Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

manity might be stretched to cover that sum
but there are thousands Of such tenants on
his estate. His yacht costs, his gamekeepers
cost his establishments in London, Paris
and Florence cost, cards don't alway run in
his favor and mistresses are frightfully expen-
sive. If he shows mercy to the sick Maloney
he will be asked to show some favor to the
sick McCarty aud il mercy is extended to
one, others will ask for IT,
Inhexibility is the rule, and so, II Mrs.
MRloney doesn't pay, out she must go into
the cold-she aud her dying husband and
helpless children--to make room for some
other Maloney who can pay; and out they did
go the next Saturday night, the wife, the chill
dren and the husband The wife moaned
and the children cried. The husband did
neither-he was dead. He had been O good
man all his life, and had consequently gone
where he would never meet my lord or his
agent. But his poor corpse was hudded out
of the wretched cabin, with the widow and the
children, just the same Irish landlordism
does not respect death or the sorrow that fol-
lows.
The lecturer here related another incident
which occurred in this very cabin. The chill
dren Of this dying man were beautiful to a
degree. Among the flock was a little girl Of
who was a dream of beauty. She had won
derful blonde hair, with great full black eyes,
and figure as exquisite as an artists dream.
There was no trouble in admiring the figure
Of the child Cold as it was, she had not
clothes enough to conceal it. In Mr.. Locke's
party was an American gentleman of means,
who was blessed with sons enough, but no
daughters and both be and his wife had long
desired to adopt girl. Here was the oppor-
tunity. He could get, not only the child he
wanted but he could assure a suffering being
a comfortable home, which was doing good
and getting paid for it. He suggested the
matter to the parents. He would take the
child to America; he would adopt it legally
under the laws of the state he would edu-
cate it and cherish 1t as his own and, being
legally adopted, it would inherit with his
own. With American impetuosity he gave
her references-the bank in the village and
more the mother might select trusty Irish
girl to go ever as the child's nurse, and that
girl should go into his family to care for the
child, and the child should be educated in the
religion of its parents. There was a long
and anxious consultation, which resulted, final
ly, in the parents consenting to part with the
child-for its good. No sooner said than done.
The girl selected was the sister of the mother
a buxom girl of 2O-who was delighted
with the prospect Of getting away to America.
Immediately, the gentleman seized the child
and the girl and rushed with them down the
street 10 a haberdasher's and in an hour he
had the child dressed, as a child should be- in
a beautiful little frock, with shoes and stock
ings and a hat with flowers in it, and sack
over her dress and the aunt who was to &C
company it, in a substantial dress and shoes
and stockings-the first she had ever worn
aud a hat and shawl and he notified them
that the train would leave the next day for
Cork, aud he wanted them ready at the mo-
ment. He was there promptly the next morn
ing, and both were ready for their departure.
The poor, wasted father took the child in his
emaciated arms, and kissed it as though it
was going to its death. The mother sobbed
aud wept The profound depths of father
hood and motherhood were broken up, and
the grief was too sacred for any eye to wit
ness. 'We have no time to lose," said the
gentleman, kiss her again, " and he took the
child, held it down to the father for a mo-
ment and started for the door. Drop the
child" exclaimed the man in all the voice
hunger and disease had left him. drop the
child l wouldn't part wild her for all the
money in America, and there and then rush
ed to his child, and snatching her from the
arms of its new father, sobbing at the loss to
the child, and smiling that he was to have his
own, commenced undressing it. Take back
the beautiful clothes, sor, but we can't part
wild the child" And the purse, she sobbing
with the others, commenced at the throat to
restore the clothes she had on. The Ameri-
can stopped the undressing "You are miss
ing good thing for the baby but"-his re-
mark was not exactly pious-"I can't blame
you. You are welcome to the clothes" And
he rushed out of the room, down the misera-
BILE stairs, out in.o the wretched street, and
the listener noticed that he used his handker-
chief about his eyes all the way to the hotel,
and he was not a soft-hearted man either.
Referring to the landlords and scions Of
royalty, Mr. Locke asked Have these peo-
pie, from first to last, ever added one penny
to the wealth of the world Is there any one
thing they have ever done to push forward
the progress OF the nations? Not a thing
On the contrary, they have been the dead
weights, they have been the incubuses, they
have been the blocks in the way. They sim
ply live and eat and drink and wear, and dis
port themselves in the gardens at Sandring-
ham, and 100 other gardens they have cas-
ties and servants and carriages and special
trains, and all that sort of thing and 100
guinea pug dogs; and to support all this,
with the horde of nobility hanging upon
them and their retainers, the men of Ireland
are starving and the women Of ireland are
going shoeless, stockingless, and well-nigh
naked.
This is reason enough for an American to
tAttnu sympathy 10 lLt ulblttbbcu lEibu luht
they are oppressed. There is also a pocket
reason which is worth our attention. 1t has
been cause of complaint against the Chinese
that they come to this country, live upon
nothing as they do in their own country, and
carry their savings back to China. There
are 10 00O 900 Irish in America. How much
money do the Irish in America send their
brethren in Ireland? Between the years of
1919 and 1864 the enormous sum of 500, 900,
600 was forwarded by drafts, and probably as
much more in other ways that could not be
traced If all this went to the relief OF the
people for whom it was designed he should
not SO much care, but when a landlords
pimps discover that a tenant is receiving
American letters he Immediately goes to the
postoffice and bank and ascertains how much
he or she is receiving, and the rent is raised
to Just that amount. So all the money sent
from America to the Irish in ireland is alb
sorbed by the landlords. In spite of all her
woes, the lecturer believed there was a glorious
future for Ireland She will yet, he said be
as free as America. To accomplish this, all
that is necessary is unity of action, cool coun-
sci and steady and persistent effort. Ireland
is not strong enough to do the work herself,
alone, but the English and Scotch farmers,
opprt ssed, though not so sorely will tire Of
the shackles upon their limbs, will tire Of
sowing where they may not reap, and will rise
to their destruction.
The weak is stronger than the strong
When 1t is in the right
The bayonet pointed with wrong
Hath nought in 1t Of might.
The time will come-the cruel rod
That smtes the writhing slave
At length will cross the arm OF God
Who'll bare that arm to save.
APPALLING RATE OF MORTALITY AMONG
THE SuRvyoRs OF SOUTHERN MILITARY PRIs-
oSs.-The Union Veteran in a recent issue
gives the following facts, which convey their
own neral: During the trial of Captain
Wirtz, in August, 1865, 26 survivors of An
Jacksonville met at the National Hotel on Penn
sylvania avenue, Washington, d. O., and or
a.. nf