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LAST WORDS OF EMMET.
[ “ I.et no man write my epitaph—for as no
man who knows my motives dare now vindicate
them, so let not prejudice or ignorance asperse
them. Let me repose in obscurity and peace,
until other times and other men can do justice to
my character—when my country takes her stand
among the nations of the earth, then—and not
till then—let my epitaph be written.” ]
lie stood before the assembled crowd,
And not a glance had quailed :
Nor his lofty heart in its high resolves
Had for an instant failed:
The haughty souls of bitterest foes
Within tin i v bosom shook,
As he bent his clear eye proudly round,
With such a tearful lo*k.
And these were the high words he spoke :
“Are not these lips as free
To bear their witness to the cause
Os glorious liberty;
As free to speak the sacred words
Which only tyrants fear,
As those which coldly break the rights
Os injured freedom here !
And they will speak—the fires that glow
Within this breast of mine,
Were kindled at the holy blaze
Os freedom’s hallowed shrine;
And tdl the heart itself he dead,
Its beating throb no more,
Its pulses, still to freedom true,
Will tremble as before.
Ye have the power, if not the right,
To crush this feeble frame ;
But the high spirit’s fiery zeal
It is not yours to tame ;
And while ye dare to brand with crime
That never stained my brow,
I too may dare to brave the power
To which 1 will not bow.
Yes, do your worst—ye may spread your
pall,
To darken round my name,
But the fearless spirit ye cannot bond—
That still remains the same—
And for that name I would not stoop
To ask one memory,
Till every rock and blade of grass
Upon this soil is free !
Let not my martyr’s fate be read
While Erin wears her chains :
I would not ask one friendly hand
To wipe away the stains ;
And o’er the pillow of my rest
One tear must not be shed,
Till the holy cross of freedom may
Be placed above the dead.”
_ NiscKLijANKm's.
A TALE OF IRELAND.
For centuries subsequent to the invasion
of Le inster, the English power was circum
scribed in Ireland. The Normans, who in
habited the Pale, as a limited district
around the metropolis was called, were re
garded mere as the successors of the Ester
lings; as a people to be at once respected
for their bravery and plundered for their
wealth. The distant ardriughs, or chief
tains, were too much occupied in defending
their little kingdoms, or invading those of
their neighbors, to bestow any considera
tion on the English colony. The times
were favourable to foreign encroachment.
A people who delighted in war, and whose
narrow views were limited to immediate
policy, were incapable of foreseeing the
consequences that resulted from unjust as
sumption and tolerated possession. But if
the ignorance of the period is reproachful
to the Irish, most certainly the English can
not expect to escape censure. Under cir
cumstances the most auspicious, they fail
ed to acquire either security or dominion.
Cooped up in Dublin, they dared not dis
pute the sovereignty of distant toparchs,
who continued for centuries to administer
Irish laws, to call native feudal parlia
ments, to coin money, and perform all oth
er duties which the economy of their state
demanded.
Nor was this the only indignity offered
to the crown of England, if its wearer was
really the monarch of Ireland ; for the seat
of royalty—the capital of the Pale—was
frequently compelled to purchase the for
bearance of neighbouring chieftains by an
nual tribute, denominated Black Mail. To
do the hardy colony justice, they were not
insensible to the disgrace ; and when op
portunity presented itself, were not slow to
resume their independence, and refuse com
pliance with the compact to which their ne
cessities. not their wills, consented. Such,
however, were the misfortunes of the Pale,
that it was seldom in a condition, for any
length of time, to withstand the hostile ir
ruptions of the Birns, Toolcs, and Cava
naghs, whose possessions stretched from the
Barrow to within a few miles of Damegate.
When plagues and famines—and they
were frequent in their recurrence—had
thinned the inhabitants, or when distant and
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fatal expeditions—for thev once invaded
Scotland —had impaired their resources,
tbs’ O’Birns or the O'Tooles were sure to
pour down upon them, and retire only with
hostages, as an assurance that the Black
Mail would he paid in future.
A combination of calamities had some
times, previous to the year 1308, compelled
the citizens of Dublin to submit to a re
newal of the indignity; and Robert le De
cor, the son of the provost, was detained
as an hostage for the fulfilment of the
terms imposed by the O'Toole of Glcnda
lougli. In these days, as well as in mo
dern times, political compacts endured no
longer than as it suited the interests of the
contracting parties to act up to the terms of
the treaty ; and hostilities wore frequently
commenced at the expense of those who re
mained as securities in the hands of the
enemy.
One fine morning, in the summer of 1308.
a large crowd of persons had assembled in
the neighborhood of Thomasgatc : it consis
ted chiefly of females, children, and elder
ly men ; and from the anxiety which was
pictured upon every countenance, it was
apparent that they were in expectation of
some intelligence in which the inhabitants
of Dublin were deeply interested. Some
were engaged in audible prayer, and some
endeavoured to banish fear from themselves
and others by prognostications of good
news. A few citizens mounted guard up
on the battlements; and though the duty
of a sentinel was then but imperfectly un
derstood, they felt that a certain responsi
bility was imposed upon them, and accord
ly showed, in their consequential strut
backwards and forwards, that they were
vain of their arms, and perhaps more vain
oftheir persons. The bow was flung upon
their backs, the quiver was tilled with ar
rows, and one or two were clothed in coats
of mail. To the unwichUy two-handed
sword the Irish skean was added, and here
and there the halbert lay carelessly against
the wall of the prison, for Newgate then
stood about the spot where Thomas Street
now commences.
“ I wonder,” said one, “ how do Negle’s
irons agree with M’Baltho’s legs within
here,” and he knocked his heel against the
exterior wall of the prison.
“ He is little concerned, I wot,” replied
his companion ; “ for he’ll soon dance an
Irish trot on Ilog’s Green.”
“ Not by himself,” said the first. “ I
hope our townsmen have been successful
enough to afford a few to keep him compa
ny.”
“ An ’twere a pity, too,” said a third,
“ for what worse is lie than theO’Birns and
O'Tooles: he steals fat cattle and fat
aldermen, and so do they. Yet we bang
the one and pay Black Mail to the oth
ers.”
11 ’Tis all a case,” said the first speaker:
“ the heads of the wild Irish rebels should
grace these spikes here, that stand in want
oftheir usual ornaments, since the M’Tu
hills forced us to strip them ; but, please
Heaven, we will recover our credit by and
bye, and bang every man of them. There
can be no peace for the Pale while an Irish
man lives.”
“ That’s hut too true, rejoined the third ;
“ and this had long since been the case,
were not the colony dealt hard with by
plagues and famines.”
Here the conversation was interrupted
by a voice from the top of the battlements,
calling out, “ They conic ! they come 1
This was followed by a shout ofexultation;
and ill a few minutes the black banner,
which the citizens lipre in times of hostili
ty, became visible oil the heights of Kil
niuinham, in the midst of columns of dust,
which intimated the approach of the caval
cade. The crowd now simultaneously
rushed forward to greet the martial citizens,
whoso heroism on this ooeasion was
crowned with victory. John le Decor, the
provost, for Dublin had then no lord mayor,
bowed to the greeting multitude as he rode
in the van of his companions, who followed
in that disorder which then characterised
tiie movements of hostile numbers. Here
and there the head * of an Irish enemy was
elevated upon a pole ; and the sight of
each bleeding fragment only served to
heighten the joy of the citizens. Huddled
together, about twenty prisoners marched
along amidst the jeers and insults of their
captors ; but, undismayed at the probable
fate which awaited them, they acknowledg
ed the ungenerous treatment of the victors
by looks in wnjoh scorn and despair were
* These were for Ihc purpose of ornamenting
the city gates ; a barborous custom which pre
vailed in England and Hyland until a very late
period.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
intimately blended. These kerns exhibi
ted in their persons a fair specimen of the
Irish soldier of the period, and the tout en
semble w as such as to elicit the admiration
of their enemies. The absurd customs of
other climes had not been thru introduced
into the island ; nature was allowed to ex
ert her privileges, and the result was, the
lull developernent ofmanly beauty. Tall,
but elegantly proportioned, their sinewy
limbs and elastic frames indicated the ut
most activity ; and it would seem that tliev
were conscious of the possession of physi
cal beauty, lor their dress was studiously
adapted to give the utmost effect to their
personal endowments. The tliruse adher
ed closely to the limbs ;f and the vest, like
ancient armour, accommodated itself to the
inequalities of the body ; while the mantle
of the kerns, from its shortness, being not
longer than a modern pelerine, did not con
ceal any part of the body, or restrain the
wearer from personal exertion. At the
period to which we allude, the barred, or
cap, was not universally worn. Fond of
long flowing locks, the hair was considered
us a sufficient covering tor the ljead ; and, ,
unlike the Saxons, who shaved the upper
lip, the Irish, in anticipation, as it would
appear, of modern times, shaved the chin,
but cherished formidable mustaeliios. Such
was the dress worn by the captives, who
now stared around them w ith vague feelings
of regret and revenge ; while the proud
citizens, clothed in their leather doublets,
regarded them as mere ferocious savages,
whom it was meritorious to rob and butch
er, when either could be done with impu
nity. Besides this prey, there were a hun
dred head of black cattle, the sight of
which increased the general joy. All was
! now bustle and gladness ; for the public
had no sympathy with tlie lew- who
mourned the relations who were killed or
bad fallen into the bands of the enemy, as
the irish were tl.cn called. In a short
time the oily authorities were assembled.
They congratulated each other on the suc
cess of their hosting into the O’More’s
! country ; lor though the citizens depended
| chiefly on trade, they sometimes imitated
the barons and great men of the ago, by re
| sorting to very summary, if not very lion.
. est, means of enriching themselves.—
i _ °
Flushed with victory, they resolved to fol
‘ low up their success, and instead of paying
Black Mail to the M'Tuhills. they deter
mined to make an incursion into their coun
try. Here, however, a difficulty arose ; it
j was recollected that Robert le Decor was
| an hostage at Giendalougli, and any viola
; lion of the compact on their parts would
’ certainly- place his life in some danger.—
This puzzled the good citizens ; and after
some hours spent in discussion, they ad
journed, undecided, to digest that, along
with other matters, in the hail of the tholscl,
where those good things were prepared,
which martial as w ell as peaceable citi
zens delight to discuss.
The gates were shut, and the citizens had
sought repose, when the provost was shown
into a darky damp-dengcon of the city
prison.
11 Do you sleep, M'Balthor ?” inquired
the provost, as lie held the lantern up to
the face of a man, who, wrapped up in iiis
mantle, sat silently upon a rude stone, the
only furniture of the place.
“ Sleep !” repeated the prisoner, sarcas
tically, looking around him, and snuffling
up the filthy odour of the place. “ Where.
Saxon, would you have me stretch my
self? besides, I can’t afford to sleep just
}
now.
“ For planning some new scheme of rob
bery.”
“Os vcngeuce, you mean,” interrupted
the prisoner.
“It may be so,” returned the provost,
“ hut first the laws must take vengeance
upon you. You have burnt our dwellings,
you have butchered our citizens, you have
robbed us ”
“ Os useless pollards,’’ j: interrupted the
prisoner. “But,” he continued, rising,
“ who are you who make the charge ?
Only this day you have pillaged an Irish
and butchered an unoffending
people, and yet you coinc ami reproach
M’Balthor.”
“ You mistake me,” said the chief mag
istrate : “ I conic on an errand of friend
ship, if you choose to seek the English pro
tection, and accept of English gratitude.”
The prisoner raised his eyes in wonder.—
f Tacitus describes some of the German tribes
as similarly dressed ; and an old writer becomes
indelicate from the minuteness with which he
dwells upon particular parts of the Gothic ward
robe.
j A base, or rather a clipped coin.
j“Y on know the M ‘Fulfillsoft if mla lough,”
| continued the provost; “ within the palace.
| as ho calls it of that chieftain, is detained,
j as an hostage, an only son of mine.”
“ I know the remainder,” interrupted the
prisoner : “you have such an abhorrence
! of robbery, that you want me to steal even
M’Tuhill’s hostage. And suppose 1 do,
w hat then ?”
“ Twenty ounces of pure gold will be
i your reward ; but if not—”
j “ Never mind the rest ; I know what
you was going to say : if not, M Balthors
locks will float in
from the top of Newgate. Better Sncuhake
even met a worse fate ; hut aiurnfliber
ty ? then loose these fetters, and the young
Sassanaeli shall he here before ten days
expire, to feed upon theO’More’s beef.
The provost led M’Balthor out of the
prison, and the w icket being unlocked, the
outlaw regained his liberty. By the light
; of the moon the shadows of half-a-dozen
heads were distinctly seen upon the open
space before the gate, reflected from their
“ had eminence” over tlio barrier, and in
stinctively the. robber turned to look upon
j them.
i “ Fortune,” lie ejaculated, “is still fu
[ vourable : the Saxons have not yet orna
j mented their skeans with my sconce ; and
by Saint Patrick ‘twill he my fault if ever
1 they do. But— ” he paused,—“ay, that
will do,” ho continued ; and having men
tally” arranged his future plans, ho walked
rapidly forward.
The reader need not he told of the exact
geographical position of Giendalougli: if
lie have never been there, lie lias only to
; consult any Irish Itinerary, or Mr. Wright’s
j Guide to the county” of Wicklow, to b arn
| that the name is derived from two pictur
j esquo lakes, surrounded with wild and
rugged hills, and that the place was once
distinguished as the abode of piety and
learning. Its ruins serve now to point a
moral, and vindicate the ancient inhabi
tants of Ireland from the flippant charges
| of ignorance and barbarism so frequently
; urged against them. Here are specimens
| of architecture still remaining of an order
! R
that prove the erection of some of the build
i ings to have taken place previous to the
■ days of Christianity, and hieroglyphics
| which the learned are unable to explain.
, Amidst the monuments of the dead are the
’ tombs of the M’Tuhills, or O'Tooles, hear
ing evidence, in the epitaphs, of this family
having exercised the duties of royalty for
: centuries subsequent to the reign of Henry
I It. Previous to tiie twelfth century they
| occasionally swayed the sceptre of Lein
| ster ; and, in later times, ruled conjointly
I w ith the O’ilirns and the O Cavauaghs.
I that long ridge of hills w hic h stretch from
the county of Kilkenny to within a few
miles of Dublin. Their jurisdiction was
acknowledged by the English monarchs ;
; and the election of the ardriagii was siill
regulated by those Gothic customs—for
they were not Celts—which were based on
national independence. At the period to
which our tale relates, a M'Tuhiil was
raised to the cliieftancy, and, like the pre
decessors of his family", lie took up his
abode in the venerable city” of Giendalougli.
In early” life lie was distinguished for an
active bravery ; and his many successes
in w av had no small share in procuring his
elevation to the chief command. Age,
however, had not diminished his desire of
glory, and the neighbouring toparchs still
showed, by their submission, that they
dreaded at once his skill and bravery.—
Giendalougli was then the abode of piety,
and somewhat of opulence : its splendid
churches—its many religious edifices, now,
alas ! an undistinguished heap of ruins—
necessary begot ail active an industrious
population; and as a certain refinement
had begun to prevail, * those who wished
to distinguish themselves otherwise than
by deeds of arms took up their residence
where luxury might display itself, and de
votion find security- from hostile interrup
tion. The dwellings of laymen were simi
lar to those of other nations, hastily con
structed of such materials as convenience
recommended. The Irish excelled in con
structing houses of wood ; j and such was
the case at Giendalougli. The habitation
of the ardriagii was spacious and lofty ;
* I,earning, though dimmed, had not disap
peared in the twelfth and succeeding centuries:
nearly- all the Duen Wasscls were acquainted
with classical literature : they wrote and spuke
Latin fluently.
t Bede tells us that the first churches in En
gland were built after the Irish fashion. Domes
tic dwellings were constructed of clay and wood
—specimens of which remain to this day ; and
it. is recorded that St. Thomas a Becket spread
clean straw daily on the floor, to prevent his
I guests from soiling their clothes.
Tl . J. M* ri 3
and, as hospitality was the characteristic
of the times, the hall was constantly crowd
! eel with guests. The insecurity of the pe
riod did not allow ofVxpeiiditiirc on Orna
ments. At a short distance from this prim
itive palace stood the mansion of the tains'.
To him was committed tlm care of the na
tional finances ; and as the different hosta
ges were connected with these, of course
they resided in liis house. Though eager
to overt-each each other, and though not a
whit more sincere than the groat of mo
dern times, there was a rude honour and
individual confidence amongst men. which
were highly favourable to social inter
course and toleration. Vengeance was
then prompt and rife, hut the cool, calcula
ting tvrannv of advanced civilization was
unknown. The hostages were treated c illi
kindness : there was no jealous watching—
no secroev observed. The strangers found
themselves the guests of friends rather
than of enemies, and had nothing to re
gret except a temporary- absence from
home.
Yoltlig Lo Deecr at first wondered at ev
ery thing he saw ; hut a few weeks served
to convince him that the habits and man
ners of the people approximated very close
ly to those of Englishmen, among w horn he.
had spent several years of his boyhood.—
Their customs, so different from those of
the citizens of Dublin—the gaiety of their
disposition, their careless indolence, their
carousals, music and revelry, as well as
their martial vauntings—filled the youth
ful hostage with sentimens of admiration;
and when contrasted with the sober monot
ony of a town life, left w ithin lii.s breast a
vague desire to adopt the Irish and forego
the English customs. Perhaps love had
some influence upon his meditations. The
tanist had an only daughter, whose youth
and beauty” were well calculated to make
an impression upon a mind formed for the
admission of tender sentiments. Dorgiva
shared in'common w ith her then unsophisti
cated country women all those graces of per
son which need not the foreign aid of orna
ment ; but her vicinity to the abode of re
ligious societies afforded her an opportuni
ty” of cultivating her various talents, ami
acquiring a degree of mind which is neces
sary to make the attractions of beauty irre
sistible and permanent. In Le Deecr she
soon discovered talents similar toiler own ;
and, without any motive hut the desire of
j conversing with one familiar with kindred
, studies, she did not offer any formidable
’ resistance to the temptation of his society.
On Ii is part, he was at first ambitious to
; please, hut mere acts of gallantry soon
: yielded dominion to sentiments of regard ;
i and though he never ventured upon an a
vowal, there was mutual understanding, a-;
I distinct and ample as if declarations had
been made and accepted. YVhon the first
flush of happiness, however, had subsided,
and reflection came, as it often does, to ad
minister draughts of bitterness, there was
felt by each an undefined sentiment of
alarm : they belonged to families and na
tions irrevocably opposed to each other,
and w hose national prejudices would nev
er sanction a union between individuals be
longing to the mere Irish and English colo
nists ; hut love is seldom unsuccessful in
administering balm to wounded spirits ;
thoii- fears were heard only in privacy and
solitude ; for they no sooner came into each
other’s society, than every sentiment hut
; those of tenderness ami regard was banish
|ed from their bosoms. Dorgiva touched
j her harp with animation, and Le Decor lis
tened with that rieli rapture which a lover
only can feel when listening to skilful mel
ody, poured from the ripe lips of a beloved
mistress.
The encroachment* of evening w ere no
where felt so soon and so decidedly as at
Giendalougli. The surrounding hills, then
clothed hi rich foliage, in intercepting the
rays of the declining sun, served to throw a
sombre shade over the romantic valley ;
and as the tolling of the hells of the differ
ent monasteries inviting to prayer, and tlio
chant of pious monks instilling reverence
and devotion, commingled, as it were, with
the stillness of evening, the hour was fob
as one of tranquil gladness, mellowed by
religious hope, and calculated to awaken*
the best and purest feelings of the Iranian
heart. On such an evening Dorgiva and
Le Decor strolled along the margin of the
lake towards the sequestered abode of a pi
ous recluse, whose austerities and simplici
ty had left scepticism no room to doubt ot
his sincerity. It had not been their first,
visjt ; and tiie good old man felt pleased
with the attention, arid repaid it by impres
sing upon their minds brief moral maxims
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