| Title: | Mary Smyth, Ontario to E C Smyth, Plumbridge |
|---|---|
| ID | 6731 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Smyth, Mary/12B |
| Year | 1903 |
| 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. | 604115 |
| Date | 12/7/1903 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | |
| Word Count | 1023 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | [Letter 2] [Page 1] South Woodslee July 12th (rather 13th) 03 Dear People:- Just a few lines tonight to let you know how I spent today. Well as I wrote to you my intentions Still they did not come true. Jim came down at 7 o'clock this morning and asked me if I wanted to go to the celebration. I had'nt thought anything about going and soon forgot about it being the 12th though I was thinking of it yesterday. I told him I did'nt know whether to go or not so he thought I had better go and see the Canadian Celebration. So I did the train left Woodslee at 11.10 oclock. about 3 o'clock at home. There was an awful crowd in the train & drumming as usual. The celebration was about 16 or 18 miles from here Tilbury is the name of the place about the size of Newtownstewart. When we got there they marched through town and then we had dinner and after that we started to the field or wood as you might call it as there were quite a lot of trees there. So they had speeches and playing there for about two hours. I did not hear only two speakers as my nose started to bleed and I [Page 2] had to get away back where no one was in sight It bled for a long time and I had to borrow two handkerchiefs to do me. I got back just as they were finishing the speeches so. I went back up town and got into a ladies' room and got cleaned up a bit. and then went to see a baseball game for about half an hour Then walked through the town a little and went to the station and got in our train. We had a fine time coming home in the train. We are just having an argument here over where is the best celebrations quite a hat [hot?] one too. I was [telling?] that the celebration couldn't come up to the ones at home so they say here that they are just as good. Belle said I was only displaying my ignorance by saying that. So you may think that it was a pretty good one. It is not hard to get Belle mad. While I was talking I made this over the paper. Well now I'll proceed it is all over only saying a few words now and again. There was bugles there and 3 or four brass bands and one bagpipes it was [good?] [Page 3] only about 7 or 8 bands altogether. I said all along it was not half as good as the one at home they don't look as nice nor they cant march as nice either. Belle says that it would not be very hard for them to look as nice and to walk as nice as the fellows she saw over there. We had quite an argument they made me mad. I guess they would rather I hadn't gone today as it was washday but I hadn't anything to wash so was independent. Well now I received Liza's letter tonight when I came home she just sent it in the right time. I got home here at about 8 o'clock. But no band came up home with me for something new. I was just thinking going away this morning that you were having about the best part of this day over about 3 o'clock there but now when you would have a dance afterwards why I would'nt I wish I had been there as I suppose it is all over by this time near 11 o'clock here. We had a very nice day not very hot. It rained a little just after we got there but it soon dried up again. Well I see by your letter that the baby [Page 4] is said to resemble me. I was just thinking it would. Now you did not tell me what you called it yet. I suppose Bella don't know much about attending to a baby. I think I could learn her if I was there as Cass has learned me. I keep Charlie and he never says anything Once he cried and I got sick of him I could'nt do anything to stop him. He is not very well now just cutting his teeth. Well now I expect you to give me full particulars of the 12th and all about it. What was done and who was there and all. I was in to a dance (just looking at it only today) There was a dancing [ball?] there but I only stayed a short while. Tuesday afternoon 14th I will finish this now and get it posted tonight. There is an ice cream social on the Church lawn tonight so I must hurry up Jim is going to give some kind of a speech. Sarah is coming home tonight for her holidays. Belle just got a letter from her this morning saying that Lizzie and her husband is not coming. Glen & Leslie are here for their holidays now so there will be quite a houseful when they all gather home. Good Bye [Goodbye?] M.S. [Mary Smyth?] [Written upside down at top of Page 1] Our argument is all settled again I was mad for a good while after at what Belle said but she tried to make it all up by asking me about other things. She gets all out of patience and don't think of what she says GoodBye M.S. [Mary Smyth?] [Written along left side?] I had a nice drive Sunday evg. [evening?] after church with ------- [Written upside down on Page 4] Rec. [Received?] note alright but don't know yet whether I can get it changed or not. If I go to Business College as I intend to do after holidays I would like to get the money for it. If you cannot spare it now I suppose Uncle would lend it to me. I will pay it back when I get making some. I think I would like about £18 or £20 I may stay at Annie's if I go and if she asks me. So that I will save paying for my board. M.S. [Mary Smyth?] Write soon and give me all the news. |
