AN IRISH INTERLUDE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2231, 27 February 1886, Page 2

AN IRISH INTERLUDE.

1 was leaning over the deck watching the flying-fish buzzing like sea hummingbirds, tipping aud skipping from wave to wave, ending with a flop into the crest of a breaker, wiieh the Judge ranged up beside me; he' held a pamphlet in hia hand. I recognised a little sketch of the. history of Ireland written seven years "Short and not sweet," he and then with a furtive smile: "say, i ain't true though, is it ? you make it- puts of your head." I assured him it was a true bill of Indictment. He looked through the' .pages agaiH, whistled in a contemplative manner as be fixed his eyes on a distant i object, and thou omitted the ejaculation. I " Holy smoke!". • ' "I feel pleased," I said, " that tho injustice and cruel oppression under which my country has suffered awakens your sympathy," "It don't awaken me—not a particle ! If a man lets me put a saddle on his back, a bridlo in his mouth, and take a whip in my hand, it is only natur'l should ride him! Then if he objects that he is a man, and a brother, it is natur'- I should the spurs into him, and say,' If yuu. be,, act up to it I don't squeal! .but kick- ine, off like a man, and kick me out hke a, brother!'_ This here skqteh]" becontiaued, "indictsyour own. people I. What's the matter with them. \ How many millions of them in Ireland anyhow, whon, England wiped her out ?" « Eight millions!" " Whew! Thero was not that population in the Amerioan colonies when thoyijped' out the British army of occupation. rAnd you expect England is going to vacate and clear out ?"

"I expect tho force of public opinion there will restore us self-government," " When you can find me a maa w.h,Q has enjoyed a fortune that family for a hundred year?* %pd yotj* himself out of it on gen.era.l prijiciplcs, I'P get that man a wqum all to himself." The judgo/Joined the ladies, and left, me ftu^ng-Pion Boucicault.