The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-09-05

rrS To 81 Young lady of wealth and
hrAu,y. TIL" lady wrote him that she
w;1s engaged 1" he married to- Il man
she did not lovr--'lrradlul fatr.--;,nd
asked ii hr could show her !; way to
ESCAPE from her unhappy position.
'EaSy enough. trrgraphrd the doc
ton. marty me- The lady proved will
ling, and !; marriage followed. AS
they were about to leave Ireland by
steamer at ltin"Stown-on their WAY
To spend their honeymoon in France
William O'l'ricn. who had just landed
speech he had made in support Of the
plan of rllmpai.n. The nrw.;l,:i;,rs,
the following morning. stated that II
greeting took place between the priSon-
or and the bridegroom. the former re-
marking to the latter: "Irrland is i'll
decd Il queer country: hero | am going
to H;,u and there are You going on
your homryinonn." When the doctor
saw this in the newspapers he tclc-
yrlplrd tn the l'rrrm:llS Journal that
lllt IltI'l''llt WIS tAils-St'lIltl. IL Is
true that ! met William O'Rrirn." said
lr but | WAS not aware he was Il
prisoner If had known he was II
prisoner would have gone back with
linn to y;,ol though | had got married
only that morning. can we'll be-
| Iiryr That the doctor would have made
tina, heroic and unprecedented sacri-
flee: for on that very night. on arriving
in London. he left his bride ut /: hotel
and ni once went to The house of COM
mons where saw him patiently
waiting until > O'Clock in the morning,
for the purpose of blocking Il hill-that
is. preventing its being brought OH
which was down for consideration in
the name of Il political opponent. For
: Il few sessions before his death Il
great change came over DIR. Tanner.
: a wasting disease took possession Of
; him. His hoiStrrous spirits were
: gone. He was as pale and rnlaciated
as Il corpse ..Ah" he used to say
"illl grim humor to those who meeting
him in the house of commons inquired
after his health. ".\h. it is ashamed I
am. not TO be in my grave I've been
dead these six months" He became a
; Catholic, ana Il most dcvOut Catholic
be was. Towards the end of his
career often heard him saying his
rosary on the Irish benches during an
: exciting debate
nt ~. ol In Er,,r
: whom miss from the Irish benches
are Thomas Sexton. Justin Mccarthy
and Michael Davitt. The appearances
} Of Dnvitt in the house of commons
were fitful in the years he was Il
, member of parliament. Indeed, he
never seemed quite in his element, or
'it hOmc"-t0 use IN expressive phrase
, OH these benches below the gang
= way. The political atmosphere of the
| house of commons, with it's Opportun-
I ism: its sense that the chief obligation
II of it's members is loyal to their party;
Z it's intriguing to advance the interests
e of party; its spirit of concession and
, compromise and give and take, was
|
J. bending a stckler for principle, per-
e sonal independence and freedom Of
). opinion. \ pleasant gracious figure
i was that of Justin Mccarthy. l fond
c ly recall his soothing pacidity, his
e suggestion of kindliness. goOd-fellOw-
t ship. ana brotllcry love- as he sat in
II the Irish quarter, softly caressing his
II grey beard. on nights when the bench
t cS around him We're seething with
n frntrcidal strife. after "the split Of
@ the Irish party over the leadership Of
= ParneIl.
Sexton, g" tidy little felow''-as
t they say in the south Of Ireand-al-
n ways looking trim and taut and smil-
l. ing. He was the best cracker of
II jokes in the world. Even when he was
g not in conversation with comrade
t by his side the smile about his lips
Y told YOU he was thinking funny things,
: and was enjoying them immensely.
l. Sexton, in word, was the best 81
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