Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-24
SOBER TRUTH,
published By Requsst.)
An Irish Letter

Tullymucclescrag, Parish of Ballyrag-
get, near Ballysluchguthey, Jan, 81
1916.
M dear Nsphsp--I haven't cent you a
lether since the last time wrote to you
because we have moved from our former
place Of living and didn't know where
lether would fnd you; but ! now wild,
pleasure take up my pin to inform you
Of the death OF your own lvin' uncle
Fitzpatrick, who died vsry suddenly
last week after a lingering illness OF six
months. The poor man was in violent
CONFUSION the whole time Of his sickness
lying perfectly quiate and spachless, all
the while talking incoherently and cry
ing Tor wather. had no opportunity
of informing you of his death sooner, ex-
cipt wrote 10 you by the last post,
which wint off two days before he died,
and thin you'd had postage to pay.
am at loss TO tell what his death was
ockasoned at, but fear it was by his
last sickness, for he nver was well tin
days to gither during the whole time of
his confinement and behave his death
was ockasioned by his attn too mnch OF
rabbits stuffed wild pays aud gravy, or
pays and gravy stuffed wild rabbits, can't
tel which. but be that as it will, as soon
as he brathed his last, the doctor gave
DER all hops of his recovery. / needn't
tel you anything about his hage, for you
we'll know that in March mkt, he would
have been twirtyfive years ould, lackin'
tin months, and had he lived till that
time, he would thin have bin jist SIX
months dead. His propherty now de-
wolves to his next kin, who all died some
time ago, so that | expict it will be dyi-
ded betwane US, and you know his pro-
pherty was very considerable, for he
had fine estate, which was sowld to
pay his dbts and the remanther he lost
in horse rase: but it was e-opinion
OF iverg body at the time, that he would
have won the race il the horse he run
aginst hadn't bin TOO fast for bin. | niver
saw man, aud The docthers all say so,
that observed directions or tuck medcin
bother than he did. lie said he would
as lave take bither as swate: il il had
only the same taste-and ipicakiana
as whisky punch, it il would only put
him in the same humor for fghtin'. But
poor sowl, he will niver ate or dniink
more; aud ye havn't lvin relashion in
the world cxcipt myself and your two
cousins who were kilt in the last war.
cant dwell on this mourniu subject,
and shall sale my lcther with black satin
wax and put on it your unele's coat OF
arms, 80 beg you not to brake tho sale
whenyou open the lcthcr, aud don't open
Il Ill three or four days Arthur you resave
il, by which time you will be prepared
for The eorrowlu tidlns. Your ovid
swateheart sin IL hir love TO you un.
knowns TO ms. Whin Tarry niece ar.
riyes In Amerika, ax hlm Tor this lethcr,
aud II he disn't know IL from the rest,
tell him It's the one that epakes about
your unclc's death and sailed in black.
remain your ailtctlonat ovid Granmoihor
JUDY O'HOOLfGAN.
TO Larry O'lloolgan, late oI the town OF
Tullymueelcserag, Parish OF Ballyrug-
get. near Ballyslachguthey,. In the
county OF kilklnny, Ireland. i, S.
Don't wrllo TO ne TN you reslvo this.
Il. S.--Whln yon CONF 10 this place
stop and don't traie any more I'll my next.