An American Catholic Poet [pp. 145-154]

THE
CATHOLtC WORLD.
VOL XXXIII. MAY, i88i. No.`94.
AN AMERICAN CATHOLIC POET.
THERE are few spots in this country around which cluster
more sacred memories and sweeter Catholic associations than the
immediate neighborhood of Emmittsburg, Maryland, the seat of
Mount St. Mary's College and the first home of the Sisters of
Charity in the United States. Th~ name of Mount St. Mary's
calls up many interesting recollections. Founded by Dubois, the
first Bishop of New York, and continued by Brut~, the first flishop of Vincennes, it has sent forth, in three-quarters of a century, one cardinal, four archbishops, twenty bishops, and more
than two hundred priests whose good works have not been emblazoned on the scroll of earthly fame, but recorded for ever by
the angels in heaven. It has sent forth during the same time
more than three thousand youths to occupy the various walks
of life, some of whom have worn the judicial ermine; others
have fought and died for their country; the eloquent voices of
others have been heard in legislative halls or in crowded forums,
while others have added a grace and dignity to trade, and some
have won honor in the calm pursuit of literature.
Of the many youths who have passed through the classic
halls of Mount St. Mary's few have been so variously gifted as
the subject of this sketch. George H. Miles was born in Baltimore on the 31st of July, 1824. In his twelfth year he entered
Mount St. Mary's College, where he remained six years, during
which time he acquired that love of literature which became a
Copyright. Rev. I. T. HEcKER. i88r.