MORIARTY ON THE IRISH BRIGADE.

Evening Star, Issue 11683, 15 February 1902, Page 3

MORIARTY ON THE IRISH BRIGADE.

“To be coorse,” said Moriarty, “bat I belave in madness in raisor,, saw J do.” “An’ ye dawn’t belave in lb’ Irish Brigade?” urged Casey. “Didn’t they sthrike a blow for freedom?” v 5 Divil a wan o’ thim. Whin they sthruck at all, ’twas for higher pay, and K°t turned off wid bad language and wuiTse boots. Whin they shed blood twas in. mishandlin’ wan another; aythcr quarlin’ around the canteen, or deposin’ their layder. Where they ayquilled the, Boers ’l.was in ciurrt and’runnin’ away. But did yez ever hear of ’em capturin’'a gun, Casey?” “Mobbe they did,” put in Casey feebly; " hut thim loin’ paper carspondints ’ud deny thim the glory av ut.” " Loin’ yeself,” retorted Moriarty; “ d’ye think, man, a carspoudint’s gawn to thraw away copy whin he’s had no dacint pickin’s since Bolts gobbled tip Cineral Crurohy? All the reporthers is good for since is maundhcrm’ inirnid th<- hospitals, tantalizin' sick men to shpell their names and adhresses, an’ are they professin’ Christians, .an’ do they dhrink, ,av they phase? T tell vex. Casey, I'd find thurteen bother men in ivery dozen engaged on Kelly’s D’recthry, sr> 1 wud. And the lists of honors is the same, beroh ; what wid the crosses and the promotions, there’s more British immortalized than there’s Boers caught. The way in the despatches is to say: ‘ Unfortnnaytely, th’ iremy got oh, bad scran to ’11m; but wc took the disapplntmint bravely, bein’ used to ut. I therefore rccommmci the followin’ for recognition.’ An’ the gineral consarned ties the Arrumy List on the ind of the woires jist to kape them gawn and -soother the Covernmint aff info a gintlc snooze.” “ And what will Major M‘Bride do wid this new swoord of honor tJiey gev him in Paris?” asked Casev.

“ P’raps he’s gawn to foight jools for

tho Frinchmin who paid for it; it’s i’jJght employmeri- an’ good pay, 1 belave, and the foighting can’t bo less than be did in Ihe War. Thin whin he’s toired of bloodshed, he’ll go an’ leather in Amemkay on ‘lnitiative in Rethratin” and ’SI toutin’ as a facthor in Shock Tactics. He’s a past-masther in thim lines, an’ there’s a power of money in thim for the purposes of American politics an’ thrade. Thin, whin he’s done with Major Pond, and there’s nawthir.’ else to open to ’ma, why, he’ll pawn his swoon! and take his rightful place among the pathriots in thi Commons. I d like to see ’uni there; the millant number for Ballyhaunis, lately from" the Front. Be, the hokey. he'd loiven things up, so ho wud ; an’ Lorrud knaws, we want ut.” ” Loiven which?” asked Casey. The Govcmmint or Ur Opposition?” “ Gasev, ye have me there; Lm afeerd it's hopeless. Ye’re not such a. fool look ; which Hiwen knaws, is aisy, •Pall Mall Gazette.’