Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-17
FROM DEAR OLD ERIN.
A characteristic Letter" Al
legged to Have Been Written
by a Loving Mother to
Her Absent Son.

Tullymucclesctag. Parrish OF
Ballyraggett, near Ballyslugga-
they, County of Kilkenny. Ire
land, Jinuary the nth.
My DEAR NEPHEW: | haven
sent you a letter since the last
time l wrote to We, bekase we
have moved from our former
place of Twin and l didn't know
where a letther would find ye;
but I now with pleasure take up
nv pin to inform ye of the death
of your own Twin uncle, Ned
Fitzpatrick, who died very sud-
denly few days ago afher lin
germ illness of six weeks. The
poor fellow was in violent con-
volsions the whole time of his
sickness, lying perfectly quiet
and interely speechless-all the
time talkin' incorhorently, and
erwin for wather. [ had no op-
rortunity of infor,nin' We OF his
death sooner, except | wrote to
We by the last post, which same
went off two days before he died;
and then We would have postage
to pay. l am at loss to know
what his death was occasloned
| by, but | fear it was his last sick
ness, for he was niver we'll ten
days togither during the whole
of his confinement; ana | believe
his death was brought about by
Ibis attn too much of rabbit
stuffed with pals and gravy, or
pals and gravy stuffed with rab-
bit, but be that as it may, when
he breathed his last, the docther
gave up all hope of his recovery.
1 needn't tell We anything about
his age, for We we'll know that in
Tune next he would have been
lust seventy-fve years old lackin'
ten months and, he lived till that
time, would have been just six
months dead. His property now
devolves to his next OF kin,
which all died some time ago, SO
that | expect it will be divided
between us; and ye. know his
property, which was very large.
was sold to pay his debts, and
the remainderd he lost at horse
race, but it was the opinion Of
Everybody at the time that he
would have Won the race If the
haste he ran against hadn't been
too fast for him.
i | niver saw man III all my
life, and the docthers all said so
that observed directions or took
medicine better than he did. He
said he would as leve drink bit
ter as sweet if it had only the
same taste, and ipeckana as whis
kev-punch if it would only put
him in the same humor for fight
in. But, poor sowl, he will
never ate or drink any more, anc
s We haven't a livin relation i'll the
world except meself and yer two
cousins who were kilt i'll the last
, war. I cannot dwell On the
: mournful subject any longer, ano
, shall sale me letter with black
salin' wax, and put it i'll ye1
uncle's coat of arms. So | beg
We not to brake the sale when ye
open the letther, and don't opel
it until two or three days aftel
We reseave this, and by that time
ye will be we'll prepared for thu
] sorrowful tidings. Yer ole
! sweetheart sinds her love I'm
knownst to We. When Jerr,
r McGhee arrives i'll America, a,
him for his letther, and if 1t
don't bring it from amongst tn
rest. tell him it's the one tina
: spokes about your uncle's death
:, and sailed in black.
i | remain your affectionate oul'
i grandmother,
BRIDGETT O'HooLEJoIN.
:, P. S.--Don't write till We re
seave this.
N. B. When yez come to thi
stop, and don't rade any NOR
y until nv next.