The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-31

in the audience. Next morning, Par
nell, in the most public and emphatic
manner, condemned the individuals who
had so grossly insulted the brave and
old descendant of the great Irish chief
tain, Art M'Murrough. From that time
forward Kavanagh was secure from
either insult or interruption. Despite
the bitter party-feeling that ragged so
fiercely in Ireland, notwithstanding his
uncompromising attitude of hostility to
all Irish reform he was extremely we'll
liked. GLOW can manage TO get a
glimpse of Kavanagh, the cripple?"
asked tourist in Boris of group of
Borristers returning to their homes
after the labors of the day. They
scowled darkly upon him. "1f you take
my advice" suggested one of them,
you will never call Kavanagh of Boris
a cripple, at least in this county; if you
do you are liable to come TO grief"
High and low, rich and poor alike re-
sented any inputation upon his de-
formity.
He was always accompanied by his
private attendant who carried him up
and down the stairs of the houses where
he visited. On level he moved HIM
self frog-fashion. .
On one occasion, Mr.. Gladstone,
pointing out the celebrities in The Com
mons to distinguished stranger, said:
"But to my mind the Irish conservative
member there, Mr.. Kavanagl, is by far
the greatest and most wonderful Of all, /"
and this in an assembly that contained
several representatives who were COL
lege presidents and professors, men who
had been born blind, and others who
lad worked as pitmen in the Lancashire
collieries for two sfillings per day, self
made, self-supported individuals. The
presence of Kavanagh's attendant in the
division lobby of the House on one
very important count was the cause ol
| much confusion. In vain the tellers
made their reeAoning, the numbers did
not correspond. with the names of the
voters. Finally, it was found that they
had included Kavanagh's bodyman
The latter was the only person, not q
member, that has ever been allowed ir
the division lobby, during casting time
Although a conservative, strict Tory
Of the old school, Kavanagh was il
many respects a thorough Republican
He persistently refused to be knightec
her majesty being anxious to show
her appreciation OF the great service!
he had rendered in the cause OF fner ruiz
i'll Ireland. He said that if ever Ii,
wished for such an honor, which wa
most unlikely, the title he would talk,
would be Lord Brandon'-Brandol
being the name OF mountain upon hi
estate on the boundary of Carlow ant
Kilkenny counties. lie held that III
man or woman, no matter how exalted
his or her position, could confer homo
on another. Apropos oi this, one OF tn
local gentry was fond of quoting tl,'
well-known saying, "Thc best antidot'
against entertaining too high an opin
ion of others is having an excellent on
of ourselves" but to those who knew
Kavanagh best the lines had no appli
cation. He did not wish to be know
otherwise than as the peasantry styled
him-"K Kavanagh OF Berr'.,." 1t wa
said that he never rallied his spirit
after his signal defeat for the represen
tation of Carlow by Parnell's nominee
Edmund Dwyer Gray, editor of til
Dublin Freeman's Journal, Carlow de
serting hin--a county whose politica
fortune he had hitherto held in the hol
low OF his hand! Being wise politi
clan he saw that the old order of thing
had passed away. He accordingl,
Withdrew from public life. He did no
long survive his political overthrow
His widow is still living His eldes
son occupies the family mansion, Bor
ris House, and takes keen interest il
the management OF the various Poo
Law Boards, Petty Sessions, Asylum
1nfrmary, and Grand Jury bodies o
which he is member.