Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-24
NUMBER 1856.
An Irish Letter.

The Hannibal Messenger says that the following
epistle was sent from Dublin to a young Irshman
near Hannibal;
Dear Nephew havn't sint yes lether since
the last time wrote TO yes, bekase we've moved
from our former place of livin', an didn't know
whether lethcr would reach yes or not j nov
wild pleasure take up my pen to inform yes of the
death of yes own livin' uncle KilIpathrick, who
died very suddinly afthcr lingerin' illness of six
months. The poor man was in violent commissions
the whole time of sicknes, lying perfectly quiet
and spatchles all the time alkin incoharintly, and
calling for wather-I had no opportunity to IN.
form yes of his death, excipt had wrote to ye's
by the last post. which went off the two days be-
fore he died; an thin you would have had the
postage to pay. am at loss to tell what his dealt,
was occasioned at, but fear il was by his last sick
ness. He never was well tin days together durin'
the whole time Of his confinement. am at
loss to till what occasioned it, but fear Il was by
his attn too much of rabbits stuffed wild pays All
gravy, or pays an gravy stuffed wild rabbits,
| can't tell which. As soon he brcathed his last
| the doctors gave up all hopes Of his recovery ]
needn't tell you any thing about his age, for yo'
well know he would hev bin Just 25 years old act-
in tin months an had he lived till that time, would
hev bin ak months.dea
His property now devolves to his MKT in kin,
who all died some time ago, SO expict II will be
decided betwane us, an yes know his property
now was very considtherabe, for he had n fine
esthate which wint TO pay his debts an for the re-
manether, he lost that on horse race, but 1t was
the opinion OF everybody at the time that he would
have wond the race If the horse he run agaiRst
had not been too fast for him- | niver saw man,
an the doctors all say so, that took medicine
bcther nor he did. He would as lave take bither
as swate, il 1t only had the taste and appearance
of whiskey punch, il il would only put him in the
same humor for fghtin.'-But poor soul niver atr
| or drink any more, an you now havn't livin rt-
lation but what was kilt in the last war; But !
can't dwell on his mournfu subject, and shall sal.
my letther with black salin wax, an put on it yer
unce's coat arms, SO / beg yes not to brcake tire
sale whin you open the letther, an don't open the
letther, till three four days afther yes receiya
ed for the sorrowful tidn's Yo're ould swatehcait
snds her love to yes unbeknownst to me. When
Terry McGee arrives in Amereky, AK him for this
letther, an If he don't know it from the rest till
him 1t is the one that speaks of yer uncle's deah
an is sailed in black. ! remain yo're aphekshun.
eight ould grandmother,
a JUDY OHooLIaAN.
To Larry OHooligan, late of the town of Tuy-
muchgcrty, Parish Of Ballyragged near Ballysluch
gurthy, in the county Of Kilkenny, Airland.
p. S.--Don't write to me till yes resavc this.
II is supposed that Larry O'Hooligan is tho
same who Is postmaster In small town in Mis-.
souri, and whose first cousins are two of the clerk
in the departments here. A message has beoIl
sent to Tullymuhgerty for another cousin to conlc
over and take place ready to be made vacant for
him by the removal Of native, If he can einduced
TO come over