Activate Javascript or update your browser for the full Digital Library experience.
Previous Page
–
Next Page
OCR
TIPPERARY. 135
candle with her hand, she stooped down to look at her children, who were
5lf"’P1“g peacefully on some clean straw heaped upon a board, and covered
with a red quilt, beneath the little window, which consisted of a single, but
rather large, pane of glass ; as she lifted up her head that had been bent over
lllfim, she uttered a loud and piercing scream. A man’s face, the face of Long
Jmglwas pressed against the glass, observing what passed within.
. ie had no power to move, but when her husband sprang to her side, she
Polllfed with her finger to the ill-omened countenance. A fierce knocking
fllook. the pliant ‘door almost off its hinges; and though John endeavoured to
t‘1:I;n1Tt)cS(:lS1t, it was quickly forced, and the constabulary entered, followed by
-server.
t “.1 wonder,” he said, in his usual hard dry voice, that sounded like the
i - . , - .
finmng Off! lusty key in the locks of a condemned cell,-“ I wonder you didn’t
re on us. ’
H V
d. t ‘$131: was I to fire?” inquired John Magee, fiercely; “and why am I
Is ur e ,"
' (4 I ' , -
10 come with us,” answered the sergeant of police ; “ and at once-I dare
53)’ you guess why.”
(
‘:i$tl1cre was a reason, is it natural I’d remain where you could take me ? ”
(3 ' v V. . . .
reasons’ 0:’1=;n:0n:b;';:,a:p(i1i:,S),pu must come “1ll1 us , wewe notlnng to do with
conyary dircd not ask where they wanted to take him, nor why: he, on the
ra - . . . . ‘
I‘Ia1y3t7en:,:13ne‘violent, and iesisted until he was forced from the cottage.
kept P . e bs remembered that Long Jim took no part in the struggle, but
CCl‘1nv‘r a out I k- - . , . v v ’.
apparent inbtemst i 121 30 11:13‘ ,1nt((>1 the .cliilcl)ren's littloboolks, and CVCn‘%I7l1lxlllg Tu
ie
police secured ,1 . . 0)’ S e ucation y inspecting iis copies. . ien tie
him just; ieir prisoner, Long Jim followed in the rear, addressing, to do
who wage“: 0VC1'y ‘now and then a few consolatory words to the faithful wife,
the w1.etcl:‘::0mI1>)en1ed by her children ; it, was a melancholy procession, from
ca ' . . - -
rouse where t,le‘1’)1o(;I>rw iich tlirtzy llitlld taken itcfuge since the ejectment, to the
was awai in" ie inques .
Tl ' . " . ,
)0 Inquest proceeded without throwing any light upon the question as to
wh . .
sta:)e:"]‘l1Y Committed the act, until the coroner, while addressing the jury,
as W,l$d1.ey were to bear in mind that a portion of a copy-book had been used
‘ ‘"8’ 10 the implement of destruction, and lodged in the unfortunate
ge“t1eman’s coat .
u . '
It 13 much to be regretted,” he added, “that so little is preserved; but
e .
,ol::(1):rI,’,art of 3 name, .VVilliam M., and a date, October, the -; the rest is