The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-03-21
An Irish Letter.


DEAR NEPHEW havn't sint we leth-
er since the last time | wrote to yes bekase
we've moved from our former place of Twin
and | didn't know whether a letter would
reach yes or not. | now with pleasure
take up my pen to,mtorm yes Of the death
of yes own Hvin' uncle Fitzpatrick, who
died very suddenly after lingerin' illness
Of six months. The poor man was in VIC
lent commissions the whole time of his sick
ness, lynn perfectly quiet and spatchless all
the time, takin iucoharintiy aud calm for
vather | had no opportunity to inform
yes of his DEATH except by the last post
which wiut off two days before he died
and thin you would have the postage to
pay. am lost to tell what his death was
oCcasioued at but / fear that it was his
last sickness. He never was well tin days
durin' the whole Of his confinement | am
at d loss to tell what occasioued it, but
fear it was the skin of so much rabbits,
stuffed with pays an gravy, or pays and
gravy stuffed with rabbits | can't tell
~lich. AS soon as he breathed his list, the
doctors gave up all hopes of his recovery,
| needn't tell you anything about his age,
for you will know he would hev bin just
twenty FIVE years Of age, lackin' tin months,
and had he lived till that time would have
been six months dead.
His property now devolves to his next in
kin, who died some time ago, so | expect it
will be decided between the two Of US, an
yes know his property was very copsithera-
BILE, for he had a very fine estate which
whit to pay his debts and for the rename
Their, he lost that on a horse-race, but it
was the opinion of everybody at the time
that he would have won the horse-race if
the horse he run against had not been too
fast for him. | niver saw a man, and the
docthers all say SO. that took medicine bet
ther nor he did. He would as lave take bitter
as swate,i if it only had the taste and appear
adce Of whiskey punch, it would only put
him in the humer for fghtin' But poor
soul. he'll niver ate or drink any more, an
you now havn't Twin relation ITSELF but
what was kilt in the last war. But can t
dwell upou this mournfu subject, and shall
sale my letther with black salin' wax, an
put on your unckle's coat Of arms, so | beg
yes not to break the sale whin you open
the letter till Or days afther yes will
have time to be prepared to recave the sor
rowful tidins Yure old swate heart sinds
her love to ye uubeknownst to me. When
Terry McCue arrives III Amerlky, ak hlm
for this letther, an if he don't know it from
the rest, tell him it is the one that spakes
of uncle's death, an is sailed in black. re
main yore dear afeckshuueight ould grand
mother. JOHN o AooLGAN
To Larry O'Hoolgan late of the town OF
CuImuchgerry, Parish Of BoIlysIuchgurthy,
in the county Of Kilkenny Airiaud.
P. S Don't write to me till yes resave
this.
The MARCH FREEzE The extraordinary
cold weather OF las week, Wednesday an,
Thursday seems to have extended all owe
the North West. At St. Paul the ther
mometor marked % degrees below zero; a
Beaver Dam, 81 at Prairie du Chen Is
at Milwaukee, 5; at St Joseph Missouri Il
at Omaha, 20; at Cairo, II; and o
Thurday at Chicago, g. The Iowa divisio
of the Northwestern Railroad, west Of Boon
was completely blocked up with snow, an
it will be several days before t rains are abb
to get through, from or TO Missouri.