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His object, on the night he was arrested, was to make another trial at Cashel, which he designed to approach by a circuitous route. The 6th day of August was the date of Mr. O'Brien's arrest; the 13th of August that of Messrs. Meagher and O'Donohoe, and the 7th of September that of Mr. MacManus. Mr. O'Brien was taken at the Thurles railway station; Messrs.
"She took more than half for herself," continued Aunt Sally. "She kept all the " "Jemima," said the elder Miss Macmanus, interrupting the speaker and addressing her sister, "it is time, I think, for the young ladies to retire. Will you be kind enough to see them to their rooms?" The five pupils thereupon rose from their seats and courtesied.
"Now, here's a charming etching." He had a way of saying a word or two and then pausing as though to take breath, which demanded great patience of a listener. Peter stood by him and examined it, David meanwhile puffing at his pipe. "The man who did that is one of our best line engravers his name is Macmanus he's dreadfully hard up look at this." He held another before his visitor.
B.J. and Bobbles, however, took him to one side and told him that they were afraid they would have to tie him up and put him in a corner with MacManus.
MacManus, who had command of the stewards on the night of the attack, knew a number of men like Mick Digney, who was what was called a "lumper" that is, a contractor in a small way who took work in the "lump" and employed men for loading and unloading ships.
They were accompanied by Terence Bellew MacManus and John Pigot, who joined them in London. They waited on Mr. O'Connell, as the president of the club, produced the address and requested he would proceed with them to present it. He admitted, without question, that as it was adopted by so very large and influential a majority, he was bound to do so. But he added that Mr.
"And only look at this duck of a pen-wiper," simpered flaxen-hair No. 2. "Only think of wiping one's pens with relics of General Chasse!" and she handed it over to the other Miss Macmanus. "And mine's a pin-cushion," said No. 1, exhibiting the trophy. "But that's nothing to what I've got," said Miss Grogram.
I soon died away into utter unrecognised insignificance, and the conversation, as I have before said, became feminine. And indeed that horrid Miss Grogram, who was, as it were, the princess of the ghouls, nearly monopolised the whole of it. Mamma Jones we will call her Jones for the occasion put in a word now and then, as did also the elder and more energetic Miss Macmanus.
It was on the next evening after this that I went out to drink tea with two maiden ladies, relatives of mine, who kept a seminary for English girls at Brussels. The Misses Macmanus were very worthy women, and earned their bread in an upright, painstaking manner. I would not for worlds have passed through Brussels without paying them this compliment.
The Treasurer of our Scotch Committee came to Ireland expressly to urge me to consult my own safety in flight, in which he was joined by the whole of my local associates. Successively arrived the news of Meagher, Leyne and MacManus being taken. Then indeed I knew "all was up." Then, indeed, I felt the force of what I had long before prophesied "What if we fail?"
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