| Title: | McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, Ellen, 1883 |
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| ID | 4377 |
| Collection | Patrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins] |
| File | glynn/27 |
| Year | 1883 |
| Sender | McMahon Glynn, Patrick |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | lawyer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia |
| Destination | Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Recipient | Glynn, Ellen |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | son-mother |
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| Log | unknown |
| Word Count | 600 |
| Genre | local economy, work, family, politics |
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| Transcript | Kapunda Sept. 22nd 1883 My dear Mother This is Saturday afternoon and there is a mail, being made up for the Orient which leaves on Monday, so I may as well take advantage of a few spare moments and write you a letter. We are right into the heart of spring now, and there is every promise of a good season this year. Another bad crop would mean ruin—but up to the present the rain has come regularly and well apportioned, so that the farmers are hopeful. Within the last week the green of the fields has become thickly interspersed with dandelion, a weed imported from the Cape. In some cases the effect is pleasing to the eye, as the dandelion flowers look, at a short distance, like so many flakes of gold fallen on the grass. I noticed this particularly this morning, when returning from my after breakfast pleasure (indeed the only thing I really enjoy thoroughly) a quiet half-hour's read in the park before going to business. Our agricultural show came off here on Thursday, but the only item in connection with it of any interest to you is that we had a dinner in the evening at which I was called upon to propose the health of Parliament and, I believe, did not make a fool of myself like some of the others. I will try and send you the Adelaide Register, which refers to it. I don't know whether I mentioned to you that the Register referred in high terms to one of my articles about a fortnight ago and extracted it in full. Indeed I have been particularly fortunate in that way, as the leaders have attracted a good deal of attention, and the Proprietor has been complimented on them, while the Herald's circulation has increased. Fanny Glynn wrote to me yesterday and seems getting on better. Her house is full of what are—in most cases—decent fellows. Cissey is living in a small cottage somewhere—but, except that times are hard with her, I know little more about her. As for Sister Bernard, it is months since we communicated. Two of the local sisters were in at my office today, and mentioned that she was busy and well. Johnny is still enjoying a condition of moderate prosperity, like myself. We have not met for about a month, but on Tuesday I will be probably in town and see him. We are in the middle of a political crisis here for the last few days, the Bray Government having been defeated on a question of taxation by a catch vote. The rejected clause of the Bill before the House will be submitted to the Legislative Assembly again on Tuesday, when a second Government defeat may bring about a dissolution. If you read the Herald articles you will see that I have been hammering away at them. But, of course, South Australian Politics are not easily appreciated elsewhere. One great advantage, however, connected with a young country is that recognized evils have not become too firmly rooted to make one despair of checking their growth. The Land question, for instance, has its importance here as well as at home, but by perseverance the true relations of the State to the Soil may be settled here without a revolution. I got your papers this week. The Country seems quieting in Ireland. You see the Informers have been kicked out of Australia. The anti-agitation feeling is very strong in the Colonies. I must now finish, with love to you all Your affect. Son P. McM. Glynn |
