New-York tribune., 1899-06-11

torrent OF CcnSure ana repTodcH "h'h Hla hpst
poured upon him in denunciation OF cur Govern
ment that he sat silent under II all. and then,
| without a word Of remonstrance. departed from
the house. never 20 enter it again Another and
perbaps less pitiful but more amusing exhlbl
ton Of Carlylcs boorishness involved the late
| william AIlingham one Of the mildcst Of men.
He had listened patiently to Carlyies ferocipus
onslaught upon some English statesman. and
on venturing gently to expostulate. he ana all
the other listeners in the ;oom were bewildered
at their masters bursting forth with "Eh'
William Allingham you're just about the most
disputatious man ever met. Eh, man. When
you're in one of your humors you just dispute
about anything" In spite Of this Supplying In
science, Allingham was devoted 10 his friend,
and Mr. Mccarthy shares his loyalty
ParneU is another man whom author pro
tests was not black he has been painted
He denies that the great Irish leader had
/ chilly manner and was haughtily superciiioGs
/ Neither he AYERS. did Parnel make practice
of falling in the observance Of social rules II
may occasionally have left unanswered an In
vitatiOn from a London hostess, but this We
are told, must have been accidental. and IL
Parnell was the whole a recluse. it was not
from any austere distaste for the diversions O:
Mayfair but because he was intensely nervous
and dreaded to go to houses where. in spite Of
the wdrmest reception. he might easily fall !"
With other guests who disliked him. i hate tn
he hated" he once said to Mr.. Mccarthy. AMI
/ the latter describes him as charming com
panion whenever ne found himself in congena.
! couuauy. "Parnell soon became great fayorta
! with all the members Of my family" wc read.
| "and his presence was always welcome. r.
was then a handsome man. still quite youns
with a tall and stately figure, and a sinsulary
sweet and winning smile. He had the easy
| manners Of a perfect gentleman. | have
peyer met in my life better bred man than
! Parnen." Confirmation If this judgment IS or
fered in a quotation from Lord Randolph
Churchill who, at a dinner party entered
conversation in which the name Of a certain
rising politician was coupled with that OF Par
nell Mr. Parnell" said Lord Randolph, has
the :nestmable advantage Of being a gentleman
which certainly can't be said for the other Tel
low. anyhow" Mr. Mccarthy brings chapter
and verse to prove that his friend ok
ceIlent landlord. and he pays a tribute u oth"r
good points in the character he is discussing.
He is especially interesting in his story Of the
personal and even sentimental consideration
which first turned Parnelrs attention 10 the
IRISH question At the time Of the Fenian rising
in 1867 Parnelrs mother, who was living in his
old home in the county Of wicklow. was sus-
pected Of giving shelter to fugitives from the
law and even her bedroom was Ostentatious-
" searched "Parners eyes" says Nc
Carthy. lit up with fire he told me that n
he had been there he would have shot the first
man who endeavored to force his way into Mrs.
Parnelrs room. That search at Avondale. nc
assured me, turned mis- attention TO the whole
subject of Ireland's grievances; and from that
time his determination grew and grew e. give
himself up to the Irish National cause"
One of the best chapters in this book is on
Prince Napoleon. the Plon-Plon in whom most
OF us have been unable to see qualities meet
| for admiration but over whom Mr.. Mccarthy
fingers in eulosistc vein. characterizing him as
| the most brilliant Bohemian he has ever known.
and winding up with the statement that he has
not met any other who filled him more
completely with a sense Of intellectual power.
He met the Prince more than once. and not
only noticed his superficial resemblance to the
great Napoleon but thought that he discerned
in him natural capacities Of the highest order.
He becomes indeed positively fervid over
PlOn- PIons celebrated oratiOn in the French
Senate which astOnished every one who heard ii
md took the outer world Also by surprise. Yet he
is constrained to admit that the Prince drove
from the Palace of the Luxembourg with the
renOwn OF a great democratic orator around
him. his aspect had become once more what 1t
had been before-indoent sullen and despic-
able. The most striking anecdote OF the Prince
shows him in mis- mood Of Bohemian leyity. on
one of his yachting trips he put into the port
OF Cork and was received in public by a Mayor
who was inordnately proud of his French. and