The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-28

once there, she went In society, learned
music and art, and became famous fol
her beauty and cleverness. But these
accomplishments were only arming and
strengthening her for the work which she
was to take up later in life.
In 1896, when Miss Come was only
twenty years old, her father died. leaving
her snug fortune and valuable estates
In Ireland. Her mother had died during
her early childhood, so that she was now
left an orphan. She Travelled In Europe
for awhile with a cousin and returned to
the old home just in time to see the end
of the McGrath tragedy. which is still
fresh in the minds of the sons Of Erin.
The Bantry estate was not far distant
from the Gap of Dunloe and was on thu
road to the Come estate, at GlengariH.
While on the way to her home Miss
Come passed large numbers of people,
the men sad of expression, with eyes
looking vengeance, accompanied by weep
ing women. On inquiry Miss Come and
her cousin learned that these people were
on the way to- attend the funeral Of
Farmer McGrath, who had lived in the
neighborhood. industrious and respected.
for years.
And this was the story they told her:
When the crops were poor, McGrath
went fishing, and in his large sailboat he
sea food which he divided with the
neighbors after his orders for the city
markets had been filed. By hard labor
and great sacrifice he had been able to
build a neat little cottage upon the land
which he was renting for e4S a year,
and no farmer in Ireland was happier
than Farmer McGrath, surrounded by
faithful wife, a son and four pretty
daughters.
SORRY STORY
But this happiness was not destined to
last In the spring, when 1T came time
to renew the lease. LAND shark who
wanted to tear down the cottage and use
the land for other purposes, offered
larger sum for the use of the property
than McGrath was able to pay, following
which proceeding an effort was made to
eyict the tenants whose constant care
and diligence had transformed the land
into spot Of rural beauty. McGrath and
his friends rebelled against this treat
ment and the farmer for six days re-
sisted all assaults upon his home by
well-aimed tufts of grass and boiling
water; but finally, ammunition giving
out, he and his family were compelled
to surrender and go to Jail.
As soon as he was released McGrath
returned to the homestead and tried to
take possession of the house again He
was rearrested and the house torn down.
McGrath, as soon as releasedJ assisted by
friends, dragged his large sailboat from
it's mornings to the old farm and con-
verified 1t into house by making the
sails do duty as a roof
But the exposure was too much for
him and In few weeks after McGrath
fell a victim to fever and died. The
story of these wrongs and sufferings
proved the stimulus that fired her to
immediate action, and so earnestly did
Miss Come work for the next two
years that, at the age OF twenty-five
she was broken In health, declared
consumptive and ordered to winter In
Italy and the south Of France.
Benefited by the salubrious climate OF
Italy and Southern France. and restored
to her health, Miss Come returned to hei
work. which she has carried on witt
indefatigable constancy ever since.
EDITOR IN PARIS.
A few years ago she established the
L'Ireand Libre in Paris, Of which she IL
editor. She Is woman of many acs
complishments and linguist Of exceps
tional ability.
During her vacations, which. however,
are very short and Only taken because
her physician compels her to rest, Miss
Come devotes her time to her favorite
sport, horseback riding. In music she
adores Wagner; she loves the ardor and
determination so characteristically- IN
fused into the grand compositions and
she interprets both admirably. She lovet
the SOUL thrilling poems of Hugo, and IL
seldom seen without copy Of that poets
works. Her supreme heroine in litera-
ture is Joan Of Arc. character whom
she faithfully initiates, and the only
companion of her work as ex-officio am
bassador for the Independence party OF
Ireland is a sagacious little monkey,
which Miss Come laughingly calls her
"chaperon," and which travels with hey
wherever she goes.