The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-13
A FINE LETTER
FROM IRELAND
Bridget O'Hoolegoin Dashes
off a few Lines to "Nephey"
Death of UEcle Ned
Fitzpatrick.

Mr.. p. G.. Harvey. of east Church
street, furnishes Us the following LETT
ter which was originally published in
the Mirror. having been handed In by
Mr.. Giles Foster about sixty-one
years since but which Is stlll a warm
epistle
Tullymucclescrag Palish OF Bally-
raggett, near Ballysluggathey. County
OF Kilkenny, ireland. Jnuary the 9Th.
My Dear Nephew: / haven't sent
yet letther since the last time
wrote to ye. bekase we have moved
from our former place of livin' and
| didn't know where a letther would
find ye; but ! now with pleasure take
up me pin to inform we of the death
of yer own livin' uncle, Ned Fitzplt-
rick, who died very suddenly a few
days ago after lingerin' Illness OF
six week. The poor fellow, was in vio-
lent convulslons the whole time of
his sickness, lyin' perfectly quiet and
entirely speeches, at the time talkln'
ircoherently and cryin' for wather.
had no opportunity of informin' We
of his death sooner, except | wrote
to ye by last post which same, went
on two days. before ne died; and then
ye would have postage to pay. Pm
at a loss to tell what his death was
occasioned by, but ! fear 1t was by
his last sickness, for he was niver well
ten davs together durin the whole OF
his confinement and / believe his
death was brought about by his attn
TOO rnJcr u raRoit stuffed with pals
| and gravy. or ipais and gravy stuffed
with rabbit; buti be that as II Inay
When he breathed his last, the doctor
gave up all hope of his recovery 1
reedn' tell yc anything about his age
| for we well know that in June next
he would have been Just seventyrfive
years old lackin' ten months, and, had
! ne lived till that time, would have
been just six months dead His prop,
erty now devolves to his next of kin.
which all died some time ago. so that
expect IL will be divided between us;
and ye know his property, which was
Every large, was sold to pay his debts
and the remainder he lost at horse
race; but II was the opinion of every
body AT the time he would have won
the race, If the baste ne run against
hadn't btu too fast for him.
| niver saw a man in all my life
and the docthers all said so. that OBJ
served directions or took medicine
betther than he did. He said he would
as lave dhrink Bitter as sweet If II
had only the same taste. and ipecak
ana as whisky punch lt, II would only
put him in the same numor for fight
in. But, poor sowll he will niver ate
or dhrink any more. and ne haven't
a livin' relation In the world except
myself and yet two cousins who were
KILT in the late war. ] cannot -dwel
on the mournful subject any longer
ard | shall sale me letther with blacN
solln wax. and put in it yer uncle'i
coat of arms So | beg We not tC
brake the sale when ye open the let
ther, ana don't open 1t until two OF
three days afther ye resave this. ant
by that time ye will be well prepared
for the sorrowflil tidings. Yer OLE
sweetheart slnds her love unknowns
to ye. When Jerry McGhee arrives
| In America. AK him for this letther
and II he don't brung II from amons
the rest, tell him it's the one tha
spakes about yer uncle's death, anC
sailed In black remain yer affec'
tiGnate ould grandmother.
Bridget O'Hoolegoin.
p. S.-Don't write till ye resave this
n. B-When yez come TO this place
stop and don't rade any more until
me next.
W. S. Agin-If ye resave this II
the mawrnn', don't open 1t till after
| supper