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Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre film6s d des taux de reduction diff6rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est film6 A partir de Tangle supirieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 g5?» ,m ^k. AN IRISH DRAMA ENTITLKD WMttan by THOMAS f. MURPHY, OTXAW^A, ONT. Coi'YUKHiT Ai'Pi.ii^ For. fJntered avcordinq 7) Ad of the. Parliumejit of Canada, in the year l«i)5, hy Ttn) /-•. Murphy, at the. Department of Agriculture. man n«4t 01 TAW A : Printed at tUe Fi":. Lauco Olllco, 70 Bftiik Sti\ * 1895. ( I I f c I < y / >'?X '^ '■♦ • ,«' # /^ / / «^ } AN IRISH DRAMA BNTITLBD t!^^ c^ B.'S. Vj"a"S,?>^ 0? DKLkGcKKED. ^: Written by Thomaa P. Murphy, Ottawa, Ont. In Balagared in the County of Wexford, Ireland, there lived two brothers by the name of Brown, John and Hunter. John the eldest was wealthy, he was an honest and industrious luan. tie gave a helping hand to the Insurgents. Hunter on the other hand was a gambler and a drunkard, he squandered his fortune on horse rr ces, he was an officer of the English army and therefore he was down on his bi-other for helping the rebels. Hunter had two bosom friends in the persona of Squire White and his son Jake, they were also gamblers and many were the poor men they sent to their grave with their villainous treachery. In 1797 the Scinr? and John Brown had a lawsuit over some land, John won the case by a just decisiion of the court; the squire jiraa almost a ruined man after. One day ho tnet Brown and insulted him, Brown in return gave him a sound tbi-ushing. From that day the Squire swore vengence against Brown and said he would have his life spme day and well he kept his promise and killed poor Brown and his wife. John Brown and his \/ife were blessed with three children : — Nelly, Lary and Dolly. Nellie the eldest, was married to Lanty Murphy, the eldest son of Tat Murphy the wealthy Enmsoorthy cattle dealer who had three sons and one daughter. Pat. Murphy was a man whom Hunter Brown detested. Brown tried by every foul means to ruin him, the most of Brown's bright guineas were won by Murphy at the races and to make matters worse, Hunter's only daughter, Rose, was in love with Larry Murphy, Pat'i youngest son, the famous jockey, who, by his skillful riding, won many a well contested race from his intended father-in-law, and the winning of those races made him a desperate enemy of old Hunter who had promised his daughter to Jake White. Rose knew not of her father's promise to White ; If she did she would have ignored it for she loved Larry Murphy with all the passion of her heart. THB PLOT AND PROLOGUE. IN THE YEAR 1798. John Brown lived in a thatched cottage. On the east side of the house there was a lovely lawn surrounded by a hedge fence. In the centre of the lawn on the east side there was a gate over which two statues were erected, repre- senting two Irish chieftains. During the troubled times one of them isy about me, tor 1 delay«d along the road. She'll be over to see you tomorrow. Good night. She said, "God speed you, Lanty." The two Whites enter — " Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Brown." John Brown says~" What brings you here ? I know it is for no good pur> pose, so take your leave." Squire answers — " We came by orders ot magistrate to make a general search for concealed weapons. I command you to tell what is concealed m that box. John says — " I command you to leave my house." The Squire says — •' By heavens 1 I must be obeyed." The Squire makes a grab at the box, and John Brown hits him. Jake White shoots. Mrs. Brown is shot as she jumps in to catch her husband. Jake shoots both dead. Squire tells the son to go get the autliorities. Lanty Murphy and i^rry Brown tor the murder. Jake goes out. The Squire breaks the box open and takes the leaves out. " I'll put those in Hunter's pocket so suspicion will be laid on him also." He goes out into the lawn and puts them in Hunter's pocket. When Dolly Brown enters and sees her dead parents, she says : '' My God I My father and mother are murdered." She runs out in the lawn shout- ing, when the Squire grabs her and pulls his dagger out and was just iii the act of stabbing her when Larry comes along. He lets a shout, and on the impulse of the moment he stabs the Squire with the pike. " They have murdered father and mother," and with that she runs out of the lawn. I^arry enters the house. " My Gohat devil of b son that done the shooting, i woiildn't wonder but he has the constables after me, and Lanty Murphy and 1 must leave immediately." He takes the box up and goes to the door. He says, " I can't go that way for the soldiers are coniin it eight lo lame ke ftudi- I, being in rear, I efieot trani- Ding on ; tftken lem out y yisits ; Larry . Tlie ^nd the guard igs her les out igaged U, and