An Irish Crazy-Quilt.

SMILES AND TEARS, WOVEN INTO SONG AND STORY.
BY
ARTHUR M. FORRESTER.
BOSTON:
ALFRED MUDGE & SON PRINTERS, 24 FRANKLIN STREET.
1891.

Copyright,
1890,
By ARTHUR M. FORRESTER.

TO THE
“FELONS” OF IRELAND,
THE BRAVE AND FAITHFUL FEW,
Who have been Exiled or Imprisoned or Executed
Because they Loved their Native Land more than
Home or Liberty or Life,
This Volume
IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.

SONGS AND BALLADS.
Page.
[The Church of Ballymore][7]
[The Old Boreen][9]
[The Irish Schoolhouse][11]
[Pat Murphy’s Cows][13]
[Father Tom Malone][16]
[You Can Guess][18]
[Only!][19]
[Songs of Innisfail][20]
[The Lord of Kenmare][32]
[An Old Irish Tune][39]
[Harvey Duff][45]
[Ivan Petrokoffsky][52]
[The Emperor’s Ring][54]
[Black Loris][56]
[The Red Heart Daisy][67]
[The Tide is Turning][68]
[Our Own Again][70]
[The Tale of a Tail][71]
[The Seasick Sub-Commissioners][75]
[Clare Constabulary Caione][77]
[Clause Twenty-six][78]
[Jenkins, M. P.][80]
[Thady Malone][81]
[Rory’s Reverie][83]
[Our Land Shall be Free][102]
[The Felons of Our Land][111]
[An Official Valuation][112]
[A Bewildered Boycotter][113]
[A Complaint of Coercion][115]
[O’Neil’s Address (Benburb)][118]
[The Fenian’s Dream][119]
[The Speaker’s Complaint][126]
[Erin Machree][128]
[Balfour’s Wish][135]
[Our Cause][136]
[Served Him Right][138]
[Rapparee Song][140]
[To the Landlords of Ireland][141]
[Balfour Rejoices][142]
[The Irish Brigade][149]
[Faithful to the Last][156]
[Fenian Battle Song][158]
[The Grave of the Martyrs][159]
[Death’s Victory][160]
[The Green Flag at Fredericksburg][161]
[The Flag of Our Land][162]
[Hurrah for Liberty][163]
[The Messenger][165]
[John Bull’s Appeal][175]
[The Story of a Bomb][177]
[Avenging, Though Dim][180]
[Christmas Dirge of London Police][180]
[Ireland’s Prayer][182]
[John Bull’s New Year][183]
[Ready and Steady][185]
[The Charge of the Guards][193]
[An Address to Slaves][195]
[The Lion’s Lamentation][200]
[Memorial Ode to Irish Dead][202]
[Song of King Alcohol][209]
[Contrary Cognomens][210]
[An Æsthetic Wooing][211]
[The Drunkard’s Dream][212]
[Constable X][222]
[Lucifer’s Laboratory][223]
[The Monopolist’s Moan][224]
[With the Grand Army Veterans][225]
[The Irish Soldier at Grant’s Grave][228]
[Maine and Mayo][229]
[The Priest with the Brogue][238]
[Arab War Song][240]
[The Linguist of the Liffey][247]
[Peggy O’Shea][250]
[The Boston Carrier’s Plaint][253]
[New England’s Marksmen][260]
[Calcraft and Price][270]
[Entitled to a Raise][272]
[The Postman’s Wooing][273]
[Sonnets to a Shoemaker][275]
[At the College Sports][278]
[Mulrooney: A Trooper’s Tale][286]
STORIES AND SKETCHES.
[Taming a Tiger][22]
[Ryan’s Revenge][34]
[Harvey Duff][40]
[A Seditious Slide][47]
[Who Shot Phlynn’s Hat?][58]
[A Double Surprise][86]
[Philipson’s Party][103]
[That Traitor Timmins][129]
[A Picturesque Penny-a-Liner][144]
[Snooks][151]
[Caledonian Candlesticks][152]
[A Typical Trial][168]
[Why Smithers Resigned][186]
[Exploits of an Irish Reporter][197]
[A Political Lesson Spoiled][199]
[An Orange Oration][205]
[Frederick’s Folly][215]
[A Sandy Row Skirmish][232]
[Hobbies in Our Block][241]
[Not a John L. Sullivan][244]
[A Windy Day at Cabra][248]
[Apropos of the Census][256]
[A Mixed Antiquarian][261]
[Jones’s Umbrella][263]
[Lessons in the French Drama][265]
[A Commercial Crisis][276]
[A Musical Revenge][280]
[A Liar Laid Out][282]