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Show I'AI'.SElX ASH HIS MOMEIt. A I.ITTI.K 1NCIDKXT COSJiDCTED WITH THE STATESMAN. John Ferguson, of tliewell-knuv.n Glasgow publishing house of Cameron Came-ron .t Ferguson, writes as follows to several English -and Irish Journals: "Though -Mr. rarncll will not protnMy condescend to notice the public discussion of his mother's private affairs, yet his friends are not liouud by the same' feelings that direct tils actions to permit unchallenged un-challenged reflections upon him for neglect of filial duty. Upon one occasion I ltad organized a most im-lrtant im-lrtant meeting for him. He wired the committee in the morning from a station 200 miles ofTthat he could not attend. A good deal of III feel ing was created, and I wired the necessity of his keeping faith with the public. lie replied: 'Keep the meeting going till eleven o'clock.' It was to begin be-gin at eight o'clock. At elccu o'clock Mr. I'arnell arrived and delivered de-livered the address as announced. Xow, what happened was this: A telegram from America the night before obliged him to rush oir at 5 a.m. to Dublin, where he arrived at 12:15 a.m. In au hour he bad arranged JCSWO by witc to America to rave his mother's credit. Hethen caught n train and arrived at the meeting near midnight. He then told me of his mother's affairs piivately how s"ie was a very able sptculat r in stocks, ollen won aud Coustjuently was lurid on too fur. I do not know how often Mr. I'ar nell may bavnaldul her, but before I eaplo got up a cry about his 'want of feeling,' letj them ponder on the little incident I relate. It is llkclv Mr. l'arnell won't thank me for telling tills, but I don't much mind that, I consider it a duty to him to let this act be made known, and, what is much more Important, Im-portant, it Is a duty to the noble and all coucjuerlug cause of which Chas. Stewart l'arnell Is the honored lead-cr?"-A'3-. |