CHAPTER II.

THE LAND LEAGUE--AN IRISH CONFESSOR--CAPTAIN BOYCOTT--A CONSPIRATOR’S CAVE--MR. HARRINGTON--MR. BIGGAR--THE OBSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN--MR. SULLIVAN LORD MAYOR, POET, PATRIOT, STATESMAN, AND DIVER--A ROUGH ELECTION MEETING--MR. SHACKLETON--A CANDIDATE’S PROFESSION OF FAITH--PEMBROKE HOUSE 29