Little journeys to the homes of great lovers : Charles Parnell and Kitty O'Shea . BOUT six months after this, Londonwas convulsed with laughter at a joketoo good to keep: One Captain OSheahad challenged Charles Parnell, theIrish Leader, to a duel. Parnell hadaccepted the challenge, but the fightwas off, because Thomas Mayne hadgone to OShea & told him he wouldkick him the length of Rotten Row if he tried to harmor even opened his Galway yawp about had a valise which he said he had found in hiswifes room, and this valise belonged to Parnell!The English members talked of Parnells a
Little journeys to the homes of great lovers : Charles Parnell and Kitty O'Shea . BOUT six months after this, Londonwas convulsed with laughter at a joketoo good to keep: One Captain OSheahad challenged Charles Parnell, theIrish Leader, to a duel. Parnell hadaccepted the challenge, but the fightwas off, because Thomas Mayne hadgone to OShea & told him he wouldkick him the length of Rotten Row if he tried to harmor even opened his Galway yawp about had a valise which he said he had found in hiswifes room, and this valise belonged to Parnell!The English members talked of Parnells aberrationand carelessness^concerning his luggage; and all handsagreed that OShea, whoever he was, was a fool, ahot-headed and egotistical rogue, trying to win famefor himself by challenging greatness. Suppose thatParnell kills him, it is no loss to the world; but ifOShea kills Parnell, the Irish cause is lost, said122. Dillon, who went to see OShea and told him to go LITTLE after some pigmy his own size. JOURNEYS Sir Patrick OBrien said to OShea, You dress very well, Captain O Shea, but you are not the correct thing. As for Londons upper circles, why, it was certainly a lapse for Parnell to leave his valise in the ladys room. Parnell the Puritan—Parnell the man who used no tobacco or strong drink, and was never known to slip a swear word—Parnell the Irish Messiah ! Ha, ha, ha! QAs for the love affair, all M. away from home without their families have them. You can do anything you choose, provided you do not talk about it, and you can talk about anything you choose, provided you do not do it. Promiscuity in London is a well recognized fact, buta serious love affair is quite a different thing. No onefor a moment really believed that Parnell was so big afool as to fall in love with one woman, and be true toher, and her alone—that was too absurd!Captain OShea resigned his civil office and went
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