Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-02-04

for his country! Is that crime? He
was shot dow. by soldiers-for what?
For showing something we English
are always boasting of feeling our
selves and resent any other nation
feeling it--latriotism.'
Stop commanded Kingsnorth.
IF you take that sick. wretched
MAN out of this house it will be a
crime began Angela.
kingsnortb stopped her. He turned
to the magistrate. Kindly take the
man away
Roche moved to the window.
Angela's heart sank. ALI her plead
ing was in vain. Her voice faltered
and broke:
VERY well. then. take him. Sen
tence him for doing something his
own countrymen will one day build
monument to him for doing. The mo-
ment the prison door closes behind him
a thousand voices will cry 'Shamer on
you and your government and thou
sand new patriots will be enrolled.
ture he'll carry on the work of hatred
and vengeance against his tyrants. He
will fight you to the last ditch. You
may torture his body. but you cannot
break his heart or wither his spirit,
They're beyond you. They 're-they're'
she stopped suddenly as her voice
rose to the breaking point and left the
room.
The magistrate went down the drive.
In few moments O'Connell was on
guarded prisoner.
Angela. from her window. watched
the men disappear. She buried her
face in her hands and moaned as she
had not done since her mother left her
just few years before. The girlhood
in her was dead She was woman.
The one great note had come to her.
transforming her whole nature-love.
And the man she loved was being
carried away to the misery and degra-
dation of convict.
Gradually the means died away.
The conyulsive heaving of her breast
subsidized
little later. when her sister, Mont
ca came in search of her, she found
Angela in Il dead faint
BY night she was in fever.
One day in November Angela receiv-
ed the following letter:
Dublin. Ireland, Nov. 16. 49,.
Dear Lady of Mercy-I have served my
sentence. ] am free At first the horrible
humiliation Of my treatment. of my sur
roundings Of the depths / had to sink to,
burned into me. Then the thought of you
sustained me. Your gentle voice. your
beauty. your pity. your unbounded faith
in me, strengthened my soul. All the
degradation fell from me. They were but
ignoble means to a noble end. l was tor
tured that others might never know sor-
row. [ was imprisoned that my country
men might know liberty. And so the load
was tighter.
The memory of those three wonderful
days was so marvellous. SO vivid, that it
shone like a star through the blackness
of those terrible days.
You seem to have taken hold of my
heart and my soul and my life.
it seems that you are the only one I've
ever known who understands the main
springs Of my nature. of my hopes and
my ambitions = indeed of my very
thoughts.
Today 1 met the leader of my party. He
greeted me warmly. At last have prov
ed myself q worthy follower They think
it best l should leave Ireland for awhile.
If 1 take active part at once l shall be
fnr
tence.
They have offered me the position of
one of the speakers in a campaign in
America to raise funds for the cause"
l must first see the chief in London. He
sent a message, writing in the highest
terms Of my work and expressing wish
to meet me. | wonder if it would be
possible to see you in London?
If l am sent to America it would speed
my going to speak to you again. If you
feel that l ask too much do not answer
this. and l will understand
Out of the fullneSS of my heart, from
the depths of my soul and with the whole
fervor of my being, l ask you to accept
all the gratitude of a heart filled to over
flowing.
God bless and keep you Yours in hon.
FRANK OWEN o'CoNNELL.
Her answer:
London, Nov. 10, 1S-.
My Dear Mr.. OConnell-I am glad in
deed to have your letter and to know you
are free again. ! have often thought of
your misery during all these months and
longed to do something to assuage it, It
is only when friend is in need and all
avenues of help are closed to him that
woman realizes how helpless she is.
That they have not crushed your spirit
does not surprise me. 1 was as sure OF
that as I am that the sun is shining to-
day. That you do not work actively in
Ireland at once is 1 am sure, wise. Fool
hardness is not courage.
In a little while the English government
may realize how hopeless it is to try to
conquer a people who have liberty in their
hearts. Then they will abate the rigor
of their unjust laws.
When that day comes you must return
and take up the mission with renewed
strength and hope and stimulated by the
added experience Of bitter suffering.
l should most certainly like to see you
in London. l am staying with distant
connection Of the family. We go to the
south Of France in a few weeks. l have
been very il-another reproach to the
weakness of woman. l am almost recov-