Friday Night

July 2, 1943

My dearest Hal,

            I have now gotten three boxes from you and I can hardly believe my own luck.  I see that they were mailed in February so I see what a very long time it takes them to come.  Maybe some of these days I will hear that you have gotten a package from me.  I certainly hope so.  All of the things in this last box were beautiful.  I am so glad the gazelle horns came through without a scratch.  I like especially the carved box.  I have always wanted one but this one is much handsomer than I dared to hope for.  You are mighty sweet to send me all these lovely things and I know how much you hate to tie up packages so I really can appreciate the effort you have to make in sending them.  So far every thing has come through in fine shape, nothing has been broken.

Saturday:

            I didn’t get to finish this last night because I started it and then had to stop and read Sam his bed time story and I went to sleep when he did so I still have to finish it.

            I went to town today to get Peggy and take daddy over on business.  He has sold the orchard.  We could not get anyone who would look after it.  Daddy got a very good price for it though I hated to see him sell it.  I guess we will finally get to the place when we won’t have much left.  I am determined to hold on to what we have left if it is possible.  She wouldn’t starve as long as we can hold on to a little dirt to dig in.

            I saw Sara in town.  She was on her way down to W night’s Gift Shop where she is working in the afternoons.  She said “Nana” would be coming home in about a month and would stay with Mrs. Hartman.  I hope she will like it there and think it is a very good idea.

            Sara says “Bits” is on the West Coast and that he has been offered a chance to go to Officer’s Candidate School, but turned it down because the war will be over in a year and he would have to stay.  Maybe you can make sense of it but I don’t get it.  I wish I could share “Bits” opinion about the duration of the war but I am not so optimistic.

 

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