New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
WAS HE REALLY PATRICK EGAM
4 STRANGE MAN WITH MR.! EeAN's NAME ON
HIS SHIRT COLLAR SAYS SOME sThANSh
THINGS TO THU REPORTER OF PAPER
THAT DOESN'T LIKE IRISH
REPUBLICANS.


Tot. an Saturday night n week ago 4 eentlclookng
man rather small of stature with closely clipped sandy
hair sprnkled through with gray and Oeatu Vi
much the same color and wearing a large ana Deau-
tfu, emerald in HIS broad shIrt-1ont, ascendeu tne
atanvay Of the Astor House, stepped up 10 ue uesA
and wrote upon the register these "orus' Is".N
pcan lincoln Nebs For half an hour he stood IN the
co,tdor ~ the hotel chatting With group OF hlehds
who had gathered meet him. and finally as inc nanas
~ his watch came together upon the hsuro "ii' n
hodo them goodnight and started of to his room AT
tSs romeDt he was approached by dapper little feL
low who presented his card with show Oh 10 n'''o
selfimportance . ,..,
al am a reporter for Tho 80 said the hthe
voune man, mentioning the name Of morning news
manor. which, however mindful OF the Pohoy th4'
renders support Of the Home Rule cause prudent IN
political sense is particularly hostile and offensive 10
Irish Republicans. -. ..
The rente-muunered man took tho card reAd u
carefully. and said Wen, SIR, how can serve your
At want to interview you
"Reallyi7
eyes, air. want 10 ask your opinions about Mr.
Harrison. Mr. Blaine, Mr.. Parnell' MI GIahstope'
Pieott, and, o, lots of things
al doubt II the public 10 hear any more OF my
v,evrs AT this time and doubt II your paper would
print them, even were to tell them.'
90, yes, It would
asurei"
ayes, indeed
arhen 20 ahead with your questions. Ask me
whatever you WISH only be very careful TO take down
Just what say
Certainly, sir.a
ssuppose we walk up 10 my room1'
This was assented 10 and they got into the ELEVATOR
.,,cbtns a. the third floor. They walked down tho
corridor and stopped in front Of bedroom door. ~
the meantime the dapper little fellow had airesny
begun his oross-eKamlnaaon.
You are being much ;aRod Of for Minister 10 hexi'
CO." he said.
SAmIl5
ayes. DO you expect to be Appoiniedi'
.GNot in the least have no favors 70 SA Vi
General Harrison do not admire him.
GNot admire hint Why, thought you were ono
OF his warmest supporters
40. no. / consider him q very small man-smAh
and badI' -
The reporter set At work fuiously getting mis- on
paper GBad ~ he exclaimed. 10 echo
avery bad1 sssd The other, gravely' he VIII
bring the country 10 rum
May / print thati'
Certainly
Then your favor confined to Mr. Blainel
aTo BlaInei o, no. Blaine 10 undoubtedly the
r,os, u,ch,d man IN America lie he's no ability what
ever, and It is q great public calamity 10 call him ID
ofice.5
aThs k ysry interesting" said the reporter with an
enthpslastio smile rs he scrtbbed merrily away
"weu have an editorial about IT, have entirely
misunderstood your position
That's strange replied the gcnte hammered man.
alt Is perfectly we'll known. have always Deeh
accustomed TO assert my opnionA'
al suppose you arc much delighted WIN inc WY
tho Pigott affair turned outr
aPoor Pigottl greatly sympathiEe with Pisott,
was the unexpected response. Plgoh was hghlS
cultivated gentleman, ptted and patriotic. lie mas
been grossly abused and misrcprosentod Now oVerS
body's Jumping on him and I'm dad to say word
IN his defence. As q literary man Pigott did honor
20 his profession, As an lrishmAn DO was "or'hJ VI
tho highest fame
Ths dapper little fellow looked decidedly queer.
But nevertheless he said, fcebly, "you arc GLAD
OF Parnells vndicatiOnfA
"Well, but is he vindicatedf For my part, doubt
IT, Everybody knows he's guilty. Everybody knows
that he u chiefly responsible for the murders OF LORD
Frederick Cavendlsh and Mr., Burke. Mr. Parnel IL
man OF very inferior attachments whose
Excuse me, sir,' said the dappor little fellow
utterly bewldered, but think must have made
q mistake Is your name Eganr
"EgAn What EgSn''
@Patrick EganI'
awhat, the dynamlteuri How dare you, SIR
Who told you was Egan tho dynAmiteuri"
al beg pardon, It's all tho fault Of the hotel clerk
now, haven't you been iol5ngi Aren't you hr
| Egani"
any lad said the een;le-mannered man, laying his
hand In 4 gene.mSnnered way upon the dApper little
fellows shoulder, my lad ! wish you we'll You say
| the hotel clerk says Patrick EgAn. Very we'll
| ] suspect the hotel clerk is bad man as Jim
Blaine. But II you prefer 10 believe him, go ahead
Print what have told you coming from MI. Egan
| II you really think the hotel clerk worthy Of con
hdence. II were 4 malicious man should wish you
| and Egsn worse fate"
| The reporter did not tarry longer. Il guess thu
best thing for me 10 do Is to report that Mr. Esar
| was out. Good nightp
GOOD night, my lad"
| Tho mild-mannered man looked after tho dappei
| little fellow untn he saw him disappear down The
stairs, and then he opened his bedroom door emit
ting, as he stepped within, something very llRt
| chuckle. Who he really romans sealed
mystery, but II should be put into evidence bear
ing the subject, that be ieft In his when he
went away discarded shrtoollar and the name upon
It was certainly Patrick Egsn.'
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