The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-06-02
From the Home woekiyJ
ArtcmHs Ward Among lslc Fe.
miami.
To HoYE, Asril, 1856


To HoaE, April 1856.
l. The fInians convecned in town the
other night, and took steps lords freein' Ire
land, They met into the Town Hall and by
the kind invite Of my naber, Mr. Mulroony
O'ShaughEessy, whose ancestors at least must
have had Irish blood in their vanes, | went
over.
You may not be awar, by tie way. that
I've bin i Invalid here to home for several
weeks. Aud it's all OWN TO nv own I'M =
prcodens. Not feeliu' like eatin' full meal
when the cara stopt for dinner, in the South.
where lately was, went into Resteraier
and ct 20 hard billed egg,. | think they
effected my Liver.
Ny wife says, Po, ps. She says I've got a
splendid liver for q man of my time of life
I've heard OF mems livers gradooly wastin'
away til they hadn't none. Its a dredful
thing when a mans liver gives him the
shake.
Two years ago comm this Nav, | had a
tack OF fsver>'n-ager, and by the advice OF
Miss Peasky (who contimners single and is
corresponding unhappy in the same ratio }
l consulted a Spir,ooul nejum-a writia'
meju L got letter from celebrated
1njin chief, who writ accordiu' t the
mejum, that he ID been del two hundred and
seventeen CID years, and liked it. He then
said, let the Pail face drink sum varb tea
drink. it, and it really helpt me. I've writ
to this talented savige this time through the
same mejam. but as yet haiu't got any
anwser. Perhaps he's in spear where they
hsin'I got any postige stamps
But thanks to careful Eussin,' n imprO-
vim rapid.
The Town Hall was jam full of people,
i i
immense. They cheer'd everybody ard
everything. They cheer'd ME.
Hurroo for Ward Hurroo,"
They was all good naber. Of mine, and
anSerd in pleasant voice. All right; BOYS.
all right. Mavooretn. och n, aroon, Co, sh
lAmsc.ee" These Irish remarks ben' res
ceived with CRATE applaus. added "Aushle-!
Mushlerr'
GOOD Good!'' cried Cap. SPRINGER
who desired tie Irish vote for County C.el
that's fus' rate"
You sea what I'm dririn at, ton'e you,
C.p?@ L said.
CertaiI ly.'
well" ! snsord, I'm ve.y glad you do,
because | don't"
This made the Fini2n5 larf, and thev said
walk up unto the speakers platform. sir.
TIE speeches WAS red hot agin England
and her iron heel. and it was resolved rc free
ireland At onct- Bat it was much dasirs bic
before Icein her that q large quantity oi
funs should be raised. And. ike generous
souls - theg was. funs was libersllv contr
Footed. Then arose a exciting discussion as
to which head center thew should send en-
TOO Mahony or McRober,s. There was
graf. excitement over this, but il was finally
resolved ID send half to and half to the
other.
Then Mr.. Finngan rose and said we hcvI
here tonight sum citizens of American birth
from whom We should be glad to hear. 1t
would fill oar harts with speeehless joy 10
hear from = man whose name towers high IL
tAe zooog zeal aud wax fggsr rorli-frou,
whose pesrly lips"
Saws I. Go slow, Oinry. go slow
We wished TO hear continued NJ. Fla
nsgan, rnoderatin his sile summit, - from
our towiman, Mr.. Ward"
beg'd to be declined, but it want no use.
1Tos. amidst psrfeck uproar Of apflaUs.
said we had convened there in a meetin'
as | understand ii, or rather in body as it
were, in reference 10 ireland. If | knew my
owr hart. every OGe of US there, both grnte
and small. had en- impulse fown' in bis
boosum. and ccnsequentialy," | added,
1--WE viii stuck to it similar aud in accordance
herewith. as long as s ark pf manhood, or
Her' s.s RSp'e Ut large 'DS' the KIM Of MA"
Squire Thaxter Interrupted me. TIE
Squire feels the wrongs of ireland deeply on
account OF having onct courted the wIdder
of Irish gentleman who had fingered in a
ioathsum dunjia in Dublin, placed there by
English tavern>keerer, who desPo;ically
wanted him 10 pay for quantity of chops
and beer he had consoom'd. Besides the
Squire wants to be reelected Justice ct the
Peace. Mr.. Ward he said, you've bis
drinking. You're under tie intloo'nce o
ticker. sir!''
Says l, Squire, not drop of good licker
has passed nv lips in l. years
Cries Of 'Oh here now, that won't do.
1T is troo," said. Not drop of goot
Ticker has passed my lips in ali .ha, time.
dent let it pass EN-. | reach !or it while it
goin' by.' says |. Squire, harness no sun
more =
% beg pardon said the Squire, g for ,h'
remark you are sober; but what on sirlt
are YOU drivin a, p
''Yas.' | said, " that's just it. That
what I've been AKIN myself durn' the entire
evsnn.' What Is this CRATE meetin' dririn
at? What's all the CRATE Finian neetin
rirlvin' at all over the country
My Irish frsns, you know me wsll enui
20 know that | didn't come here to disturb
this meetiu.' Nobody but q ioater will dis
turb any kid OF meeiin.' And if youl
notiss it, them rs are up to this scrt of thing
Alters come TO n bad end There
jouag mani will not mention his name
who disturbed my show in a certain town
two yeats ago. by maxim remarks disre
spsctful OF my animals, accompanied BY
alloosan e the front part of my he'd, which
as you see, it,s Bald-sayin, says this youn!
man, "1Ou ssndpaper IL too much. but yo
have got beautiful heat of hair in the bsc
of your neck, old man This made fe,
igreat and low-minded persona iart: but wha
the fate of that young man? In les
than a month his aunt died and left him
farm in OxIord county, Maine! The huma
mind pictur no greater misfoitin ;ha
this.
"a No. my Iri=n frens, l am here as you
haber and fren. | know you are brave an
1srmhearted, | know you are hontst IN thi
Finial matter.
IS But let us look at them Herd CsTtsrs.-
tst Us look at them rip roarin orators /
-Fe" York, who've bin tea-Ii' .ound fo
nParts year sweariu Ireland shall be free
There's two parties-O' McMahonys an
McO'Roberts. One thinks the best way j. t
60 over to Canady and establish Irish Re
,itbifc. there, kindly permittin' the Canadian
TO paY'ex penses OF that sweet Boon AID tn
otner wants to sail direck for Dublin Bay
where young McRoy aud his fair young Bird
- went dow+' aud was roxned, accordiu 10