The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-25

for the first time really angered her |
father and raised barrier between |
them that lasted until the day Of his |
death
The old man had laughed coarsei-
ut the remembrance of his speech OH
the previous night and licked his lips |
at the thought of it.
Monica, who WAS visiting her father
for few days. smiled in agreeable
sympathy. Nathaniel nodded cheer
fully.
From her fathers side Angela asked
quietly:
Have you ever been in Ireland. fa-
ther?'
NO. have not" answered the old
man sharply. And, what is more. |
never intend to go there"
do you know anything about the
Irish?" persisted Angela.
DO l? More than the English gov
ernment does. Don't own land
there?"
II mean do you know anything about
the people?" insisted Angela
II know them to be lot of thiev
ing. rascally scoundrels. too lazy to
work and too dishonest to pay their
way even when they have the money"
'Is that all you know?"
isn't it enough?' His voice rose
shrilly 1t was the first time for years
any one had dared use those two hated
words ireland" and Irish" at his ta-
BILE. Angela must be checked and at
once.
1T wouldn't be enough for me if
had the responsibilities and duties of
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 in
times of sorrow"
Indeed, And pray where did you
learn all that. miss?' asked the aston
ished parent.
Without noticing the interruption or
the question, Angela went on: why
deny country its own government
when England is practically governed
by its countrymen? Is there any po-
sition of prominence today in England
that isn't filed by Irishmen? Think!
Our commander in chief is Irish: our
lord high admiral is Irish; there are
the defenses of the English in the
hands Of two Irishmen. and yet you
call them thieving and rascaliy scoun
drelsr'
Kingsnorth tried to speak; Angela
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 sc
blindly ignorant and obstinate is oul
insular prejudice that we refuse then
the favors they do us-governing them
selves as we'll as England
Kingsnorth looked at his daughte1
aghast Treason in his @0Wn house
His child speaking the two most hate,
e of all words at his own dinner tabl,
and in laudatory terms! He coul'
scarcely believe it. He looked at he
+ moment and then thundered:
How dare you! How dare your
:, Angela smiled q little amusedly to
I Grant smile as she looked frankly Il
her father and answered:
+ This is exactly the old fashione'
tone we English take to anything W
don't understand. And that is .wh
other countries are leaving us in tn
race. There is u nation living withi
Il few hours journey from our doors
yet millions of English people are a
ignorant of them as if they lived !
Senegambia." She paused. looked one
more straight into her fathers eye
and said. And you. father. seem
be as ignorant as the worst of them!'
"Angela!'' cried her sister in no
ror.
Nathaniel laughed good naturedl.
leaned across to Angela and said:
Il see our little sister has bee
reading the sensa tionaI magazine
Yes?'
"I've done more than that" replie
Angela In Nice month ago wei
two English members of parliamel
who had taken the trouble to visit Il
country they were supposed to ASST
in governing. They told me that
condition of misery existed throuSho'
the whole of ireland that was incred
ble under a civilized government
! Radicals. eh?" snapped her father.
NO; Conservatives One of the
had once held the Office of chief seer
tary for Ireland and was Ireland
most bitter prosecutor until he viSit'
the country When he saw ii
wretchedness of her people he stopp'
his stringent methods and began cas-
ing about for some way OF lessenll
the poor peoples torment.
.'rhe more shame to him to talk Iii
I'M that to a girl. And. what's more. 81
II. had no right to listen to him A Co
+ servative indeed! 4 fine one he mu
ot ber'
o. "He is. | don't see why the Liber
tx party should have all the enlighte
nj ment and the Conservative party
IN the bigotry."
Nh Don't anger your fatherr' plead
ed Monica.
or "Why. little Angela has come ba
ho to us quite revolutionary said \
y thanfel.
Leave the tabler' shouted her
ith ther.
,he Without word Angela got up qui
1;d " and left the room. Her manner "
,ol entirely unmoved. She had spok
~, from her inmost convictions. The t;
-as that they were opposed to her fatl
nv was immaterial She toathed tyran
and his method of shutting the mou
Il, Of those who disagreed with him y
ng p'i,ieu's'.i :. -. =.