, 1880-09-12

Remarkable Consequences OF mF@
meRgler,s Refusal to Pay His Kent.

strange, eventf0i story OF the Ireland Of to-
day. 1t ia the stirring story OF tina
KiIbuzry eviction The scene Of this true
tale OF life in Ireland in this
year Of grace is laid, very appropriately, in a
romantic Tpperay valley. Here dwelt On q
large farm the MeaRher family, OF tho respecta-
bic farming Glass; Representatives OF this FAM
lily had been In the place for generations as ten
ants holding q lease. Things went On conforta-
bly, with them until the hard times came. The
was pressing for bis money; the tenant couldn'E
or wouldn't give it 70 him: then tho landlord
wanted his land, and this tho tenant resolutely
menccd for the possession Of the land. Tho
owner had the power OF the law On his side, and
bad R9p'as s snd II.
forces on the ground In the shape OF the sherif,
bailihs, and police. The tenant earr1sonod
securely that the small legal force burst not At
discreetiy retired from the field. The KtIourr3
landlords and tenants throughout the country.
1t WAS reRarded as q test case, and accordingly
was watched with excited interest by the two
landlord who couldn't get either bis rent or his
land; here was tenant who deied the law and
A second descent was made on the tenants
house, in the rich vale under tho shadow Of
Sheveuamon- This time powerful torce Of
trate cdme out With the aiot act in bis pocket
The garrison in the house was likewise "A large
%oea @ss asle crowd sreS q Ws aS
a rolling pin, and for the purpose of harrasinF
sha se a
the door and demanded possession in the name
ct her Most 91act9ns sn majesty Queen vicsoris:
IN a very practical fashion. Then The rssidens
Magistrate rode up to the fortress, with the Rios
Hnf n Yk4Lf md Ifaa
sequences. which he warned them would be-
annel aese
@sntaty @ s; about Ss she Rlos : ses, aaa PA; toid
able. Two scaling parties, composed Of men
OF the Royal Irish Coastabnlary. were told OF TO
forces battered at the doora with the butts Of
their rifles The scaling parties found it hot
ing hooks. A dozen constabies took q long
ladder, ,and, rushing ut the hall door with
outworks through which the invading force
swarmed. The garrison refreshed upstairs: and
fhis they s rutreated ca ed to tue nexs andns % and
there made another obstinate stand. BY this
tilnc one OF the scaling parties succeeded in en-
the fight was that the garrison was ovcrpoweEed
and made prisoners OF war. They were hand
cuHed and led away capttyes.
demonstrations were held In the aelghborhOod,
at which Il solemn vow was made that the farm
iowed to lie wnsta untit ho VA restored To
possession It was thoroughly understood that
the man who would take the farm, or work
iandlord l ID o. or q ot htmselt. would % do 90 At tho
risk Of his life. No man took that risk. Al
soon as Meagher, his wife, and bis retaiueTs
ensutn1 Assizeg. a band OF masked men-
armed. accompanied him to his Old home al
charge 81 the landlord. having previously
sworn him not to undertake that sort Of work
any more, and re!nstated Mea7her IN posses.,
comers. Here, now, was the landlord exactly in
the position in which he found himself hs the
iord G pnf the iesai machnsry At % @ork. I Tor % the
ant ati Biood @ VS. % up to fever heat on bota sides
tiuon. within and without; to resist a pro-
garTisoned s1 @ BY a d bahd r Of braves Who
he crops % the farm % were ere now owl ips aud needed
cutting. One bright moonlight night swarm
as ss y as
had been cut down By hundreds Of reaplng~
hooks and scythes, and carried away to neighbor-
was, Of course. accomplished in the interest Of
the tenant who was axhtlng bis landlord.
It noyelist we're writing % on I'm, tmagfnasy g. inct.
necessary to wtud up with a tragedy. There
wonldn't seem to bn any other nafural way
out Of it. Il be had a Iternry daring to ma1o
all these desperate doin9s end up not i9 q faerSe
drInkin0 bout On the spot by the contend]ra+
forces at which the landlord and the Sheriff
and the resident magistrate and the police were
:. toasted" In champagne, he would surely bo
consumed By the critics Tor constructing al OUT
raeeousg Improbable denouement. Yet this,
and much more, was what really did happen, in
fact. It came about in this WY: Through tos
instrumentality ct the friends OF landlord and
tenant, a treaty Of peace was signed on the fol-
lowing terms: One Of the two years rent due
Of the farm to be permanently reduced from
E5l2 to E400 per annum; the landlord to expen4
E300 on such improvements In drainage "a thu