Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-05
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On beautiful young lady wishing to ascend in
balloon.
Forbear sweet girl your schemes forego,
And thus our anxious troubles ond,
That you will mount full well we know,
But greatly fear you'll not descend.
When angels see mortal rise,
So beautiful, so pure and fair,
They'll not release her from the skies,
But keep their sister angel there.
Icol, boat him, no one iollered him a, ALL but came
la crowdin about hin. That's popularity. says hs
soon won, soon lost--cried up sky high one min,
Intc--dcssred or run down the nexl: colt Wllshars
ito sems fate. He'll get bsat alofe long, and thsn
- LANE far. Tha multitude are always ticul mnd
LETTER FROM PATRICK g AUNT IN IRELAND.
Dear Newphew.--I have not written to you
since my last before now, because as we have
moved from our former place of living, and l
did not know where the letter would find you;
but now with pleasure take up my pen to in-
form you Of the melancholy news Of the death
OF your only living uncle Kirkpatrick, who d.
ed very suddenly last week, after lingering
illness of FIVE months, The poor man was in
violent commissions the whole time of his sick
ness laying queit and speechless, all the while.
talking incoherently, and calling for water.
had no opportunity of informing you of his
death sooner, except had wrote you by.last
post, which went off two days before he died.
and then you would have postage to pay.
am at a loss to tell what his death was occa-
stoned by, but l fear it was occasioned by his
last sickness, for he was never well ten DAYS
together during the whole time of his confine-
ment; and believe his sickness was occasion.
ed ~ eating too much Of rabbits, can't tell
which, but be that as it will, as soon az he
breathed his last the doctors gave over all hopes
ofhis recovery.
need not tell you any thing about his age.
ior you know that December next he would
nave been twenty-five years old, lacking ten
months, and had he lived till then he would
nave been just six months dead. His proper
y oevolves to his next Kin, who all died some
snae ago, 80 that expect it will be divided
D .,e.s. w, and you know his property was
Soaslaerabie; for he had fine estate.
"n:o' mas soid 70 pay his debts, and the ne.
. .s Was LOST on horse race; but il was
sne opinion OF every body at the same time. that
ne would have won the race. if tho No., 49, ~
ran against had not been too fsst Tor h;as NC
never saw man, and the doctors an sa;d 80
that observed directions and took nsd;.;S 20
better than he did. He said he had ar i;af
drink Cruel as wine, if it only had the sa,na
relish. But poor soul, he will never eat =,
drink more. And now you have not a sinrla
living relation in the world except myself and y
your two cousins who were killed in the Late Late
war. can'tdwell on this mournfal sub 49,
and shall seal my letter with black sealing was
and put on it your uncle's coat Of arms. $50
beg you not to break the seal when you oper
the letter; and don't open the letter till three
o. four days after you receive it, by which
time you be prepared for these tidings. Whe,
you come to this place, stop, and do not reae
any more till my next.
Your affectionate aunt.
PEG OWEN.
!p.S. Don't write me again till you receive