The beckoning of the wand : sketches of a lesser known Ireland

Alice Dease

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• Irish

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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iTHE OFBECKONING THE WANDTHE BECKONING OF
THE WAND
SKETCHES OF A LESSER KNOWN IRELAND
BY ALICE DBASE
A piteous land,
withYet ever enchanted wand."beckoning
R. J. ALEXANDER.
St. Mo.Louis,
B. 17 SOUTH BROADWAYHERDEE,
LONDON & EDINBURGH
ASANDS COMPANY
1908THE BECKONING OF THE WAND
MY DEAR You ask tomeJOAN, pity you
for to inlive Ireland. You send me ahaving
"
little brown-covered book called Letters from
"and I have been in thisIreland," you say,
andfor two have seen withcountry years, my
and far more than Iown much wisheyes
of what is described in this book with such
distinctness. the authorphotographic Although
is an Irishman he abuses his as itcountry
have beenbut then hisdeserves, eyes opened
at hasin and theAmerica, he, least,by living
2129180OF THE WAND2 THE BECKONING
of his convictions. You cannotcourage deny
that his of and dirtidleness,pictures apathy,
drawn from the then forare melife, havingpity
suchto live among people."
I amNow I am to surprise you. goinggoing
as I do notto be frank with and,you,perfectly
feel that the fits I am tome,cap going ignore
"
insinuation that the writer of Lettersyour
"
from Ireland is in theunique having courage
of his and I am toconvictions, going pity you
for to live in Ireland !having
I do from heart fordear,My pity you my
lived for two in a where,having years country
in of evils I do not tospite attempt deny,
there is so so that ismuch, much,very good
and and to seebeautiful, yes, deeply spiritual,
and not to have seen it.
You have read with evident attention the
of the little book that send me to-pages you
Joan do not think that abut, dear,day, you
is a truer likeness than a andportrait photograph,