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"Speaking at Newmarch, near Barnsley, last month, Mr. Waddy drew a heartrending picture of the tyranny practised in Ireland, and illustrated his theme and moved his audience to the execration of Mr. Balfour by the artistic recital of a horrible tale. He declared that a little child had been barbarously sentenced by resident magistrates to a month's imprisonment for throwing a stone at a policeman.
Almost instantly madame saw and heard, and pounced down upon her. "I am ruin'!" she shrieked, pointing to the stains. "Nozzing will take zem out! Mademoiselle will be so angry I will lose ze trade of her!" The irate woman took Cicely by the shoulders and shook her violently, just as Miss Shelby and Miss Balfour were announced.
Mr. Edmund Gosse writes in the Century Magazine, 1895: "He had married in California a charming lady whom we all learned to regard as the most appropriate and helpful companion that Louis could possibly have secured." Concerning her relations with her mother-in-law, another friend, Lady Balfour, writes: "It is a testimonial both to her and to Mrs.
Long after you are dead, and me an old wife, I will be telling the bairns about David Balfour, and my tears running. I will be telling how we parted, and what I said to you, and did to you. God go with you, and guide you, prays your little friend: so I said I will be telling them and here is what I did." She took up my hand and kissed it.
Few Irish patriots have any personal interest in this particular branch of industry. Dublin, April 8th. Mr. Balfour is the most popular man in Ireland, and his Dublin visit will be for ever memorable. The Leinster Hall, which holds several thousands, was packed by half-past five; ninety minutes before starting time, and the multitude outside was of enormous proportions.
"Let us hope you will both return together," said she. "I do not think that very probable," answered Mr. Balfour, slowly. An hour later and he had departed, his hostess, under pretense of being engaged with her sick friend up stairs, not having so much as shaken his hand. Charles, indignant at this slight, would have accompanied him to the railway station, but Balfour would not hear of it.
The business was put in charge of Robert Hamilton, a man of good birth and education, but violent and rash, without any capacity for command and, if some of his own side may be trusted, of no very certain courage. With him went Thomas Douglas, one of the fire-breathing ministers, Balfour and Russell and some seventy or eighty armed men.
Lloyd George's office in London called up the Admiralty and asked them to give me a boat in which to go across. Incidentally I was informed by Col. House, on my arrival in Paris, that copies of my telegrams had been sent at once to Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Balfour. Senator KNOX. Mr. Bullitt, I do not think we need to go into quite so much detail.
The more artful Balfour then dismissed the impatient preacher, and returned to his proselyte.
"Is your signature at the foot of that assignment?" "It is not, sir." "Perhaps those are not the signatures of the witnesses," said Mr. Cavendish, with an angry sneer. "Two of them, I have no doubt, are forgeries," responded Mr. Balfour, with an excited voice. Mr. Cavendish knew that it would do no good to manifest anger; so he laughed. Then he sat down by the side of Mr.
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