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Show FOR AN UNSPOKEN SPEECH. The Irlah I'ntrlot Jnlled for Words Ila niilu't Ky. A mombor of the Lund league was sent from Dublin to a certain district to get up a meeting nnd mnko a speech, says the New York Journal. On reaching tho town where tho meeting meet-ing was to bo held tho Bpecch-makor 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, nnd tho llrst thing the land-leaguer knew was that tho attendant had come in to light the lnmp. "Great goodness!" he said, "I was sent down from Dublin to get up a meeting hero and now it Is too late." "Oh, well, it doesn't matter," said tho other. "Yes, but It does matter," said tho organizer. "I have to report to my superior su-perior that the mooting wus held." "Oh, thnt's nil right," said his friend. "Hero, you wrlto out a speecch and I will send it to tho local papers, which will print it Just as If tho meeting was hold. Then tho people In Dublin won't know tho difference." This was quickly dono nnd tho spooch that was never dellvored appeared next day In the papers. The fun of the thing comes In over tho fact that tho leaguer was arrested and was sentenced to four months In Jail for a speech that bo never delivered, deliv-ered, at a meeting that was never held. |
