Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-04
THE LAST SAD RITES.
MT. Scully Meets the Wife and Mother of
 the Dead Patriot.

the Dead Patriot.
 QUEENS COUNTY, Ireland, March IS. To the Editor of the DEMocRAT:-
 Your readers will agree with me when say that it was no easy task to speak to such an audience as attended the funeral of our late friend in open air, say some thing appropriate to the occasion, and yet not give offense to Her Maiesties ''spot- ters." not that I cared for those miserable wretches myself, but I was extremely cautious lest the kind and peaceable men of Ennis should be brought into trouble through any word or action of mine. I do not wish to speak unkindly of any body of men. even of the British soldiers, but l feel confident that those men left the town dissatisfied that evening because nothing occurred during the day to give them pretence to make charge on the crowd. In the evening, seeing that no one would throw in the glove they did it themselves by marching down by the hotel singing God save the Queen" In a word the authorities, to my thinking, did all in their power to create disturbance, but thanks to the clergy and the people those peacenakers @ were the only dis turbers that I saw in Ennis that day As Griffin says they were "Spoilin' for a batin', and were lookin' for some one to give it to them"
 I cannot speak to highly of the people of Ennis. They did all in their power to make me happy; presented me with two beautiful addresses at the hotel on the evening of the funeral and were preparing to escort me to the depot with band when leaving, but I begged that they would per init me to leave without any ceremony. knew the people were after bearing up under enough during my stay there and I was unwilling to see their temper put to another test They yielded to my solicita- tion and I left the town in a very uncere- monious manner, carrying away with me fond and loving impressions of the people of Ennis and nothing but loathing and contempt for those who call themselves guardians of the peace. From Ennis went to Cork, where called on the wife of MT Meany, finishing up everything in connection with the funeral and the fund You will remember that in my previous letter l stated that the people on this side paid for the transportation of the remains from Queenstown to Ennis, but this did not include my expenses nor that of Mrs Francis, all of which was paid by me; my | own in accordance with instructions re ceived at Waterbury, the latter by order of MT. A. E. Costello of the Press club. Hay ing been assured by the citizens commit tee at Ennis that in the near future steps would be taken for the erection of a suit able monument to the deceased, I did not think it wise to go to the expense of e9 or 91O for a small headstone which would be of no use when one worthy the man shall be erected by his countrymen. It would, in my opinion be waste of time and money, so I decided to leave the monu- ment business in the hands of his towns men and give the money to his mother and his wife,
 On my return to America shall be pre- pared to make statement of the disposi tion of the monies given to me, which will l think, meet the approval of every man who contributed anything sto the fund But if in the opinion of the committee representing the Press club, or that of my friends at Waterbury, anything was an in 1 judicious or unnecessary expenditure, shall be prepared to make things right without asking for time or entering into dispute. My expenses in connection witl the mission for which 1 was appointed ceased on the evening of my visit to the wife Of MT Meany at Cork. Those of you1 readers who would call it ''pleasure trip make grave mistake. It was sad anc sorrowful throughout. To meet and tall with his aged mother, to whom he hac ever been fond and affectionate son, was not much amusement for me, and then hi invalid wife Well, shall not refer tt these things. Yours Respectfully,
 1 M, SCULLY.