The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-06

MaM7 Come


at pro-Boer meetings in Dublin last
Sunday caused the police to arrest her
companion, James Connolly, the Irish
republican, and to tear the Transvaal
flag from her own hands, has taken a
new tack in her agitation for Irish in
dependence. Thus far Miss Come has
been friend of Ireland, but in her new
role she appears as an enemy to Eng
land. and is exciting bitter anfmosity
IN the hearts of the English.
Ever since she took up the cause of
Ireland Miss Come has been active.
She has spoken to thousands of people
in America and on the continent of
Europe, and in England itself, and has
proved herself formidable politician.
organizer and lecturer. She has been
called a conspirator by the British
press. This powerful agftator is the
GdinueSt woman Imaginable, whose re-
markable beauty still owns the charm
of dewey youth. Her dresses are mar
Eels of exquisite taste; her boots and
ponnets might drive a, prima donna
mad with envy. Her capacity for lead
erShlp in the salon is not less than her
ability as lecturer and writer
Her face has been portrayed upon the
canVaSeS of great artists who have de-
llghted IN their task, and sculptOrs have
tried to immOrtalize her beautiful form
IN marble. There is no drawing room
IN Europe which is not honored to
have her as its guest, and hundreds of
gallant men have loved her, but in
vain, for she is devoted body and soul
to her country
rms Jeanne dare of Ireland is taller
than most women, slender superbly
proportional, of regal grace of car
riage, and "divinely fair" She has
the broad, low brow of the old classic
type, straight, delicate nose. deep.
Iustrious eyes shaded by long. rather
ieVeI brows, and a wreath of wavy.
IlSht brown hair, which ripples back
from her smooth brow over two small.
well-set ears, to become a tiara. for
nef small, shapely head. Miss Come
is not Irish in the usual acceptance
OF the term. Her forbears come from
the north of Ireland, and her father.
an irish colonel in the British army.
was claSsed as Orange, aristocratic
ana conservative. Her people were
members Of the vice regal social circle
ana the young girl herself was brought
up IN the very atmosphere of Dublin
castle. indeed, when she was II or Is
years OF age she was the reigning
beauty of the vice regal court and
that she did not become fmbued with
Inc ant-lrish spirit of the people
among whom she lived is a wonder.
Her conversion to the Irish cause was
the work of dramatic incident she
saw shortly after her return from a
residence of several years in England
at scnooL One of the tenants of an es-
tate contiguous to that of the Comes
was land Lacquer named McCirath.
L,
vigorous fight he had made against a
suit for eviction. He was regarded as a
nero by his neighbors, and hero he was.
Tor While he was fighting his case he
lau also to earn living for himself !
and his children. This man was re-
Sarded as a dangerous criminal bv the
arlStocratic family and friends of Miss |
Come. -Ii0'
IN the midst of his fight McGrath
was taken III and died, and his widow |
ana little ones were evicted from their |
small holding. Miss Come, whose heart
aas always been tender, visited the
poor people. She heard the lamenta-
ions of the bereaved ones and their
friends over the dead body. She sat
With them and did all she could to
them. and from that moment
she determined to enroll herself among
nose who were giving their lives to the
,duS6 OL the SuIlerlQg irish,
In 1885, when Miss Come was about
20, her father died and bequeathed to
Ter his entire estate. Finding herself
rec and rich, she became at once in
enSely active. For years she worked
-mOng the evicted tenants, neither
pairing her strength nor her money,
nd when the amnesty campaign, look
ng to the release of the political pris-
ners from English prisons, was in
,ugurated she was it's warmest pro-
norer-most Jealous and enrgetic prop
gandist. When, owing to the Parnell-
Le split, things were in bad way at
ome, Miss Come crossed to France,
there her reception was most fatter-
lg. There she started a newspaper at
er own Xpense-L'Irelande Libre-
nd through it, as well as from the
latform in all parts of France and
'elgium, she advanced Ireland's aTgu-
lents and appeals for justice 50 ably
hat big sympathetic movement has
esulted, which takes it's name from
he title of Miss Comes newspaper.
To Ireland Miss Come has devoted
II her time, all her exceptional talents
S a writer, speaker and politician all
er great influence with men, and a
lrge part of her income. No single
ri6hman has done so much for his
Ountry and his people in the same time
s has been accomplished by this beau
full, dainty, brilliant, courageous girl.
Some notion of Miss Comes clear
ess and strength may be derived from
few remarks made at random to an
lterviewer on the occasion of her late
isit to America She said:
In Ireland we hear a great deal
bout the benefits of Queen Victoria's
lle. When we recall that IN 1887 (the
ear Victoria came to the throne) the
Opulation of Ireland was S,OO0,OO0, and
5 taxation about $24, 100000, while to-
ay it's population is only 100000, and
s taxation about S5S,OOO,OOO, it does not
ecome quite clear that we have AIDE
iate reason to sing God Save the
ueen.'
There is no material Improvement
the condition of our people. The pop
alton continues to diminish. England
lacts more and more taxes in proper
on. as the population grows less. In ,
! other countries, while amnesty has
zen granted to political prisoners,
ere are Irish political prisoners VINO
ave been kept in the murderouS and
Matchmaking dungeons Of England
]. fifteen wears. Seven out of seventeen
these prisoners were driven mad.
seThe American people have received
me object lessons IN the way Eng
nd treats political prisoners, When'
# long ago, the American cltlze1ls, =
,Ilagi1er and Whitehead, were sent 4
er from English prisons to the Unit
states only when these poor fell
VS. had been driven hopelessly IN
ne. ,.., +bo+
q United States should protect her
.io,,e ,ybethar they be detained in