The Irish standard., 1888-02-11
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
Police and Emergency Men En~
forcing an Eviction in
Ireland
A MOST EXCITING OCCURRENCE
Described by Blakely Hall in the Col
umns of the New York
Sun.

Sun.
Blskely Hall 0ends to the New 7 orl
Sun from Drogneda Ireland, g dramatl'
account Of the eviction of two Irist
tenants Tor non payment Of rent. Th4
evicting party consisted Of g body Of Isl
militia, commanded by q Captain
Smylie, 100 stalwart policemen, and {
score OF >'emergency-men." We quots
as follows from Mr.. Halls account:
l followed the direction OF Capt
Smylie's big and tranquil blue eye as
sat on the Car shiyering violently il
spite Of fur coats and rubbers, aad saw
dramatic and striking figure. It was
that Of q girl, perhaps nineteen years Of
age, who stood apart from the others on
the crown of little hill. Hel bare feet
were sunk deep in the snow tina;
crowned the hill, and her figure was
sharply outlined against the leaden sky
She was tall and superblY formed
though the lines OF her figure were VIC
fully sharpened bv starvation, and hel
cheeks were A&ming red, nevertheless
and they lent and added lusturs to a
pair ct magnificent gray eyes-typical
irish eyesthat fairly blazed with in.
dlgnatiDn.
Her hands were clasped across he1
breast, and one sleeve was almost torn
off at the shoulder leaving the arm bare.
The rain beat down on her, and matted
her long, black hair over her forehead,
while stray lock was swept across the
face. What a face it was! The brow
was low, broad and white, and the black
eyebrows almost straight over the
splendid eyes. The nose was Grecian,
rs indeed was the whole face IN contour,
and the tightly compressed lips and
firm chin gave it g look OF dignity, She
seemed utterly unconscious OF the bitter
cold, and al! the power of her nature
seemed concentrated In the look of ab-
horring hatred and terror with which
she stared at the Queens troops--her
enemies.
The word was given and the line
moved on. A fussy Justice Of the
Peace, a noisy little person known as
Captain Keogh, and the agent OF the
estate joined the forces, and Captain
Keogh ordered the attack at once. The
Devine cottage was guarded by che
three girls upstairs and the old man be.
low. The military drew up in a hollow
square around the house, and the con.
stables, to the tune Of a hundred strong,
marched into the enclosure.
It was during this imposing ceremony
that an Old woman crept around the
corner OF the house ont into the enclos.
ure.
woman n,thundered Captain Keogh,
what are you DOM here?''
"Breathin' said the woman, sauvely.
''J'ake heG, ouIside the line with the
other rioters, commanded the Captain
sternly. AT the mention Of the word
rioters" us applied to the poor
wretches without the lines, Captain
Smylie roSred, with intense hilarlty.
Captain keogh stared hard at him,
but it hadn't the faintest effect on the
commandaat ut of the military.
a big anil rather ocky-looking police
man stepped forward and tapped the
old woman OH the shoulder She looked
up at him, Ind then falling back a pace,
gasped for breath q moment, and then
cried costa ;ically:
ION, my stars, phat a bootiful manl,'
"Come, move Oh new," said the po-
iiceman, Yelling his chest out little
more.
"Shure les tn ugliest iookin' ting 1
iver seen, SO he is.'
step along, now, my good woman"
urged the policeman, as he gave an ex-
ira twist tt his long uoustache,
"Ye're s. bootiful. Oh, how 'ansome
y are
Suddenl she drew her hand from un.
DER ner snaWi, and, before he could
dodge, she flung a 6stful of mud with
extraordinary force full into the police.
mans face and skurried through the
ranks of tie delighted military, and out
OF sight on or the hill.
Upon t,.is Capt. Keogh proceeded to
read the fiot act. This absurd proceed.
ing tool. up nearly an hour more: and it
rained harder than ever. The forces
had wv been within hundred yards
Of tie house for nearly two hours with
out accomplishing anything. A lot OF
talking followed the reading, and finally
;he police fell back and the emergency
men went forward. About dozen of
hem with picks, croWbars, and axes,
:ushed at the front door. :s5. .5H
The girls threw the boiling water out