Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-03
ARENAS ward Among the Fenian's,
To HOME, April, 1856


The Fenians convened. in our town
the other night and TOOK steps lords
freein Ireland, They met INTO the
Town Hall, and by tn, kind invite
of my nabor, Mr.. Ntllroony O'shaugh-
messy, whose ar.cestors at least must
have had lri',,n blood in their vanes, I
went over
Ao'A may not be awair, by the way,
Tat I've bin a'invaid here to home for
sev'ril weeks. And it's all OWN to my
own improodens. Not feelin' like eatin'
full meal when the cars stopt for
dinner, in the South, where | lately was,
went into Resturater and ct 20 hard
billed eggs. | think they effected my
Liver.
My wife says Pc, pc. She says I've
got a splendid liver for man of my
time of life I've heard of mems livers
gradooally wastin' away till they hadn't
none. It's dredful thing when mans
liver gives him the shake.
Two years ago, comm this May, | had
tack Of fever'nsager, and by the adj
vice of Miss Peasly (who continues sim
Gle and is CORRESPONDENCE unhappy in
the same ratio | consulted a spirituool
mejum-a writin inejum. got letter
from a celebrated Injn chief, who writ
me, accordin' to the mejum, that he'd
bin ded two hundred and seventeen
(2l7) years and liked it. He then
said, let the Pale face drink some ysrb
tea drank it, and it really helped
me. I've writ to this talented savage
this time thro' the same mejum, but as
yet hain't got any answer. Perhaps he's
in spear where they hain't got any
postige stamps.
But thanks to careful nussin,' I'm i'm
provin' rapid.
The Town Hall was jam-full of peo-
pie, mostly Irish citizens, and the en-
thoosasm was immense. They cheer'd
everybody and everything. They cheer'd
me.
"Hurroo for Ward Hurroo ~
They were all good Majors of mine,
and | ansered in pleasant voice, "All
right, boys, all right. Mavoorneen, och
hone, arOon, Cooshia .maCree !" These
Irish remarks bein received with CRATE
applaus, added "Mushler Mushler !"
Good good !" cried Cap Spinglor,
who desired the Irish vote for the Coun-
ty Clerk-"that's fus' rate"
You see what I'm drivin' at, don't
you, Cap.?" I said.
Certainly"
well" 1 ansred, I'm very glad you
do, because don't.
This made the Finians larf, and they
said walk up onto the speakers platform,
sir.
The speeches was red hot agin Eng
land, and her iron heel, and it was re-
solved to free Ireland at onct. But it
that large quantity of funs should be
raised. And like genrous souls as they
was, funs was lib'rally contributed.
Then rose a excitin' discussion as to
which head centre they should send 'em
to-O'Mahony or McRroberts. There
was CRATE excitement over this, but it
was finally resolved to send half to one
and half to t'other.
Then Mr.. Finnegan rose and said we
hav' here tonight sum citizens of Amer
lean birth, from whom we should be
glad to hear. 1t would fill our hearts
with speeches. Joy to hear from man
whose name towars high in the zoologi
cal and wax igger world-from whose
pearly lips .
Says I, "Go slow, Finny, go slow"
awe wish to hear" continued Finne-
gan, moderatin' his stile summit, "from
our townsman, Mr.. Ward"
| beg'd to be declined, but it want 40
use. rose amidst perfect uproar of
applause.
said we had convened there in a
meetin' as l understood it, or rather in
a body as it were, in ref renee to Ire
land. If knew my own hart, every one
of us there, both CRATE and small, had an
| impulse fowin' in his boosum, and con-
sequentially," added, eve will stick to
| it similar and in accordance Herewith,
as long as q spark Of manhood or the
people at large. That's the kind Of man
| | be p'
Squire Thaxter interrupted me. The
| Squire feels the wrong of Ireland deeply
on account of havin' onct courted the
wilder of a Irish gentleman who had
fingered in loathsum dupjin in Dub.
lin, placed there by English tavern
keepers, who despotically wanted him 70
pay for quantity OF chops and beer he
had consoom'd. Besides, the Squire
wants to be reelected Justice of pease
"Mr. Ward" he said, ayou've bin drink.
in You're under the inHoo'nc OF liker
sir !"