conceivable aspect of lord iore. if each in his own district gets some informatiion and consigns it to writing, it is astonishing how much valuable material could be collected and preserved. That sur:h should be done is my hope as it would be my ·reward. HISTORIAN He writes about the world at Jarge ... Some kingdom and its Grown ... A war that char.gcd the map, or just ... The story of his town ... He gathers facts and rumow.'s and . . He sifts them one by one . . . And talks to people ENerywl1e:r-e ... To get his w1~iting done ... A document, a corn2rs'.onc ... 'The mark€r on a grave The Bible or some newsprint old That someon2 thoug\1t to save ... His wo~·ds may not be ·perfect and . He may not want to swear ... That it was just exactly as He has recorded there . . . But he preserves the memories . . . Of years and years gone by And as his pages take their p~ ace ... The past will never die. (James J. Met~alfe's Portraits by kind permission of the Editor of the Irish Independent). -----~---~-----~---"~-----· -~ ·----- 308
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