Dear Dolores:
How I did enjoy your last letter! Perhaps it is because I had to wait an extra day for it. I wouldn't have you think I don't enjoy all your letters. I do! This last one seemed especially good.
I must confess that I always feel greatly relieved when the benediction is said for the evening service. You might think I don't enjoy preaching. That isn't it. I do enjoy it, but Sunday is a hard day for a preacher and I think it is quite natural for one to be glad when the day is finished. It has been a good day for me. I found it easy to preach in both services and that is a great help. Perhaps the people found it hard to listen – you 'spose!? I hope not!
How did you and Mary Evelyn get along in the missionary service? You did very well I am sure.
Guess what! One week from tonight at this time I'll be on the road to Detroit. We should be able to get started by 9:30, perhaps at 9:00 if I don't preach too long. I think I'll plan a 15-minute sermonette. How will that be? You wouldn't by any chance guess that I am anxious to see you, would you? Regardless of what you might guess – I AM! Of course I won't be seeing you until Monday morning, but when I get to Detroit it will be some comfort to know that I am in the same vicinity you are. About the time I will be meeting you! About 5:00 Monday morning. How will that be? O.K.? I'll be there. That will give us a good early start. I wonder what you are thinking right now. Perhaps it will be better if I don't know. When I wrote “five o'clock Monday morning” I looked at your picture here on the desk before me and you frowned. Ha! That's mean of me isn't it? I was only kidding, Dolores. I'll be serious now. No foolin', I really can. I will make an honest effort to be at the Lakewood address at 8:00 Monday morning. Would that be better? I am sure it would.
With all this nonsense I am writing you'll think I am crazy – or something worse. Don't get nervous. I am maintaining my mental equilibrium (what I have?) but I must admit I do feel rather silly tonight. Perhaps you have never seen me that way and maybe you would rather not.
Say, Dolores, in your last letter speaking of me mopping floors and washing dishes you used the word “industriously” with a question mark following it. Just what does that imply? I guess you know men don't you? Ha! Anyhow I get the dishes clean. That is obvious from the dish towel.
Really, I am finding it awful hard to be serious tonight. Forgive me for my frivolous nature, please.
I too am so sorry for Mrs. Manny and her family. A broken home is terrible. It is too bad that such things have happen. Don't worry, I wouldn't let on to the Mayfields that I know anything about the difficulty that is prevailing there. I have only seen them once since I saw you. Unless my hopes and ambitions fail I will be going down there when the hunting season opens. More fun!
I believe I have rambled far enough tonight – haven't I? Be seein' you!
Write!
Love - Ted
How I did enjoy your last letter! Perhaps it is because I had to wait an extra day for it. I wouldn't have you think I don't enjoy all your letters. I do! This last one seemed especially good.
I must confess that I always feel greatly relieved when the benediction is said for the evening service. You might think I don't enjoy preaching. That isn't it. I do enjoy it, but Sunday is a hard day for a preacher and I think it is quite natural for one to be glad when the day is finished. It has been a good day for me. I found it easy to preach in both services and that is a great help. Perhaps the people found it hard to listen – you 'spose!? I hope not!
How did you and Mary Evelyn get along in the missionary service? You did very well I am sure.
Guess what! One week from tonight at this time I'll be on the road to Detroit. We should be able to get started by 9:30, perhaps at 9:00 if I don't preach too long. I think I'll plan a 15-minute sermonette. How will that be? You wouldn't by any chance guess that I am anxious to see you, would you? Regardless of what you might guess – I AM! Of course I won't be seeing you until Monday morning, but when I get to Detroit it will be some comfort to know that I am in the same vicinity you are. About the time I will be meeting you! About 5:00 Monday morning. How will that be? O.K.? I'll be there. That will give us a good early start. I wonder what you are thinking right now. Perhaps it will be better if I don't know. When I wrote “five o'clock Monday morning” I looked at your picture here on the desk before me and you frowned. Ha! That's mean of me isn't it? I was only kidding, Dolores. I'll be serious now. No foolin', I really can. I will make an honest effort to be at the Lakewood address at 8:00 Monday morning. Would that be better? I am sure it would.
With all this nonsense I am writing you'll think I am crazy – or something worse. Don't get nervous. I am maintaining my mental equilibrium (what I have?) but I must admit I do feel rather silly tonight. Perhaps you have never seen me that way and maybe you would rather not.
Say, Dolores, in your last letter speaking of me mopping floors and washing dishes you used the word “industriously” with a question mark following it. Just what does that imply? I guess you know men don't you? Ha! Anyhow I get the dishes clean. That is obvious from the dish towel.
Really, I am finding it awful hard to be serious tonight. Forgive me for my frivolous nature, please.
I too am so sorry for Mrs. Manny and her family. A broken home is terrible. It is too bad that such things have happen. Don't worry, I wouldn't let on to the Mayfields that I know anything about the difficulty that is prevailing there. I have only seen them once since I saw you. Unless my hopes and ambitions fail I will be going down there when the hunting season opens. More fun!
I believe I have rambled far enough tonight – haven't I? Be seein' you!
Write!
Love - Ted
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