The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-05-05
A. Ward at a Fenian Meeting

The great Snowman has been to Fenian
meeting and delivered an address on that &C.
casion to his Irish freus," concluding as fol-
lows:
No, my Irish frens, am here as your naber
and tren. know you are brave and warm
hearted. know you are honest in this Fe-
MAN matter. -'t
But let us look at them Head Centers Let
us look at them rip-roarin' orators in New
York, who've bin tearin' round for up'ards
year, swearn' Ireland shall be free.
There's two parties-O'M cMahonys and
Moo Roberts One thinks the best way is to
go over to Canady and establish Irish Repub-
lie there, kindly pernittin' the Canadians to
pay the expenses of that sweet Boon; and the
other wants to sail direck for Dublin Bay,
where young McRoy and his fair young bride
went down and was drowning, according to
ballard onct heard. But there's one pint on
which both sides agree-thats the Funs.-
There willin', them chaps in New York, to
receive all the Funs you'll send 'em. You
send puss tonight to Mahony and another
puss to Roberts. Both will receive EN-. You
bet. And with other pusses it will be SIM
lar.
was into Mr. Delmonico's eating house
the other night, and saw my fren Mr.. Ter
renee McFadden, who is elegent and enter
prisng deputy Center. He was sitting at a
table eating canvass back duck. Poultry
of that kind, as you know, is rather high just
now. l think about five dollars per Poult.
And bottle OF green seal stood before him
elbow are you, Mr.. McFadden ?" l said.
ooh, Mr.. Ward, am Observation-Disclosures
BILE! The wrongs we Irishmen suffer! 0,
Ireland will troo history of your suffer-
ings ever be written? Must we be forever
ground under by the iron heel of despotic
Briton But, Mr.. Ward, won't you eat
suthin ?"
"Well," said l, ''if there's another canvass
back and spare bottle of that green seal in
the house, | wouldn't mind jining you in be-
ing ground under by Briton's iron heel
"Green turtle soup first? ?" he said.
"Well, yes. If I'm to share the wrongs of
Ireland with you, don't care if do have a
bowl OF sonp. Put bean into it" said to
the waiter. at will remind me of my child
hood days, when we had EN- baked in con-
junction with pork every Sunday morning.
and then all went up to the village church.
and had a refreshing nap in the family pew"
Mr.. McFadden, who was suffering so thurly
for Ireland, was of the Mahony wing. I've
no doubt that some ekolly patriotic members
of the Roberts wing was suffering in the same
way over to the Mason-Dory eating house.
They say, feller-citizens, soon you will see
Blow struck for Irish liberty We haint
seen nothing but a Blow SO far-its bin all
blow, and the blowers in New York won
git out of Bellusses as long as Irish frens in
the rooral DISTRICTS send 'em money
"Let the Green float above the red, if
thatll make it feel any better, but don't you
be the Green. Don't never go into anything
till you know whereabouts you're going to.
'Ths is a very good country here where
you are. You Irish have enjoyed our boons,
held your share of our offices, and you GER
tainly have done your share of voting. Then
why this hullabaloo about freeing Ireland
You do your frens in Ireland a great inJoory,
too; because they believe you're coming, sure
enutf, and they fly off the handle and git
into Jail. My Irish friens, ponder these things
a little. Famine 'em closely, and above all,
find out where the pusses go to-"