TWO DEATHS: A CONTRAST.

New Zealand Tablet, 30 December 1920, Page 37

TWO DEATHS: A CONTRAST.

[London, October 25, 1920.—Terence MaeSweeriey, Lord Mayor of Cork, died at 5.40 a.m.] 'Twas then Mac Sweeney died! ..- .r<.x The heart of Jesus bled for him, - And Mary's tears were shed for him, Till God, in pity, cried '"Come Home! Come Home! thou weary one, Thy noble work for Erin done, Back to thy Father's side. .._ A thousand years may pass away Yet, fresh and green as yesterday Thy memory, will stay In every loyal Irish breast From North and South, from East to West. Come, weary martyr, take thy rest In Paradise for aye."- •■/- v [Athens, October 25, 1920. Alexander of Greece died from the effects of a monkey's bite. Press Association cable, Auckland, N.Z. Herald.'] Above you'll note the King of Greece, •'' Has won at last the great release, ■'.- And gone to meet his God. Next week we'll see the King forgot Though massive marble mark the spot, And flowers may deck the sod! But when a thousand years have flown Mae Sweeney's name will still be known, ... His memory fresh ; and green; For when he died for Liberty, He lit a torch to let men see The triumph of Sinn Fein! . ~. ,-■ * —Padraic O'Hara. Auckland. ""