The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-02

The following is communicated by
Alderman Patrick Donnelly, oof Ian
caster: g..
=. TULLYMUeKLEseHRAs, PARISH OF
.BALLYRAeGET, NEAR BALLseHLUeH.
GUTTHERY;;i1 IN TIE County OF Kill.
KENY, IN 1REEAND-My Dear Ne
phew-l haven't sent; you a letther
since the last time / wrote you, be-
kase We moved from our former place of
living and consequently 1couldu't tell
where letther would find you. But
|. pow, With pleasure, take up my pen
to- Inform you of the. death Of your
own living uncle 'Kilpathriek, who
died very suddenly last week afther a
lingering illness of six months. The
poor: man was IN violent commissions
during the whole tine of bis sickness,
lying perfectly quiet land spachless,
all the while talking incoherently, and
calling for wather. I had no time to
inform you Of bis death sooner, except
[ had wrote to you by the last post,
which went of ten days before he died,
and then yon'd'' had postage to pay.
I am at a loss; to tell what his death
was occasioned by, but I.fear it was
by bis last sickness, for he vas never
well ten days pthegither during the
whole time Of his confinement, and I
believe his death was occasioned
by his ating too much Of rabbits
schtufed with pays and graEy-or
pays and gravy schtufed with rabbits
i can't tell which. But be that as
it may, as soon as be brathed bis last
the dockthers gave up all hopes Of his
recovery. I can't tell yon anything
about his age, for you we'll know that
in March next he'd have been 25
years ould, lacking ten months, and
had heliyed till that time, he'd been
jist six months dead. His property
now revoives ITO his next of Kin, who
all did some months ago, 50 that I
expect it will be divided between us,
aud you know his property was some
thing very considerable, for he had a
fine estate that was sould1 to pay his
debts, and the remainder be lost in
horse race, but it was the opinion of
everyone. at the time that be would
have. won if the horse he ran against
| hadn't been too fast for him. ! never
| saw man, and the dockthers all say
so, that; obsaryea directions or tuck
| medicine better thanahe- did,, He'd
| as lave take bitter a!loways as sugar
| candy, If It hsd only the same taste,
and ippeeacuhapa or whiskey punch,
if it would only put him in the same
.humour for hghtin'.. But, poor soul,
he will niver ate or drink more, and
you haven living relation left in
the wide world, except myself and
your two cousins, who were kilt in the
last war. 1 can't dwell Oh this
mournful subject, and shall'sale MY
letter with black salinwa3 and put on
it your unele's coat Of arms, so I
beg you not break the sale whin you
opir. this letther, and don't opin it
till three or four days afther you've
recsved it, by which time you will be
prepared for the sorryful tidings.
Your sweetheart, Judy McGee, sends
you her love unknownst to me. When
Pat Finnegan arrives in America ak
him for this letter, and if he doesn't
know it from the rest, tell him its the
one that spakes about your uncle's
death and sailed in black I remain
your affeetionate grandmother. '
.~~. - FL. JULIA OHooLIeAN.
To Larry O'Hooligan nov in Aneri-
ca, fornist the pump -. -
N. B.-Don't write to me again
till you recave this. =-@ ...
2. s.-When you come to this
place stop, and don't read any more
till my next.-Free Press. ,...