| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to Mrs J.J. Smyth, Castledamph |
|---|---|
| ID | 2925 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/13 |
| Year | 1903 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | |
| Recipient Gender | male-female |
| Relationship | writes to her family |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth. |
| Doc. No. | 0604128 |
| Date | 12/04/1903 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 712 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Mrs J J Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge Co. Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] DUBLIN AM 8 15 AP 24 03 48 Canada Postage Two Cents 2 2 [Written above the Address] Mrs JJ Smyth Castledamph Mrs J J Smyth [Back of Envelope] JC Smyth Castledamph JC Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge [Written sideways on left side] JC Smyth Castledamph Plumbridge [Page 1] South Woodslee April 12, 1903 Dear People, As this is Easter Sunday I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know how we are all doing. I came down here on Thursday night just the night school closed. Jim came down last night. None of us has got to Church today as it stormed last night thunder & lightning and rain and so the river is over the road nearly all the way. [Now?] not so [Page 2] so bad now as it was in the morning Cass & Fred & the young ones started to come down here after dinner so when they get about half way they were afraid to go through the water so they got out & left the buggy at the fence & came through the fields walking so Fred has just gone back now for the buggy. We may go out to Church tonight I think it will not be very muddy Annie and the young ones came out Thursday. So we are all here again Well that wedding is all over it was pretty good I will send you a cutting from the paper with the account in it. so I will not need to write it to you. Well now I am sorry if John had anything to do with that [Page 3] song. I think he might had better sense than to do it on them but I suppose he didn’t - care as long as he pleased the other, what did it say all about them? Jim brought me a letter from Liza yesterday I would be glad to get a letter from those folks but I don’t expect they will write now I suppose they might have at that time when they had their notion in their head. I’m afraid I wont' get over for the christening. this year if it is that soon I would like to go but I’m not satisfied with being out here so there is no use in me going & then wanting to come back again so I don’t think I had better go this year I may [Page 4] though I would be through school time enough to get there for the twelfth. School stops the 24th June, If I don’t go home I will go down to St Thomas. I don’t know what to start at after holidays I shall have to consider that before long I don’t want to go to school here any longer for it would have to go for 3 or four years before I could make anything out of it. So I think I hadn’t better go any longer than this year. I never knew till this last letter that John had a case against the company I was wondering if he wouldn’t When is he going back to work or is he going at all. I suppose he has got [Page 5] too much attraction across the river,. I must write to Bella some day next week I see they are raising [enough?] young pigs anyway. School does not open again till the 20th so I am making the best of my holidays I am making a few shirt waists to wear at school for my first trial Yesterday [Friday?] I made a pair of pants & an underwaist I can make pretty well now when one has to do it they will do it I dont' know how I will do with my waists it will be my first trial but if I spoil it wont be a great loss anyway as the stuff isn’t very expensive thats why I am [trying?] on them first I suppose Bella has'nt made anything yet for herself I guess she has got enough to keep her busy. I think she should apply for another girl. I would like to see my little nephew [&?] niece whichever but I suppose I'll have to have patience Good Bye MS.. [Mary Smyth?] [Written upside down at top of page 1] Jim & Annie & I are going to Church tonight so I want to post this I have eaten 5 eggs today [&?] has [sic] not got my supper yet. How many did W J [Willie John?] Eat? I suppose half a dozen. [Written upside down on Page 5] Annie is for moving shortly to St. Thomas Transcribed by Mohamed Souissy |
