The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-19

utilize the opportunity thus afforded to
him. Articles from his pen appeared
then in several French publications,
and that the nature had
influence on public opinion may
be In measure estimated
from the fact that the British govern
ment again took notice of the young
1rishman's writing. and 30 nlisrepre-
sented them and him to the French au-
thorities that the latter, In 1884, ordered
him to quit France.
With him, in a lame attempt to con-
ceal the real motive of its action, the
Ferry ministry sent out of Paris James
Stephens, the once famous but then
harmless Fenian head center; and the
twain went to Lausanne, in Switzer-
land from which place, it is hardly
necessary to state, Davis continued to
send out his articles condemning Eng
lish tyranny and up-holding the Land
League cause. While he was resident
In Switzerland another British attempt
was made to corrupt and buy up Davis,
and the notorious Pigott, because of
the fact he was the owner of the Dublin
publications to which Davis had con-
trlbuted during his seminary days, was
hired to undertake the task OF inducing
the young Corkman to turn traitor to
the Irish cause. 1t did not take Davis
long to understand the contemplate
character Of the errand which had
brought his former friend and employer
to him, all the way from Dublin to
Lausanne-its object was none other
than to blacken Parnell's name by foul
calumny-and after having secured
evidence of Pigott's purpose and base
ness, he kicked that worthy out Of lis
presence and afterward furnished Mr.
Parnells lawyer, Sir Charles Russell,
with writings, in Pigott's own hand,
which enabled that eminent jurist to
compel their author to confess in court
the contemplate part he had played
In the whole affair against the Irish
leader.
When the Liberals, under Gladstone,
came into power in England, in the lat
ter portion of the SOS, Mr. Davis re-
turned to Ireland, and was for short
while engaged in newspaper work in
Dublin. In 1890 he decided to come to
this country, and after a brief stay in
New York, where he was made every
thing of by the American leagues,
he went to Chicago. where he pursued
his literary avocations during his So
journ In that city. He subsequently
contributed to Donahoes Magazine a
very interesting paper on Catholic Chi
cago." Coming East again, he resided
for some time In Boston, and contribut-
ed poems, sketches and stories to the
local Irish-American papers, a fine serial
from his pen, "A Daughter Of Erin" ap-
pearing in the Republic Again he went
West, this time to Notrc Dame Uni
versity, where, for IL time. he taught
English literature and contributed copi-
ously to the Ave Maria and other Notre
Dame publications. On Jannray 20, 1892,
he was married in St. Anthony's church,
Brooklyn, to an estimabla and accom-
plished Brooklyn girl, whose acquain-
tance he had formed in Dublin, Miss
Elizabeth Teresa Kirwan, the daughter
of Wicklow family that had It's rep
resentatives at Vinegar Hill and who:-
ever else Irish men made in this or the
preceding century stand for their ma
tive land; and members of which arc
now prominent business men in the ...y
Of the Churchs. Three children were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, one of
whom, John Wolfe Tone. passed away
before his father, who wrote "a Child's
Epitaph," that appeared in the Ave Ma
ria, on the occasion Of the boys death