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...prose. I believe that Colum's residence in America and his fondness for us, has been a precious addition, for more than any other quality, it seems to me, our writers lack the sense of mystic fantasy, of homely beauty, of child-like imagery that this Peter Pan-like Irishman...
...fastidiousness about democratic principles." As an orator he is a failure, but as a man of action he is "a national asset." Two un-Irish features stand out in his physiognomy and character; he has an egg-shaped head with eyes deep set and far apart; he is "an Irishman without a sense of humor...
...Irishman without a sense of humor...
...point of the chin was still unknown, such colorful fighters as Buckhorse, "singularly unsightly," Jack Slack (the Bristol butcher), Mendoza the Jew (founder of scientific boxing, the first boxer to go on the stage), Mr. Jackson (the first "gentleman" fighter), the Belchers, the Game Chicken, and Daniel Donnelly (an Irishman) of whom it was written...
...Chicago's Archbishop died. Delegations of Poles posted hot-haste to Rome to urge one of their good race for the office. Delegations of Germans likewise. Said the Irish: "Give us no foreigners, but an Irishman!" The Pope chose Mundelein. To Chicago he went His position was "difficult." At a welcoming banquet 150 prominent citizens were poisoned by the soup. At the next banquet, the new Archbishop drank the soup first. And ever since he has grown, quietly, in the respect of a strident community. No archdiocese is more efficiently run. Its head has never committed a public blunder...