The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-05
ROBERT EMr1ET CELEBRATION.
Representative sh-Americans Commemorate
the Patriots Birthday.

and took part most heartily in the con
: quest and spolatlon OF the land an,
having finally driven enough OF the Irisl
ITO hell or ConnauSht." he settled on al
alienated estate IN County. Cork. SO bite
was his hatred of the country and pcopi,
that he disinhcrited any OF his children
who should marry an irish person or
papist, yet no years later Its descendant.
were leaders OF q rebellion against Ems
land, and today the Emnets are all Cath
ollcs.
In 1893, the time Of the terror In France
Robert Ernnet entered Trinity college
Dublin. lie was only y. but he was ac.
mont, and his brother Thomas Adds, was
the civil leader In tho fomcntins Of agila-
ton. Thomas Moore was a fcliow-stuuent,
I and there were some merry speeches IN the
college debating society.
In any place out Dublin but little at
tention would have been rad to these
cbuiliors Of youth but Trinity Is the
cloister and hearth Of toryism in Ireland.
and fearful Is the punishment visited on
the man with liberal opinions who poi-
lutcs that sacred threshold Emmett was
"A marked lad Moore said Of him at this
time; Il have heard little since that an
ncared 10 mo OF a loftier. or what Is q
far more rare quality in Irish cloquence.
purer character II attracted the attention
Of tho fellows, and ono of them came to
tho Historical society debates for. the pur-
pose Of answering young Emmct and
Z UFtffAllElfE tho force Df MS arguments.
tbs is remarkable ~ ono so young In
'ns the chancellor hold an iluisition at
the college 10 discover 10 what extent the
students sNmrathzcd Win the United
Irshmcn. Emmet r. sisted this inquiry ana
requested that his name be dropped from
N" college books
So hers he was stleuntizcd at the age
Of ~ us dangerous: Fitzgerald and Tone
dcad, His brother IN prisoa aud presently
there VAS a warrant oui Tor his own ar
rest lie had committed no overt act.
an IL aftrrwlrd appeared that the in
qniry was caused hy the fcrviH writings
Of Moore Hrd Walsh. Years might have
made him more discreet or tam.d his
ardent views but no. at the age OF 20
Gr,Gt Britain made him an outlaw aud
exile a professional ne In his native
land was closed 20 him. natural Inter-
'st IN tho government Of his country de-
nied MN. what was there left for him
To- dof WITH that singular faculty for
ialf lTcruhg the cnetsl s Of the con-
queret. England turned the generous and
ardent soul OF Robert Emmet adrift.
The union was accomplished the rebel
spirit onokea up for dcty years "a cou-
pir OF dozen Irish members were Sleep
iug sultely under tie hangers Of the
ministry I'll national spirit seemed
SO have died. Even Currau, who had so
vAiiantly defended Wolfe Tone seemingly
acqui seed iu the new order. II Robert
Emnet had fcn rfnitted to remain at
home he might have seen thu hopelessncss
OF an unrislug al that time
b.
atta.bsI IT, hin tisi' Y MN me intsreat
brilnan, man who is lnbejcd dangerous'
4, l m tnere We're brave things going on in
ele lp Ireiaa1 v,,s ', rn-o 1n1' ,h' s,ruE.
sgsponded France was going 10 liherato
i 'aly Greece, Poland and Ireland II
1o,ar7it. , ,," { y,ns 'Nile mat Il was In
her deyradatior W i'''Ner tndure
For NV wears he Travelled through
FRANCE. Hclgium au9 Switzerland. lie
tirAted his brother in brussels ia 1902
after his six years imprisonment 10
vent hack 10 Paris ana battered at the
tAics OF fr edor He got the ear Of Nn.
'oieon and TnlleyrNud and surrounded
n1t Napoleon intended - INVADE J5nriard
~ August or 1909. There must be a sim
lilAnocus uprising in ireland
JA@' before rte dcrartire he smoke Of !
iis N'cus for the vnlufi5n with enfbusi 1
+n hia features glowed with excitement |
p" p SEPARATION burst from his forehead !