his matter. It is sincerely to be hoped that his
small contribution to the literature of the subject will at last
open the eyes of France to the necessity of conducting her trials,
parliamentary sessions, revolutions, and other debates in a language
more generally understood in New York and London.

F.P.D.

DUBLIN, August 30, 1899.

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EXPANSION 3

A HERO WHO WORKED OVERTIME 8

RUDYARD KIPLING 13

LORD CHARLES BERESFORD 18

HANGING ALDERMEN 23

THE GRIP 30

LEXOW 35

THEIR EXCELLENCIES, THE POLICE 41

SHAUGHNESSY 45

TIMES PAST 50

THE SKIRTS OF CHANCE 56

WHEN THE TRUST IS AT WORK 61

A BRAND FROM THE BURNING 66

A WINTER NIGHT 72

THE BLUE AND THE GRAY 76

THE TRAGEDY OF THE AGITATOR 82

BOYNE WATER AND BAD BLOOD 85

THE FREEDOM PICNIC 92

THE IDLE APPRENTICE 96

THE O'BRIENS FOREVER 101

A CANDIDATE'S PILLORY 107

THE DAY AFTER THE VICTORY 113

A VISIT TO JEKYL ISLAND 119

SLAVIN CONTRA WAGNER 125

GRAND OPERA 130

THE CHURCH FAIR 135

THE WANDERERS 139

MAKING A CABINET 143

OLD AGE 149

THE DIVIDED SKIRT 154

A BIT OF HISTORY 158

THE RULING CLASS 165

THE OPTIMIST 170

PROSPERITY 175

THE GREAT HOT SPELL 180

KEEPING LENT 185

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD 190

THE SOFT SPOT 196

THE IRISHMAN ABROAD 202

THE SERENADE 206

THE HAY FLEET 210