Two Parisians, brothers, in love with the same damsel, resolved upon a " rum duel, ' The one who drank the longest was to have the girl, who herself witnessed the contest. The first to fall eventually recovered, but the other died.
This day 42 years ago the great and illustrious Irish patriot, DanO'Oonnell, departed this life, leaving for his countrymen a brilliant example of love for one’s country, and of what a doggetj perseverance towards a certain goal will accomplish. By no strange coincidence the Borough Council also meets this evening, and we venture to predict that Cr Joyce, who is an admirer of genius in whomsoever found, and also we strongly suspect, a countryman of the illustrious Dan (although we are opeq to contradiction on the latter point), will not allow the occasion to pass without bringing forward some motion which will completely crush his enemies. Nous verrons !
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 298, 14 May 1889, Page 3
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148Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 298, 14 May 1889, Page 3
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