The gold hunters in Europe, or The dead alive

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...afternoon, to communicate with him. "Did you wish an audience for any important business?" asked the lord lieutenant. "Had my business-not been important, I shoul 1 not ave troubled you," was the response of the bigb-mindedsoldier. "Of course--of course," his lordship said, and then looked annoyed to think that he had laid himself out for a rebuke. Maurice then proceeded to state how it happened that his men were overpowered by whiskey, and their rifles taken from them. In fact, he gave a complete history of our proceedings, from the time we landed until brought before his lordship. I will give the ruler of Ireland the credit of saying that he became interested in the narrative, and manifested some enthusiasm when Maurice told how a rope was put round his neck, and the Fenians threatened to hang him unless a ransom was paid for his life. "And these gentlemen actually offered to-pay the sum of ten thousand pounds for your life--did they?" asked his lordship, with more surprise on his face than he ever before exhibited, except when told that the Fenians were dissatisfied with his rule. "Yes, my lord, they proved their friendship on that trying occasion." "I must shake hands with such gentlemen as you have for friends," his lordship said, ha a moment of great enthusiasm. "Certainly," cried that wretched Hez, pressing forward, and giving the lord lieutenant his hand, and a mighty shake at the same time. "We ain't a bit proud, and had jist as leaves shake hands with you as with any other man. Some people think we are stuck up 'cos we are Americans; but it ain't so, and we repel all sich blamed nonsense, and no mistake." "I am happy to hear it," returned his lordship; and th...