The Irish standard., 1900-01-27
A Sensitive Man With a Highly
Strung Temperament.
The CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THEM
Many of their Meetings Held in
the Dead of Night.

Justin Mccarthy makes valuable
contribution to recent Irish history in
an article in the Irish People, wherein
lie tells of his relations with Parnell
after the split. The picture OF the de-
posed parliamentary leader, drawn by
his successor, is interesting and valua-
BILE. Mr.. Mccarthy writes:
My personal relations with Parnell
never ceased to be friendly. The great
split which for time broke up the
Irish national party kept Parnell and
myself much asunder during the short
remaining term OF his life, but there
was no quarrel between him and me
l mean no personal quarrel-and when
we met we met still as friends.
We had several opportunities OF
meeting, for there were many matters
of business connected with the party
which had still to be arranged with con.
fdence between us, and these involved
several quiet talks. There were two or
three distinct funds belonging to the
Irish party-tfat is to say, to the Irish
people at home and abroad-for which
Parnell and l and one or two other
were joint trustees. and the disposal
and arrangement OF which needed fire.
quent consultation. Parnell was gen
orally in good spirits when we met on
these occasions, and lie talked freely
and pleasantly over the details of the
business for which we had met, and we
often digressed into general talk, and
he made shrewd and characteristic re-
marks about passing political events
and about some of the men concerned
in them.
One day remember we had to go
into the city together to see the man
ager of bank to arrange with him
about some of the accounts entrusted
to us. The house of commons was
then sitting, and we had both OF us to
attend the house that evening. We
drove in hanson cab, and as we were
approaching Westminster palace it sud-
denly occurred to Parnell's mind that
good many people would be greatly
astonished and bewildered at finding
us driving UP together in hanson cab
and alighting at Westminster hall, and
passing up the members entrance to.
gether, just as if there never had been
such thing as split in the Irish ma
tional party.
The idea greatly amused Parnell,
and he was in one of those moods of
quiet observant humor which were not
uncommon with him, and when they
came we're always delightful to his
companions. He positively fingered
little on getting out of the cab and be-
fore we passed UP the members en-
trance, as if to give curious bystanders
an opportunity of observing that we
two had driven up together.
"Did you ever observe that police
MANI" he said to me as we entered.
"He could hardly contain his surprise.
1 really thought he was going to ask
us how we came to be on such good
terms again SO soon.'
We mounted the flight of stairs to-
gether and made our way into the
members lobby, and among groups al
ready assembled there one of the first
friends we encountered was William
O'Brien. Parnell instantly got into
talk with him and told O'Brien in
pleasant and animated tones about the
interest and the curiosity which he felt
sure would be excited by the appear
ance of Justin Mccarthy and himself
driving into palace yard together. Will
liam O'Brien entered into the spirit of
the joke and professed himself sharer
in the public a1nazement.
In all our arrangements concerning
the business affairs of the party Per-
nell showed himself thoroughly reason
able and good humored. He always
seemed willing to agree to fair settle
ment. We had many differences OF
opinion, as was but natural, over this
or that arrangement, and sometimes
had to say that I could not agree to
this or that suggested compromise
without consulting some of my col
leagues, but this he seemed quite al
ways to understand; and even when
most inclined to hold persistently to