June 27, 1945
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310.201.1-6.2017 Transcription
Bad Mergentheim, Germany
27 June 45
Oh, Precious!
You yo Do you suppose God really may
be deciding to close Terry’s[1] ductus?! Your letter
today just sent a million chills all over me.
Dr Brandt saying:-“Gosh he’s fine. He’s much better,”
doesnt tell me a thing as a doctor but, oh,
how I can ache ‘n ache ‘n ache for that
ductus to close spontaneously. Just like I
did 2 minutes ago, I say (I dont ask):—“God, if
you want to close that ductus, please do.”
Gosh, dearest, I wish so much that if we
Wilseys have to have something wrong I could
have it [get it][2] so that Terry can run & play &
hunt & dive & Everything!
Geeeee, how much more loveable Terry gets
each day. Your letters let me just “live-along” c̅[3]
you two guys—you two Precious Guys!
This is circuitous & screw-ball rationalization
but, golly, if it [could][4] be considered “payment” for the
closing of that ductus I would forego holding
that Precious Son for 5 years—& never
make a single peep about it. This is just to illustrate
that though even now [(1945)][5] I “scream”—I’d not even peep if something
such as [horrible as][6] 5 years would be a “payment” to assure its being done.
[2]
[Terry understands so this paragraph isnt for him][7]. Say you
Mrs Schmaltz & Doctor Brandtski!—dont you
two ever think—that just one of the
selling-points for “Perdipigen” is that it reduces
6 shots in the arm to 3 shots in the arm?!!!
Let alone a lot of other points such as [one only][8] that
even though those “alum-type” immuinizing
agents sting more than the other kinds of
solution-preparation, they are fairly conclusively
proven to create a greater, higher, & more
durable immunity. So, Mrs & Doctor
Smartpants, if it will make Master Terrell
feel better I’ll truly love to take some
“Perdipigen” when I get home. Terry wouldnt
have to ask me only once (to take it)—you
Smartpantsers could ask me till you were
blue-in-the-face. [Which reminds me—vas ya
offer der, Charlie, when they waz shootin’ Totan Typhus Toxoid
around—sting?—ask any Alumnus of the Univ. of
Dachau. Yup! I graduated—‘n they didn’t have to burn the
“school” down either to get me out (P.S. I ran). Anyhooo, I know
we have had Typhus Toxoid’s “hot-lead” many more times than
most military personel][9]. As “reped” before, I am sorry
for Thump[10] & he knows I am—so I don’t
care if you a Smartpantsers know what he
knows & I know (feel) about Perdipigen. Seeeee!
[3]
In view of the (above) explain’ I was “forced” He! he!
to do I don’t know whether I should give you
the privelege of becomin’ edjewkated or not.
Well, might as well. You were groping for
“CALOR” in your “rubor, dolor &?” (UNQUOTE). AND
you were un-Classical—as the
Classical Hippocratian tetrad is RUBOR-TUMOR-
CALOR-&-DOLOR. Soo, ya see ya even forgot that
there was a 4th factor/“item”/word—and—
you also got ‘em bass-ackward——and—
oh well, whats tha usea tryin’ to give you
any higher score on your exam-paper than, let’s see:
“RUBOR”= 25 points; no “TUMOR”= zero points; “DOLOR” put in the
wrong positional sequence = 12½ points (P.S. a gift!—most teachers wouldn’t
give you anything but zeeeeeeeero); o complete omission of “CALOR”= zero points;
& not knowing that there were 4 words instead of 3 words= a minus
25 points; AND for being such a Smartpants about it all [the “Perdipigen”][11], you
have 25 points taken off your exam paper ∴ — 12½, MINUS 12½. Ho! hum!
Say! that 7th tooth-business is sumthin’!
I so hope they are on f “easier” firstly on you,
& secondly on Thump. Yousah! as you say Some punkins!
Im glad you got [as best you could][12] those
white & russet shoes, dear. [AFTER-THOUGHT][13] = Vell! ver iz
dee $9.80 change for Doktor Abie Vilitzski—after all! I giff you 25
hull dollahs—ver iz dee change?! $25.00 15.20 9.80.[14] Vellllll?!!
(Soooo, you can see, vee can effer allvez teach dees Smartpantsers a lezzon!)
[4]
All the preceeding 3 pages (of hokum, sez she) are
really in answer to your swell, grand, & glorious
letter of June 16th dear. [(both came today)][15]
Now, your June 19(?)ths (it looks liked you inked-in
an “8” to make it a “9”.):—I’ve noticed several times
lately, s̅[16] remarking about it, that you speak
of Thumpy. When did you folks start calling
him that, dear? Its all fine c̅ me—infact
I like it—but I was wondering when it
“originated.” Or did someone outside the Family
start it? (P.S. I wish the letter you say Thumpy
wrote would have made-it-through—geeeee!)
Now! I wonder—yup I wonder—
about QUOTE:-“Tonight he’s able to sleep on his left side (apparently the
“Perdipigen” arm) again so he is sleeping better.” ‘Sfunny but
a Doctor by the name of Wilitzski[17] once had a
patient in his office whose name was, let me
see—oh yes, Terrell David Wilsey who
couldn’t sleep well either unless he was on his
left side. Hum! wonder if those similarly
named guys have any genetic relationship??
Hum! yes, hum! Infact—ho ho hum!
Juss like I wonder too if there’s any relation-
ship [generality use of the word][18] between Emily Wilsey & All The Love
of a Lug named David Wilsey. P.S. I know just K N O W that there
is an eternal undying “relationship.”
[5]
Lastly, the second thing to make me feel
so gleeful today (“if such as the past 4 pages is “glee”, sez she, “Ill redefine
Webster’s book as regards the word.”) is some words out of the
C.O.’s mouth to 2 other officers during a buisness
arrangement:- We will be here at least 6 weeks
(∴ all the closer to V-J Day—all the closer to getting “stuck” in S. Fran harbor),
This all has been sorta rep[eat]ed before in a slightly different way.
AND we are to P.O.E. out of Le Havre when we do
- (‘Course a few have gone from Le Havre to Panama Canal, but the
batting average chances out of Le Havre are all in favor of NYC debarkation).
Ohhhhhh, darlin! I just goose-pimple & chill
all over! AND! I know I shouldnt “let-myself-go” (so hopefully)
in this way, but geeeeeeeeeee! Yes, GEEE 卐 ! ⋆ ! Ü, are we (you & I & 279
others) ever riding-for-a-fall if that ship does steam through Panama. Lordieeee!
Thus, learning what Dr B. had to say about
Terry & learning what the C.O. had to say about
time-factor [(prolongedness of time)][19] & Le Havre—makes me a
verrrry happy soljer as of this moment.
How about you, dearest? People would think us crazy
if they heard us say {“I hope I dont see Dave till late Sept or early Oct”}
{“I hope I dont see Em till late Sept or early Oct”} but
those peoplezzz would be the nutsie ones ‘cuz they wouldnt
understand Us—yup—
Us Three With All Our Love,
Dave
P.S. Gosh, I’m sorry about that swell dress that I termed in my mind as burnt-orange.
Gosh! Ill always have those clear & vivid memories of even minutiae such as off how
wonderful you looked back in Lovell & upon getting out of bed c̅ that burnt orange dress.
[1] Their infant son.
[2] Bracketed text is part of original.
[3] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”
[4] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.
[5] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.
[6] Bracketed text is part of original.
[7] Bracketed text is part of original.
[8] Bracketed text is part of original.
[9] Bracketed text is part of original.
[10] Nickname for their infant son, Terry.
[11] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret. Brackets are also original.
[12] Bracketed text is part of original.
[13] Bracketed text is part of original.
[14] In original, this is set up as an equation vertically. “$25.00” is written above “15.20,” which is underlined and written above “9.80.”
[15] In original, this is written in small print between the lines, with arrows pointing to “June 16th,” and to “June 19” on the line below.
[16] Medical abbreviation meaning “without.”
[17] Wilesy’s nickname for himself.
[18] Bracketed text is part of original.
[19] Bracketed text written underneath “time-factor” in original.