Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-03-06
AN INCIDENT OF TRAVEL.
How Another Battle of the 5oyne
Was Narrowly Averted.

1T is sometimes a mighty good
thing to speah when in a fight" said
Henry c. Stuart, the big member Of
the convention from Russell county.
talking to a group of members in the
Office OF Secretary Button one after
noon last week And then everybody
knew there was a story ;oming. So
John Burger emptied a scuttle of coal
on the CRATE, Judge Ingram got down
deeper into his chair, Hooker got his
feet in the fender and the Dispatch
mar pricked up his ears, for Mr..
Stuart can tell a good story when Re
sets his mind to it, Besides, it was
just the kind of day when a story.
told while sitting before a hot fire.
sounds hotter than at any other. for
the sleet was beating against the
window and the world was covered
with snow. 1T was a dozen or more
years ago. Mr. Stuart began, bloT.
ing a long Whit from his Havana, Il
was travelling in Ireland. in company
with two young men who were
strangers to me. One of them was a
young physician who was the sur
geon on transatlantic liner. and
who had been on visit to his home
somewhere in Ireland. The other
was young fellow who appeared to
be one Of the landed gentry returning
from a hunting trip. He carried
shot gun and wore hunting costume.
Shortly after he entered the com
partment we crossed a river, a beau
tiful stream, the name of which did
not know. began a conversation
with him for the purpose of leading
up to a question as to the name Of
the river. | asked him il he had had
a good days sport.
Not much sport he replied,
there is not much game on the Byne
now
Il could not understand what he
meant by 'Byne.' | was sure | had
never heard the name, so asked
him to repeat what he had said. He
did so, somewhat angrily.
How do you spell ito | asked
him. 1 never heard of the Byne.'
Then you had better go home
and read history he said. and it did
not need his words to show he was
thoroughly angry.
We'll You know. >, as not going
to take anything like that; one word
led to another. and finally he halt
raised his gun and exclaimed that he
could blow my head of.
Il carried a heavy stick, which |
grasped firmly in my right hand.
while threw up the muzzle of the
gun with my left. | was going to
paralyze him with blow on the
head. for | saw there was good
opening, and | was mad. | had been
very polite to the man, and there was
no reason for his anger that | could
see.
You are not fooling with any
Englishman now said. 4 am an
American, and I'll show you
But | did not complete the SEN
tence. The young man at once
ceased to struggle and began all
apology.
Il beg a thousand pardons,' ne
/ said I thought you were an English
man.
Then there were many more
| apologies, and helped all could 10
smooth matters over. for saw he was
a nice fellow and that the trouble
was all the result of a misunderstood
+, ing, He told me how Englishmen
coming to Ireland had frequently
crowed over the Irish because of the
/ victory of the Boyne. and that he had
made up his mind he would not stand
/ il IL anything of the kind were ever
said 10 him. He was sure | was an
/ Englishman and that was only try.
ing To guy him. He was fine fellow.
and was greatly tempted to &C.
cept his invitation to spend a few
days with him at his country place
| which was not far away.-Richmond
Dispatch.