New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09

Parnell made his headquarters while in Dublin
and from the balconies of which Tietiens, PAU
and many another famous sonSStress mas caroileu
for the benefit Of enthusiastic throngs. ..sz.u
In the smoking-room sat Captain Boycott puTnhg
placidly at a dingy brier pipe. The once-famous
land agent is mddlesized old gentleman, with a
and looked the small country. squire that he s.
The obstinate nature which preclPltatea inc
evils of 'boyco;tnc" was indicated by firm
mouth and a stee!y-biue glitter in the small rather
Yes I am the original Boycott" said the Cap
tain. with amused chuckle. You may ne sur
prsed to learn. though that am nowa1aEs vs. ON
Of the most popular men in my county II nor III, IN
all Ireland Where my nae was sXeGrated 10y me me
very best of terms with all my neighhors-andlor1
and tenant alike But sixteen years ago II was
Every student Of Wordore knows that the n0 Gs
accepted verb o boycott wi6 or the c %GfGs be- be-
tween this elderly gentleman and the tayants IN
der his control during the winter Of 1850 ana inc
SP CAPTAIN Boycotts obstnacy is hereditary His lis
patronymic "Bigod"; and the Bigod Of Henry
time had historic quarrel Mn d tn ma eot forth
on an expedition which did not please that doughty
NV Cd Sir Knight" quoth the monarch. play
ing on his subjects name. you snail e'her eo VI
nay BY Cd, Sir King" he answered II shall
neither go nor hang
Anothe G famous Bigod was the Earl Roger Of Nor
folk Sne of The sarons %nG G the Bgods are
good Example Of hghting stock ocular mon
But nowadays there are lew more PoPuiia, az
than Boycott in County Mayo. or in an lreand, As
he himself pointed out This populary caIs fonnd
from the secret pleasure which the peasanIE louia
in fighting against so brave ana stralshuor"aiu
Moreover the Captain treasured no malice agalh n
his prosecutors and some OF his nest 1rlehus 10
are among the very farmers VINO "noyco''eu hin
IN III the ana Dublin ogss sh9w hsd IL faB mns
and never falls 10 attract vigorous applause
he ALWAYS has two or three EXHIBITS TOT ne Is d
notable breeder Of horses anG lal racer. nonu
cal
,aritv is his embracing of the new anti,'aNarlon
I rauss in Ireland a cause into which such former
Tnionisfs as Lord Castletown ana loro hduiI'o
F{t1@nraId have heartily entered. c.,
Indeed there Is serious talk Of sending CAPTAIN
Boycott as NJ p for the nenSeE Ma o,S indeed be
OF haSSga ~ oni5on; but ireland has ever been a
Country Of such surprises. Certainly the venerable
Tho FIRST newspaper to use the verb 70 boyC0tt
was Il -nited Ireland" fiery organ OF tne Fd ~
wing Of the Parneliife parry me rd % i'Tbe Tor
ddon Tirnf5'' in December 1850. and the American
n9nnrs seized on it with avdity AS nhlng a long
req Wv Years later all the principal English die
,{onaries and several foreign ones. adlnlItu II 10
their columns. A leading American authority SdS'
ut t1$ovcot5 9bokon V + Grom the name Of , the
first prominent victim OF the ~ III o T., yef,gs
~ U,,oTl< Cor buy from sell TO- give assistance TO- or
nave dealings with, and OBJ IN preventing ot me-. ,
u.itb "a nereon or company on account OF poIuCal
or other differences. or or disaEreenCIiie2 III or 81
matters. means OF lhnictils ~ ct rodiced
coercinc or ntimdating. The WORD va nlouro 49,
In ireland in 1880 and soon became uike inc PlfaC
tice) throughout the LngSn- fPTa na
world. and was adopted by the newspapers ia "e >
| every European language . .r...,, :.
| The same dictionary also gives boycotI n
.bovcOrtee'' n "boycotter'' n. and "boycotllng n
I Ait6eether the eray-bearded County Mayo captain
has given to the English language no Tess lHdIl Nv
! recognized words. all derived from his name