Holly Springs gazette., 1844-12-06
From the Danvers Whig


IMPORTANT LETTER live make
no apology for presenting the following let>
Ter to our readers. and only say that it was
not stolen. aud was not picked up in the
mud" II Pathrick will call upon us. we
will explain the manner ia which we came
/ by 1t to bis entire satisfaction.
Letter from Patrick NcNoggsm IN Dan>
csrs, Amsrica-fo Michael O. Flanagan,
Kimore, Ireland.
MICHAEL MY DEARY The top O. the
morning to you. Michael. and can't you
PICK up your little bit things, and be afher
coming over to this blessed country; and
oilag oawney and Bridget and he twins
and Patrick and little Michael and the oth>
er twins, and the baby and the rest of EN-?
And II yon'll be afher coming you can live
on the best of paraties. that can be had for
tue dlg9lng, and then you can have coffee |
and paraiits IN the morning, and paraties |
and tay at night aud mate and paraties for |
dinner seven day IN the week, besides Fri, !
day, when you know the Paste won't le, /
Us have any mate.-Ifs land o. liberty, |
Michael, and we want the sons Of the Crane /
Isle TO come over and help US TO make
PfaIsIdent-and what's that paihircl? saws /
you. I'll tell you Michael It's the man
that rules the Yankees, and gives the off
ces to lrlshmen | want you to come over
this blessid month and help US choose Jem-
my y Poke far Pfaisident; aud he's as
guide an lrishmen as any of US, only he
WASN'T born IN his own native country.
It's he that was spaker OF the House, when
they wouldn't let him speak at ALL
Now, when you come over here, Mich.
ael my honey and the big .beilied man
from the Custom House tells you to hurrah
for Younk Hakery. he names Jenny O. |
Poke, that's the son of Zakiel OPoke. his
grandfather. But afher all, Jenny amt /,
he son of his own father. he's the darling
,hild of Ould Hakery Jackson, and ould {
Hakery's mother you know, was an Irish, {
man. tell ye, Mike. this is great coun,
hry, where you can dig on the railroads in
and live in the work house all
winter, for noting at all. and no rint to
pay
The American have got great ugly
hing here, they call the Tariff; bat what
t is, 1t puzzles the likes O. me 10 tell ye
They say its great fence across the har.
1ors aud ell round America to keep of ev.
cry thing the Yankees can make them>
selves. So you see. Michael, it makes the
Americans have all their own work to do,
md what is worst of ALL they get all the
money for doin' it. Now. Mike that's wha,
calls chatting. 1t makes'em live in their
late houses, and wear their good clothes, and
tie their coffee and tay, and drink their
nate and paraties. and 60 to their hereto {
churches and amt tha' downright chatting !
Ill the good Catholics in Kilmore
Now, Michael. ye're nice cobler,an no
nither's son in Kilmore can bate you in
making bro2ue, or tapping a shoe-and
you wants to make fifty brogues
or me and Rory O'scroggin and the rest
'fus that's diggin' on the Danvers Rails
oad-don't ye just go to Kilkenny and buy l
Tour leather of Tommy M'Hi1e. the tam
Ter, and don't you git Benny McBlubb to I
curry ii And don't you go to DoobIin r
md get your lasts, and your tools. and your e
,egs and your binding skins ? And don't t
-ou cut out your brogues. and then git Bills i
Y doom and Sawney o. Foole. that's glad /
0 get tenpence day, to make 'em up q /
And then, don't get VI Adze, the carpinter, F
0 make nate box to pat 'em ia. and don't p
-ou mark i: on the top his way
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