The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-12

/ dressed the preacher informing him that
/ he was misinformed in regard TO the OBJ
| Ject OF this meeting. told him he was en-
gagged in good caus9 and wishing him
success in the good work i'll which be was
engaged, took lis departure and withdrew
| his command.
Five minutes after his departure Nc
| Cracken was uo longer advocating private
Judgment, which IN too many instances
/ means private ignorance, bat with all the
! fervor of his celtic temperament was en-
gagged in arousing their love Of country
which was treated by English statesmen
/ As surgeons treat a corpse on the dissect-
| ing table. He ''swOre in" 80 men that
1 night-svery maH who was present, Cap
| tain Clark, Mrs. McDonald's grandfather.
among the number. Many of these men
! fought afterwards at Batinabinch, but
l when Muuroe was imprisoned, McCracken
and other leaders executed Captain Clark
! prescribed aud banned. sailed with faith
/ ful comrade IN small fishing boat to
Scotland, whence he sailed 20 France
where he received an ovation from the
Irish eXileS who found hOspitable refuge
| In that land. He was soon placed la COM
nand of fastsaiing privateer, manned
I by France-irish crew, and for many
years assisted III sweeping English com
merce from the seas. He took many
prizes, merchautmeD, returning from
Inuia, Demarara aud other British de-
Tendencies, and became immensely rich
Outgoing vessels laden with cutlery, tex
| tile fabrics and other productions fell an
easy prey TO Irish valor. Before an en-
gagement he made short pitEy
address TO his men, which always
concluded with. "boys, see that hated
flag. crimsoned with the blood Of our
relatives and friends. you have now the
wished for opportunity to avenge the muir
der OF NcCracken and Monroe. Needless
TO tell OF their deeds OF herolsm animated
as these Irish eXiles were with memories of
English cruelties and Injustice TIER
mission seemed 10 be, like ayeuging furies.
TO destroy British commerce, as this is the
base on which Is erected the pyramid Of
British supremacy. They never imagined
that time would come when men born in
Holy Ireland" aud living in America
would become so intensely anti-Irish as 10
work and vote for the removal Of all bar
riers that interfere with the sales OF Eng
lish made goods in the American markets.
To return to Captain Clark there came
n time when the Faugh-a-balla the favor
ite of Neptue and Mars was overtakeu by
British man of-war and the decks OF the
ill-fated vessel were desecrated by the
loot prints OF English marines. The
officer In command of the boarding party
engaged IN hand 10 hand encounter with
Captain Clark who was as remarkable
for strength as the Greek Hercules.
Tie English officer was thrown
over the bUlwark, but with the
true bull dog Uenacity OF his race he
held on to Captain Clark until they were
both tionuderIng in the dominion of Nep-
tune. CelC and Saxon conteuded once
more for mastery. Locked in each others
arms they sank in the unstable
element 10 rise no more. The waves
of the stormy Atlantic ceaseles.ly
chant their requiem. Let us say
Requiescat In pacs" for bravery deserves
the tribute OF prayer even after death.
More than sixty years ago G200 were spent
examining bauk accounts IN Paris until at
length it was ascertained by VI Jules
Giroux an eminent French LAWYER that
the Bank of the Republique was indebted
to the heirs of Captain CLARK in the sum
Of 1000, 900 francs. Litigation was com.
menced against the bank in 1910 and the !
Claim has never yet been settled, for French /
lawyers, like their American cousins, are /
dead onto the art OF puckiug d chicken of /
IS many feathers as possible.