Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-11-26
FROM IRELAND.
Dublin, Swate Ireland }
October the 2.

Dublin, Swate Ireland
October the 2.
Dear Neffea:-I haven't sent we lether since
the last time wrote to We, because we have
moved form our former place of living, didn't
know where lether would find ye but now
with pleasure take up my pen to inform ye
of the death of yer own livin uncle Fitzpatrick,
who died very suddenly last wake, after lin
gering illness of sex wakes. The poor man
was in violent convulsions the whole time of
his illness, lying perfectly quiet all the while,
and spacheless intirely, talking incoherently,
and cryin' for wather had no opportunity
Of informin' We of his death sooner, except
wrote to ye by the last post, which wint by the
last post, which wint two days before his death
and then you'd had the postage to pay. Pm
at great loss to tell what his death was occa-
stoned by, but fear it was his last illness
He niver was well in tin days together the
whole time of his confinement; but be that
as it will, as soon as he had brathed his last,
the docthor Civ up all hopes ofhis recovery.
NEEDN'T tell ye anything about his age, for
We will know that in May next he would have
been twinty-fve years oud lackin' ten months,
and had he lived till that time, he would have
been six months dead. His property is very
considerable; it devolves upon his next kin, who
is dead sometime since, so that ] expect it will
be equally divided between us, and then my dear
Larry, yell git two thirds Of the whole; and
you know he had fine estate, which was sould
to pay his debts, and the remainder on n horse
race. But it was the opinion of all the ladies
present that he would have won the race, if the
horse he run against hadn't been to fast for
him; bad luck to the baste. But, poor sowl,
he niver will ate or drink more; and now, Lar
ry, he hav'nt relashun in the world, except
meself and yer two cousins that were kilt in
the last war. But can't dwell on the mourn
fu subject, but will sale this letter with black
sailing wax, and put onyour uncles coat of arms.
So beg of you not to break the sale when you
open the lether, and don't open the lether until
three or four days after you resave it, by that
time We will be prepared for the mournful IT,
dings.
Yer old sweetheart, Mary, sends her love to
we unbeknownst to me. When the bearer OF
this arrives at Hamilton, ax him for this lether
and if he doesn't know which one it is, tell him
it's the one that spake's of yer uncle's death,
and sealed in black Your afiectionate Aunt,
JUDY O'HAIIIGAN.
TO Larry Ofialligan.
The following description of male and fe-
male dresses in the Polar regions is from the
New York Times, the winter samples of the
dress, brought by the vessels returned from
their search after Sir John Franklin.
The race of people who inhabit this country
adjacent to Batlin's Bay and its tributaries are
so little known that any thing nrelation to them
is caught up with avidity. This arrival furnish
es us with sight of their characteristcs-in
dress and otherwise The dress of married
lady is composed of pair of short seal pants,
for outside extending nearly to the knee joint,
where it meets the legs of the boots, made of
the same material, or Of the deer skin. The
upper part of the person is covered with q Ju-
niper," or kind of sack with hood for the
head, and sleeves, made whole with the eXcep-
ton for the face and arms. This also is made
of seal skin or deer skin, and in the warm
weather is covered with fancy colored cotton
cloth sack. In the coolest and wet weather the
cloth sack is removed, and q seal.skn covering
without fire, placed in its stead. This COM
poses their whole dress. The dress of the un-
married lady is distinguished by broad band
made of fancy figured webbing about two and
a half inches wide, sewed on each side of the
front of their pants extending nearly the whole
length of them. A married woman can also be
distinguished from an unmarried one by the
hair, which in both cases is tied upon the top
of the head, and the ends of the married are
colored blue, and of the unmarried red This
enables gallant TO act the amiable without
danger of making advances to some one already
married and getting stray spot from an injur-
ed husband. The boots are made very neatly,
slender and well proportioned. The upper
leather is colored. They tan deer skin with
urine and their seal-skins are dressed in beau
tiful manner, simply by drying and rubbing them
with smooth stone. A pair of slippers CON-
pletes the wardrobe Of the lady in the Esqui-
maux country; these are made Of deer-skin,
and neatly fringed around the tops with white
rabbits fur The clothing which was shown
us was made in vcry'neat and strong manner,
every thread used being made of the sinews of
the deer, and Of course very durable. The
dresses of the males are very similar to that OF
the ladies, with the exception that they are Ion
ger and rather heavier The Danes are scatter
ed about among the Esquimaux. and furnish
them with what they use, which is limited to
steel for their spears, and some few ornaments
for their dresses, and colorng for their hair and
ladies' boots. The seal furnishes them with al
most everything they seem to require, food,
clothing and even fuel NY. Times.