dren for they are a disgrace, so they are, enough to make you ashamed
to be related.A letter has to be written to Angelas mother. Philomena
will write it because a teacher in Limerick told her once she had a
fine fist. Delia has to tell Mrs. Leibowitz that a fine fist means good
handwriting.
Mrs. Leibowitz goes down the hall to borrow her husbands foun-
tain pen, paper and an envelope.The four women sit at the table and
make up a letter to send to my mothers mother:
Dear Aunt Margaret,
I take pen in hand to write you this letter and hope this finds
you as it leaves us in the best of health. My husband Tommy is
in fine form working away and Delias husband Jimmy is in
fine form working away and we hope this finds you in fine
form. I am very sorry to tell you that Angela is not in fine
form as the baby died, the little girl that was called Margaret
after yourself, and Angela has not been the same since lying in
the bed with her face to the wall.To make matters worser we
think shes expecting again and thats too much altogether.
The minute she losses one child there is another one on the
way.We dont know how she does it. Shes married four years,
five children and another on the way.That shows you what
can happen when you marry someone from the North for
they have no control over themselves up there a bunch of
Protestands that they are. He goes out for work every day but
we know he spends all his time in the saloons and gets a few
dollars for sweeping floors and lifting barrels and spends the
money right back on the drink. Its terrible,Aunt Margaret,
and we all think Angela and the children would be better off
in her native land.We dont have the money to buy the tickets
ourselves for times is hard but you might be able to see your
way. Hopping this finds you in fine form as it leaves us thank
God and His Blessed Mother.
I remain your loving neice
Philomena Flynn (what was MacNamara)
and last but not least your neice
Delia Fortune (what was MacNamara, too, ha ha ha)
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