The Irish standard., 1893-07-22

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one beautiful morning in the month o1
July they ran off together, got married
went to Maynooth tor few days, and
then being forgiven came. back to lodg.
iings near the wife's grandfather. The
marriage was happy oae Though
I'inveterately idle" he made ''some fig.
ure as scholar" IN Trinity, and to the
end he preserved most sincere affec-
tion for the University Of Dnblin. We
next find him going Off to London and
entering as student at law on the books
Of the Middle Temple. He left his wife
behind in Ireland with his father. After
the first month he never opened law
book; but he made in two years ESQ by
writing for the re,iews, and in conjunc-
tion with two friends wrote burlesque
novel which was afterwards printed in
Dublin. In London he met his brother
William, and had many jovial hours with
him though 1--WE were often without a
guinea" A good deal OF llghtis thrown
upon Tones impulses by an incident
which occurred about this time. When
his mind was .'harassed and sore" with
his own vexations be received letter
from his father, filed with complaints
and description of the ruin Of his Cir
cumstances. In transport Of rage (evi"
IDENTIFY forgetting flial affection and the
claims of the dear wife and child he had
left behind) he determined to enlist
with the East India company and to quit
Europe for ever. His brother agreed to
share his fate; they went to the Office
and offered themselves; but it was the
wrong season of the year, and they we're
rejected Il belle e. he remarks, "that
we were the single instance since the be-
ginning Of the world of two men abso-
lutely bent upon running themselves who
could not find the means" Returning to
Dublin in 1883 he was called to the bar
in 1889, but he soon got sick and weary
of the law, and turned his attention to
politics. The Wing Club had just been
instituted, and he sat down and wrote a
review Of the last session Of Parliament,
The pamphlet was an instant success,
and the consequence was shat the au-
thor attracted the notice of Ponsonhy.
then the leader Of the Irish Wings; he
was employed on a petition by which he
made ESQ; and the dazzling prospect of a
seat in Parliament made his ambition
expand. Soon, however, he threw the
Wings overheard, much to their surprise.
He had taken his first comprehensive
view Of the situation of Ireland, and he
had made the acquaintance of Russell,
who was congenial companion, being
LOT the conyivial and political habits that
just suited Tone. We cannot go into
Tones career at length in this article,
though the subject is tempting. Not one
article, but hundred would be requis-
ite to tell properly how Russell, going to
Belfast, met Nelson; how Nelson or
iginated and Tone planned the United
Irishmen Society; how Tone became
promln ent as an advocate of Parliamen-
tary reform and Catholic Emancipation,
and was appointed secretary to the Cath
olic committee in Dublin; how after
great expectations the Government put
forward q halting measure Of Emanclpa-
tion and sweeping measures of#repres-
sion; how Tone was implicated by an in
former in q French plot and banished to
.America, how what was at first an open
constitutional society became secret and
rebellious; and how men, the most peace
ably inclined in the beginning, we're at
length mixed up il the desperate pro
jects Of a fruitless invasion from France
andga bloody insurrection at home, in
which some Of the best and bravest and
noblest sons OF Ireland laid down their
lives.
It was Thomas Davisa worthy sue
ceesor Of Tone, like him driven from con-
stitutional theories to revolutionary acts
by the stupidity of or rulers rs-who
found Tones grave. It was or q long time
unknown save to a few. On the night of
his death his remains were removed to q
house in High street; he was buried Sc
|cretly at dead Of night. DR.. Madden,
the historian Of the United Irishmen,
learned the tradition Of the place OF
burial from one Of those who watched
over the corpse, and in the year 1843 or
1874 ne informed Thomas Davis that the
grave was s'at Bodenstnwn, not far from
Sallius.' Z Accompanied BY ri nd,
Davis went out from Dublin, visited the
Echurchyard and examined every tomb
stone, but could not find the name of
Tone. When almost in despair they
luckily came across . blacksmith Wh ho
guided them to the spot, which was then
marked by d slight elevation no slab or
Ehesdstone yet it was kept neatly By the