The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-14
lie OsDorAo Ilue.



the early klsigs q Ireland. invited the
EngIIshto come and asslse him n his
stru gIes With his Irish foes. thus give
ing the BsiSSas q foothoId In Ireland.
the irish people were IN a constanf
state of rebellion. One rising after an
other took place only to be suppressed
IN the end. when the leader o. leaders
were. Il unprecedented. execnted Tho
counties into witch Ireland Is divided
were each in those days ruled by e !
sovereign, whose name was preceP ~
By the letter o." From these SD ans.
the o'Neills. the o'Gradys, the n yfon-
nells and others.
It was during the reign OF the pro-
tect0r. Oliver Cromwell, thu K T,honaa
ODonohue, a young paF .Iot wooed
ana won AiIeen AIavom neen one OF
those Irish girls eelehy ated for their
fair compilations, they blue eyes ana
their nuSical voices o'Donohue's IA
tber, ruler, had 1een .beheaded dur
ing the reign OF Charles I. At the
time OF his fathH rs death Thomas WAS
but seven yess' 3 old BE then vowed
that when y leF grew to manhood he
would deT 1te his life 70 driving out
the Engb sh- SO revered was the name
Of the -ather that when the son came
OF age and succeeded to his great land
ed states his people, who were grieV-
on sly oppressed, looked to him to dos
? ,omething for them
The nuptlnls between Thomas O'Don-
ohue and Afleen Mavourneen had
scarcely been celebrated before the
young husband. joining forces with 4
neIghbOring ruler, headed 4 rebellion
against the EnglIsh- At first he was
successful, but owing to the treachery
OF his colleague. who made peace with
the common enemy and turned against
him, O'Donohue was defeated. Flee
ing with few followers. he lived 4
wretched life. hiding in bog or forest,
and was at last captured In a starving
condition.
He was tried and sentenced to be
beheaded. at first his young wife |
seemed about to break down under the |
tragedy to be enacted, but soon rallied /
and with remarkable concentrate OF |
a suddenly developed energy laid plans /
for her husbands rescue. She thought |
out q method Of getting him out of his /
ian and indE"ed some Of his faithful /
adherents to have a ship ready on the I
coast to take him to France in case her !
ruse was successful.
She sought permission OF the con-
queror to spend short time with the
condemned man in his cell on the night 4
preceding his execution. Captfvated by (
her youth. her beauty and her tears
he consented. On the evening in ques-
ton she appeared Mt the prison door
attended by her sister Kathleen. The
two women entered O'Donohue's cell (
and were left alone with him. They
half an hour. When they
emerged Kathleen almost carried her
sister, who appeared to be convulsed
with grief. her face resting on Elnth-
leen's shoulder. The jailers stood about
plying the young wife who had bid
to her husband leaving him to
the dread ordeal Of the morning. The
two women entered chair and
were carried away.
Coming to a wood the door of the
chair few open. and a man. throwing
on woman's apparel, sprang out. An
other stepped from the wood leading
lorse. which O'Donohue-tor 1t was he
mounted and, with q wave OF his
lnnd to those he left, dashed away into
he forest.
At the usual hour for visiting the
prisoner to see that all was well for
he night the keeper went to his cell.
lie found o'Donohue kneeling by his
.ot, his face buried In it. Touched by
he sight, as well as the sad visit that
lad so lately occurred, the jailer asked ,
n a kindly tone:
els there anything can do for your
omfort?''
O'Donohue did not reply Then the
ailer was struck with the dlminutive
iZp of tho prisoner
"S;peak. man." he said sharply. ais
here Anything can do for You?"
Nothing" came the reply In a voice :
which was manifestly disguised and
which, Notwithstanding an EFFORT to :
emily woman's-
Like a flash the jaIler unlocked the
ell, entered and, selling the prisoner.
ulIed him up and looked Into his face. v
lie saw Aileen O'Donohue. EIe start Z
d to leave the cell to give the alarm S
rhen AIleen attempted with her deli t
ate hands to hold him, but he broke q
way, and soon horsemen wer9 dash a
IL In every direction to recapture the C
5caped prisoner. Il
The difficulty In the way Of the pris- Il
neF coming out OF Jail by PERSONAL y
lg his wife had been that he was
luch taller thHn she. To reduce his
eight he sank upon Kathleen Ia order
lat by drawing up his knees under u
Is skirts his real height might not "a
ppear, and he buried his face upon u
Or shoulder that his features might Ii
1t be seen. Of
o'Donohue. who knew every road. th
rest and bog in Ireland and who hnh Of
zen provided with the best horse that re