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Title: McMahon Glynn, Patrick to Glynn, Ellen, 1889
ID4399
CollectionPatrick McMahon Glynn: Letters to his family (1874-1927) [Gerald Glynn O'Collins]
Fileglynn/51
Year1889
SenderMcMahon Glynn, Patrick
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationlawyer
Sender Religionunknown
OriginAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
DestinationGort, Co. Galway, Ireland
RecipientGlynn, Ellen
Recipient Genderfemale
Relationshipson-mother
Source
Archive
Doc. No.
Date
Partial Date
Doc. Type
Logunknown
Word Count446
Genrework, family, the press, horses, prospects
Note
TranscriptSeptember 22nd 1889.

My dear Mother
It is some weeks since I wrote to you, so I had better send a
few lines. On Sunday about 3 hours of my time are devoted to
writing, and during the other days a politician who has to run law
offices and journalism, lecture for charities, and attend casual
meetings, has scarcely breathing time. The only thing I look forward
to is during 5 months of ths year a hunt on Saturday, and I
suppose it is this seeming extravagance that induces so many convents
and kindred institutions, hard up acquaintances and others to
write to me as a man of great wealth and extraordinary generosity.
Well if they work as hard at their respective callings and with as
little personal result of pleasure as some of us do — they are
deserving.
Mother Bernard is here still, but I see her seldom, as time
does not permit. She is, I believe, just now at Kapunda. I am
trying to set the finances of the Convent to rights by consolidating
their mortgages — and hope eventually in the face of created
difficulties to succeed. It was gratifying to get the letters you
sent re my introduction of Dillon — a student's opinion is worth
something. Here one section of the Press helps, the other in
politics seeks to damn — often by unscrupulous tactics. I am told,
for instance, that one of the Comic papers is very bitter against
me this week — but I can understand it, as you may, on reading
one of my articles in the Herald, on "the urbanity of the Comic
Press". At the same time some press men I heard, spoke of that
article in the highest terms. Such is the world.
"Cadger", the horse I ride, has behaved admirably this season,
and is a noted jumper in this, perhaps the stiffest hunting country
in the world. In another fortnight I will give him a seven months
rest. I have bought a horse called Arabi Bey, 6 years, who won
17 first prizes for jumping, and never turned his head from a fence
yet. Next year, if all goes well, he will probably in Melbourne
fetch double the price I paid, and in the meantime I will take him
quietly.
I have been obliged to take a partner in Adelaide, as politics
takes me away from the office. How the joint business will go, I
can't yet say, but the profits are small.
I hope to hear you are all well, and that you will excuse this
random note, written after an article and other work. With love
to all, I am

Your affectionate Son
P McM Glynn