| Title: | M. Smyth, Ontario, to J. J. Smyth, Co Tyrone |
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| ID | 6734 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/27C |
| Year | 1902 |
| Sender | Smyth, Mary |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Presbyterian) |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Eliza C. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | sisters |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 503018 |
| Date | 23/7/1902 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 807 |
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| Transcript | [Letter 3] [Page 1] July 23rd A few more lines today. Jim came down last night but he is away again today. He says he can't stay here it is so lonely. I don’t mind it much for I can always get something to do. But he don't want to work he says that he get sloungy [slovenly?] again if he did and would not be up to date. He will go crazy yet over style. I asked him for a few cents today to post letters as I hade’nt [hadn’t?] got a cent and I had some borrowed from Belle so he gave me 30 cents but he said he could not give me anymore now for he had not got enough for himself. He says he would have went home this year only I was here. He could have got home & back for [65$?] and he says that won’t keep him here. [Page 2] I would like you to send me some money before I start to school again. If I would think that I wouldn't get any money from him. I would not go to H. [High?] School atall [at all?]. As it would take some more for that but I think he will keep me going as long as he is getting it himself but he is getting none now these two months. It wouldn’t take so much for me but he is always scolding saying that I have got good enough clothes to go anywhere. What does Mr James think about them papers and the ones that they have to pass in going to Dublin. I would like to get them to see what they are like. Does he think the others are much harder. I hope mother's foot is better before this too bad if it wont be better for the twelfth. I was just thinking one day if mother and father were going to the shore this year but I suppose they can't get away very easy now but they should go anyway, for a week. It is too bad that this is so far away I would like to get home to spend these two months. I think I would do more work if I was there now than what I used to do, I do a good deal for them here paying up for when I was going to school. Good Bye M [Mary?] Smyth [Page 3} I think I will send you a piece of my linen dress also a piece of my black skirt. We are going to have the Sunday School picnic here sometime in August to Belle [Ping?] [faded?] I saw Jim Pembleton a week ago last Sunday he is a very nice man he is married and has a little baby. I was coming from Sunday School & Annie & Chs. [Charles?] were at Allisons so they called me over to wait & they would be up with me so when I went over Tom Allison gave me an introduction to him. It is a long time since Jim talked of him going home with him. Tell A.J. I was sorry to hear that his shoes were hurting his feet which used to be the most important part of him maney [many?] a long journey his feet has taken him on dark nights it is too bad tell him that his shoes should be so cruel to them now. I have not forgotten any of the good times we used to have when I want to I can have [Page 4] them all clear before me, I suppose they all think about the good nights we used to have with Willie Mc, & A.J., and Bob, & John Noble, & Wm. Andy McClelland & Andy McK, & George, all of those nights I can remember well and then a then a later [date?] Jamey Mc & Bob. and now the one that Bella got knows nothing about it atall [at all?]. Just when I think of John Noble I always think of John Gordon because he used to make fun of me about him. Do you remember the night before the [stillers?] were chased with Andy McCle.[Clelland?] & John Noble about the machines. Last night as we were coming home there was a big gentleman cow on the road & when we were passing he turned and made at our horse but Belle gave him with the whip & he was not very bad he went away as I was just saying to her that I would'nt want any of them about the house. And now I see by your letter that you have got one. Well I hope to hear that you all had a pleasant twelfth and that it passed over without any quarrels or scolds after they all were gone. Not like last year I hope. Good bye M. [Mary?] Smyth |
