Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-25

Az AyfUsIxG INCIDENT OF THE LAST TROUBLE
IN IRELAND.

An AMUSING INCIDENT OF THELAsT TROUBLE
IN IRELAND.
The following amusing incident occur
red during the Fenian excitement of 1867
III Ireland
Two Young men, fugitive Fenians, were
hiding in the mountains, when the moth
er of one of them was taken sick unto
death. She wanted to see her boy once
more, and faithful messenger summon
ei him from the hills. His companion
went with him, and he had the melancholy
satisfaction of seeing his mother alive.
As soon rs the vital spark had fled the
fuGitives made for the friendly Businesses
of the mountains They started after
dusk, an old woman going before them to
look out for police and military. They
had travelled about three miles, when the
preconccrted screech of the woman warn
ed them of danger They took refuge
under bridge A flying column had
come upon the old woman, and, pretend
ing to be frightened, she screamed. The
stipendiary magistrate began to examine
her, when the following dialogue, as de-
tailed to me bv n government official who
had made notes of the conversation, took
place Her object was to delay and out
wit the pursuers. The magistrates OBJ
iect was to find if she was native of the
locality and knew all the inhabitants:
What's your name?"
Il forgot to bring it wud me it's at
home
Come, tell you name?"
"AIusha, begorra, an me name is
Mary"
Mary what %
No, indade, but Mary Malowney.
Whore were you born 2"
In bed, to be sure-where else
That's e purity question TO ask.
when were YOU born 2"
Faith an l don't remember, but l be-
lave it WAS in the mite time.
How many years ago?"
Just two weeks before jim Casey's
father TUX the rheumaticks, an that was
three weeks after Dromane castle cot fire
an it was distinguished a month afore
Donnelly bate Cooper Rickin that up
an We have me age, av that's what ye're
afther.
Where do you live, and how do You
go there 90
.'Troth an 1 live at home, an | get
there on my feet.
W nat rCiu 10 you go uoine
Down beyant the bridge there ye can
see a house on the thumb-hand side av a
hay-stlck comm up ; about three miles
farther at this there's pig an barn
sittin' down that's mile from Lisksa
churchyard. Whin ye git there yell
hear bull roarin', an / live widin the
blwl av an an ass av that.
You're a satisfactory individual"
You're iyin' thafe I'm an honest
woman, so | am, an you're not.
Come, now, what do you know about
the Fenians?'
"Och not much fsr nothin'."
Il will give you e. if YOU will tell me
where two of them, named McCabe and
Maher, are hid.
''Arrah, they'd kill me sv they found
me out an besides, I'd be informin' on
Inc own godson, Ned McCabe. But av
We don't tell who towld We I'll send We on
their thrack for g, and pay me the mon
ey down"
The money is all right, you'll be paid
when they are caught"
''Yed better be afther catchin EN-
thin. The top av the avenin' to We.
Come back here's the money"
For Gods sake don't We tell who tuck
the blood money, and go to Maher's
house an ye'll find EN- in the room back
Of the one where Ma5er's mother, God be
merciful to her, is on her dyin' bed. Av
We 20 there quick yell find Maher gettin'
his mothers blessin', God help him.
The party hurried up. but, Of course,
vera disappointed, while the fugitives
gained their retreat in safety, and the old
woman pocEetel the 81.