Show today to day nearly every fellow you meet is ol 01 0 the green in his 1 button hole bole in honor of the hirth birth 0 of f st patrick the patron saint of the emerald isle to all the irish race today to day is sacred and brings memories of a saintly man who redeemed their country and whose labors have been recorded upon the pages 0 of history so indelli bly that all the world honors his memory today to day it is olten often said in ili a jest that saint patrick was the mail maii N aho vho aho drove all the snakes and toads from ireland a statement which we have never yet yo hoard heard verified veriS cd and yet by using the expression symbolically it is true sin si and corruption are arc things to be loathed as is the snake and toad and st patrick did a wonderful work sn in purl puri lying his beloved la land nd from tue the influence ot of evil the day is coming more and more to be regarded ina in a sacred light and as humanity becomes more acquainted with the life and labors of the man mail in whose honor it Is celebrated it i ill become more and more hallowed and sanctified it is good to wear green once a year |