The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-18
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| A rMRILLIHo REcIrAL.
The following description It q" Shillelagl
Fight u ireland" j. taken from work on
the 'sfsits and Species Il the Irish Peasan.
try" The writer was an eyewitness of the
desperate conflict which he so thrillingly
| describes:
Ere The quarrel commenced, You might
&c dark and hateful xisrc seowing fs'm
the countenances of the two parties, rs they
viewed and approached each other In the
stsect the eye Was set indeadly luminosity.
| and the face marked With an ircfhl palencss,
occasionesl 1t once by revenge and apprehen-
don. Groups we're silently hurryng with
IN eager and energetic step to their places
II rs1dexvusap, graspipg their weapons more
elnscly, or grinding their teeth in the imps
ticnce Of their fury. The veterans on each
| sidr were surrounded hy their followers,
anxious to act under their direction, and
the very boys seemed 10 bc animated with
. martial spirit, much more eager than that
III those who had greater experience in par.
ty quarrcls. Jcn. fniysn's puhlic house
was the head quarters and 'raii,fing point Ut
the Ribbonmcn; the 0rangcmcn assembled
in that of Joe Sherlock. the master Of Al
Onngc lalee. About six o'clock, ths esvwd
in tue street began gradually to Gall on TO
Up ositc ends Of the town; the Roman
Catholics towant- the north, snd the Pro-
tsstants towards the south CArson's win
dow, firm which wHs observing their mo-
tims. WA, cxactly half way between them,
~ that had a distant view IL both. AT
this moment noticed Dennis Kelly coming
forward from tho closely condensed mass
6med by tie Ribbonmcn he advanced,
with hiA cusAt a, - the middle Of Tie var
cant space between che two parties, holding
. fins oak cudgel IN his hands lie Then
stopped, and addrs<ing hclDraagemen, xsid,
WAers's Vengeance AL has crew NOW
u their any single Orange villain smou..
yon that dare come down and meet me here,
Ike man? Is John Crime, there Cor il
ise v, bsIocc re bsgin 10 take yoa Of K face
to hunt you sltoscthsr cut 81 the town,
We Osanee vilIaia,s-l would ~ glad that he
would step down taeDenns Kcli, here, for
two or three minutes I'll not keep him
ioager."
There wa row stir and mur,uu
amoag tie Orangslncn, q ii rash WA
about to tax place towards Dennis; bus
&n0ss, wh0m ! saw endeavuying 20 curb
them in, Mt the crowd and advanced to-
wards him. AZ this mnment, IN instinctive
movement took place sothat when GRIMES
he'd ccme within fsw yards of Kelly, both
cr0wds wese within two or three pcrchcs
u Thea Kelly Va. standing apparently oir
his guayd, With one hand thrust careles SLY
IN tbs breast 81 his waistcoat aud the cudgel
in the other; but his eye was fixed calmly
upon 6nnss - he sDprsched. They we're
both powerful, I'm men, hsawuy, vigorous
and active. Grimes had somewhat the ad-
vantage 81 the other in height; he also
f'ught with hisleithand, from which circum-
stance " was nicknansed kitthoguc. lie
Va. 9ano( dark, stern looking r,untenance
aud the tones Of his voice were deep, sullen,
and OF appalling strength. As they APP
preached each other, the windows on each
ssde II the street wcrc crowded: but there
wss not breath IN he heasd in any direc-
t'oo, nor frum cither party, A k,r myself,
my heart palpitased with anxiety. What
they might have lslt, Do mt know hut
they must have alan experienced considerable
apprehension; Err o. they were both cham
pens II their respective parties aud had
never before met in single sncountSr, their
chsrscters depend On the is~sse ar the con-
test.
well, Gsiass, ~aid Dennis, sure Eve
nften wi~ned Sor shis meeting, man, between
myself and you. have what you're eoine
to So y seore tor yoa this long time but
you'll Ct i now, avick, please God-."
1T was mt ie s,old came, you popish.
ribly rascal, rsV&ea Grimes, sbaf - give
yoa what you're iuR-."
krs Tia wossl had been out hh nnsssh.
however, Kelly sprung over 10 him, and,
making fsiaf - II he inteGdled In lay the
stick % his rihe, be- sw,sne II psss without
ta0e Nm, md, bringing Il roand hi. own
Lea4 40 lightning, made il tell with pow
erfGl hackuerOks right on Grimes' temple.
and n N iustsnt Ms face vas sprinkled
with the blond which spsang from the
wosad. tssines staggered forward towards
ai- antagonist; seeing which, Kelly spra,g
hack, and WAS again meeting him with fall
isrcc, when Grimes, turning little, clutch
ed kclly's stick in his right hand, and, be-
iix len 'haaded himself, ere the other coulsl
wrsacA the csdgel frosa him, he gave him
tcrrielc blgw upon the hack part Of tho heed
which leid Kelly = the dnsf. There was
NOE . dnlning NA6ot from the stranac par
~, and Grimes stood until Rely shonld b.
~ theet a raiax. ready tn give another
bloe lbe cooanan and orpcualshipof Kelly
howsssr, wesr hese vvvy rranvkable; Tor,
when he WAS just getting ~ his feet, a1ook
81 your party ccninG down upon mr." be
cxc1ained b 0rinssa who turned aronad 10
orsIw thsa hask, ssa, IN The iMsevin, Kelly
was upon Nh lees-, Twas nDw surprised Il
The colnes q both men cor Crime was
BY N zlsAns. inflated with the boisserous
triumph Il his party nor did Desis get In
70 . blind rage On being knocked down.-
TheYAE0 aSprQeG)a AGAIN, their en- ~.
died into savage fury tanned down into the
warine1 a expsrienccl conlstants; for q
sAnt tine they stood syeiag sach other, =
u Uotias npon the contiurent adyanta,
eess6 AA1nck a. 1efsars. 1kss wss 8 mo-
m& q gsUst interest Tor, NJ thcir hucc
aud powsff6l frames stood out in Opposition,
strung I'D dillats4 BY TIE iupsa1e oG pass-
ion - tke suefg n contess, hd judgement
hwevcr experienced, couid venture to an
ticipats the result Il the battle, or name tL.s
1rr.on likely TO be victorioas., Indeed Il
was suspgising hOw the natural sagacity Of
thass ~ shrsw thsir assieuxles and nDvs-
mso0i9eDs cfoem me elsEsncc Kelly
rsissd ~ ended and plsccd II trsnsverseiy
y - &. bo1Fp eaf I'D lkSopon-
cnt. 0ri0es inseantly placed BIZ against IL
EhDeh wapnas tprming cross whilst the
n1Na1uDnGpaD@It Doe . lhse el1Iaon1
collected Noshing cnald he fner than
th4g UunstjeoA nsr superior 70 thsir rss-
psoeise eeaiss1ss; vAsir bsoad chcwts wsrj
In iiup-shelr tkick, well set necks, lsid 1
little beck, q was their badies, without,
howsvss, leaing their balamee, ard tissis
iierce but caln features, grimly but placid
" seUwoMg = eseh other, Me men who
wese prepared 6nr the onset.
Al length Kelly made IN attempt 70 re-
pesf Ms fpener frint with ysriatioaa, br,
whereas he had sent thc first hlow 70
Grimes ts9Ple, " seok nsansssx now 20
reach the leA, his sction. was rrpid, hut
equally qliiek wss tlle eye Al bis antagonist,
whose csAg4 ~ IN Sssdy guard % meet
The blow-h MT il, and with such surpris-
Ing power wss Il ssat and oppnasi, tha3
boEk cn4gels On meeting bent across each
oehsr 100 curves. An insaluntasy huasa
lDllowed this from their respective psrties
not % nnchoo account Of the skill display
| I'd BY - euubo1aaGA, - y aaminAi0a Of
IIslstIk3 - ~ rs LIZA: NJ; K
lsct, IL was the slaves, rather than the msn
| thGt - rgnipd ond.caetoinly -. I'm