The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-09
AN IRISH LETTER.

Toiilymucclsburg, Parish OF B.llyrsg.
GET near Ballysluchgulhey, Jan. 22
1910.
My dear Nephev,---I haven't cent
you lether since the last time, l wrote
10 you, because we have moved from
our former place of living and didn''
know where ether would find you
bat | now wild pleasure take up my pin
TO inform you of The death Of your own
ivin' uncle Fitzpatrick, who died very
suddenly last week after lingering i'll
oess of six months. The poor man
was in violent convuIsion ;he wholo
line of his sickness, lying perfectly quate
and spachless all the while talking iuco.
herentIy and crying for walher. | had
no oporlunily Of informing you of his
death sooner, except wrote 10 you by
The last post, which wint off Two days
bsfors he died, and thin you'd had pos
Iage TO pay. ! am at loss TO tell what
his death was ockasioned al but fear il
was by his last sickness, for he niver
was tin days thegi,her during The whole
time Of his confnemenl---ond behave
his death was ockssionsd hv his sln
two much of rsbils stuffed wild pays and
gravy, or pays and gravy stuffed wild
rabbits, | can't tel which, but be that a,
il will, as soon as hebresthed his last, the
ioc,ners gave over sIl ho pes OF MS re-
covory. needn't tel you any thing a
bout his hsge, for you we'll know thai
n March mkt, he would have been
wio'y five years ovid, lackin' tin
months; and bad he lived ill that time
re would Thin hev bin jst six months
lead. His propheriy now devolves to
us next kin, who all died some time q.
20. so that expicl it will be devlded
5e,wane US, and you know his propher,
y was very considerable, for no had
fine estate, whi ch was sowld TO pay his
dibs. and The remain,her he lost in >
horse rsCe but it was the opinion Of livery
body at the time, that he would have
won the race if the horse he run sgsnsl
hadn'l bin too fast for him. nivsr
saw man, and the doclhers all say so,
lha, obsarved directions or tuck medi
,ine belher than he did! He said he
,vou id as lave bilher as swale, if it hsdl
,nly The same tasre--and Ipcakiauns a,
vskey punch, if it would only put him
n the same bumor for GShtin' Bul,poor
sowlI, he will nivsr ale nor dGnk more
nd We haven't twin reldSt ion in the
world excipl myseC aud your two cOus,
ns who were kilt in the last war.
can't dwell on This mournGul sub
ect, and shall sale nay lether wild black
'aIin wax and put on il yoor uncle's
coat Of arms, so beg you moi brake tn
ale whin you open the le,hsr, and
lon'l open it ill three or four days Of
hug you resave it, by which lime yo'
will be prepared for the sorfow(ul lidins
Your ovid swatehearl Nnds her love Il
o you unknowns 10 me. Whin Tarry u
niece arrives in Amerikl, ak for thi
ether, and if he disn'l know il from
he rest, tell him its the one that spake'
bout your uNcle's death snd ssIed il
lack.
Iremain your atiecjonste ovid GraO'
nolher,
JUDY O'HOOLIGAN. i
10 Larry O'HoOligsn, late OF the town
Of Tullymucclescrag, Parish of Bal
Braggel, near Ballysluchguthey, i'll
The county Of Kilkinny, Ireland.
p. S.--Don't write to me ill you
ave this.
N. B.-Whin you come 10 this place
top and don't rade no mo:e ill my
leXt