The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-12-04

was ever cOncOcted to besmirch the name
and reputation of any man or nation. 1t
was while writhing under the exposure
which his cross examination by Sir Charles
Russell brought out that O'Shea by the ad-
vice OF the Primrose and other Tory clubs
in London decided to blacken the character
of the lady who called him husband and by
whose purse strings he has so tenaciOusly
clung from the first hour that he prOflcate
army officer met and won her an Irish
maiden in Dublin society. and through her
belittle the fair reputation of as chivalrous,
as honorable and as sacrificing gentleman
as ever espOused the cause of down trod-
den. maligned and prosecuted people,
True. Parnell did not defend the action.
The more honor to him. l say. to save the
sister of his departed loved one from the
ordeal of cross examination by such i'm
moral men as Lawyer Clarke and from the
SneerS and jeers of the besOtted dudes that
prowl around British hall of justice upon
such occasions. The day will come and
that soon when the truth will be brought to
light and the facts herein set forth sus-
tanned to the very letter.
l cannot conclude without expressing my
deep pain at the spectacle presented by the
once great patriot, Michael Davitt. now lead
ing the chorus of those who cry out for
ParnelPs ruin. Not many years ago Par
nell stood alone on the floor of the British
house of commons confronting the yells and
cat calls OF almost the entire house. and
when at length silence was restored, his
speech in defence OF his friend Davitt rang
out note of affection which stirred the
human pulse from pole to pole. If space
permitted me l could recite numerous in
stances when the waves of adversity rose
the most tumultuOuS around him the faith
full arm of Parnell held Davitt above the
billOws until peace and victory came
with the elements rest. If Davitt would
but look within and pluck out that root of
jealousy so long embedded there, he would
have just reason to condemn himself for the
deSpicabe position he has taken up in this
controversy. Another cause of regret is
that of Timothy Healy. Here is man
whom Parnell brought from the desk of the
penny liner" appointed him his private
secretary. educated and made man of.
To day. like the cur dog that tuIns on the
hand that strokes him, he hOwlS for his
benefactOr'S degradation. IT "FightIng
Tim" as he is called, would but look into
his own mirror and examine the quality of
morality to be found in the action of the
Catholic who married his own cousin. he
would see in himself but poor specimen
of one fit to preach morals to any other
man. To the winds with such fair-weather
friends. One ''shelter in the time of storm
is worth million of such wretches. God
forbid that the day should ever come when
the children of Ireland needing tuition in
the moral law should seek a school superin-
tended by the British aristocracy. But
enough for the present. AS in the past so
will the future of Ireland be. No storms
however great. no thunders however loud,
no winds however fierce they blow can stop
her onward march towards national regen-
GRAFTON. The day is cOmng-its aurora is
already heralding the sun in the heavens
when the holy monk, hunted like wild
deer across the mountain heather, need no
longer seek his faithful flock in the rocks
and crevices of the mountain side; when to
be an Irishman will mean to live in peace
and harmony with your fellow man what.
ever his creed or social standing may be-.
The clouds may now be dark and low, but
the morn is at hand
when the Star of the West shall rise in its glory.
And the land now darkest, be brightest in story"
INNISF FALLEN.