ew eloquent, and resumed his remarks on the Fenians.

"The Fenian ordher," he began, "has two eems. One is abroad; the other
is at home.

"The first is that which is kipt before the oyes of the mimbers of the
outher circles. It manes the libereetion of Oireland, and perpitual
inmity to England. This purpose has its maneefesteetion in the attacks
which have alriddy been made on the inimy. Two inveesions have been
made on Canada. Innumerable and multeefeerious small interproises have
been set on fut in Oireland and in England; and these things serve the
purpose of keeping before the moinds of the mimbers the prospict of
some grand attack on the inimy, and of foirin' their ardhor.

"But there is an innermost circle, saycludhid from the vulgar oi,
undher the chootelar prayiminence of min of janius, in whose moinds
there is a very different eem. It is the second which I have mintioned.
It is diricthid against America.

"Thus--

"In the American raypublic there are foive millions of Oirish vothers.
Now, if these foive millions cud only be unoited in one homojaneous
congreegeetion, for some one prayiminent objict, they cud aisly rule
the counthree, an' dirict its policee intoirely, at home and abroad.

"This, thin, is the thrue and genuoine eem of the shuparior min of the
intayrior circles. It is a grand an' comprayhinsive schayme to
consoleedeete all the Oirish votes into one overwhilming mass which can
conthrol all the ilictions. It is sweed by a few min of praysoiding
moinds and shupayrior janius.

"And hince you bayhowld a systim roising within the boosom of the
American raypublic, which will soon be greather thin the raypublic
itself. At prisint, though, we do not number much over a million. But
we are incraysing. We have hoighly-multifeerious raysourcis. All the
_hilps_ are in our pee. These are our spoys. They infarrum us of all
the saycrit doings of the American payple. They bring constint
accisions to our numbers. They meek us sure of our future.

"Oirishmin," he continued, "will nivir roise iffikeeciouslee in
Oireland. They can only roise in Amirica. Here, in this counthry, is
their only chance. And this chance we have sayzed, an', begorra, we'll
follow it up till all Amirica is domeeneetid by the Oirish ilimint, and
ruled by Oirish votes. This is the only Oirish raypublic for which we
care."

"But you've been divided in your counsels," I suggested. "Did'nt this
interfere with your prospects?"

"Oh," sai