Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-15
SIR BOYLE ROCHE.
Excellent Sto ries Told of the High Priest OF
Irish Bulls.

Mr.. c. j. Hamilton. Howth, County
Dublin. writing to the Spectator, gives
the following concerning Sir Boyle
Roche. 1.-The high priest OF Irish bulls:"
He was of the ancient family of the
De La Russes, OF Fermoy. was MEM
Der for Tralee for l775 and was Gre
ated Baronet in 1882. H commenced
one OF his speeches in the Irish House
OF Commons as follows: MIR Speaker,
it is the duty of every true lover of his
country to give his last guinea to save
the remainder Of his fortunes. And
another began: "Sir, single misfort-
unes never come alone, and the
greatest OF all national calamities is
generally followed by one much
greater" A letter OF his is still pre-
served, supposed to have been written
during the rebellion of '9S, though it is
doubtful II he ever put 80 many
bulls" together on paper. 1t is as
follows:
DEAR SIR: Having now q little peace and
quiet, l sit down to inform you OF the hustle
and confusion we are in from the bloodthirsty
rebels many of whom are now, thank God
killed and dispersed. We are in a pretty mess
can get nothing to eat, and no wine to drink ex
cep, whisky. When we sit down to dinner, We
are obliged to keep both hands armed. Willis
write this, 1 have my sword In one hand ant
my pistol In the other. concluded from the
beginning that this would be the end and l an
right, for 1t is not half over yet. At present
| there Is such goings that every thing is at
| sfnndstil I shnutd auaWprad tptta
= fortnight ago, but l only received it thi
morning. Indeed hardly q mail arrives SAT-
| without beng robbed. No longer ago thai
yesterday, the mail coach from Dublin wa
robbed near the town; the bags had been yer,
! jud ciously left behind, and BY great good lucl
| there was nobody in the coach but two outsid
| passengers who had nothing for the thieves l.
take. Last Thursday an alarm was given tina
! u gang OF rebels in full retreat from Droghe
were advancing under the French stand
ard; but they had no colors, nor an
drums except bagpipes. Immediately ever
man in the place. including women and chi
dren, ran out 10 meet them. We soon foun,
our force great deal too little, and were Ia
| too near to think OF retreating. Death was ii
every face, and TO IL we went. BY the tim
nalf our party were killed we began 10 be a.
alive. Fortunately the rebels had no guns el
sept pistols, eutlasses and pixies. and we ha
| plenty OF muskets and ammunition. We pu
them all to the sword, not soul OF them Q.
| capped, except some that We drowned In a
adjoining bog. In fact, in a short time nothin
WAS heard but silence. Their uniforms wer
all different, chiefly green. After the sctio
| was over went 10 rummage their camp. A
we found was few pixies without heads,
parcel OF empty bottles filled with water, and
bundle OF blank French commissions filed u
| with Irish names. Troops are now statione
round which exactly squares with my ideas
| rStv 4 IA oalv IN tn ado 4 hs
Am yours in great haste. b r.
p. Sill you do not receive this of course,
must have misclsrried; therefore. l beg you
write and let me know,