New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10
MR.. FRoUDE'S ROMANCE.
4 STORY on oHARAoTER AND ApvENTUREl
TEE TWO CHIEFS OF DUNBoY; OR, AN IRISH
ROMANCE OF THE LAST CENTURY. BY James
Anthony Froude. 12mo, PIP. 45e. Charles sofle-

ROMANCE OF THE LAST CENTURY. BY James
Anthony Froude limo, PIP. 400. Cnaries 00i''
Mr. Froudes excursion into the realm of ro-
nance has resulted in the production OF story Oh
the middle of the last century in which the never
ending struggle between the Celt and the caAon 70
presented in a new light as the central tnenio
The chief figures are Irish exiles who are IN eon
mand Of privateers fitted out in France the To
bellious natives of the South Of Ireland, on tine
coast Of which the principal scenes are iala; ana
the REPRESENTATIVES of the English revenue serV1cs
and AZ the English colonization schemes. incl
santallv there is a description OF the Dublin So
e;etv Of the day. which goes far to explain inc
disqualification that prevailed elsewhere on the
island.
n IL as a romance, however, rather than as a
.ooi.l st,,dx that the book makes its strongest
anneal: and the authors account OF the fight ne
,,yeen the smugglers and the coast-guard; his
description of tho long chase OF the prlvateer Dy
the English frigate, and his narrative Oh the ouel
between, the two rival chiefs of Dunboy are Oh
absorbing interest His style throughouO
Is especially noteworthy for its nervous energy IN
the narration Of the more adventurous portions oil
the tale.
The opening scene of the story is at the tting-out
wards on tie bank of the Loire, of Messrs. Blake
and Delany Irish exiles, who were carrying on
business there as merchants and shipownera
B:alre was the active partner In the enterprise
ard the description Of the nature OF his business
gives g good idea of the extent 10 whlon SNUG
ring was carried on in the middle OF the iaSc
century. Foul-ffths Of the Irish heeces were
carried snderhand into France in spite of Enghsh
laws or English cruisers, by the smuggiers nUted
out ia Blake's yards and on the return voyage
those hardy rovers carried Bordeaux and Cognao
free Of duty to the Irish peers and squires Inc
IL nnIa
directions The narrative of the master OF q
brimntine which drops anchor off the yards Will
give an idea of the dangers Of the Illicit traffic
aIhe wind was up to the northwest and one
Dolphin was reaching out between us ana Sne
Lands End. had not seen the vesSsi yeS Snae
could touch the brigantine olose-hauled ana IN
seaway, so I thought woud lust IeISn r1nn 1.a
the Islands out of the road. May the Dlvli nave
the shipwright that laid the keel OF ner nag
o four-mIles' start, and she came up with US as II
we had al the weeds in the tropics growing on the
bottom of us. The wind was blowing pan o
gale The Islands %efs RE up po our The fs cutter Law
outside q mile TO windward Of us, waiting 9u
we tackled or went ashore for that was all tn, sne
taking TO his prayers 1t was time he should If all
is true that is towld of him. But Just then we w,
came of the opening Of TrescO your h honor C viii
stands; It's blind harbor with no second road
out OF it, and If you are caught there, you sre
like rat in trap; but there was no SnOir roc iot
for we could not weather the west point SO we up
with the helm and ran IN through the breskers.
knows better than your henor, and the waves were
boiling all across so that it was hard to see where
s cnt es 81 The heel U.S. She didn't Ike the look
of it, but she thought where we could 90 she
could 60 Them Graf: are well ensaSs a IN sns
are iii to handle The pilot did not know his
business, the Lord be praised for 1t. stroke OF
wind came the wrong way for him and gibed his
nainsail the back stays went the peak haiyaru
went. and all in mess together she drove OF hot
SINK rock She would not be moving out OF that
for some hours at the least Of it. II they got her
of at all So, seeing how il was, and as there
bit of slant IN the breeze we rS s- ern
She gave us shot, which cut n spnEter nnt Oh
tie iaannest, but we were out OF rang before
s sne f0 didn't want to fan in with any more such
company We lost a day or two. but here we
easso s and II is worth thousand pounds to your
honor this day, and that is the last OF u"
The hero of the romance, Morty Sullivan, WHOM
AR. Blake is trying to persuade to take command
of a privateer and to make war on the Enghsh
commerce, in requital for the insults ana OUT
RACES TO which he and his clan have been SUD-
jected, is thus described;
Tho o,her. a snare sallow-complexioned man,
with short black hair, slightly griszled, square
features. chin clean shaven, heavy mustaene,
which hanging from the upper LIP concealed Inc INC
Of the South Of Ireland His age might be forty
or a little over The lines of his face were nrn
and peremptory, as Of soldier, OF Oh some o onS
he was slightly built: but seated tho9g, ne was
the curses of loin and thigh showed that ne wils
sinewy and active like leopard n node s S for =
sculptor and the long fingers and aImohnIr.snePo
: nails Indicated birth and breeding. ne w
dressed in the morning St@m Sbt 81 be- either ooss
or civilian, but who, If IN me army, ma when
Uniform for parade OF active service, anu VIZ
an d1tv appeared lko an ordinary gehtleInani..
II might be unsafe to guess at his calling, oat 10
was easy 10 see that he was person on coI s1S
ouence able, resolute prompt alike Win msI
and hand and one whom prudent person "u"i
sooner have for friend than an enemy
p,ske offers Morty the DoutelIe, and plies
him with arguments to induce him 10 take scon-
mand:
There the vessel lies for you and yon WI NOT
t.re her and You decline my Offer. When the
Domtejle was a brig, no ship of her size IN the
English service was match for heF elthsr run
r5ng or on q wind. iou and ! owe OUT hveS
=, sn he styie in which she walked away from ihe
frignte when / brought you and Shef1dsm 9 9ao8
from Scotland. In her new dress she heS adaeu
two knots to her speed. The world is oe2re YOU
md the worlds enemy to prey upon you can
seyve your country, and you can make your own
fortune too. Speak the word. and never rover srob
: crew as can furnish you with. The stfeng1o
nf England is in her commerce; strike ber there,
and you strike at her heart LEI E st vo Sag
mercy. Her own brakes end Morgans never
made such noise in the world as you NAV o mss
n the cane-felds In Barbados and Antigua AT
The sight of you they win rise ana cut the ne
The Saints In gluryi do you think I'd be dragging
ont nv life over ledgers and bills OF la0ng, when
might be making name for myself as 2 nero sN
enS 6reaking the merchants houses In London
S ~ the losses I'd bring them to? BY my soul
I'm hsjf minded to 20 out myself; old az am !"
But Morty had been proclaimed traitor in Eng
land for joining Prince Charles in rs. and hesi
tates about risking his neck. The news' however
o. the indignities which have been put upon hi'
mother. now dead, and his sister. by Oolone
Goring. the Protestant chief of tho coast guarc
on Bantry Bay decides him, and he takes com