The Letters of a Noble Woman (Mrs. La Touche of Harristown) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... a sensation. I have not seen my shadow for such a long time I quite miss it. It is often--or used to be--my only companion in long walks, and it used to get so nice and tall as it and I walked together in the summer evenings across the fields. I hope we shall see one another to-day. I see the trees have all got theirs, so mine will not fail me. But it is very unsummery, and there is a howling wind. Harristown, June 1886. I hope you won't mind, and be bored at the packet of I.L.P.U.1 literature that I am sending you. In view of the possibility of a General Election2 soon, we Loyal Irish are most anxious to enlighten England as to the great danger of giving Ireland Home Rule. And we are bound to send these papers (which are given to us for nothing) to all our English correspondents, asking them to give them about to farmers, tradespeople, workmen, &c., &c. A great deal is expected from thus spreading the "Light." Another way would be to fold them into spills and light your candle with them, which of course you can do How interesting about Edward Lear I know his "Nonsense Botany" quite well. It is delicious. It was sweet of you to tell me about my Lady Jingly.... I don't know which daffodil is specially the Irish one. I know they grow in thick tufts and masses in the north of Ireland, all over the pastures, to the great distress of the farmers, as the cows don't eat them and they diminish the grass. We have planted a great many common daffodils here which the mice seem fond of. Thank you, ever so much, for the dietary rules. I am sure they are excellent, and I will keep them carefully. I mean I will keep ' Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union. The election took place on August 3, 1886. After the defeat of Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Bil...