Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-03

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 l
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 it's own government
when England is practically governed
by its countrymen? Is there any po-
sition of prominence today in England
that isn't filled by 1rishmen? 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 lrishmen. and yet you
call them thieving and rascally scoun-
drelsr'
Kingsnorth tried to speak; Angela
raised her voice:
Turn to your judges-the lord chief
Is an lrishman. Look at the house of
commons. Our laws are passed or de-
feated by the Irish vote. and yet so
blindly ignorant and obstinate is our
insular prejudice that we refuse them
the favors they do us governing them
selves as we'll as England"
Kingsnorth looked at his daughter
aghast. Treason in his own house!
His child speaking the two most hated
of all words at his own dinner table
and in laudatory terms! He could
scarcely believe it. He looked at her
a moment and then thundered:
How dare you! How dare you!"
Angela smiled little amusedly toll.
Grant smile as she looked frankly at
her father and answered.:
This is exactly the old fashioned
tone we English take to anything we
don't understand. And that is why
other countries are leaving us in the
race. There is a nation living within
1 few hours journey from our doors,
yet millions of English people are as
ignorant Of them as if they lived in
Senegambia." She paused. looked once
more straight into her fathers eyes
and said. And you, father, seem tC
be as ignorant as the worst of them"
"Angela!" cried her sister in hor
,Or.
Nathaniel laughed good naturally
eaned across to Angela and said:
II see our little sister has been
reading the sensational magazines
Yes?"
eve done more than that" replied
Angela. In Nice a month ago were
two English members Of parliament
who had taken the trouble to visit thu
country they We're supposed to assist
in governing. They told me that {
condition Of misery existed throughout
| the whole Of Ireland that was incredi
BILE under civilized government"
Radicals. eh?" snapped her father.
mo; Conservatives. One Of then
had once held the Office of chief secre
tary for Ireland and was Ireland's
most bitter prosecutor until be 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"
"The more shame to him to talk like
that to girl. And. what's more. yor
had no right to listen to him. A Con
servative indeed! A fine one he mus
be!'
"He is. l don't see why the Liberia
party should have all the enlighten
ment and the Conservative party al
the bigotry.'
Don't anger your father!' pleaded
Monica.
"Why, little Angela has come bach
to us quite revolutionary" said Ma
| thaniel.
Leave the table!' shouted her ia
Their.
Without word Angela got up quiet
~ and left the room. Her manner wa
| entirely unmoved. She had Spoken
from her Utmost convictions. The fac
that they were opposed to her fathe1
was immaterial She loathed tyranny
and his method of shutting the mouths
of those who disagreed with him wa.
particularly obnoxious 20 her. 1t wa!
also most Intellectual with her. From
childhood she had always spoken al
she felt No discipline checked her
Freedom Of speech as well as freedom
of thought was as natural and essen
t1al to her as breathing.
From that time she saw but Httl'
Of her father. When he died he lef
her to her brothers care. Kingsnortl
made no absolute provision for her
She was to be dependent on Nathaniel
When the time came that she seemed
to wish to marry, if her brother ap
proved of the match, he should max,
handsome settlement on her.
In response to her request Nathanie
allowed her to 60 with him to 1relant
on his tour Of inspection.
Mr.. Chichester was actively engage,
at the Old Bailey on an importan
criminal case, so Monica also joine'
them.
| Everything Angela saw in 1relan'
appealed to her quick sympathy an
gentle heart. 1t was just as she ha
thought and read and listened to. o.
every side she saw a kindly peopl
borne down by the weight Of povert.
lives ruined by sickness and the lac