The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-02-27
An irishman's letter.
Tho following characteristic letter

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4 The following characteristic letter wa
written n,New York by Hibernian Q
six yesrs' experience Of American inst
tutions
Nav York, January the IA, 1857.
Nly dear Mary, the darlint Of me har
and sowl, / am well, but had the favor
and agor, and hope youa are in the same
! coadition, thanks be to God. I wish yor
many happy New Years, aud the children
and hope you'll have three score end ten
Of them. We had Christmas here, but
the haythens don't keep it like we used
at home. Diyil resave the enc iser said
to ME, many happy Christmas, Or bad
| luck to yea, or any other polteness.
dida't get Christmas box, until | was
going home thai night, and a. night walk
ing blagard gave ma one on the eye, and
| axed ms for me money. 4 gave him all
|. could about a score ofpounds which
Knocked the cents cut of him. They tell
me that the nagur isgoin to be tie white
| sasa in future, and that the white nagurs
in Congress "a big public house in Wash
ingson) are goin to try the President for
being awhile man. If they find him
guilty, and there s 10 doubt about it, for
they are ascusess, witnesses, lawyers, jutig-
es, all in one, they're goin to execute the
executive, make fellow called Coldtaots
prssideat, and remove the safe Of govern
lnent to place called BosA-ton, eelebra-
ted for its Republicans and sinners. Thin
10 the same IS the ridiculous fellows they
call ridicales no Notwithstanding your
presence. They want to continue their
own powar-God betuae Us and al harm.
They say the Southsrners must 60 DOWN
on their knees to them. They forget THAT
the poor devils are aat on their backs in
tie dust already, and they're a name set to
kick q nan whin he's down. 80 jabers
it sllassSs me blood bile To- think Of It, and
that's the sasoa Tn running over on this
pape4. Ore war Is no sooner over t7san
they commence the beginning Of another
IN Washington, and God only knows
where Or Niin it may apd. ! lost enc
fine leg in the last, but | have another
left for a good cause, and III fight for
johnson, for I hear his great grandmother
BY his iereeather's side was m Irishmal
Z ** < We have snow and
ffross here now, and It is likely We viii
have more weather Che temperance men
God save tne mark-iu q place called
Albany, where tho people sind I,jp-resin-
tatives TO cAate them, have stopped our
grog, only by Daylight DiEa i much
taatter anyways, soE they don't keep 81
ahzop Of eacent drink il tie cosptryy-
20 rals old Irish potheen,a tallnbler Of
which would chasln the hart Of a wheel
barrow, OF make q. shovel danca-nothing
at all but stuff that would XIII a pig il he
had to live on it, much less a Christian
hass !: ;. g < geneuhsr..
me 20 Jim; tell him he's well, and ask
s.i,n how lam, I'm sorry to hear Of the deth
Of the bull. and hope your likewise Her.
milk is a loss. Tell Tady MeEinn if he
comes cut here, he'll see more Of Ameri-
ca in enc day than / he staia IL hone ali
his llfs. I'm glad his wife got over the
twins, and hope she'll do better next
time There's room lor Improvement. !
like this country, bnt there's no place
equal to ould ireland, where you'd get a.
much wisky for a shilling as would make
say for six people. If you don't set this,
rite and let lne know. Ii You don't rite
soon | may be dea, for life is eneeftain
under the Radicals, but ded o. alive III
! vsswer your letter. Address your Gear
brother Jimmy, New York, America, and
III axe ffor letter from me darlint sister.