Arthe [Hay?], Dunamanagh, to Mrs A.W. Smyth, New Orleans

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Document ID 9810133
Date 23-01-1912
Document Type Letters (Emigrants)
Archive B. O'Reilly
Citation Arthe [Hay?], Dunamanagh, to Mrs A.W. Smyth, New Orleans;Copyright Retained By Brendan O'Reilly; CMSIED 9810133
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Mrs A.W. Smyth
1729 Coliseum Place
New Orleans La
U.S.A

                                    Ardcame
                                    Dunamanagh
                                    Jan 23d 1912

  My darling [Mamma?]
                  Your [3?] letters 8.9.10. Jan
were received yesterday. Also the Pr of [Atty?]
[Paper of Attorney?] The old man at once went
upstairs to take a bath preparatory to going to
Derry - It was a very cold day & it took him
several hours to finsh his toilet so that he had
to be fortified with a bottle of stout after he got
through - he was the most half frozen & watery eyed
object for the rest of the day - However he seems
alright today & is quite ready to go to Derry
tomorrow or do anything which is asked of him.
We had a slight fall of snow & a good frost last
night - but this day is very bright & not cold -
David did not go home for the day as he expected
- He and Papa are for Derry tomorrow to sign
the Pr or Atty [Paper of Attorney?]
I am so glad you are feeling better & that
Dr. Pratt has given you some medicine. I am so
glad Mr Wall is friendly to you. I think he is
the best of the lot & if he only wins the
[Basin?] suit he will be an angel in
disguise - I am not at all anxious to see D.
succeed Cornelson - I don't
think he would live long in that dreadful
climate. The pay is very little when you
consider the price of living & the terrible
strain of the climate besides they say the
congregation of the 1st ch [church?] are a
trying lot & they certainly work their
ministers to a death. However it is not for
me to say [care?] about America anyhow -
My ideas of happiness is to have a fine
Dublin ch [church?] & spend my summers in
Ardcame and be able to travel in Europe
whenever it suits me - I am glad things will be
settled up in Feb [February?] - This one day
rich & next day poor is hard on the adjusting
powers & prevents settling down for any good
object to make life worth living. I would
rather be poor & know if I cut my garments to
suit my cloth than have castles in Spain any day.
I am very happy as I have all I want - If we get
money it will ne nice, if not we can manage
fine - I am very well indeed. I don't go out
walking every day as the old man told me I was
over doing the exercise & that I took enough
exercise in the house without going out in
bad weather - at all events I feel splendid &
the old man is very nice to me. Sometimes we
have wee fights but generally the waters are
smooth. D. [David?] spilt all his tea on the
clean tablecloth at breakfast cutting up & he
says I treat him so badly that he is going
to get a divorce. He is in great form today
& is racking his brain to get some good
sermon to squash Dr. G at the next
Evangelical meeting - D. says to tell you I
eat six times a day & its no wonder I get
indigestion - He teases me dreadfully but
somehow I can't stay mad at him
for long - He sends you his love-
  I got a beautiful letter from Mrs [Law---?]
I will answer her soon-
    This is all at present
 Your cherished little girl
                       Arthe