The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

'''i' 'iiS IlOSl ClltlFtLet taSte. Inc music
was given by full orchestra and was of a
n'gh grade. The play of thrilling interest,
from the opening to the closing scene.
Inc home of wealth and comfort, where
love had fed the vestal flame, was broken
by the call ITO Arms!' The maiden.
crushed the throbbing love within her
iie5rt, rather than give her hand in mar
rage to rebel to his country
Ihe training of the Dutchman was the
only mirthful scene in the whole play
IFS a"kWardness brought forth peals of
E tughicr. The prison scene must have
len l";tgniiied to produce effect. No peo-
e on earth, in this enlightened age,
"ouid put such tortures on their fellow
l;'en. The scene Of revenge was flendish.
stella sat as though filled with horror.
Fl soon as we were on the street she said:
Can that be true? Were there ever such
scenes OF horror during the American
Nar?'
1T is hard to tell" I said. 'I have heard
or their terrible prison life, but never could
form any idea of what it was'
When we met in the parlor the play was
the topic OF discussion. Not the merits of
the actors, but the historical scenes which
We're represented
w INV pSLCFC uilSy dIG tEut W lllc,
said Melvorne ''The South is full of
warm-hearted, hospitable people. 1t is
the people of the north that are cold and
heartless''
But the North was very generous with
them, certainly, in the time of reconstruc-
ton. They would do we'll to remember
that!' l said
so they were. But what an amount of
suffering might have been saved if the
government had bought the slaves and set
them free. Let England take the warn
Ing. Here is case of something like the
English landlords in Ireland. If England
would pursue wiser course, she would
buy the lands and sell them to the tenant
farmers; thereby no one will lose. But if
Ireland wins in this struggle, they will
confiscate the Irish estates and the land
lords will have to submit. / think there
would be some resentment harbored for
generations to come" said Mr.. Lollard
with warmth.
But, the slave holders were in the
wrong. They were holding men and wo-
men as property to be bought and sold,
whipped or petted, according to the mas
ters win,'' said.
"And SO the landlords are holding thous-
ands on the rack of eviction he argued.
THAT is no reason why we should lose
our property without pay for it," an
swered.
''That is just the case with the southern
people" said Lollard. Thousands and
thousands were thrown into bankruptcy
by the loss of their slaves. The slaves
were their wealth A great many masters
were against slavery as you are against
evictions. The slaves We're their property
as your estate is your property. The mas
ters were not to blame that the slaves
were theirs. Generations had passed
| away since the wrong began. Neither are
you TO blame that your property is in Ire
land. Many generations have passed
away since that land was taken by force,
it may be, from the natural owners But
the wrong exists. Some one must suffer
The South had fOstered the slave trade un-
til it became unbearable. Then agitation
| commenced, and when people begin to
talk, to think, to agitate, then defeat to
the wrong doer is not far distant"
"Then you believe landlords in Ireland
are in about the same condition that the
shareholders were before the war;"
asked
will end in about the same way unless En-
| gland recognizes the rights of the Irish
| people. Ireland to-day has the sympathy
of nearly the whole civilized world, and
public opinion is a mighty lever towards
| removing an evil. My advice to you, my
| friend, is to sell your property while you
can make reasonable terms with your ten
ants For if England refuses to listen to
Ira1a nd in no ncrnip1 oar,naipn che will
| hear again the terrific shock of last Janu-
| ary. And it may mean destruction the
next timer
| There, Waverland, you see some one
else thinks as l do, that you had better
Sci. Jour property and invest in American
lands.''
| aNo, I will never add my influence to
help make this beautiful land subject tc
the degrading influence that Ireland is
laboring under; and which is the final re-
suit of absent landlords and great land
monopolies."
"Now, let's close this lecture with some
music" said Lollard changing the sub
ject.
A call was made for music, and Lady
Irving favored us with some instrumental
solos, then Stella joined her in some duets,
ana at last we all joined III with our voices
singing some old war songs that were ly-
ing ON the grand piano in the hotel parlor.
Thus the first day of our sojourn togeth-
er closed as it began, in an ecstacy of joy,
too perfect for words to describe.
CHAPTER XvH.-FURTHER RAMBLINGs.
We had nominally agreed that Mr.. Lol-
lard should be business manager for the
Troupe" as we called ourselves.
Where are we to go to-day" Melvorne
asked the next morning at breakfast.
That was our place and time of business
each day.
"Glen Eyre," said Mr.. Lollard, "is first
on my list 1t is drive of three miles by
the Mesa road" he said, referring to his
guide book which he kept in his pocket
ready to n fer to at any time.
We found the Mesa road as level as a
table and rivaling in smoothness the most
perfect boulevard. The view from this
road is grand and comprehensive. Glen
Eyrie is situated at the entrance of Queens
Canyon, and is wild and romantic re,
| treat in which is built the summer resi-