Charles Stewart Parnell; his love story and political life (1914) (14596452380)

Identifier: charlesstewartpa02oshe (find matches)
Title: Charles Stewart Parnell; his love story and political life
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: O'Shea, Kitty, 1845-1921
Subjects: Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran company
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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and Grouses strongswimming was a great delight to his master. Pincher,the terrier, was the cause of much anxiety, as he usedto swim right out to sea — so far that we lost sight ofthe little dark head — and Parnell had very often to geta boat out and fetch the exhausted little beast back.This little dog lived for many years after his mastersdeath (Grouse only two years), but he would neverallow another man to touch him without trying to bitehim. He was fond of Parnell, but always on guard withother men, though quite good-tempered with women.Parnell used to say that Pincher must have been sobadly treated by some man that he had learned dis-trust of all males. Many a time he came home fromhis rides with rueful amusement at the exaggerated valueplaced upon their legs by shepherds or labourers he hadmet on the Downs who had been bitten by Pincher witha careless indiscrimination that at last earned him amuzzle. Parnell also brought to Eltham a very old setter, 74 m H 2 m<: m c PC C c
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HORSES AND DOGS Ranger. He had been a splendid dog, and now hislimbs were too feeble to follow his faithful heart in hismasters sport. So Mr. Parnell took pity on him, andasked Mr. Corbett to let him have the dog for a ladywho would care for his old age, and Ranger came to us,spending the evening of his life in basking on the sunnylawn at Eltham, wagging a dignified tail of appreciationand greeting to those of us he met on his stiff walksabout the place or dreaming his doggie dreams of thesport of the past, happy and cared for till he died. •b »s« *b •& ^ ^ The following letter was sent to United Ireland onApril 11th, 1885, in regard to the proposed visit of thePrince of Wales to Ireland: — You ask for my views regarding the visit of the Princeof Wales. In reply, I desire to say that if the usages of theConstitution existed in Ireland as they do in England therewould, to my judgment, be no inconsistency in those whobelieve in the limited monarchy as the best form of govern