The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-05

fathers house. They followed him in
Il buggy, pointed a pistol at the boy,
drove him into the carriage and car
ried him to the deserted house. OF
course the decd created Il wild sens;.-
ton in Omaha and attracted interest
the boy in a room but otherwise treat
ca him Well. Grove then prepared q
letter for the distracted father in which
lie said that he had Kidnapped his son
and that unless he was given the sum
of $4,000 that he would blind the boy
for life by putting acid in his eyes.
And the money must be paid the kid
napper the next night or the terrible
threat To blind the child would be eX-
ecuted.
The letter said that the money was
to be put into a sack, to be taken by
Cudahy himself TO Il certain spot near
the deserted house, where Cudahy
would find Il lighted lantern with Il rib
bon. The money was to be laid with
the lantern and Cudahy was to drive
away.
At the appointed hour Cudahy APP
pcared at the spot. left the $4,000 for
the kidnapper and drove away. The
boy was released and returned home
to the relief of his parents. Edward
Cud;lhy spent Il fortune tracking Pat
Grove. who was captered after Il hunt
of five years over two continents. Per-
haps l need not tell the story Most
Of you know the surprising result.
am in error in saying that Pat Grove
w;ts captured. He gave himself up
voluntarily to the police.
The jury listened to the evidence
which WAS all against Grove and to
the establishment Of the world brought
in II unanimous verdict of not guilty"
Why: Grove was only Il common
criminal. Cudaty, said the jury, de-
serves little sympathy. He is i; bust
ness criminal, Il partner in Il big mon
ey-making combination to Cypress the
people-tlle beef combination. In their
minds Edward Cudahy was on trial.
Pat Grove was the instrument where
by they could show the country their
hatred of Cudahy and the business
system which they believe has Il stran-
gle hold on the farmers, cattlemcn and
consumers of the country.
Five years before now who would
have thought of such an extraordinary,
strange verdict. contrary to law, GUS
tom. tradition and evidence?
\ lesson as | have said to wealthy
Irish Americans who some day may
:,ecd the friends among their own pco-
pie which money cannot buy them in
tlle days that are dark and dismal
and those days come to all, rich and
poor alike.
The other day | met Mark Twain
he celebrated national humorist
speaker ana author. l had never seer
him before ana I beheld his figure il
III t'uS ltiNIiloll. w ltlL SlllNltlS
tire, too--that strong face. snow white
hair. leonine head, mastiff-lille eyes
quaint and simple figure. Almost ev-
cry night this good-na tured, cleveres
| OF men, is dragged to some dinner.
| wonder that he is not bereft o
| thoughts. One night recently he sale
Il few words that some of us at leas
ought to remember long.
The genial old man was at los:
/ for something to say. Some friend i,
Missouri had telegraphcd him thi.
wise:
Mark Twain.
In what one of your books can We
find the definition of II gentleman
| Mark Twain said to the audience:
Il have not answered that telegram
| man has just. merciful, and kindly in.
stincts, he will be IL gentleman, for hi
| will need nothing else in this world
| He said that his friend, William
| Dean Howclls. speaking of his age, GO
| had closed Il letter today with The
| words, Il see you have been buryinl
! Patrick. ] suppose he was old. too
The old humorist stood silent fol
some minutes. The tears swelled il
his eyes. The reference to "burying
Patrick" moved him deeply. Ever,
spectator felt the thrill of human SYM
pathy. They knew something was
coming. they could not tell what.
Amid the tense silence spoke Mark
Twain.
He said:
NO. he WAS never old-olr Patrick
lie came to us from Ireland these thir-
ty-siN years ago. He was our coach
, man that lovely morning in June whcr
he drove us to our young bridal home
He was IL young Irish,nan. Il splendid
specimen. tall. 1.-the, Irish blue eyes
i and hope and courage. AS our chill
dren grew he was their guide He
was with us last summer. and to III.
his hair was rs black, his eyes wer,
just as blue. his form just as straight
and his heart just as good as the da!
we first met. He never needed an or.
dcr-he never received a command.
have been asked for my idea OF a,
ideal gentleman. and have it now
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