January 22, 1945
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P.S. Shore, [sic] I forgive ya [as you say][1]
for not having started pictures sooner,
because theres nothing to forgive.
Lordy! your busy-tired-& handicapped.
The other Jan 3rd’s:—was the swell
4-pager. (1) Thanks for straightening out “Since
You Went Away.” (2) Did Dad’s cigarettes
arrive?—or tell me when they do arrive,
how stale they were. (3) I’ll now go tell
the Finance Officer (who was willing to raise
Hell) that the E.E.B. $45 was Fitzsimon’s.
(4) If, allotments ever fail to come through,
please dont think Ill fret if you tell me.
(5) Golly! if Bish. Lewis, Fr. K., & Fr. K’s secretary
come-through on my request for Lent-Forewords
maybe I’ll send you one (like me sending Dad
cigarettes). However, darlin’, don’t let up as
I gave my second copy [of Pre-Lent Fwd][2] to an eager Churchman.
(6) On my thought re: solid foods vs. constipation
I really meant more the vegitables [sic], fruits,
etc in baby-canned-foods. (7) Please forget
all about the Dec 27th letter arriving before
the Dec 26th letter, darlin’—Lordy! Ive
done such things dozens of times. (7) Did
my letter ever arrive saying how I did
finally get to Christmas Eucharist? I had
one more chance to attend a Eucharistic Service
before that outfit had to pull away from here
c̅[3] their Episcopal Chaplain. (8) Say—you
still do read my letters to the Folks dont you,
as I wrote about once (or twice). (9) Still no pkgs.
Hasn’t my handwriting gone-to-Hell??—boy
it gets “lousier” every month.
[4]
Please send me at least
3 cans of coffee—tin
containers, if its not still rationed.
Your Jan 5th’s (the last of the 3 today—you
didnt have the chance to write on the 4th):—(1) Say
how is or isn’t dysmenorrhea since having
little ol’ Thump?[4]—I’m just curious;
nothin’ important in my mind at all.
(2) Darlin’, go to every play (as c̅ Beth)-show-
party-bridge you can—YOU DESERVE IT!
(3) Im pleased that my Dec 17th’s did make-it-
through. (Repitions)=Stars & Stripes[5] says mail
recently has taken a secondary place on
ships & planes—most unusual. (4) #13-5
aint hay (sez Em’s back)—gee, Im so glad!
(5) Lastly—I too reiterate (or plagerize?)
all you said darlin’ about not letting
any letter or any senentence [sic] ever again
cause that written-word-treachery we
went through in N.Y.C. via long distance
phone. Gee, how sad I was!—I’ve never
been as sad that I can remember! Say,
dearest, how much did that phone call cost?
Well, that ends those ‘scrumptious”
letters. I know you’ll pardon me if I
hurry to bed to dream of you two Precious
Ones together on Xmas Day—& every
other day.
Em, I adore you———it does
seem impossible, doesnt it, to adore & love
one so much—its just God-given privelege!
AML[6], Dave
[1] Bracketed text is part of original.
[2] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.
[3] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”
[4] Nickname for their infant son, Terry.
[5] A US military newspaper.
[6] All my love.