The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-24
TIE IRISH QUESTION.
It is Propoupded in an Indiana Avenue
Car by a Young Man Closely ReSemb- !
ling No. /.

It was on an Indiana avenue car go
ing south Yesterday afternoon that
nicely-dressed young man attracted
general attention and for few minutes
interrupted an animated discussion be-
tween several elderly ladies as to the
relative merits of cambria and silessia
for dress Innings. The car was well
filled with ladies bound homeward with
their arms full OF placques, the result
of the afternoon shopping in their arms.
At Adams street the young man entered
the car, and swung for moment from
the strap, his loud checked overcoat
tapping in the faces of those sitting
near him. A dive for vacant seat next
to an eye-glassed young lady with q roll
of music in her lap was successfully
made, and as he seated himself the
newcomer looked triumphantly around,
surprised that the feat had been so
easily performed. His rowing eyes took
in successfully the faces of his fellow
passengers, but finding no encourage
ment he turned toward his musical
companion, stared at her fxedly, and
broke out abruptly with, ''What are
you going to do about Irelandp''
The lady stared, but gave no indica-
ton OF having heard the question. Her
entire attention was absorbed in re-
fractory glove, which refused to remain
buttoned. He glanced suspiciously
around the car, glared for moment at
the young lady, and again fired the
question at her: ''Well, what do you
propose doing about IrelandP'
The glove was a most difficult one to
fasten, and so wholly taken up was she
that the second inquiry passed unheed-
ed. The loudly-shouted question at
tracted the attention of everyone pres
ent, conversation ceased and, as the car
stopped to let off passenger, there was
an uncomfortable silence. The poor
victim addressed squirmed uneasily in
her seat under the persistent gaze of the
speaker after information, and looked
as though she would like to run away.
But the conundrum evidently had GER
tain fascination for the questioner, and
he would not easily be disconnected.
No mere subterfugo could shake him
off, and he seemed determined to ascer-
tain just what the occupants of the car
were going to do about Ireland. Be-
fore the inquiry could be repeated the
young lady gathered up her music roll
and retreated to 81 safer seat in the cor
ner. Her tormentor stared blankly af
ter her and appeared to be meditating
pursuit, but the distance was too great
to be safely accomplished, so the youth
proceeded to cast about for q fresh VIC
tim. He found him in q venerable
looking man inoffensively reading an
afternoon paper. The young fellow
rose in his seat, clutched the window
| frame for support, peered over tho old
mans paper, and said determinedly:
'WeI"-
The reader dropped his paper, looked
up over his spectacles, and replied
sharply to the inquiring tone:
"Well, sir?''
Il want to know what you are going
to do about Ireland" +"
| ''About whatP''
! "Ahout ireland. What are you 90
ing to do about it?''
81 am going to do nothing at AL" !
''Nothing?" I
''Not q thing. Not q single, solitary
thing. l don't know anything about il,
and don't care, so you let me alone, "
said the old man in threatening tono.
''But," persisted the crank irrele-
! vanity, ENGLAND will never whip the
United States. Never, sir, never"
':You 90 away and let me alone, now
1 tell YOU was the only reply, as the
old man picked up his paper with a
dogged air. ''.t
The young man slid back into bis seat
muttering to himself, Going to do
nothingNat all-going-nothing 9th
>" and fell asleep with his head bowed
upon his breast Chicago Times,