1 in Bagenalstown
is always asking
me about him.
Sr. Aloysuis.
Tell him that
won't you. Nell
has written a great
ballad on Mountjoy
jail.Oscar Wilde's
is nothing to it. The
poor Commandant —
we are often reminded
of him. Best love to
yourself Jim — & if you
can spare a few
minutes I would love to get a
line from you. Yours! Margaret Train to Carlow My dear Jim You know I'm running a
great risk by writing to you. K.
was a long time before she could
make up her mind to ask permission
and it was given so reluctantly
that I thought it better to take
the law into my own hands once
I got off '52' premises. Of course
you mustn't be telling on me when
next you write to 'herself' — after 2 2 all, she who brought ye together
deserves some little consideration
I'd say I'm about the only one
existing at present who isn't a
sort of grass widow. Its well in
a way because I can devote
my time to keeping others
faithful — though to tell the
truth that is not very hard.
The very least of us wouldn't
be bothered with those that
are left. An ordinary
'beardless boy' has no attractions
for us now. Bergin is the 3 dearest approach —his heart is with me
of course but 'the Lord knows who he'll
marry' (does this remind you of the curls wagging)
Now that he has the fractured skull or
whatever it developed into in the end.
Of course my one consolation in life is
that 'Art' has been spared to me.
Unfortunately though one does not feel
in humour for a 2 step — nor even
as he said to me of yore 'for the
melancholy waddle of the waltz.' K.
Brady is trying to do me out with
that triangular glance she has — but
thus far her wiles have proved
fruitless and of no avail. Does
that last part sound biblical — now
that you are so well up in the
bible. Which of Lot's daughters would
you rather have — or does Susanna
remind you more of the Sinn Fein
Prima Donna — This damn train is shaking horribly 4 We had a great letter from Fionn at Wandsworth.
He told us he made a strong plea for
us to his colonel at Wandsworth — representing
to him that the British atrocities on the
Dublin girls were even on a more refined
plane of cruelty than the Belgian ones —
but he added — the heartless wretch only
laughed. Right enough Jim — our gatherings
are a problem. All women & an odd
priest. I feel that this picture has already
been vividly put before you, so I won't give
further details. We are absolutely run to
death trying to get funds for the relief.
Many and varied are our projects —
amongst others — a picnic — which we
are having on Sat week. — We will take any
money we get but I'm afraid we'll only
give a very meagre tea — I am to act as
a sort of vigilance committee. Picnic 2/6
and there is a graduated scale of extras.
For instance holding hands 2 d and so on
ad infinitum. We will be awfully busy 5 though as in '82' is in complete control — and
we may be able to procure some frivolous
females content to amuse themselves with
the men that are left. We all went
up to meet Kit coming out — a tremendous
reception — 2 or 3 hundred.They were
to have let her out at 8.30 but she
actually did not get till 11o'clock —
nearly everybody waited — & I felt
like 'the queen going to the races'
going off in a taxi with her. I am
getting absolutely no work done at all —
Poor Osbie will be sad when he finds
another of his idols smashed. I had a
letter from Fr Paul. He had been to see
you and thought yourself & Michael
O'Kelly very picturesque. You should have
seen Shaun go away with the Srg mjr &
gloves & the 'late buff mail' sticking out
of his pocket. They got a great send off.
Love to Michael Kelly, Doer (if he remembers me)
C.B O' Higgins (who doesn't know me at all. A man