| Title: | James A. Smyth, Ontario to "Dear Sister" |
|---|---|
| ID | 2726 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, James Alexander/18(3) |
| Year | 1899 |
| Sender | Smyth, James Alexander |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | student |
| Sender Religion | Protestant (Methodist) |
| Origin | Essex Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Destination | Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Bella M.? Eliza C.? Mary? |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 0410152 |
| Date | 05/03/1899 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 27:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 585 |
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| Transcript | [No envelope] Essex, Ont March 5 1899 Dear Sister I received your letter and paper last week, I suppose you did not know what that [Dublin?] letter was for, Well in writing some time ago to get information concerning examinations, The Principle [Principal?] Kingsmill [Moore?] sent me some particulars and also said, as the time was almost up for sending in names for examinations he sent in mine, I told him what school I attended in Ireland so In case I wished to write he sent in my name Therefore that paper was sent to Castledamph to state optimal subjects but as I am not going to be in Ireland at Easter I do not need to answer it, anyhow I do not know much about vocal music [either?] [---?] [----?] or staff. I may write on [their?] exam [1st?] time I am in Ireland. So now you have the whole substance of the letter. If I were going to try that exam, it would be necessary for me to fill this out and return it stating which subject I should select; As you mention about Mary and you sewing & making so much money that is all right [alright?] But there should have been more of you got a better education or learned some trade. Everybody should learn a trade when they are young no matter whether they intend to stay at it or not. Milliner is a good trade and it is not only that but you get out in the world & see something, I don t care about harping much on education. Perhaps there are too many in that line now for (sic) to be a paying job, but there are lots of other openings which a fair educat [education?] is necessary to carry on, As far as myself is concerned all I have got yet is only fitting me for teaching and I have no idea what trade or profession I shall adopt, and it is about time I did know pretty soon Our principal gave his annual entertainment to pupils last night We had a good time at School on Friday eve [evening?], in having a mock Parliament I was on the the (sic) opposition. The gov [government?] side brought in a few bills, one of the teachers was the gov. [governor?] general. We have another Lyceum on 17 Mar [March?] perhaps we may make it partly Irish, being St Patrick [Patrick s?] Day, or as they say here the 17 of Ireland, I shall send you a few papers today and a clipping or two I see now ocean fares are reduced saloon passages to £10 so that's almost what I paid last year I crossed for a second class. We have a lot of snow today but I don't think it will last long. I don t know of much other information I would not pay much attention to valentines There is nothing in this worlds [world?] which shows a person's ignorance more fully than indulging in silly [trash?] like sending valentines It show [shows?] the kind of society the sender belongs to and also exhibits their character in a marked degree I read that piece about the [mournes?] very [well?] got up Barness' gap in it also, made me think of a few snowy nights I came through it I am pleased to know C. McCrenor [McCreanor?] is well and all other [others?] who may be enquirers after my wellfare [welfare?] This is all for the time (sic) J A Smyth Transcribed by Greg Floyd |
