Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-10
Rough Times in Ireland.


sho: while driving home from Clon-
bur. James Fecrick, bailiif, was shot
in broad daylight on the public road
within half q mile of Ballinrobe, and
the people who passed him as he lay
bleeding would nc: even put u hand to
him and draw him from the centre of
the road. A man walking with his wife
near Castlebar, in the middle Of The
day, was met by two men, who fired
three shots into him and walked away.
Messrs. s., b, and D., the
three principal agents in Mayo. dare
not leave their hall doors to go to their
stable yards without the attendance of
two policemen with loaded double. bar
rel guns. They dare not go to church
without them. Walking or driving the
police are always with them. Over thirty
houses in Galway and Mayo are es-
pecially protected by the police. Mr..
Boycott, an English gentleman living
not far from Ballinrobe, became un-
popular. An armed party went into
his fields one day and ordered his
workmen cease working for him on
pain Of death. Every man lett him.
His servants were ordered to leave his
employment. They left. A gentleman
living with him kept d groom to look
after his horse. His man was ordered
to depart, as the society had ordered
that no servant should remain under
Mr.. B,ycott's roof. But as the young
gentleman was popular, they kindly
gave him three days within which time
he could get rid of his horse. The corn
was ripe, and Mr.. Boycott himself was
obliged to cut it, while Mrs. Boycott
essayed to bind the sheaves. A gentle
mans ste ward reported that carpenter
constantly employed about the place
neglected his business. The carpenter
was dismissed and another engaged.
Both carpenters belonged to the So
ciety. A meeting was held, and it was
decided that the steward must be shot
for having injured brother. Tie
carpenter employed in his place was
ordered to shoot the steward, as he
would not be suspected. Fortunately,
the steward had n friend in the So
ciety. and was saved. Some land was
given up to General b near An
thenry. It vas ordered that no
man should take it. General
B--'s agent employed men to
cut the hay upon it. They
were ordered by members of the Land
League not to cut it, and retired. The
agent, who lives about twenty miles
away, sent his own men to cut the hay.
They applied for lodgings in Athenry,
but their business being known they
were told that without letter from
Father, directing that lodgings be
given them, they would not be admitted.
They went to tho priest, WHO, on hear
ing that they had come to cut the hay
ordered not to be cut by the Land
League, refused to allow them to be
accommodated in Athenry, and told
them to return at once to their master,
which they did. The preserves of
Lord O. have been so openly
poachcd by the young men from the
neighboring town that he has been
obliged to let them for nominal sum
to q gentleman, that the game may be
shot down, rs his keepers have been
threatened and dare not prosecute the
poachers. Their lives would hot be
safe. Colonel B-,who lives in Dub
lin. but has property in Ballynahinch, in
Connemara, held quantity of land in
his own hands. Some fields were kept
up for winterage. His herders were
ordered to give up herding for him, but
to remain in their houses. They have
done so. His fences are broken down
and his own tenants and others have
driven in their cattle and eaten all the
grass. He has no redress. A parish
priest driving home one evening was
taken for an obnoxious gentleman.
Fortunately for him one Of the party of
intending assassins ran before his horse
and stopped it before they tired, giving
him time to throw down his cape, which
was over his head, and he was identi-
fed. Dozens of houses have been fired
into. Cattle, horses and sheep have
been frightfully mutilated; hay and
corn stacks destroyed, sometimes by
burning, sometimes by carrying it
bodily away and throwing it into the
nearest river. Tenants who have paid
their rent or taken farms have been
beaten and carded and roasted. Ser
wants accused of faithfulness to their
masters have been attacked, and reign
of terrier established, the like of which
has not been felt in Ireland since 179S."
"MY OLD MAMMA. "-Malnma was
going out to make call, and dressed
herself in her long black silk with her
pearl-colored kid gloves, and her pretty
lace frills. and bonnet with pink roses.
Little Blossom ran up as usual to kiss
and cling, but mamma said:
"Take care, Blossom, you'll hurt
m mammals nice dress. Keep of, little
hands. Yes, III give You one kiss, but
l cannot take You on my lap now nor
have your arms around my neck"
The carriage came to the door, and
Blossom at the window with very