Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-15

| on very friendly terms. Sir Wren owned
u neighboring estate, and Lady Wren. a
| pure, swect-faccd woman. was my moth
ers dearest friend, while Annie, their
daughter, was my only playmate. She was
u happy hearted child, and would never
| Willingly vcN or annoy any one. She
seemed To guess my moods. and would act
accordingly. But fear. rs ! now look
back, that | was an Overbearing, selfish
/ fellow, who cxactcd many acts of self
denial from my little friend
AT the age of sixteen an active life be-
gan My father had decided that should
go to Cambridge University The years |
! spent there We're busy ones. With nv wild.
rowing nature it vas hard work for me to
keep pace with my clnss. but pride and
ambition helped me to form the habit of
study. was too proud to fall behind in
| my class. Thanks to my mothers careful
teaching. | was never tempted To indulge
1 in the use %. wine OF stronger drinks with
/ my classmates. So when morning found
them with IuuddlcG brains mine was clear
| and ready for work
! In short time gained Il fair standing in
my class, and carried home IA good report
nj vacation. With what a longing heart /
| looked forward to those happy days Ny
1 home coming was the signal for merry
making My mother w;ts always kind.
and ,ny father was proud nj my progress.
| NJ old playmate. Annie Wren. WAS again
the companion of my leisure hours.
One day hal been out riding with q
friend Coming home we had to pass
| through - village OF tenant houses AS we
came int" NJ" town wc saw the bailitf.
with hi, detachment of armed police, enter
! il from the opposite side.
W" for some fan. SAID my friend.
"!he-e fellows ART upon nn ultstli.-, "a pedi.
tiun
a tley entered the signal was sounded
hy the b,p@ip- ~ horn, and beatin: Of tin
pans The Inhabitants immediately took
the alarm and gathered in front Of the first
hovel 70 be attacked There they held
their position i'll spite OF the bayuurts that
were fre"ly used By the police There were
few men in the village Tu-y were ava,
AT work hni the women fouz with hoes,
rakcs. p,chturls, and ~hoiel- and seemed
perfectly reckless OF lie one after an
Other fell SOM KILLED some wounded hut
they woull not yield After q lpn.: and
terrible struggle the bGHif drew oil his
force leaving the inhabitants TO care for
the wounded and dying
=
view u, | went to help Vie poor people in
their distress. y young lady a teacher IA
the school came 10 help Us Her SAD rect
tai was heaIrrent!int
Mann Of my pupils, said ~he. come
70 school every morning without having
eaten mouthful since tnee supper the
might before and they can ouly hope for a
small share OF what their fathers can beg
themselves Every day miss another face.
and another is added TO the long death list
Is there no help for this starving people,
she asked while tears ran down her
cheeks
also ask j. there no help Must PEG
pie die in this land of plenty No. will
sound the alarm and call for aid said,
while with busy hands we cared for the
wretched inhabitants
What n curse mus; follow those who
cause this. She said starvation and
rags are not enough, but they must offer
up their lives 10 defend this wretched
hovcl and home.'
What scene of misery il was Children
crying over bruised and bleeding mothers
and mothers weeping over their helpless
children; while the tangS Of the hungry
wolf was fastened on each pale and bag
gard face. As soon rs we could. my friend
and rode away Each was silent. Words
could not express our feelings. Here We're
people who had toilcd early and late to
grow crops. but they must Sr;,rve They
had built little novels, not iii for pig pens
but they must offer up their lives. that
they might dwell in them. l.ant!lort!i>m
is the most brutal cruelty the world has
ever known
When reached home had food nj all
descriptions gathered together. aud soon
we We're on our way back to Thu. starving
people Lord Waverland wa, not al home.
and for once dared To brave his wrath if
he should learn what ! had done The
tear. of jos and thanktuineSs that greeted
Us a We divided orr load were reward
enough FOR whole life Of sell denial
The determined resistance made by
those village tenants was the commence
lnent OF The war against eviction. \ call
WAS Immediately made for relief and all
that winter committees were busy dealing
out food 10 the suffering people Al the
same time, the hnilif and his forces were
busy evictns the starving men and fam
i>hing families.
All over western Ireland the horrors of
another ~" seemed the doom of the in
habitantS. Aid from America came by the
shipload. But the British rnyerumcn, did
nothing 10 save the people from suffering
and death. Many private persons gave
literally Even the queen of England
gave Il pittance from her income of mil
lions and WAS duly thanked for il
All this time the war on rents was grow
ing tiercer The condition ot the country
wa, rousing tn" people 10 action II was
Strengthening the Land League and weak
ening the cause and prestige Of the land
lords.
CHAPTER n.-MY HERO.
When my course at ;hc University was
completed, came home for il vacation be-
fore starting for the two years travel nv