Show bright idea that may have averted tragedy allusions to the effective use rise of ridicule against his opponents made by the late lord balfour turing the term of liia ills chief for ireland recalls an incident of long ago when n body of convicted prisoners who lind had been concerned in one of the rebellions the 1848 had to be marched through the lie streets of dublin the authorities had hern heon warned flamed that a desperate attempt i it t rescue might bo be made hy by the mob and even though a n military escort had been provided there was some uneasiness in these circumstances a really brilliant notion occurred to the officer la in command co of the troops lie he gave instruction Instruct lo at the tha 1 I last t moment that the susn rider butto bottom rivon on the arous trous trousers rs of 0 the p pl laou so u 4 ers were to be cut off ant ond thus they had bad to walk through the streets holding up their trousers troup ers the spectacle was wag greeted with alth roars of 0 laughter by the crowd and no more was dipti licud vc of n the th attempted rescue montreal sion treal fuin fain lly fly herald |