My Darling Wife
Oh
Darling – I got your air mail letter this morning dated Feb. 1st,
Tuesday 800/pm and I don’t think you’ll even write a letter better
than that one. –Its’ the most thrilling
letter you’ve written. You’re just
a Darling. I just came
back from dinner & can hardly wait to answer your letters. I told you in a previous letter that I didn’t
approve of you working in beer joints since you’re now my wife, but since you
can make enough money of the Pinewood I say that will be fine. –Don’t work more than two weeks if you can
help it Darling. –The sooner you get
here the better.
There is
only one thing I don’t approve of so please listen close Pheety
– I like Peg a lot & I think she’s a swell kid, but I don’t approve of some
of the things she’s in the habit of doing & the places she goes: -Please don’t let her drag –
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-you around to those crummy bars
such as the Stag & Owl Bar & others such environment. –Don’t tell they’re nice places cause I know better.
You’re my wife (a married woman) and you should respect yourself &
also me enough to keep out of that environment unless you’re with me. –Please make me more happy
by staying out of them. –There’s no
question you know I trust you Darling.
So you know that’s not my reason for wanting you to stay clear of them.
I note to
think of my wife loitering where men are constantly on the move for a woman
& you know I’m right. – I trust you
but you shouldn’t put yourself in a place where you’ll be pestered. –This is just advice from your husband who
cares about you. Love brings this on
& I’m sure you’re glad & feel this way about it. –When I’m with you – that’s a different story,
no one’s going to interfere.
I know your
mother will be very lonesome with you & Betty both gone. –I can see in a way why –
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-Your mother doesn’t want you to come, but still there’s
another side of the story which should be looked upon the most. –You’re my wife now & you can do as you
please. –I may go over seas in three months
or six months. –Say that I’d never come
back from across & that you hadn’t been here to live with me. During this crisis loners should be together
as much as conditions can permit & I’m sure your mother should consider
such a circumstance.
She can’t
have all of you home, that would be selfish. She’ll have your Dad & I’ll have
you. What more could
people want. –Of course you’re her baby & I understand
in a way how she would feel but she shouldn’t ever expect
you to stay home though. Maybe she thinks
they might need your help around home.
If that’s the case I know dam well you’re coming to
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-keep me informed how you feel & how you’re getting
along. I know I worry & you should
understand that I have a reason to worry since your operation.
Darling I’m
glad you noticed in one of my letters where I told you I was writing you before
& went to the show that nite – Proving to you
that my mind wasn’t just on having a good time.
That I thought of you first.
–Wait til you get the letter previous to this
one where & gave you hell for not writing the nite
you went to your cousins house. You stated yourself that was the reason you
didn’t write me that nite. Now who did you think of first. Boy, oh boy – you just contradicted what you
told me in your letter. ha ha. the jokes on you Pheety.
Yes Darling
I remember all the little things we used to do, especially the cute way about you
Pheety. –I
can’t remember anything I did that was cute. –You’re the only one I ever paid attention
to, not myself. –The nite-
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-you slept on the floor was about the cutest thing you ever
did. I was just trying to think why you
did. Did we have an argument, a fight or
was it one of those nice smelling stinks I let go under the covers.
Darling
your letter is the most enjoyable letter I’ve ever read & the sweetest
letter any girl has ever written me (before your time) most likely didn’t mean
what they said, at least it wasn’t from their hearts. –But you Pheety, I
know it’s from the bottom of your heart.
–Cause you’re my faithful loving wife & I
know you love me so very much.
Everyday
Darling all I have on my mind is meeting that train when it pulls in. –I can just picture you stepping off that
train & me watching for you ready to jeer & pick you up. What I wouldn’t do to you. [edited for
content]
Have to fall out now for drill Darling – I’ll finish your
letter this evening & maybe I’ll get another letter from you in the
afternoon mail.
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700/pm
There I am again Darling & what do you think, I got
another letter from you today, the one dated Jan. 31, Mon. eve 1130/PM. –Funny thing but I got the one you wrote
Tuesday this morning & the one you wrote Tuesday this morning & the one
you wrote Monday I got this afternoon. I
notice they’re both air mail but the second letter run around the first one
somehow.
Darling this is another wonderful letter just like the one
you wrote Tuesday. Still so sweet &
full of lovely things I just love to hear.
Boy this is
certainly good but I got results & am I enjoying it. –I see you got my letter asking what you
meant by “me making the best of it now that I’m in the Army.” -I know that particular letter I wrote was
lengthy & I was constantly preaching for an answer as to what you meant by
that statement. –I shouldn’t have ever
mentioned it Pheety, but here’s why I did &
please believe me Darling.
I knew you
didn’t mean for me to go out with other women but still be careful when I’m
with them & knowing when to stop. –I understood your statement
perfectly Darling. –What I wrote in that
letter was just bait to hear –
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-What your answer would be.
–I just wanted to hear you say once again how much you care about me in
cases like that although I know you do care without you having to tell me. –You may think I’m using this as an excuse
for taking your statement wrong Darling, but you know me. –I had to make something of it to get you
going. I’m just a big tease I
guess. –I never have to ask you
how you want me to perform & what to do & where to go when I’m away
from you Darling. –I know you love me
very much & care about me, so that takes in everything Darling.
To prove to
you I know you care for me. –Do you
remember the nite in the Hoffram
when that girl kept winking of me til you got up
& left & I picked you up of the Hopewell Dairy in you dad’s car. –Talk about jealous & perhaps you’ve a
reason to be in a case like that. I’m
not going to boast on myself. –If you
act that way when a girl even winks at me you know darn well I know you
wouldn’t expect me to enjoy myself with women since I’m going to be away a long
time. I’m glad you felt that way that nite though.
Darling, things like that –
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-has helped prove to me besides your love for me, just how
much you do care & I love it & praise the fact that you do.
Yes Darling
you can sell my radio if you want to but if you can get enough money without
selling it, then I wouldn’t. Don’t take
$20.00 off of Peg for it cause it’s broke & isn’t worth
more than $10.00 the way it is. –If it were someone you didn’t care about,
why just let them give you $20.00 for it. Why not.
Now Darling
you really have got me worried but please listen to me! Just for me-. Your mother’s been in bed with the headache
& your dad know that. He doesn’t come home from work which leaves
you alone with all that work, he also knows that. You’re still recovering from an operation
which makes it still worse & he also knows that. –Now I think that’s terrible Margaret. –I like your talks & all that but if I
must tell you – you’re no business on that farm – EVER! It’s not at all fair poor consideration &
to think they want you to stay there rather than come to your husband. –You were-
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-right when you said in a previous letter
that a lot of work would be throughed onto you. –You said your dad sold most of the hogs so I
suppose he is having a good time with the money. –I hope you don’t think I’m running your
folks down but I’m so dam mad I could fight.
–All I can do or say Darling is to get the hell away from there & go
to the Pinewood til you have enough money to come
& live with me & take it easy for a change.
Don’t worry
Darling, I’m not getting so fat as to become a “Mr.
Five by Five”. I’m not the right build
to ever get any larger or fatter than I am.
–Did you ever notice you & I are the same size Darling. [edited for
content]
Please
don’t ever send me anymore Cig’s. As I told you, when we moved to our new
Battalion they gave us a carton & I received your carton & what do you
think. Our Company Commander took us to
the supply house today for another carton.
I now have 3 cartons of Luckies. Isn’t that wonderful Darling? I never knew they issued Cig’s
in the Army but I guess they do in our outfit.
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-Today we rolled packs with full field equipment &
cleaned our barracks for tomorrow’s inspection.
Have been taken to a lot of shows in the mornings about Censorship of
mail when we’re overseas & keeping what troop movements we know a
secret. The pictures show what happens
when a soldier writes home from overseas & tells his location & what
his outfit consists of. The enemy intercepts
the mail & finds information that leads to destruction of our emplacements.
When we’re over
sea’s the best thing to write about they said, was how
much you love her & all that kinda stuff.
Well
Darling I know I’ve written a long & tiresome letter but nevertheless
there’s a lot of good advice in it & I hope you read it over as you’ll
forget half what you read it over as you’ll forget half what you read before
you reach the end of it.
Remember
–all I think of constantly is meeting that train & you know why Darling.
Write today.
x xxxx
xxx ! Your Faithful Pheety,
“Cornshock”
P.S. Was I lucky today.
I got two letters from my Pheety,
one from my Dad, one from Mary Modylene & a card
from Vane.