| Title: | M [Whalar?] Grange to Bella Smyth, Castledamph, Co Tyrone |
|---|---|
| ID | 3294 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Whelar, M/16 |
| Year | 1900 |
| Sender | Whelar, M. |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Grange, Co. Sligo? |
| Destination | Castledamph, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Bella M. |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, Castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge. |
| Doc. No. | 410079 |
| Date | 21/3/1900 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 26:10:2004. |
| Word Count | 690 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Front of envelope:- Miss Bella Smyth Castledamph, Plumbridge Postmark [faded] Back of envelope:- Nothing Grange 21. 3. 1900 My dear Bella, My dear Bella [sic] I suppose you are thinking that I have forgotten you altogether. No such thing scarcely a day passes I do not think of you & say well I will write to.day [today?]. Then something turns up & so. time goes I have neglected all my friends this while I do trust that you have all escaped this very bad cold that has been going round [We?) all had a little attack at the Christmas time & I think now if the good weather would come in all the illness would soone (soon?) be abated. I was so sorry to hear of William [Gilkinson?] being dead I could scarcely believe it. I have never heard the partaculars [particulars?]of his death fully only through Wm [William?] Anderson. I must drop a line to poor Tilda. I well know very often the loss of not having a Father then no Mother it is hard enough for her poor thing. There has been such a lot of deaths this season about here. Solemn warnings for us all telling us to be ready for the Master's call we know not when. God grant that each one of us may be found watching. I suppose you heard of John Anderson s death it came suddenly in the end. Ive wondered Mr Hayes did not come down. Then mother thought perhaps he had heard that Annie Wilson was attending him & he did not come he never cared much for her. Such a [rum?] wake Annie & I never went down near it. We went to see him before he died but not after mother did what she could on account of the ones who were gone & she felt it hard to bear up. William Anderson went to town on the Monday of the wake in the morning.& never arrived home till night drunk & Wilson was drunk & another good woman & they commenced to sing Orange songs. It was very sad to hear of it dont mention this to any one for fear it would come to Newtown & then I would get it they say wm. [William?] has [got?] [John s?] [fields?] but we dont know. Love to everyone of your people & kind regards to friends hoping to hear from you soon ever your old chum M Whelar xxx X Willie John (Part of letter) 2 Sometime when I see you I will be able to tell you more. We are expecting Mary home this Friday she was coming last Friday only the snow. So I hope she wont disappoint it wont be long till the Easter vacation then she thinks that perhaps she will be going on a cycling tour through Donegal. Don t you wish you had a bicycle I dont think I could have the courage to ride one I would be too nervous. The Orange Hall is looking very nice I think there will be a good night when it is finished perhaps the Orange Sermon will be preched [preached?] in it at least. Willie McKinlay [McKinley?] was telling me they hoped to have it ready & a good choir to sound well I said to not count his chickens before they were hatched or something to that effect. I often think on your Mother & Father how he would sit & play the Fiddle & the good times we had Oh I would wish them back sometimes. Would you & the good bread & tea from your mother give them both my love & our united love & I do trust we may have them down with us soon. Isnt it sad about the war do you get any news from your Cousins thank goodness for men such as Roberts & Kitchener I do trust Mafeking. wont fall they are in terrible distress for food. We may be glad at any rate that the flag of the Free wont be fated to drop in African dust. Now dear Bella look over my seeming neglect this time & my mistakes & do write soon & a lots of news about everyone like a good dear |
