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and she hoped that when Ireland
hailed him as her dclivcrcr she should

to kilnainham gaol at midnight. He
stayed up most of the night writing.
He wrote for his brother, Thomas
Adds Emmett. one of the leaders of
the United lrishmcn and ut the same
time an exile in Paris for his COM
plicity in the rebellion of 1898. :, long
description of his military plans for
the seizure of Dublin--vcry coherent.
very lucid-and defense of his policy
very vigorous. very huoyant--for Il
youth With Death waiting ut his cl-
bow. Could there be Il more striking
proof of the amazing courage of the
boy: There was IL communication to
the Right Hon. w. Wicklam. Chief
Secretary for Ireland" acknowledge
ing the dclicacy with which he had
been treated by the authorities. admit
ting the mildnrSS of the irish admins
trltion. the interest of the lord lieu
tenant in the well-beng and content
ment of the people. but iuStfying
nevertheless. his attempt to overthrow
the British government in ireland.
The lord lieutenant. in transmitting to
the home secretary an account of the
execution of Emmett, expresses his
final Judgment of the boy. From the
account Mr.. Gamble and the other
clrrgNmrn gave inc. he seems to have
been Il perfect enthusiast. and his
conduct proves that. though he pos
SrSSrd talents. his Judgment WAS
weak" With this report his excel
l"nry forwarded IL copy of Il letter
addressed to Thomas Adds Emmett
and his Wife, which Emmett wrote be-
fore srttn" out to his execution l.ill"
iii" ilr'olln, Of his plans. il wnS meyer
delivered. II is now. with many other
matters r"laliit- Iu the patriot. pub
liShcd for he first time:
My dearest Tom and .I,nr \ an
Just -s"in% To Il" ~ laSt duty 10 my
country. 1t can be done us w"ll on
til" SrHli"l,l as on the field DO noi
.lN" way 1" amy weak feelings on mr
aronrllA;. luj rating" r.rouil@" proud
ones that lave Possessed fnrit,l,lr
and tranquility of mind 10 the LAST.
God bless you and thr ynllng hopes
That are growing lp about yoll. Alny
they he more fortllnntr than .hcii nm
exc: bat may they preserve as pure
and ardent IN attachment 10 their
country as Ii" has done. Give the
watch to little Robert. He will not
prize it tho less for having been in
the possession of two Roberts before
him. lAv" one dying request to
make To YOU. was attached to
Sarah fill'r.n, the youngest daughter
of your friend. did hope to have
had her my companion for life.
did hop" that she would not only have
constituted my happiness. but that her
heart and lln'lrrStnntin" would have
made her one of james dearest
friends. | know that Jane would
have loved her on my account. and /
feel ais" that had they hrrn ncullHin7-
cd she must lIlvr loved her on her
own. No one knew of the attach
lnrnt TIL now. nor is it now generally
Known. therefor" tl0 not speak of ii
to others. She is living With her IA
Their and brother. but if these protect
ShnIll1 FAM afr Il I,,t
should replace them. treat her as my
wife ana love her as a sister God
Almighty bless you all. Give my love
to all my friends.
'ROBERT EMMETT"
"Thc letter to his brother" says the
vir"roy, will not be forwarded. but
the message respecting Miss Currnn
has been communicated to her fa-
thcr.' John Philpot Currnn'S reply to
tn" communication, says Mr.. Mae
lp"n"u-h. emphasizes still further the
nlrni and ,lrSpic;lhlr nature of the
man. He describes his daughter as
"a poor creature that had once held
th,r wHrlnrSt place in my heart.
of letting her sink so low as to be-
come the subject of Il trStamrntnry
order of Il miScrHlnt who could labor
Ivy 50 fn,ll Il means and under such
ndio,S circumstances to connect her
With the inf;my and to acquire any
poSthlmous interest in her person or
her fate. l'lottrd. therefore. as she
may irrrtrirvably be from my society.
or the place She once held in my af-
lection. she must not 80 a,lrift SO
far, at least. these protectors will not
fall off. | should. therefore. sir. wish
for the suppression of this extract if
no particular motive should have AriS-
on for forwarding it to its dcStilla-
ton"
l.nniShrd by her father. Sarah Cur
ran found shelter in the house Of Il
respectable Quaker family named Pen
rose. in Cork and within two years
illtI UNI execution VI lltl boA WN'f
she was married. This ending
proS;lic and commonplace as it may
Secm-waS just as Emmett would have
wished. for in his last letter to his
brother he Indirectly. hut clearly. OK
presses the hope that his sweetheart
should iird Il husband. To the end of
her life Emmett was enShrineu in her
trntlrrrSt memories.