The Irish standard., 1896-09-26
HE Tells in i Racy Way of the
Men and Women He Has rlet
in His Career.
Parnell Exhibits Wonderful Skill
. ssfS .ss: and Nerve on His Trip
$s: to:Gatway. !.
lighting For His Life and Repu-
tation Which He Felt Were
Slipping Away.
(Continued from last Week.)

A N slipping away
Continued from last Week)
4 Ss: lin my last article I broke off at the
q moment when ParneI had arrived in
Galway, and had entered upon the con-
sliItation between himself and his
friends who had accompanied him from
Dublin on the one side, and Mr.. Blggar
and Mr.. Hea.ey on the other. There
were many N oments in the life Of Parnell
when he showed ali the extraordinary
greatness Of character which unt1erfay his
\ calm exterior. do not think there were
4 ever moments when he rose to a greater
height OF determination and resource
than in the few hours which elapsed be-
h tween his arrival in Galway and his set
Dlement of this dispute. do hot know
whether Parnell ever lay awake nights,
and whether he was ever cursed Win
i tiloee broad and awful visions Of con-
f seQueucss which must beset the Tespon-
eible- 1aaglers of men at certain epochs IN
their lives. I am inclined to think that
he laeka; sssificient imagination to feel
these tn Is But I vas dumbfounded
when locked at the tranquil and even
smiling fa,:e of Parnell in that Journey.
he was making TO Galway. For nights
{ before his colleagues had been almost
without any sleep; they had sat hour
after hour debating what could be done
4 to ssye the cause. They were sensitive
to everything which was invo-ved-they
looked az he black and broad horizon OF
disaster onl one end OF the irish "orla
to the .4er. And, indeed, they were
not Ions rri1hout finding confirmation OF
! their il 81 iucta as to the disastrousness
and the u1iversality Of the consequences
which wec: involved in the struggle in
2 Galway. TIE cable correspondents Of the
New York papers were franticllly beg
ging for inside information, declaring
that New York was going half nla over
the news. And while these poor men
were thus passing slaepless nights, writ
ne to this man and that, they were beseI
py an abiding fear that the business
would end IN a personal disaster to Par
neIl as we'll as to ireland. 1t was known
that there had been some tragedies IN. his
family history; and when to telegram
after telegram OF entreaty. appeal, and
despair there came no answer Whatever,
for two or three days in succession, tile
rncst sinister apprehension began 10 oe
felt, and mems hands trembled as they
opened telegrams lest they should an
nounce that Parnell had ceased to live.
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npprehension of ParnelI's character. He
was not man to seek safety and escape
+, In self-intlicted death. His whole nature
was conabatative when once 1t was
aroused; and he never could think OF sur
render. This WAS proved subsequently n
the tremendous fight he made against all
IIeland-to certain extent, against all
The world. AS a matter of fact, his
silence was the result of that extraOrdi-
Z nary instinct as to the proper pollcy 70
pursue which in him amounted to an al
most uncanaly inspiration. For the result
of this silence and his obstinate refusal
to bridge was that he rallied his men
once more around him. A circular. as
have already told, was prepared, express
|, ing confidence in him: signatures were
sought aud obta med by telegraph; nearly
every member Of the party. signed. Ihe
A circular was published IN the F'reenan's 8
JourpM, and communicated to, ParneI
At once the situation changed. The OBJ
stinate and affrightening silence which
had gone on for days was at once broken
We heard from Parnell in almost a few
minutes. TLe announcement came that
he was about to start for Galway HIM
self
Talk of Parnell lacking courage! Just
think of what. this man had TO face at
thiS moment 1t was true that he had
the backing Of nearly all his ttarty; that
4 his leadership was as yet uabroken, and
that there were great odds in his favor.
But, on the other hand, rel?en.b Der the
awful secret he'd within his breast; and
remember that the secret was no longer
sacred or unguessed. He must. have
known something of what had taken
place in Galway, and he must have known
that the people there were ferc5 in their
thoughts and outspoken N their indig-
nation. I confess that if I had been
Obliged to enter conflict in which had
this one thought in my mind, it would
nave been sufficient to paralyze me; and
i believe that would be the feeling of
ninety-nine men out of a hundred. But
loarneH never even seemed To think of
danger. AS we approached Galway, TIL re
b m az have been some anxiety in the
\ Winds of those who acc comnanied Parnell;
ther was no sign whatever Of mental or
physical disturbance in him., ~. -
s And yet the reality was worse than
[ the anticipation. The platform at Gal
way is broad and spa paaious--one Of the
s n,at1y tragic and pathetic representations
4 tt,f5 the exaggeration and the classification
of Irish hopes; for. the station and the
hotel are built on a scale that represented
y tie faith that Galway would become a
great Atlantic station, and that its desc
late aIi grass grown streets would re-
is ssolind with the din of commerce and of
that 3up,Ient passenger traffic between
4 europe and the United States which en-:
S.. / ST.s.clies today Liverpool and Southhamp-
/ ton. This platform was c1ammed with an
excited and angry crowd Of people who
shouted ragged and uttered fierce cries of