New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
THE G1ELJC SCHOOLNlSTER.

HIS REMARKABLE LETTER DETAILING
WINTERS HAPPENINGS FOR HIS
BROTHERs BENEFIT.
The population Of Cape Breton Island is large
" made up Of Highland Scotch. Twenty-Five OF
thirty wears ago Gaelic was no uncommon speech
ar,on,, its inhabitants-a fact which may serve
"a throw some light upon the following rather
extraordinary letter written by country school
teacher TO his brother who had left home not
altogether to the satisfaction. it would SEEM Vi
the "old folks:
D,, hrotbar March. 1877.
1t is with expressive eXultation nave enueas
orcd to respond to your magnimItlous let,eI
which have received two days ago previous
purposcly to inform you that am IN thr ehJoy
inent of A regular circumstances hoping slhco'c
~ that these few lines will find YOU III uhe ="
ioyluent Of similar benedctons. III,
/ am teaching constantly in this locallty WIN
good attendance the general number PoSeht 70
30 and some days Ia and y ana the hu'l'ci
registered is -. All the anticonI ed'iitea VIZ
against me teaching this term am t1acniiS
here before a coming in SuperadNentuaiIy ana
transmitting the children voluntarily. lnere -
an immense number Of big fellows conl"b ~
echonl VIZ peter McNcin and Neil. Hector
sen. and sarah Philips and Donald and Hector
his brother. r.,... ,,c~ou \rer-
crant Grand NarroNS died since fortnight ago
al, Allan NIckinnon (Donalds bans on the III
tc,-val,l and Hugh Mcneil Eachan Callum tnen
and lane Campbell. Hector Campb'Hs m"'h'l
di,i Tuesday. people are marrying ana eNi''"9
TIN, lee took place on both lakes since long ago.
N'r James Grey skinned his white horS" IA.
week | believe the poor brute was worn va.
with old age before b. got it also he ana not
tr.,t If with the best Of hospitality but AWAY
wiz. the greatest of animosity ana 10 coht'u'r
n. r,i-.,a biz. life he stuck him i'm "a snow pank
MOI fa. from his own nous. Oh his way 10 PAU
Iaft I'M here ID ST
Y, did not send hay away 1" lhe H'H'a 9'
cannot get beasts for such purposes. an lht
horses i'm the vicinity are "'cnI,1u 'r ,,
good. from ST Peters To Baddccf there II Nv"
vessels concealed there on the approach 81 VIII
ter ON the way to Baddrck containing so"h7 Ioi
q + Campnoll and CarncNon. me "id I"IhS 81
not willing for YOU 10 20 further Oh M" .ne
world rather have YOU come back on th' az
nrnarh If summer for there is perl rtudl ~"
t. Ice performed at home be fore cVerylhlhS 'ld'
&c reuuired is accomplished. There II Il laiEr
hons. IN h. constructed which will require the
AID Of more than one single individual as we ana
not get any ploughirg performer ana ~ WI.
not get any more myself no sooner IMAM July u
will b,. an inconvenience to us IN th' ei9"'"N
en,n,nar and therefore if YOU dom come nom"
yourself hope you will lay aside le" uol''rio
that vo, will transmit in order To get H"''
performed and ! viii see to II tolerated dpS"-
iut~v. If a person could have lev gai."n ,
rum ne could get anyone ne would deiha"u NJ
withstanding Jurisprudence. am now occupl'u
making a new shantcr for the hagppes aSn
his, dround1s [ sent letter To MI Donaid Nc
N,iU 10 Rockland nj Christmas time TO get me II
Eagpipes and ne informed me IN ms response
thai ne would get them in Boston ana demanded
me to send him the sum would be Obliged 10
civ. for one accordingly did 80 whatever VIII
hc the consequences. told nm |" get one Va
tween twelve and sixteen dollars. In your pro-
ceeding letter let me know II you nave seen
John Mcneil (Seaman about that localty. J
heard that Donald J. Mcneil was coming nome
son as it was in some letter that was trans
mitted from there. | have no news 10 say 10
Won at present but transmitting you my p'St
love and respects as ! remain
YOUR affcctonate brother
\ {.
s deem it convenient TO give a BRIEF eN-
rlanation IF some Of these words. kno" there
ar, some YOU are not familiar with. Excessive
means too much. Superidvcntually, not cN-
pect,dly. Exultation, great JOY. Voluntarily
one own free will Endeayourcd. Attempted
Transmitting sending. Respond. answer. frp-
fusion abundance Magnimitious. kindly. AM
mostly hatred Congealed. to freeze. Absolutely,
comuletcly IncOny -niencc. unitness. Proceed
inc going before De mand. to ask. Con
etructcd g. bunl YOU viii not spare tough
English in your response a. this Is the chap ID
expound it. Philip 5. Phillips and John > NC
Neu went 10 Halifax To the military school
Noflr brother -