The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-25


people generally You say you have entire confidence in
your own men why should you not have the same conf
dence in the Circles all the country? Besides where
you lead they ought to follow"
And they will follow to DEATH"
"Then assured will the of people. But we
have spoken of possible failure do grounds
at present for such impression and though may
be for time baed of success yet that be continued
failure do not believe Our is every day increasing
in numbers wealth and educaton and though many of
people leaving home under pressure of onend other
yet do they arrive in the United States than they
absorbed by Organization there and scenceha
panned the by the aid of steam and Joined in nds
soluble bonds the great branches of We may
be defeated for year wo but must eventually
efforts; for the of human liberty is
TALLY progressive in its nature and impossible to be per-
maneny checked the motion of the tides AS the
onward progress of the heavenly bodies in the paths ap
pointed for them to travel the progress of the OF
the Rights of man. ever onward"
"Wel your words make me feel better Ny Circle meets
tonight at Is it late for you out and see
them yourself? IT'S o'clock, and twill take hour
to reach them. You have them this month, and
many of them have been expecting you"
"Wel, I'll go. Let us start"
After half hours rapid walking during which time we
had cleared the city, and left the suburbs far behind
we came to byroad which would carry to detna-
ton. We had not proceeded many yards when came
upon lady and gentleman who apparently taking
country stroll in the pleasant evening Just we
abreast of them the lady said apparently her
panion but in quite loud enough for hear dis
tinctly:
81 fear have dropped one of my gloves"
Upon which my friend answered, Madam think have
found it it right glove? the time removing
his hat and making bow which would have disgraced
Beau Brummel.
The lady laughed quiet little laugh and gave us a
pleasant smile of recognition She and her companion
Fena snes and the word Just uttered werehe passes Point
ing down the ane she said
"The boys have had remove from the kin-ed (where
they had appointed to meet) You will find them by going
down this road the iron gate your left hand which
enter and follow the roadwall till you small stream
and follow its for two gardens when you will
strike against dry stone wall anked by quickest hedge
Follow this till you find opening, which enter and any
of questoners you must reply '290 You will there
find our fellows all right Good night"
Ny friend who had accompanied me far here left me
for purpose of making thorough inspection of the
posts and left to find my way by myself had always
pumed myself upon knowing the surrounding districts and
forward alone, without the slightest particle of dis
trust. had not proceeded, however, than what
thought about half way when through unaccountabe
wrong turn I must have taken found myself in place
having of the signs and tokens of the wanted
halted consider the direction pursue and after
a minutes pause, altered my course, and stumbled
against the Mistaking the location of the ford
attempted to by wadng but found myself up my
waist in mud and slush Getting through we'll could
arrived at what took to be the stone wall and
right far but not the point had been directed
as learning to my cost For putting my foot
the top of the crazyookng structure in attempting to
it, and as had half anticipated the entire thing
down with crash and precipated the ground and
slightly stunned by the fall Just I to the ground
befor al To
which had fallen and around me- had sprung upon
my PROSTATE form with hand cluchng my throat in
grasp of iron and almost suocang in the other hand
he held large boweknife of the formidable dimen
son and which, despite the darkness of the night flashed
and shone the excited holder altered his position while