Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-29

Everything a little and nothing
really WE'LL" Jerry replied. II was a
soldier for awhile; then l took a splash
at doctoring, read law, civil engineered
TN South America for Il year; now I'm
farming"
Farming" asked Peg incredulously.
Eyes. Pm a farmer"
Peg laughed as she looked at the well
cut clothes, the languid manner and
easy poise.
at must be mighty hard on the land
and cattle to have YOU farmin' them"
she said.
ut is and he, too, laughed again.
She started up the staircase leading
to the mauve room.
Jerry called after her anXiously:
NO, no, Miss O'Connell. Don't go
like that"
81 must" said Peg from the top of
the stairs. what will l get here but
to be laughed at an iecred at by n lot
of people that are not fit to even look
at me father? Who are they, I'd like
to know, that L mustn't speak his name
in their ~presence?'
Suddenly she raised her hand above
her head, and in the manner and tone
Of a public speaker she astounded Jer-
~ with the following outburst:
An that's what the Irish are dom
all over the wurrld. They're driven
out of their W country by the Eng
lish an become Wanderers on the
face of the earth, an' nothi1I' they
ever earn II make up to them for the
separation from their homes an their
loved ones" She finished the perora
ton on Il high note and With 4 forced
manner such as she had frequently
heard on the platform.
She smiled at the astonished Jerry
and asked him:
do We know what that is?"
81 haven't the least idea" he an
swered %truthfully.
"That'S out of one of me fathers
speeches. He father makes grand
speeches. He makes them in the cause
of Ireland
ooh, really, In the cause of Ire
land, eh:" said Jerry.
eyes. He's been struggIin' all his
life to make Ireland free, to get her
home rule, yc know. But the English
are so ignorant. They think they know
more than me father. If they'd do
what me father tells them sure there'd
be no more throuble in Ireland at ALL"
"Really?' said Jerry quite interest
eddy.
Not a bit of throublc. | wish me
father was here to explain it to We.
He could tell We the whole thing in a
couple of hours. | wish he were here
now just to give you an example of
what fine speakin' really is. Do you
like speeches."
Very much sometimes replied
Jerry g%uardedly.
Me father is wonderful on Il plat
form with a lot O. people in front Of
him. He's wonderful. I've seen him
take two or three hundred people who
didn't know they had a grievance in
the wurrld-the poor cratures-they
were just contented to go on bein'
ground down an trampled on an they
not KNOWN a thing about tive seen
me father take that crowd an in five
minutes afther he had started Spakin'
to them ye wouldn't know they were
the same people. They were all shout
in at once, an they had murther in
their eye, an it was blood they We're
afther. They wanted to reform some
thin'-they weren't sure What-but they
wanted to do it. an at the cost of life.
Me father could have led them any
where. It's Il wonderful power he was.
Do We like hearin' about me father?"
she asked Jerry suddenly. in case she
was firing him.
Jerry fastened to assure her that he
was really most interested.
well, SO long Il s yer not tired I'll
tell We o more Ye know | went
all through Ireland when l was Il child
with me father in Il cart. An the po-
lice an the constabulary used to fol
low us about. They We're very fright
ened of me father. they We're. They
we're grand days for me. Ye're Eng
lish. mebbe?' she asked him suddenly.
Il am" said Jerry. He almost fell
inclined to apologize.
well, sure that's not your fault. Ye
couldn't help it. No one should hold
that against We. We can't all be bor1
Irish.'
I'm glad YOU look at it so broad
mindedly," said Jerry.
She stood restlessly Il moment, hel
hands beating each other alternately.
81 get so lonesome for me father
she said.