Curator’s note: The following was among Mr. O'Flaherty's personal saved items and was never mailed to its intended recipient.
Dear Mother,
Never has the tension between us been so inconvenient as right now. So many things have happened recently that I dearly wish to communicate to you. I have dearly missed discussing the important things with you, dearest.
Firstly, I have seen firsthand that the stories you told of the Old Country and of the Wee Folk are true. No, most emphatically, it's not Arthur Guiness speaking. I've now seen them firsthand as an adult, and the ones encountered have proved to be benevolent, brave, and wise.
I also wish that I could have discussed a matter concerning a lady. I have in the past, been seen as a catch to several young ladies in my travels. I know discussing my travels will gain no sympathy but there have been more than my share of unbecoming forward attention due to my celebrity and the Flaherty family looks. This time, however, I thought that the attentions might be by one of the extraordinary women involved in my current undertakings. I thought that I might be in an uncomfortable position, needing to let the lady down lightly and not disrupt the matters at hand. Fortunately, time has proven that she was, in fact, interested in another.
I have to say that given recent events, I now
realize that I feel just a bit of envy toward this other man.
He has the love of a fine lady and the promise of setting down
to a family life. I hope the thick-headed blighter realizes what
he has (har, har). It's interesting how one's attitude towards
settling down will change after two near brushes with death.
Bugger!
Proceed to MAY IVATEPRAY OURNALJAY
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