Show FOR AN UNSPOKEN SPEECH the irish patriot jailed for words lie didn dian t say A member of the land league was sent from dublin to a certain district to get up a meeting and make a speech says the new york journal on reaching the town where the meet ing was to be held the speech maker met a friend and both being genial fellows they retired to a public house and had something then they began talking over old time reminiscences and the first thing the land leaguer knew was that the attendant had come in to light the lamp great goodness he said I 1 was sent down from dublin to get up a meeting here and now it Is too late oh well it doesn doean t matter said the other yes but it does matter said the organizer I 1 have to report to my su perlor that the meeting was held oh that s all right said hia his friend here you write out a and I 1 will send it to the local papers which will print it just as if the meeting was held then the people in dublin won t know the difference this was quickly done and the speech that was never delivered appeared next day in the papers the fun of the thing comes in over the tact fact that the leaguer was arrested and was sentenced to four months in jail for a speech that he never delia ered at a meeting that was never held |