Identifier: charlesstewartpa01oshe (find matches)
Title: Charles Stewart Parnell; his love story and political life
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: O'Shea, Kitty, 1845-1921
Subjects: Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran company
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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at the greatage of ninety, after her blameless life had been passedsince the age of sixteen in unselfish devotion to us all,we laid her to rest by the side of my father and motherat Cressing, Willie taking her down to Essex and at-tending the funeral. As she lay dying I got this note from Mr. Parnell: — Dublin,September 22, 1880.My dear Mrs. OShea, — I cannot keep myself away fromyou any longer, so shall leave to-night for London. Please wire me to 16 Keppel Street, Russell Square, if Imay hope to see you to-morrow and where, after 4 p. m. —Yours always, C. S. P. Owing to the piteous clinging to my fingers of myold Lucy I was unable to go to London even for anhour to meet Mr. Parnell, so I telegraphed to that effect,and received the following letter: — EusTON Station,Friday evening, September 24, 1880.My dear Mrs. OShea, — On arriving at Keppel Streetyesterday I found that your wire had just arrived, and thatthe boy refused to leave it as I was not stopping there. Going 134
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LUCY GOLDSMITH Nurse to the thirteen children of Sir John Page Wood and Lady WoodShe afterwards hvsd until 1880 with Mrs. OShea EARLY CORRESPONDENCE at once to the district postal office I asked for and receivedthe wire, and to-day went to London Bridge Station at 12.15.The train from Eltham had just left, so I came on to CharingCross and sent a note by messenger to you at Thomass withdirections to bring it back if you were not there, which turnedout to be the case. I am very much troubled at not havingseen you, especially as I must return to Ireland to-night — Icame on purpose for you, and had no other business. I thinkit possible, on reflection, that the telegraph people may havewired you that they were unable to deliver your message, and,if so, must reproach myself for not having written you lastnight. — Your very disappointed C. S. P. From Dublin he wrote me: Saturday morning, September 25, 1880. My dear Mrs. OShea, — Li my hurried note to you lastnight I had not time to sym

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