The daily Alaskan., 1914-04-01
An Irish Rebel A Story For St. Pamck's Day
By NORA MCCARTHY


 are Protestants. So Ireland from the beginning of Der revolts has been in the position she is now with reference to home rule, Ulster against the rest of the island.
 One of the most earnest rebels iD this 17gS trouble was Patrick Mulligan, a young fellow. who, like many an other Irishmau. was named for St, Patrick. who introduced Christianity into Ireland.
 After the Irish revolt of lT9S Pat was found to be so deeply dyed in treason that all his inventive powers. assisted by those of his friends. were not sufficient to keep him from indict- ment and trial, and he was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until he was dead When the judge put on the black cap he asked the condemned man if he had anything to say why sen tence Of death should not be passed upon him.
 "Divil word. your honor said Pat with an impressive bow tO the judge, have I to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon me, for I'm the worst rebel in Ireland, but have something to say when IShall be hang ed. have the honor to bear the name of the patron saint of Ireland. This year St. PatricN'S day comes on Fri day. two weeks from tomorrow, and I should be obliged if your honor would sentence me to die on that blessed day"
 The judge granted this modest re- quest and after he had passed sentence asked Pat just why he wished to be hanged on the saints anniversary. Pat replied that St. Patrick was stronger than the king of England and would have a care for any one who should be swung of on that day.
 The following two weeks were series of receptions on Pats part, everybody he knew coming to the jail to see him and bringing him delica- cieS. Instead of acting like a man who each day was tweuty-fOur hours nearer the gallOwS. the nearer drew the time of his execution the merrier he grew. When asked by his friends why he was in such good spirits he said that he was named for St. Pat rick. was to be hanged on St Pat rick's day and divil bit would the saint suffer him to hang at all.
 His faith affected his friends 10 such an extent that they set about trying to get a pardon for him. But Pat had given the government so much trouble, not only in times of open rebellion, but of unrest, that they were determined to get rid of him. So Pats friends were obliged to try another plan. One of them, cObblcr, riveted together some straps to go under his arms with a hook at the back of the neck. An other told Pat of the plan to save him from death. while q third the night be- fore the execution got the sheriff drunk. and in the morning he was not in n condition to oificiate on the scaf- fold. So he appointed a deputy, and that deputy was the man who got him drunk. /
 When Pat was brought out to be hanged he made a bow to the crowd waiting to see him swung off and said: Good morning to you. It gives me great pleasure to afford you amusement on this blessed morning." He FEas led pp on to the scaffOld and. acting on the instructions he had received, ob- iected to the rope on the ground that it was not safe. being too light and might let hin down and hurt him. So another rope was produced. and the deputy sheriff when he came to slip the moose over Pats head contrived to catch the eEd in the hook at the back of the neck.
 Now. there were those present who, if they had perceived what was going on. would have reported the fact, and though Pat might have been saved for the time being, he would have later been strung up in earnest without waiting for another St. Patrick's day 10 come bTOQllu SO l1lt uCPuhy ""S obliged to SC through the motions, and the rope was put around the neck Of the culprit. It was intended that the hook should relieve the strain entire Iy. but it did not work as well as ex- pCcted. and Pat was jared senseless.
 The deputy was obliged to let him lang an hour. but by setting ahead the hTpds uf hls watch he reduced the time to forty minutes. Then Pat was cut down. put into q coffin and driven away in q cart.
 The jogging of the cart resuscitated him. and he was about to sit up when he was heid down by friend, and 1t was noJ till the cart struck a wood that he waS taken out of his grewsome receptacle. He was then given a dis guise and some money that had been collected for him and told to make for the coast and take the first vessel sail ing fer America. Pat bade them all goodby and the next evening was con Oealed on ship about to sail for Phil tdelphia.
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