The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-26
MARY ELLEN LEASE.
STORY OF HER LIFE As TOLD ny
HERSELF.
Noble blood Courses In Her Veins
FIRST Political speech ncfore
knights of Labor Meeting.
opinion OF Persons.
kansas city Times, FEBRUARY 90

cestry aud narrated her hrSt apptdFdtce
on the political stage at Knights OF La
Dor meeting Afterwari she discussed
Mrs. Digs and Governor Lcweliing Be
fore hcr speech was delivered She he'd q
snort reception. Mrs Patti Moore intro
duced her to the ladies'. In the COURSE OF
her address she said:
My mother was Murray, d linoal de-
scendant of the duke Of Athoe, High
land chief and was born in Scotland
When very young the Murruys emigrated
to Ireland. taking my mother. There she
grew up and met and married my father
who was an Irlshman OF gentllity, and WAS
also queens commissioner. IN lSiS, dur
ing the famine Of that time, the generous
people OF America sent over large quantl-
ties OF food whcn was placed In my
fathers hands with orders to sell II 10 the
starving paopie and not 20 distribute u
gratis, according 70 the Intention of the
DONORS This ne refused to DO and rebeil-
ing AGAINST the tyranny and oppression
OF the English government, joined in with
the Smith-OBrien revolution. which was
goiag ON at that time, TOOK up arms ana
fought against the government forces. His
estates were cOnnscated. price was set
upon his mead. and ne was Obliged TO flee
from his home and the place OF his BIRTH,
He first went 10 Van Dieman's land, but
ls,inlns% 'i, " ,ns.,cs ssttlea IN penn.
$1,000 ans 80 me tirst child bnrn on
s,ne+,nan an "a fse maze Of NV birth be-.
10. l., Isi5g4,,,,, rus ro,,ntv. Pennsylvania.
! g. a., born an rho ilth dny OF September,
ts5S AZ the a@e Of 4 wears / wrote two
poems whiol, we're published by the New
York Recorder One was entitled Wrap
The Flag Around Me, Boys" which, as Il
was written aurng the rebellion, was
largely copied My father, uncle and two
brothers Joined tine Union army, and az
were Killed during the war, leaving my
mother nothing. In order TO heip my
mother, 81 the age OF 10 years Nsusnt
school up IN me nonllalAs u
Vania' ! ilYeu VIII we 20, 800 =,
Pupils ana move one "a
iah I ven 70 ~ snun'yi then sscn,as
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o,,s rs,rrisd NV hug5and' M. Lease. VINO
ygss then In me drug business. He Is sew
mi ,,,,srs mn, ssr,.nI
I'm ig7s. DURING The panic. we lost all
,y. 7to, ana cnneluded to go 10 l'exas. We
re,nalntfl rhere seven wears. and in 1850
rati,tnea 10 Kansas. / then made up my
MIMI n atndv law ana passing my ex-
ANIMATION received a good diploma ana
M ',i,S,ftts.1 II ma mr. ooanad n law
office m continuation with another young
Seonsn and practical law al the vienna
Ss, m 1Sss the new pol,tIeai movement
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