The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-08-04

Ballyconnel, County Cannaught,
near Sligo, June, 10th, 1867.
DEAR Cousin MCGlNNIs: 7 didn't
send yc a letthur since last time I wrote
to your brother jerry, because I have
just moved from me former place OF liv.
ing, and | COULDN'T tell where the letthur
would find yc. But now wild pleasure
take my pin in hand TO inform ye Of the
death Of your own living Uncle Kill
patrick, who died very suddenly afthcr
lingering sickness Of fits. The poor
ould man was in violent commissions
during the entire time Of his confne.
ment, laying perfectly quiet and speach
less, all the time talking incorrently and
crying for wather. ] couldnt inform ye
of his death before this except I wrote
to yc by the last post, which wint off
two days before he died, and then ye'd
have the postage to pay. I aren't able
to tell the rale cause Of his death though
fear it was occasioncd by his last sick
ness, but | think it was occasiohed by
his eating too much rabbits stuffed with
paise and gravy, or paise and gravy
stuffed wild Rabbits or Something else,
can't tell which. But be that as il
may, as soon as he brethed his last the
doctors. gave over all hopes Of his rccov-
cry. And what is worse than all, Pat
rick, the poor man was never we'll ten
days at a time during his whole sickness
and confinement. lnced not say any
thing about his age, for yc very we'll
know that September next he would
hove been forty five years ould lacking
twelve months, and if he'd lived till that
time, he'd be just six months dead. His
property now all falls to his next kin, 50
l expect it will be divided betwixt us.
and yc know his estate was quite consid-
cradle, which was sould to pay his debts,
and he lost the remainder in horse race,
but it was the opinion Of every one 1.-THE
time that he'd have won the race if the
horse he ran against hadn been too fast
for him.
never saw man (and the doctors
all say so, that observed directions or
took medicine better than he did. He
said he would as lave taste, an ippekak
as whiskey punch if it would only put
him in the same humor for fighting but
Patrick, the poor oud soul will never
ate or drink more. And now we haven't
living relative in the wide world except
ycrsef and yer two cousins who were
murdered and kilt in the last war. l
cant dwell on this mornful subject any
longer and shall sale my letthur with
black sailing wax and put on it yer
Uncle's coat Of arms, SO be careful and
don't break the sale when We open the
lcthur-and don't open it for three or
four days afther ye reseve it, be which
time yen be prepared for these sorrow.
full tidings. Yer ould swate heart sinds
her love to ye unbeknown to me. Whin
ye..go to the Post Office ak Corn alious
O'Flynn for this letthur, and if he does
not know it from the rest tell him it is
the one that spakes about the death of
yer dear ould Uncle, and don't pay any
thing for the letthur for put stamp
on the inside for fear it might be lost if
Id put it on the outside, do We
mind.
From yer darlin cousin,
PAUDINE O'BRIEN.
T. S.-Thc saiscn is very backward
on account Of the severe weather we are
having, and Father Brady says he never
See such could summer before but one
and that was in December forty years
ago. Don't write to me till ye resaye
this. p OR
To CLEAR A Room OF MosQUIToEs.-
A writer in South Carolina paper
says:
| have tried the following, and find
that it "works like a charm" Take of
gum camphor piece about one.third