The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
IRELAND'S JEANNE D'ARC
Miss Comes Friends Liken Her to
the Maid Of Doinremy.
Born in Kerry. But With Relatives I'm
the Service of the Crown. She De-
fcs Her Family by DenouncinE
England mt Home and Abroad.

Maude Come is the daughter of an Of
ficer In the English army. the niece OF
British general, the cousin OF a British
captain, the only sister of the wife OF
Colonel Pitcher, now serving the Crown
in South Africa. and n member OF fam
lily that has for generations belonged to
the landlord classes. She whose early
life and surroundings would have tended
to make OF her an ardent English SYM
pathizer has cast aside all personal feel
ings and family ties to undertake and
carry on the work for the freedom OF
Ireland.
She was born in the County Kerry-no
matter how long ago. for she is young
woman yet, says a writer In the st. Louis
star After her early childhood spent In
her native country, amid scenes of COM
parattve pleasure. she was taken to the
Continent to complete her education. She
studied in France and Germany. where
she received training and education far
superior to the average Irish lassie.
When she was but seventeen years of
| age. on visit to her home, she was an
| unwilling witness to peculiarly cruel and
heartrending eviction of poor Irish
family. The case was extreme Several
children and an invalid mother were driv-
en- out into the rain and cold because
| rent. The mother died during the night
from exposure. This sight and the mem
| ory OF 1t alienated the young girl from
| England, and converted her entirely to
the cause of ireland. Her. antipathy to
the British dates from this eviction.
The sight has remained with her ever
since. 1t has stirred her to revolutionary
action and thoughts. II has endowed her
with eloquence, and has imbued her with
| an almost superhuman ability in leading
| others toward the sal walton OF Ireland
She has denounced England and the Brit
ish in many countries but has devoted
herself mainly to work in three king
doms, where she has addressed meetings,
visited political prisoners, and in every
way kept the public attention fixed -on
the unfortunate life and condition of Ire
land For several years she has been the
very life and soul OF the amnesty move
ment in England and Ireland. She has
visited America several times. and her
work here is well known Against Eng
land' is Maude Comes motto. When the
South African war broke out she at once
entered the field to assist the Beers as
much as she could. She has spoken
throughout Europe, ana has succeeded in
| arouslng much sympathy for the Durgh-
country She Is very effective speaker,
and brands the rule of the English and
the army, in which her father served, and
for which her entire family is personally
concerned, In language most volatile. Her
principal success in the matter of the
Eoer war has been in preventing the
young Irish boys from joining the Brit
fsh army. She has Travelled throughout
the length and breadth of Ireland several
times in this work. and has enlisted the
support OF the mothers and sisters OF the
island in this endeavor. She has sue
ceeded in making the service in the Brit
ism army odious to the Irish mind TO a
degree never before conceived.