The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-06-21


tenderness, clear, ringing voice and
grateful manner. Lord Sanders was
dried-up little man, with a dark, squeezed
up face, small. restless black eyes and
long straight nose, He was dressed In
black, with boots as shiny "a his eyes. He
had gold watch-chain with immense
seals. depending from his fob. which no
ratified 10 emphasize his speech
How is Sir Wren and his fair daugh-
teri" asked the duke.
They are quite well except the little
rheumatics that kept Sir Wren at home
just now" answered. They have had
niece of Sir Wren's visiting them from
London Are you acquainted with herr"
Lady Irving, do you mean" he asked,
half indifferently, yet slightly anxious.
THAT IN her name. She IL widow
and a beauty" ! said.
Rich young widows are usually good
company" said Colonel Haynes. But
think the English ladies are not as good
looking AZ our American women"
II believe You are right there, said the
duke. And the American girls have more
animation than ours"
What Is the latest news in Ireland"
asked Colonel Haynes, turning toward me
as he spoke.
Earl Spencer is ruling with dcspotic
sway" / said. Anyone who has not been
arrested or in prison is out Of the fashion
there now"
Then Parnell must be the prince OF
Irish fashion" said Colonel Haynes.
"Parnell prince" sneeringly said tho
! Duke OF Melvorne. Eyes, he is a prince to
gain hold on peoples pockets! Why,
/ even. the Americans were gulled into pay
ing him large sums OF money for his Irish
sufferers"
But Parnell did not use the money, IL
came To the people, AS | can testify | have
| seen ships from America loaded with pro-
/ visions in our harbors. and | have seen
| those same provisions portioncd out to the
| starving people OF Ireland. / have also
/ seen the English government paying an
! armed force 20 cyirt these same people
without thought OF aid" ! said, indig-
nant that an Englishman, OF all men,
/ should accuse Parncll OF trickery and dis
/ honesty.
Eyes, Lord Waverland. you arc right I,
too have seen ships from the United
| States, in the Irish harbors, loaded with
the same provisions that other ships were
loaded with. that were leaving Ireland for
! England 1t was not lack OF food that
made famine said Colonel Haynes.
THAT Is true, sir - ! said. There IA
enough Of everything raised in Ireland for
her people to have plenty. AT the very
/ time when American food and money
were being distributed To the suffering
people they were sending from Ireland TO
! England thirty large steamers every week,
laden To the gunwales with fat cattle,
sheep, pigs and the most expensive kinds
OF food. T"
Then what made the faminef" asked
the Duke OF Melvorne
The feudal system OF land tenure under
which Ireland is grooming Is what caused
it," answered.
why, are you landlord and yet advo-
cate the tenants rights so zealouslyn
asked Lord Sanders little annoyed. /,
Yes. Lord Sanders, ! am landlord. yet
/ would willingly yield my interest In the
/ land as tlsc Persians did theirs"
"Why, how was that" asked Colonel
Haynes
1.-THE landowners were compensated for
eneir iands by the government issuing
bonds bearing four per cent interest to
them, while the tenants paid the govern
ment Ave per cent on the bonds" i eK-
plAined.
Eyes that sounds very well, said the
Duke OF Melvorne. "But the Irish people
never will bc satisfied until they have
driven every landlord out OF Ireland and
possess the land free Of cost Then in five
years they will be ready for another gift OF
like value. The Irish are thriftless, yag-
abond people, who never know the value
OF anything
"Then they change nightly by coming
TO America" said Colonel Haynes. ITO
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abonds and drunkards; but the most OF
them are sober, industrious people; and
not only provide for themselves and their
families, but send large part of their
earnings back 20 Ireland every year.
IL have tenants on my estate who could
never pay the rent but for the aid that
comes from boys and girls in America" /
said "And they are sober, Woodworking
men. anxious TO keep their holdings"
IL think, Lord Waverland, that you
have been taking lessons Of Sir Wren"
said the Duke OF Melyorne, walking back
and forth through the room, II remember
he used To be very bitter against absent
landlords"
He thinks they are n curse 20 Ireland
yet" / said, "by draining the country 90 a
million pounds a year He claims that no
nation ON earth could avoid famine under
such a system"
THAT remains 20 be seen" said Lord
Sanders. II know there are more tenant
farmers I'm America, than in Ireland, Scot
land and England combined. A large per
cent Of tho land owners are Englishmon,
too. Why. ! derive nearly two hundred
thousand dollars a year from tenant farm
ers in America, and am not the only one
who Is reaping a rich reward from Ameri-