue had blossomed i , jD Into eloquence and song  ' And Irish saints in distant lands Taught right should rule, not wrong. "WUEltJ£ 1D1D B1IK ULV THAT?" A BTONI2 WAS HIS l»lLLOW "Don't bo ashamed of whkt you won1," said Auiilo. "It baa made you' ity. Hut, I say, lot's follow those people. I have a prosoutiniont that they're going in to iHiiiiei*, ami if wo chase aftor them and do exaetfy. as thoy do We shan't liiako any mistakes." Tassncli said, , , coivo." And the prediction of Tassach was tfraw. "IIi? from me shall re- wind you lire." Bttt tlio grandeurs of Tnra, the proud. Were to vnnlsli lu dust as earth's slime. "Very true," responded Doyle argumentative!}'. "It's no disgrace to a Workliigman that Ills hands are rough, but It is a mortal disgrace lo him It' be says they nreii't rough when they are. Let's be truthf ul," lie continued, surveying his Image in a Ions mirror, "anil ml ml L tlint I'm a mighty crude specl- Annie accepted the suggestion readily. She was not averse to some such pilotage. In the wake of this distinguished couple they crossed the otlico. traversed the corridor heyonil a4»d turned toward the dining room. To Leary. the monarch, Druids told Of the advent of Patrick, the saint, And their visions were true, as we know From the facts which his 'histories paint. For the night was Installed a bright day. Anil that day for one year did re So that over all lCire the fair Light's brilliance and brightness did reign. main Then Danish hordes came from the north To Erin's fated shore, And ruin followed in their track \ And Irish hearts were sore;  But at Clontarf Ireland taught, .tljem Gaels could fight as well as pray, JJi| And the Danes, dismayed, defeated, ® To°k to ship and sailed away. Renowned was St. ratrlck through life, Anil of error he was a .dire foe; Hence forever Ills name shall be grand Among the nations as ages shall How. The Apocalypse sang he and hymns Anil three lifty full psalms day by day; men." The tall stranger paused at the cn-. trance of the ladles' cloakroom and bowed with gentle reverence as his companion passed in. Doylo .Unmedlately executed a similar maneuver, not without grace, ami then followed his guide Into the gentlemen's room, where the stranger removed his overcoat, hut Instead of Intrusting It to the attendant he laid It ovckJiIs own arm. Doyle followed this example, which seemed good to him. lie thought that the attendant was a sleepy and stupid looking animal, anil he was not sorry that etiquette permitted him to keep his overcoat under his own care. "I like you fairly well as you are," said A little, standing beside htm and looking critically Into the slass. "Hut, then, I'm lis crude as yourself. Don't depend on my Juituinent." Betlioron u battle beheld Of great Nun against Chnnnnn's Rons In which Jiaon saw the sun stand. As the Scriptural narrative runs. For bravo Josue stood the bright sun To witness the wicked all slain. Why not for St. Patrick thrice more To Illumine lllbernln's plain? For all Kire's good clergy were eftrae To bury St. Patrick with prlile. And the sounds of the singing from "Now. h't's set down to the practical part of it," said Doyle. "I'm a good student. I can get a great deal from observation. It' I see the right sort of men, 1 can learn, and you can help me. left's go. out together to places where the best people go, to art galleries and and swell restaurants anil that sort of thing." He Instructed and praised anil baptized. And all time lm continued to pray. Then the English followed after, Came among us as our friends, And by fost'ring feuds and discord -O \ f Soon accomplished their own ends; lt~ 1 "Jp ®ut had we kept together , M Dear Erin still would be The land of peace and plenty— The island of the free. tjp Nor could auy cold e'er prevent That ho stayed In tlio water o'er nights, And to gain the grand kingdom of heavenheaven Through the day he used preach on tlx- heights. Ry the far famous fount of (he north, Bonihnrkn; thy waters shan't cease. For a hundred full psalms he used slug Each uight the Lord's praise to In- Cast them, sleeping, all round, far and wide. "I don't think imtcli of your motive," replied Annie, "hut your invitation ,snlts me exactly. We've had nothing Ut to cat In this family glucc mother Following the stranger bark to the donr of tin- cloakroom, he found Annie and the short woman ready. Jioth were carrying their wraps. St. ratrlek's pure soul fled his frame (Ills works immortality make). And on the first night after death The angels of C!od watched his wake. And when I'atrlek departed from life To the other St. I'atrlek came he, And to Jesus, of Mary the Son, The two passed, bright and pure, great and free. croaso. Instead of turning foward the dining room, the guides now loci the way up n broad llfght of marble stops to the second lloor. The ancient glories of their race __ The Gaels can ne'er forget, Nor cease to cherislj fondest Ijbpes 'l jp That Erin, free, may yet VfJ _ Op Revive the grandeur of her past, (Fife In pristine splendor glow,  As once she did before she felt The yoke of Saxon foe. "I gueSH the rcnlly swell linnquot hall Is up hero," whispered Doyle. In Patrick pride's stain was not found. And great were the works that adorn This (.Mixl son of C 'hrlst— .Mar.v's Son! With God's blessing St. I'atrlck was •'I hope nobody's having n private banquet In It." responded Annie. At the head of the stalls the distinguished strangers turned to the left and tinversed a long eorrldor, at the end of which they turned to the right and walked the whole width of the ho tel.. C?D born, The following Is tho opening chapter to St. Patrick's confession, the first autobiography written in the lirHish i5 lands: St. Patrick'** ConfcNHlon "I don't actually need all this exercise," whispered Annie. "I was hungry enough before. Why, what does this mean? They're putting on their things again/' "I, l*atri« k, a sinner, tlfe rudest and least of all the faithful and (he most inconsiderable among many, had for my father Calpornius, a deacon, the son of 1'otltus, a presbyter, who lived in the village of Ihtiiaven of Tibernia, near the 1 lain let of Knon, where I was captured. I was about sixteen years old. but I knew not,the true Ciod, and I was led away into captivity into Hi hernia with a great many men, according to our dcscrviugs, for we had gone away from Uod and had not kept his commandments and were not obedient to our pastors, who admonished us of our salvation. And the Lord brought down U1MUI us the anger of his Spirit and scattered us among many nations to the ends of the earth, where my poverty Was seen among strangers. There tho Lord opened to me a sense of my unbelief that I might remember my sins and that I might be converted with all my heart unto the Lord my Ciod, who had looked upon my humility and had compassion on my youth and Ignorance, and who kept me until I was wise or could distinguish between good and evil, and who kept and comforted me as a father would a sou." It was true. The tall gentleman was gotting Into a fur lined coat and the lady into her wrap, which she supplemented with a beautiful neck piece of sable. Annie clutched Doyle's arm hard. ,,\Vh»ro did she get that?" she whispered. "It isn't hers, aud it isn't the oi:e she wore when she wont into the cloakroom At ihis moment the strangers, who had paused beside an elevator shaft. CATHEDRAL, ISLE OF MAN, W1JBRE ST. PATKIC'S l'KBACHED. got ahuard ii descending car, Mid Doyle | and Annie, not knowing what else to ho Jerked his thtiml) toward Doyle and i was served nt tho A. O. IT. ball. Annie fio. pot ill with them. They emerged ; Annie—"I don't know them, lint they're AVas early at the hoard, and she praised just beyond the olllee. having made In | prf-tty smooth people. I irtfess. The po- the fare to her right hand neighbor, the course of tlielr wanderings on two lice will probably Identify them." She knew that it needed no prifise to lloors the complete ell'cle of the hotel. "Thank yon," said IDoyle; "that is an Doric "They're going out," exclaimed An- excellent suggestion. i'olleo Captain ..j KUPgs you wrro too |)USV dressing n!e. "Heally, we ongljt to do some- Ilealy of this precinct knows me very to ent muJh at xlomC.," said the genthing." well. Send word to him that you've got tlemaii She started forward, and at the same yourself Into trouble by arresting Leon- didn't. dine nt home." replied An- Instant Doyle saw two men halt dl- nrd Doyle for Mealing his own over- „|p -i was at the \rilsley" reetly In front of the couple whom he coat." (Unnflr ! Kll|l|lnsP." had boon following. Doylo heard the The hotel detective and ffio assistant "Well. I didn't onro so much about gentleman say: "This Is absurd. You manager, vflip had come from the of the dinner." respondeCl Annie, looking phall answer lor this. 1 lien a hand flee. exehntfgW a troubled glance. I at Dovle out of the corner of tier eye was laid upon the young man's shoul- "Leonard Doyle, the architect?" said -j wn"s morp interested In the people, der. and a grilff. low voice said: "You the detective, and his memory was Yon know you meet some of the best too' Hotli of you! Come this way." busy recalling photographs that had people in tile world at the Ardsley. There was a single instant when aippeared In the papers. "I guess that's Heally It's an educutlon to watcb Doyle's mincj was bent on slaughter; right, Mr. Doyle. We're Very sorry for them.'" then ho perceived the folly of resisting tliis mistake. We have a terrible load "Don't!" crooned Davie. _.!• 'I LIKE YOU FAlIiLY WELL AS YOU AKE." stopped doing the cooking. I'll go out to dinner with you now if you say so, and I Just got up from the table.*' ST. 1'ATlilCK,'THE 130Y CA1TIVE. Then he slept on a cold bed of stone. And with a wet cover was dressed; A stone was his pillow each night— Such, such was the saint's nightly rest. 'tiluttony is n sin," said Doyle, "but tomorrow Tomorrow? St. Patrick's day? We "Oh, yes, we shall." ho responded. "I shall he through with the parade and tin* rest of it by half past (5. I'll dress and around for you, and we'll have time for the swellest kind of a dinner before the A. O. II. ball." shan't have time To the iDoople tin* pospel was prenehed. With power and wltli miracles sipped; The blind and tlie-lepers wero cured, And death Ills dead subjects resigned. St. l'atrlek did preach to the Scots, And In Letavln much he 'endured That whom he had won to the Lord In judgment's dread da.v be secured. Siulr'u uud uroud Juriaiim'a sons Many small mishaps delayed Doyle on the following evening, and it was iiearly S o'clock when he called for An- Where St. Patrick Preached. In the IrIo of Man still stands St. Germain's cathedral, where 8t Patrick preached many centuries ago.