The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-05-24
3 Short STORY.
ARTEMUS WARD
erkAks Ar A FEkiAN MEkTlNG. q.

The great Snowman has returned
from the eouth. and has opened u
Irregular corr, spundence with the
Philadelphia Home Weekly. He
went to u fenian meeting. and tn,
following is the result, rs described
in his first J. tier, dated, b" To home,
April. 1866"
The town hall was iam.full of
people, mostly Irish ciiIzcns, and
the enthuo, ,iasm was immense
They cheer,d d everybody and eve
rs thing. They chccr,d me.
" llurroo for Ward llurroo ! p"
They was all good nei .hbcrs OF
mine, and | answered in u pleas
ant voice, "All right boys, al
fright. Mavoorncen, och honor
laroun, Cooshla macrrc These
Irish remarks ben received witt,
ereat appIaus, add,d Mushler
Mu,h hler +"
Good f! Good!' - cried Captain
81 anglcr, VITO desires the irish
vote for County CLERK that tus
tate"
" You see what I'm drivin' Mt
don't you Caps" said.
"Certpin ""
Wcll,' | answered, 81 am
very gla / you do, hccaus' | don't,
This made the Fanla.is larf, ana
they said walk up into the speak
er's platform, sir.
The speeches were rcd hot agin
| England and her iron heel, and il
was resolved to tres Ireland ~ olst
But it was much desirable beto,
ieDin' her. that a large qu, nifty o
Iluns should be raised. And, lik,
gen'rcus souls, as they was, fun
WAS l,b'rol!y contributed. Then
arose an exciting discussion as tt
which Head Centre they should
send 'em to--O'Mahcnv or Me
Roberts. There was crate excite
ment over this, but it WAS tinall,
resolved to send hall to one an,
| halt to t'u,her.
Then Mr.. Finncgan rose ant
said, we hav' here tonight sum cit
c izens Of American birth, iron
whom we should be glad to hear
IL would fill our harts with speech
less JOY to hear from man who's
name tower high in til zoo'ogict
and wax fgger wo,ld-irom who's
r pcarly lips
r Says |, "Go slow, Finny, g
" SLOW"
ave wish to hear CONTINUED
Mr.. Finnepan, moderatin' his styl'
Isumwhat, " from our townsman
Mr.. Ward"
| | bcgg d to be declined, but i
, wasn'tno use. rose amidst a per
+ CT upr"ar OF applaus
: | SAID we had convened there il
"A mcetin' as understood il, O
rather in body as it were in re!
| erence to Ireland. III know m
WIN h. ait, O. cry one OF us tharv
9th crate and email, had an IN
pulse howin' in his boosum. "an.
consequently, add d, we vii
tick to 1t similar aud in accordanc
herewith, as long as spark q
manhood, OF the people at large
That's the kind Of II man | BE- "
Squire Thaxter interrupted me
: The Squire feels tie wrongs of Ire
aud deeply, on account of havin
once courted the widder OF o lrisl
gentlemen who fingered in u loath
some dnnjin in Ir' land, PLACED
there by an English tavern.kecp
er, who desp ticRlly want,d hin
. t. pay Tor a quantity ol chops am
: beer he hadd cuhsoom'd, Besides
he Squire wants tu be ro.electo'
justice Of the peace. "Mr. " ard,
!. he said, you've bin drinkin'.-
You're under the influence OF lick
, cr. sir"
Says /, " Squire, not drop 0
good Lcker has passed my lips il
l5 years"
[Cr,es of "ob, here now, tha
won't do
at is troo," said. Not
drop Of go,,d licker has pass,d m,
l. pa in all that time. dou't l,ti
!. pass sm. for it while it is 0
| e by !" says |. Squire, har
lhtss lne some more !"
II hcg pardon, said thcSquire
= for the remark you are sober
Bur what on a.rth are you drivin
ati"
Yes" I said, "thst's Just il
d That's What I've been akin durin
the entire evenin'. What is tn,
great meetin' drivin' att What
all the great Finian mee'in's dri
min, or all aver fha couutrv