ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 58, 11 March 1870, Page 3

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

; (To the JBditof of tlie Mount Ida; Chronicle 5 5 i Siß,~Per^t^ejttrou^h^h^olumns [ ot Kiake 'a ; few, remarks ' regarding;, of'. St. Patrick's Day. As this is tie last time your readers will; have ;a,n i. opportunity of '■ reading the * (3Hrbnicle , ' r be-' inform all" persons' wlib" may wish : to : join rOU£. r : ,that jit .will v- place- at , l-l o'clock -a.m., .on Thursday, l I the March;; from' r tpp ; (^ißven^stre^ ; aMd"theirce %"• I the ground selected for the spores;" VVmch . is. about half a, mile from the 1 ' panied with the national , ;festivityof. the day.; > -As \ve cannot get " The clxosen leaf of bard and chief, Old Erin's native-shamrock," we shall be content with New Zealand '* wild clover. >pr ;trefoil,instead.-;T I hope to see the " immortal green " worn on this day "by : all- - but> especially* b jr : ; the" sons and daughters of green Erin. ..As 'fhe our spoils''was published in this last issue of the ' Chronicle,' I need npt .say anything a]).out.- them, except,tlm will take place at 12 o'clock. 1 am now addressing myself to the lovers of i game, 'in "which many of us took great '/■ delight • in . oul» tjuvenile days : iri %hir ; Our native land. ■ ! tvsro" :arp .to wear green, and "Wihite caps. • sports will

who may wisli ! 3.<? Wispefe I' 6- them. 1 hope there may; be a large number of atMel3c'•e^iiipelato^'S' , .' 1 'wiif be a % e © l ball and refresjiment. given iiba-the Masonid Hallon St'. Patrick's* | The. St. ; ..Patriclrs tEe;i'ponq:lan to issue . any.;.ticketsany person ; or : persons - - • ; inviting tnem >to ; their < b'ftllj feariiig niaj, 7 by so •&oiii.g,. -forget soirie '; ' and talnriV into generous inanrier in wHclijHSjeppfc of their ••su^se^p^o»s. ; -:to>yApd^.. ; !bHe ; Sports of St. Ba,trieli's, Day, tlieythink. that m no way.can they' equal their i generosity-better - than 1 by- giving ' general entertainment to all ".person's * ; or, as an - gentleman - - did, not' - many years ? one .-of his 'danghbe 'married, and the* usual 'custom, of bis by inviting his relatives, friends and' neiglibo" s to . the. wedding, that. alLthosewhom he wisiiedi to have, at his -daughter's wedding-were - 1 ; them |lll._ .' :persQii/^as. roiujg nature, he v/ generalf.myitation.rithrougli Vtlie' press;' ; in the market.square,.a&the cross roads, ter-Ywedding isito be on the' ' ofat' niy Tesideilce ' V Any person wKo -\ypuld d6me to"h 1 were ■ s &k J^§4v/tfe ; ;same: V is : Limited; to wedding." I need not here"state; i-th at - the dear,v gentleinaai^had: :a,>. numerous bost -of guests- vat-f weddingC -Ms? qne : of 'the;cotn'mittee of 'the" St; shorts,/ 'm^, " 9^ Bay .pall -Xt&lf&u also : expressmg:-the,, wishi and;-.earnest- hope of the rest-of th& Committee. IrishmieM; be -inr time at 1 the processiony tovsweill the ranks ; do not *be ; sayin^'-nfekt 1 d^, , 6liat''Yb i ii r, it. ' l ' ; wni ' : nbt';be" are" all / exp^c^ecl, 1 tjO.,:jat-r 7 I , wish /here again. to y . invite., allj others whio; may ?wishi to ■ join dn .our 5 procession. ' • - Let Erin remember the dajs of oicl, -" Ere her faifcMess sons betrayed her, "When Malachi -wore the'collar ofefold "". fi*om : the proud invader.- '' When her tings, with' the standard' of green ; i i ■.■■ ah (ym.-- ■.>-i•: > •: • • Tied the red branch fcnights^6 s dahger y- : ''' Er'e • the 'emerald; gemf of the western -world i::: : -Was-set in the crown' ! of;a ! stranger.'• '1 ; 1 ■ '' a,peasant,St.' Patrick's* I yours, - A Son op Erin. «!March .10, 1870; -■ - ••<■•— • >"i