The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-10-05
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From the Home Weekly.
Artemus Ward Among tho fenians.
To HonE, April, 1866.

The Fininns convened in our town tl,'
other night, and took steps lords freein' Ire
land. They met into the Town Hail. ant
by the kind invite Of my naber, Mr. Mul
roony q Shaughnessy, whose ancestors a
lcast must have had Irish blood in thei
vsnes, went over.
You may not be awair, by the way, tha
I've hin invalid, here 10 home for sewn
weeks. And it's all OWN to my own IN,
proodens. Not feelin' like eatin' fll
meal when the cars stopt for dinner, in th'
South, where I lately was, went into ,
Resteraier and ct 20 hari billed eggs
think 1t effected my Liver.
My wife says Po, 10. She says I've 50
q splendid liver for man Of my time o.
life. I've heard Of mems livers grudooall,
wastin' away ill they hadn't none. It's ,
dredli,l thing when a mans liver givs llir
the shake.
Two years ago comm this May, had ,
tack Of fever. n ager, and by tho advice o
Miss Peasky (who continnefs single and J,
corresponding unhappy In the same ra,io)
] consulted = Spiritooul nejum-a writin
mejum. got . letter from cel'bruted ln
jim chief, who writ me accoriin' to The
inejum, that he'd been ded two hundra
and seventeen (2i7) years, and likcdit liz
then said, let the Pale face drink sum yart
tea! ! drinkt Il. and Il really helpt the
I've writ to this talented savige this time
ihro' the samo mejun, but ~ yet ] hahn
got any answer. Perhaps he's IN speaI
where they hadn't got any postlse stamps
But thanks to careful nussin', IN huprov'
in rapid.
The Town Hall was jam.fnll Of people
mostly Irish citizens and the cnihoo.asn
was Immense. They checr'd everybody
and everything. They checr'd me.
.Huroo for Ward Hurroo
They was all good nabers Of mine, and
anserl in apleasant voice. All right, boys
all right. Mavoomean, och hone. aroon
Cooshlanacree!" These Irish remark,
hein' received with grate spPlans ! added
&" Mushler! Mushler!"
1Good! Good 7" cried Capt. SPRINGER
who desires tho Irish vote for County Clerk
-.rhat's fiis' rate"
"You 500 what I'm drivin' At, don't you,
Capt ?" 1 said.
"Certainly."
SWELL anscrd, "l'm very glad you
do, b.caus ! don't"
This made the F1nians larf, and they said
walk up unto tho speakers platform, sir.
The speeches was rcd hot ayin England
and her iron heel, and Il was resolved Ia
free ireland at onct.
But Il was asmuch desimhle before firin' hcr
that largo quantity Of fIns should be
-..~J Al H. .-..~, ,~c.,s >r>,,lS - shav
war, fdns was lib'rnlly contribooted. Then
aroee q cxcitin' discussion m to which head
center they should send en- to % Mahony
or McRoterts. There was grate excite
ment over this, but Il was finally resolved
TO send half to one and half to other.
Then Mr. Finnigan roeo and said we
hav' hero to-niEh, sum ci,isens Of American
hinh. from whom we should be glad to
hear. d would gu our hearts with speech
lea Joy TO hear fron, q snan whose maine
towers high In the geological and WINK 6g.
ger worh-ffom whose peariy lips'-
Says ]. $50 slow. Fnny, 20 slow"
-" We wished TO hear" continued Mr..
Fiuncgan, moddntin' his milo summit,
from our townsman, Mr.. Ward"
beg d to bo declined, but Il want no
use. rOss smids perfsck sprOsr Of ap.
plaua Loo.
] said we had oonveenc,l ihers In .
mee,in' - understood Il, or ra,her in .
body - Il wero, In reference 10 Ireland. II
knew my own heart, every ono OF tis
there, both graae and small, had IN impulse
howin' in his boosum, "and consequent.
ially,' sddesi, swo win sick TO IL similar
and In accordance herewith, - long - q
spark Of msnhood, o. the peple si hrsc.
That the kind Of man ! be 7"
Squire Thsxier interrupted me. Tho
Squire feels the wrongs Of irelsnd deeply
on sceoanss Of hsvin' oucs. eeotod tho
widler Of Irsh gentleman who bad I'm:
rered In \ Ios,hsusn duniin In Dublin. Placed
ihers By . English tavsrp-kespsr, who
despotically wanted HIN % pay FOR guam
iiy Of chops and beer he' had oousoom q:
Bes;des tho Squire wants TO b 70 elected
Justice or The Peace. sAr. Wsd," mid