New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25
THE PiRNELL FAMILY.
UNCLES AND AUNTS OF THE IRISH LEADER
Erom The Eianehcser Guardian.

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From The Ia"cscster Guardian
The Anglo-Irisn family of Parncl had given
birth to cool many remarkable mcn aud wolnca before
the present Dictator OF Ireland SO" .Gr d@nT e tt hc
by The head OF tue house derived they passed over
II. The eldest son OF tho iirs omerant the once
famous poet Thomas Parnei -dcacoh Of CoShei
1t would appear that this tONciAy) Vcncrabo ecc'Gs
astc followed cOnscicnt oUsiy his own advice 10 MS
Turn gentle Hermit of the dale
since having been an ardent Wbc when WhigGcry was
in the ascendant lie cast in his lot at later period VIII
promising road to promotion In the latter part OF his
career he became Intimate with iope, VINO
tared for hin tSc rich yns Fnras in County Duh
ln John Paine the yoarGer rro her %, .e P1r
ali succeeding ParEels-wEo3c name, ny tho way, ~
never pronounced in Ireland, as is usual in EnGthh
ParncH with the accent on me last syI2nIe. Is ,nr
called P0rnel. like "ciarncl 4aihe' snt Illl.,.,
nymc. being OF somewhat rennrills HABITS n3r" III
that land witty sObriqletS the nickname OF SIR henry
! Parc-nail accordingly. JOAN Parnell dCd Judge OF
the Queens Bench. anil to HIM succeeded his SON. M
other Johp created barnnet IN I"U m bc nc ann Who
was Chancellor OF the Irish EXchcquer Nlin TINS last
rentenan,thc oddities OF the family TO have com
| Tcnccd fhcrc were five and a daughter born to
him ami wife, who belonged to the eminent! re
spectacle we'll ordered honse Of Brooke OF Co'ehr"oKr
Their eldest Sir Augustus, was poor dumb Grippe
and by act OF Parliament the estates paSsel IN his
Tor his brothers defects 10y talking necessarily III public
and running up and down pcrpcti between London
and Dublin. beng the principal 0rlela"r ni i'o a,va
hishroad from Shrewsbury TO lIoyhedd. which opened
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McnM Bridge. which constituted tne cr2Whlhg soE %.
the achievement looked upon IN it, day as one o the
pabc services, sir Icmry Parn"ll was created Baron
Conglcion in ISL. Tue laird or9her 9iiei SIR AnEis
tus AMI sir Henry, William Hayes Pancll wEo &C
CURED the estate OF Avondac, County Wicklow ne
handsome "dcmcsnc." IN ltsh phrase Is situated a.
may be gathered from Its name on the irish Avon
avon Of Atom means river in all Celtic tJnGncs-the
stream which Moore celebrated;
O there's not in this wide word a valley sweet
As the vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet
There are certainly good many oyolcr valleys ny and
doTH me wHd nt an lra TcIv rcc
u scenery only pro luccd ' minds in ts inhd1i-
anis the Ggr 81 4 c@, n Inc NI T cGg rarne
| mother American lady. Miss Dea Ste"ar;
states Navy. IL has been commonly said drlly or
falsely. have no means OF knoWnll That Mr'. larne
she taught her young son, Ike another hannhal. u
cnuy to the modcrn Rome even IN ms pe'ucotts.
ior aI William Of Svcnd1le there we're two sons
Thomas and Arthur. and one daughter. sophia. Thomas
Parne Old Tom Paruell as all Dublin knew him Tor
foity Years had a huge uuganly h-ure like DE- john
mortal lie had at some remote ana long iorEnten
period been seized with icrgcn aud self denying re
h.iou, enthusiasm Of the udProest mt type am TN
had given birth 10 scheme Tor arrdhTs 'At-
OF The Bible in mysterious order when when completed
shodd afforded lniahle answers to every question
of the human mind. 70 construct TIE intG,a'ua'Ir
tables required for tllS WouirrIh pan Door I"h ihr
nell devoted his lie and fortune. For years, which
must have amounted 10 mary decades he lthorri AZ
The work q bare. gloomy dusty room IN Prot '.tlnt
nfce in Stckyille NoncT wen: - Clerks md urui
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he used t. say lan-AuSly' on rnc'hu Eduu n".
gave money also freely in aims. Onr way Or another
Nir Parnc grew poorer and more poor his coat o'"i
shat bier. and MS hcahtlinI 'ph- "hle mar moro "1
yiousy need Of bar or. Once or twice every ,iid
from his work and pay hcr few days visit IN the com
nv ten miles of, ana To her du1 al her visitors hc
preached necessarily his monoioh"us appeal rci rnt
AMI cease :o.at good dinners aud devote yonr-c,r- Z"
comunc texts" When hi, -i,tcr-who had treated !um
m. shon TenS IL ~, once and slave In DE-
l NaI half
with fewer Interruptions than ever NJ his dreary text
books in That empty gIlny Office. Sdmmcl'- sun nld
,,inf-r's an w vcr. alike 10 tie lonely old lie
plouched on AZ his hopeless tax There was lao proa
blity that lie should live to III mp the interim naDe
columns, and no apparent reason tosuplo thAi an
human being world use the n!oks u nc 'Fot dI -, a.u
they wcrc printed But sl ne iihprHd on. on lrthl'
who had known him IN their childhood looked in 10"
and thcn to shake hands with him, ana noticing E'"
pale and worn All aged ne srrrcl tTl' I" lhIuc' "
to g. their homes. Eut ne only rNhoriel "W rs
WIN his teNt- anu "ci."iI N,''.9 ia -
lived IN handsome parks WIN mud N'-r- NJ t'rlr -i.f
Then when his visitor had departed. Mr. Iarnrll ie.
turned patiently hi inter ninah" texts. At ltsi one
was 10 shut MP the Office entered tie room, and ouni the
oil man sitting quietly III the chair where hc had lahored
nsii ,reti ul,cc ms 4er'- brother Ills slstrr
of whom have already spoken. Nh Charles It "Irt
/ Parncf- aunt. was n"rs remarkable person
than rom rarnc! IN quite an Opposite way. sophia Par
neil sster also Of te Ar.' Lord CongctonJ woman
Of gr al ability and lcacuine-a nttrtSsc ie"nc. with
and rcsolne character ana lace sng1liry 'e
lt. Of "A uOncss. she I'ci- OF tho old school hpd
her greatest delight in ola age VA, IN r. iint her mag
uiNrcut editions uf INuc, GiDhon aud Nniiare ana the
Encyclopedias Before her mirrate -hr lived alone IN
her onse in London her fortune 81 5000 ycarWhlch
n those happy Times SuH'rI !" ehl"" l"' P'''r'''
kern good rstIhli .mcnt and carriage she "th 10
France also. and bccamr very Intimate " I'm tordp;rr
and Ills family. Tor "h'ih Nh" h Ii'il H''h '
likewise knew Madame de sttrl. Artaur lounr and most
OF re other notabtc OF the tim" Rather late n ne
| She married her coniitryman' hf "folle H"mi'.'n
Evans. tue owner OF POrtrnc. IA beautifully situated
estate the IRISH coast about ten miles NORTH o. Dublin
There her energy and ability -oIn worked wonders
She induced aud aided her husband 10 contest AMI win
a. fffttf ~ rTt4T tllt ltV
many years Mr Evans sat r. ihrlanrn aorlnS Ga All
,ifed sn1%'rt t1 C'tnn"I Mr.. Eynn- was az a
Madare Roland to her husband in al hi. nGiiiral work
When no died the children and sorrowfnl widow cast
abot FOR means 10 cipcuatr his memory and t upon
the singular flea o; huiin2a new IRISH lonnd IG"rr
precisely Ike the old The cdicc has now been standing
for forty years the summit OF hill In her dc"drh
useful landmark to sailor, nout that dangerous c"it
Left with lar2e sum o! money la9Do'o u was Itor,
besides her good estate Of Portrane and Ter house III
Eaton Square Mrs Evans devoted herself 10 thr ln,.
prOyement of ner property ANA hCehhOrhoDI Shr bu.t
two handsome schools. and the children who at
tended them each little garden. She planted cN"n-
sivcly, made line walks ana bhJ HIc4l Ri'rlt"l
one Of her pursuits was conc oogy she tu'crede ~
making unique COLLECTION Of Irish shells IN -prcmrn,
OF which her beautiful shore singulariN rch. on
this shore under tue lofty black ellis, aro several very
| ABOVE by a shaft. through winch smugserS f'rH'Hy
drew u their booty. Mrs. Evans occasion ea'c
spirits and thoroughly enjoying The pigeon lic- and
champagne, when some one observed that tine ldc nt!i
there plenty OF tiIc and tie festival projected Tor
another FLOUR when sOmchndy rose am st'p'i to
the mouth OF the cavern ami soon uttered a. I rr.
The tide had -cn aud already ca lug nj fprni-
able depth against both sides OF the which SHUT
the Consideration OF coarse rrigHcd among tHc
party. night spent In the further reccsscs 81 that
damp hole surprising the tide oii not reach the end
(@hiclwas doubtfuD afforded anything but cheer
in prospect Could anybnly get up through the .hft
to the upper clini Certainly; IL they had a long lalc
But there were no ladders lying about the ctyc and
finally everybody stood mndrnully Watching the rising
water at tie mouth OF their prison Mrs Evans all th.s
time appeared sneularly calm AID administered a te
cncOura cement to Of tho almost fantiug Ladies.
| When pane at IT, climax Mrs. EVauss oNn
largo quietly rounding tie proirrtiu:
rocks and comfortably pushed mp III" feet OF
imprisoned party. who had nothing 10 do Eu to
bark three dcachments aul les tafely iicd IA
the bay outside beyond reach OF the The hoc little
incident had. 81 * feared been prcarrauged 10y tie
hostess infusc little wholesome excitement among
her try guests
Naturally Mrs. Evans holding the opinions We have
described Though kccping them much 10 herself.