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Letter from an Irish
Mother to her Son
Dear Son,
Just a few lines to let you know I'm
still alive. I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast.
We are all doing very well.
You won't recognise the house when
you get home - we have moved. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents
happen within 20 miles from your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you
the address because the last Irish family that lived here took the house numbers
when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address.
This place is really nice. It even
has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a
load in and pulled the chain and haven't seen them since.
Your father's got a really good job
now. He's got 500 men under him. He's cutting the grass at the cemetery.
Your sister Mary had a baby this
morning but I haven't found out if it's a boy or a girl, so I don't know whether
you are an auntie or an uncle.
Your brother Tom is still in the
army. He's only been there a short while and they've already made him a court
martial!
Your Uncle Patrick drowned last week
in a vat of whiskey in the Dublin Brewery. Some of his workmates tried to save
him but he fought them off bravely. They cremated him and it took three days to
put out the fire.
I'm sorry to say that your cousin
Seamus was arrested while riding his bicycle last week. They are charging him
with dope peddling.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and
your father went with me. The doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me
not to talk for ten minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him.
The weather isn't bad here. It only
rained twice this week, first for three days and then for four days. Monday was
so windy one of the chickens laid the same egg four times.
We had a letter from the
under-taker. He said if the last payment on your Grandmother's plot wasn't paid
in seven days, up she comes.
About that coat you wanted me to
send you, your Uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with
the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car
yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and
your father out.
Three of your friends went off a
bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam
to safety. Your other two friends were in back. They drowned because they
couldn't get the tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this
time. Nothing much has happened.
Your loving Mum
P.S. I was going to send you some
money but I had already sealed the envelope.
(Author unknown)
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