The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-09
A CASE OF EVICTION
ThAa viii Explain 20 americans the
Hardships Of the Irish PeAssntry.

Nunu VIII EAHthNh 10 AheEteNhN tue
Hardships of the Irish PeAssntry.
Mr.. Wilird Blunt, 80 well known a.
9 friend TO Arab aud as the husband
OF Lady Anna Lovelace, the grand-
daughter OF Lord Byron, publishes to-
day an interesting interview with an
Irish tenant as an example Of the true
relations ali such tenants bear to the
landlord. Mr.. Blunt has Just returned
rom Kilronsp, In county Roacomn on,
where Lord KingtOn has been evict-
ing his tenaniry, and situated in
O'Kelly's district, neary the bou adaTy
line OF Roscommon and Sligo. This
Ia trcct OF mountain land thickly
peopl0d. The little whitewashed
houses Of the peasant tenants dot the
landscape close to each other right up
10 the crest OF the hill in plots Of Ave
10 ten acres, and show distinctly how
the land has been reclaimed. Here
the Celtic population, being driven
from The better lands OF the plains,
have taken refuge In times past and
reclaimed the soil at their own cost,
and bull, these dwellings with their
own hands.
THR STORY OF A 0RKAT WRONG,
Mr.. Blunt thus narrates his inter
view with the tenant, Patrick Nc
Menus, little old man of seventy,
huncbsd, heut aud bowed, but cheer.
ful under his mIsfortunes; I'll found
him In q neighbours house, where he
had hoen taken In through charity. |
asked him where he had been born,
and he told me In house yonder
where the soldiers we're, and which
had been HE own. IL had been built
from the ground by his father, who
had originally taken five acres, partly
Of rough grass and partly for tillage.
Thirty years ago he had himself re-
claimed two and a half acres more
from the mountain, going down to the
valley for lime, and carrying il up in
baskets on his head at a shilling
hasket, About that time, having eome
saving, he paid eco for the tenant
right Of another bit Of eight acres.
But the very next year the landlord
had taken this away from him with
out compensation. He now held
seven and half acres, FIVE
inherited from his father and
two snd haf reclaimed by him
cell, and for this he paid G5 per an
mum. People had advised him to 20
into Cour. 81 get the rent lowered, but
where WAS be TO fad money for IL?
30 he had gone ON till last autumn,
when he was sued for half years
rent c. o. Id, and now for 6 l2s
lod, with eviction. 1t was only hall
years rent he owed, and he had paid
his rent and his father before him for
seventy years. He pathetcally said,
! be isye, Ike Job, in justice and
God, and that | would get back one
day before l died into my own house
iound the house," continued Mr..
Blunt, occupied by the emergency
man, . sallOw youth and three CON
stables, who were eDga ed cooking
the old owners potatoes. asked thu
contelbles whether they liked their
work, and they said they were not al
lowed 10 think whether they liked il
or not, but they got three shiilinys
and hixpences day while .on such
york. IL may be, said one, with
ourioas smile, home rule wouldn't he
better To- us, though il might
be ioR The country. The emergency
man said nothing bat went on eating
Potstoee Here Is how the case Of
debtor fni creditor siands, 70 Tar "a
can make ont, between Patrick Nc.
Manus and Lord King ton, Pat owes
Kingston e. ga lid, plus costs for
being svlcted, 6 lbs l0d; to'al. GO "a
I'd. Per contra, Lord King ton bae
got from Pat house of the approxi.
mste Vslue, Let US ssy, Of go; two
and . half acres Of waste land r.
claimed, value, say clio, and for eight
acres o. land resumed without com.
penBation about eco. snd for fines al
various times, tag Is; totsl, El05-
and Abe balance OF Pa'rick's o@ ia
EOS l7s 81. Tint liz 70 say, Patrick,
after seventy years Of honest labor, is
to die h the woTk-house h cause Lord
Kirg'ton owes him eos LIS 3D."
The HAEl Of Kings on (sir He nv
Ernest kewcomen King), holding the
minor titles Of Visoount Kings-
, borough Viscount Lorton, Baron
Krrss Of HOyle, county RosCommon,
oil in the peeroge OF Ireland, and a
baroaet II Ireland, Was born in July,
1913, and succeeded to the title as
eighth earl ri the death Of his brother,
In 1871. In 1872, he ma RED the only
daughter and heiress Of the late Lieut.
Col. King Tension, Of Kilkronan
Castle, eoonty RoscOmmon. He ia q
jHBiies Of the peace in Roscsmmon,
ard has two seats in that county
KiikFoDsn Castle and OakpoIt House.
The m'tto Of the fsnily is death
faihsR than disgrace"