The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-17
JUDY O'HOLLIGAN'S LETTER.
Tullymucklescrag, Parish of Ballyra gget,
near Observation-Disclosures in the
County of Kilkenny, in Ireland.

MY DEAR NEPHEW: l haven't sent you
letter since the last time wrote to you, bekase |
we moved from our former place Of living and
consequently we couldn't tell where a letther |
would find you. But now with pleasure, take |
my pen to inform you of the death of your own
living uncle Fitzpatrick, who died very suddenly
last week after lingering illness of six months.
The poor man was in violent commissions during
the whole time of his sickness lying perfectly
quiet and spacheless. all the time, talking inco-
harently and calling for wather. had no right
to inform you of his death sooner. except had
wrote to you by last post which went off ten days
before he died. and then you'd had postage to
pay.
am at loss as to what his death was occa-
stoned by, but fear 1t was by taking his last
sickness for he never was we'll ten days together
during the whole time of his confinement, and l
believe his death was Occasi0ned by his ating too
much rabbits stuffed with pays and gravy-or
pays and gravy stuffed with rabbts-I can't tell
which. But be that as it may, as soon as he
breathed his last the docthers gave up all hopes
of his recovery, I can't tell you anything about
his age, for you know In March next he'd have
been twenty-five years ould, lacking ten months
and had he lived till that time he'd been iis six
| months dead.
who all died some time ago. so that / expect it
will be devided between us, and you know his
property is something considerable for he had
ine estate that was sOwld to pay his debts,
and the remainder was lost In d horse race: but
it was the opinion Of every one at the time that
he would have won the race If the horse run
again him hadn't been too fast for him.
never saw q man, and the dOcthers all say so
that observed directions or tuck medicine bet
ther then he did. He said he'd as lave take bit
Their alIoways as sugar candy, If it had only the
same taste, an ipecacauahna as whisky punch,
if it would Ouly put him In the same hUmOr for
fightiD'. But, poor s0wl. lie viii niver ate or
: drink more and you haven't living relation
left i'll tie wide world. except myself and your
two cousins who were kilt III the last war,
can't DIV ell on this mournful subject and shall
sale my letthers with black sailing wax and put
on it your unCleS coat of arms SO beg you not
to brake the sale. when you open this letther
and don't open 1t until three or four days after
you've have resaved it, by which time you will
? be prepared for the sorrOwful ttdings. Your
I sweetheart, Judy McGee sends you her love un
knoWnst to me. When Pat Finnsgan arrives In
America, AK him for this lether and If he don't
know it from all the rest tell him it's the war
that spakss about your uncle's death and salet
in black. Iremain your effectiOnate Ould Grand
mother.
JUDY O'HOOLIGAN.
To Misther Larry O'HoOligan, lately of the
town of Tullymucklescrag In the perish of Bally
ragget, near MISUNDERSTANDING in the count!
Kilkenny. in Ireland. now In America. FORMS
the pump.
N.B-Dont write to me again till you resav'
this.
PS.-When you come to this place stop ant
don't read any more till my next.