The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-01

at the remembrance of his speech on
the previous night and licked his lips
at the thought of it.
Monica, who was visiting her father
for a few days, smiled In agreeable
sympathy. Nathaniel nodded cheer
fully.
From her fathers side Angela asked
quietly:
"Have you ever been In Ireland, IA
ther2"
'tNo, L have not answered the old
man sharply. "And, what is more, i
never intend to go there
'sDo you know anything about the
Irish" persisted Angela.
do I? More than the English gov
eminent does. Don't own land
there2"
II mean do you know anything about
the peopleT' insisted Angela.
Il know them to be a lot OF thieV-
ing, rascally scoundrels, too lazy to
work and too dishonest to pay their
way even when they have the money,
rs that all you known"
isn't it enough? p HIS voice rose
shrilly. It was the first time for years
any one had dared use those two hated
words ireland" and Irish at his Ia
bic. Angela must be checked and at
once.
1T wouldn't be enough for me II
had the responsibilities and duties OF
a landlord. To be the owner OF an
estate should be to act as the peoples
friend, their father. their adviser in
times OF plenty and their comrade Ca
times of sorrow."
Indeed! And pray where did you
learn all that miss p asked the aston
1shed parent
Without noticing the interruption or
the question, Angela went on: why
deny country it's own government
when England is practically governed
By its countrymen? Is there any po-
sftion of prominence today in England
that isn't filed by Irishmen9 Think
Our commander in chief is Trishs our
lord high admiral is Irish; there are
the defenses of the English Ia the
hands Of two Irishmen, ana yet you
call them thieving and rascally scoun-
dreIs!''
Kingsnorth tried 10 speak; Angels
raised her voice:
Turn to your judges-the lord chief
is an Irishman- Look at the house of
commons Our laws are passed or de-
feated by the Irish vote, and yet 50
bIdndly ignorant and obsttnate IS our
fnsular prejudice that we refuse them
the favors they do ms governing them
selves as wen as England"
Kingsnorth looked at his daughter
aghast. Treason in his own housed
His child speaking the two most hated
of all words at his own dinner table
and in Iaudatory termsi He could
scarcely believe it he looked at her
moment and then Numbered:
slow dare you'll How dare your
Angela smiled a little amusedIy toll
Grant smile as she looked frankly ct
her father and angwered:
ssThis is exactly the old fashioned
tone we English take to anything we
don't understand And that is why
other countries are leaving as IN the
race. There Is nation living within
few hours journey from our doors.
vet millions Of English people are as
ignorant OF them as IL they lived IN
Senegamb1a." She paused, looked once
more straight into her fathers eyes
and said, "And you, father, Seem 20
be as ignorant as the worst OF thenI'
.sAngelav' cried her sister ia hor-
ror.
Nathaniel laughed good natursdly,
leaned across to Angela and said:
at see our little, sister has been
reading the sensational magazines.
Yes?''
nI,ye done more than that replied
Angela. .tIn Nice a month ago were
two English members Of parliament
who had taken the trouble to visit the
country they were supposed to SGslst
in governing. They told me thG6 q
condition of misery existed throughout
the whole of Ireland that was incredi-
Die under a civilized government
Radicals, ch2'' snapped her father
mo; Conservatives. One Of them
had once held the once Of CHIEF secre-
tary for ireland and was Ireiandis
most bitter prosecutor until he visited
the country. When he saw the
wretchedness of her people he stopped
his stringent methods and began cast
| ing about for some way Of lessening
| the poor peoples torment"
seThe more shame to him to talk like
that to a girl And, what's more, you
had no right to listen to him. A Con
servative indeed! A hne one he must
be!"
-"He is. don't see why the Liberal
| party should have all the enhghtela-
ment and the Conservative party All
Don't anger your fatherP' pleaded
Monica.
to us quite revolutionary" said Ma
| thaniel.
"Leave the tableF' shouted her IA
Their.
| without a word Angela got up quiet
| " and left the room. Her manner was
entirely unmoved. She had spoken
| from her Utmost convictions. The fact
| that they were opposed to her father
| was inmateriaI. She loathed tyranny,
! and his method of shutting the mouths
/ of those who disagreed with him was
! particularly obnoxious to her. It was
also most Intellectual with her. From
childhood she had always spoken as
/ she felt. No discipline checked her
Freedom of speech as wen as freedom
of thought was as natural and essen