Unknown, 1944
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310.20.1.2016 Transcription
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[3]
infact Im a wee bit “scared” about
being unworthy of so fine a heart/person
when I do come back—it was
so fine, so loving, so feeling when I
left, that its increases during my
absence will make me sorta unworthy.
Yes, dearest, I love you, admire you, &
reverence you sooooo! I hope I have at
least partially expressed something in this last
paragraph—it’s kinda hard & ina[de]quate to do so.
Before, I forget again——do
you know any Danish people? Maybe
of course a guy by the name of Dan
is adequate. Anyhoooo, you give me
your help & thoughts, as mine seem
pretty uncertain & inadequate.
Come to think of it [in the same vein of thought][1]
you know that the car body “fixer” in Fitchburg
by the name of Kuiru is [Finnish]. What
Norwegians & Swedes do you know?
I’ll soon be sending home a
medium sized box by parcel post.
I hereby apologize for any of the dirty clothes it has in it
but it is impossible to have them otherwise. In this
box will be a manila envelope c̅[2] all
sorts of papers ‘n stuff. I know you’ll be
purrty [sic] busy each day but someday just
run through these papers as they
might be important (or remotely—called for).
[4]
Your Minneapolis-mailed letter
came c̅ the one noon-time Sunday
delivery. Hoooray! Apparently Minneapolis
service (or connections) are better than
Rochester’s. There are only two things
in the letter:— Mrs Gillespie says
that their boy is really an awfully
good boy 98% of the time——well,
Terrell David[3] is a good boy inately,
& secondarily maybe their little trouble
makes them all the better boys.
[I must now chide/razz you][4]. You wrote about
how the rain stopped so as to get
Thump[5] on the train; etc; etc; & went on
to say [QUOTE][6] “God was on our side.” I
would alter that just a wee bit &
quote the already famous words of
Fighter Joe Louis—“WE ARE ON GOD’S
SIDE”!!
Please, dearest, do as Dr Keith,
Dr Gillespie, & Doc Wilsey say about
your approach to Thump——be
easy & normal. Why! he has so
much inate socko that you just
couldn’t hurt-harm-undo anything
about him. ‘N besides, Thump & I want
you happy ‘cuz we Love ya sooo,
Dave
[1] Bracketed text is part of original.
[2] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”
[3] Their infant son.
[4] Bracketed text is part of original.
[5] Nickname for their infant son, Terry.
[6] Bracketed text is part of original.