The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-20
An IRISH LETTER.

Tullymucclescrag Parish OF Ballyragget,
ner BaIlysIuchguthey, JAN %, 1916.
u Nv dear Nephe,o--I haven't cent you a
letter since the last time wrote to you,
because we have omoved from our former
place Of living and didn't know where a
lether would find you; but now wild pie
sure take up my pin to inform you of the
death Of your own liyin' uncle Fitzpatrick,
WHO died very suddenly last week after a
lingering illness Of six months The poor
man was in violent convulsion the whole
time Of his sickness, lying perfectly quate
and spachless, all the while talking incohe-
rently and crying for wather. ] had no
opportunity Of informing you Of his death
sooner, except wrote to you by the last post
which wint off two days before be died,
and thin you'd had the postage to pay !
am at loss 10 tell what his death was ocka-
stoned at but fear it was his last sickness, for
he niver was well tin days the gither durin'
the whole time Of his confinement, and
believe his death was eckasioned by his
attn too much Of rabbits stated wild gravy
and pays, or pays and gravy stuffed wild
rabbits, / can't tell which, but be that as it
will, as soon as he brathed his last, the
doctor gave up all hops Of his recovery. !
needn't tel you anything about his hage,
for you well know that il March mkt, he
would have been twinty-fve years ovid,
lackin tin months; and had he lived till
that time, he would thin hav bin jist six
months dead. His propherty now devolves
to his next kin, who all died some time ago,
so that expict it will be divided betwane
US, and you know his propherty was very
considerable, for he had fine estate, which
was sowld to pay his dibts and the remain
ther he lost in a horse rase; but il was the
opinion Of livery body at the time, he would
have won the race if the horse he run a.
gainst hadn't bin too fast for him. niver
saw man, and the docthers all say so,
$hat observed directions or. tuck medicine
bether than be did He said he would as
lave take biihher as as swate: he had on
ly the same tast--and Ipicakianna as whis-
key punch, if it would only put him in the
) same ,humor for tighten. But, poor sowl,
he will niver ate or dhrink more and if we
havn't a livin relashion in the world excipt
myself and your two cousins who were kilt
in the last war.
can't dwell on this mourDful subject,
and shall sale my lether wild black salin-
wax and put on it your uncle's coat of
arms, SO beg You not to brake the sale
when you open the lether, and don't open
it iii three or four days Arthur yur resave it
by which time you will be prepared for the
sorowfnl tidins. Your ovid swateheart
sinds, her love to you unknowns to me-
Whin Tarry Niece arrives in America, ak
: him for.this lether, and if he disn't know it
from the lest, tell him its the one that
spakes about your uncle's death and sailed
in black. remain your afiectionate ovid
Granmother.
JUDY O'HOOLIGAN.
To Larry O'Hooligan, late of the town Of
Tullymucclescrag, Parish of Ballyragget,
near BalIysluchguthey, in the county
of kilkinny, Ireland. P. S. -
Don't write to me till you resave this.
N. B.--Whin you come to this place
stop and don't rade any more til my next.
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