The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-18
WAVERLAND.
BY sAnAm MABIE BRIGHAM.


CHAPTER xxyuL-THE HISTORIC TUESDAY.
At reception given nj Ravens Park
quite a number OF distinguished guests
were present. Among them was a gentle
man who had once been United States
minister 10 Persia; who. by the way, was
friend OF Col Haynes. They soon en-
ragged In earnest conversation ON the one
topic that the Colonel was so much inter
ested in, viz; the great and increasing
number OF English landlords in America.
''Why, j have not heard very much
about the subject; | believe / did read
something In the papers about duke or
someone owning from twenty 10 fifty
miles OF land In Dakota, but was not in
terestcd In It., said the ex-minister in an
unconcerned lstlcss fashion.
II was no more interested than you are"
said the Colonel, "when came 10 Britain,
but am beginning to learn the extent OF
their investments and can realize that
something must be done TO stop t.. or
British lords win soon lord II over more
land I'm America than they have in all the
British Islands together.
80, well Haynes, II they do II will only
give us Americans more dignity and inn
portance by having n few aristocrats in
the ladies in group opposite. as though
he would rather join them than discuss
the unimportant theme OF absentee land
lordism In America, which only involves
the veal or woe OF few hundred genera
tions OF peoplel
The Colonel reading the wish In the ex-
minister's eyes, crossed the room and pre-
scented him as personal friend. TO the
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and Miss Annie Wren. who formed pleas
ant group amid the brilliant throng.
There, you see how most Americans
feel on the subject OF foreign landlord
isn't" said Mr. Lollard, who had been
standing near me while the Colonel and
ex-minister had been conYersing.
81 see they are very Indifferent on the
subject | said; but If they only knew
how hard IL will be TO throw off this yoke
that Is now being fitted 10 their necks they
would soon be intensely interested"
III the- would only turn back hundred
years and read few pages Of their own
history, they would pause long enough
in the mad whirl OF business 20 estab-
lish laws that would control this for
eign land monopoly Gen. Washington
saw the oppression that the children OF
AMERICAN luthef5 anu ulpiHtIS Will lttl III
their generation, when he said, What
does England's conduct deserve, and what
punishment is there In store for the men
who have distressed millions, involved
thousands In ruin, and plunged number
less crowd in inextrcable woeY" said
Lollard.
"That describes the situation OF Ireland
today" | said; "and that is what | would
warn the people Of America TO prepare to
defeat and shun."
"Oh, you are always talking OF land
lordsH exclaimed Lord Sanders. as he
joined us. THAT seems To be u favorite
theme OF yours ! thought you were
landlord yourself, Wavcrland."
80 / am, and that is why know so
much about them. Every humane I'm.
pulse OF my life has been made 10 suffer
from the cruelty have seen practiced on
starving, eyicted tenants"
81 was landowner once In Ireland my
self, but the tenants you sympathise with
so fervently would steal and sell my stock
as fast as | could buy" said Lord San
ders, $50 | sold my lands there and in
vested my money where tenants are law
abiding and stand by their contracts
IL bought your estate" said Sir Wren,
sand the tenants who remained after the
most cruel eviction, ! found good, faithful
laborers. Men and women have stood by
every contract, and now | am going back
10 Ireland 10 sell my lands 10 those very
men who were evicted from them years
ago. | have no fear but that they viii
stand by every contract | make with
them.n
you're welcome TO deal with the Irish
ns you please, ! will have nothing TO do
with them" Sanders exclaimed. IL
would not live among such "A blood thirsty
people would sooner be among the Fiji
Islanders for safety"
~ have found that the love Of home and
liberty is the one strong element In every
Irish heart, md It is the hope Of obtaining
these that has brought all classes into
union with parncll. My sympathics are
with the people want Ia see them have
n chance 90 become prosperous and hap
py," ! said.
otis easy To talk" said Lord Sanders,
with IA sheer, shut II you were tried You
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