Another item in the box was a letter sent by my Great Uncle to my Grandparents. I can't resist transcribing part of it and adding a few comments. Please note the odd syntax and grammar.
Dear M___ & M___,"[W]e never write unless something happens." Truer words were never spoken, and he proves his point by disclosing that they had just lost everything in a fire. More:
Just a few lines to find out how you people are it appears we never write unless something happens. anyhow we got burnt out not a thing left except the clothes on our back.
We,er staying with J___ & B___. Just how the fire started we don't know We were heating with a gas circulator heater installed by the gas co. Everybody are feeling quite well at present now.So, despite the fact that they were lost everything in a fire, they are all fine and dandy. What strong stock are these folk.
We don't know what we,er going to do yet wheather we build or Buy we owned our own place & had some insurance but always lose a lot more than you put in a home Please let Dad know. Write soon.I guess he was saving postage by not writing two letters. His dad will have to find out via his brother.
W___ had a 8 1/2 pound Boy doing Well as far as we know,And then the letter ends, with that hanging comma. It's kinda cool, and reminds me of Ulysses, which really doesn't have an ending, as far as I know,
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5 comments:
I love old letters. We have a box of old letters that has been handed down, They did write strangely.
At least they rescued from paper from the fire to write a letter. Otherwise this whole episode would have been lost forever.
"Everybody are feeling quite well at present now."
You have some tough family members.
I doubt I'd be feeling quite well in that situation.
No, there is no real end to Ulysses.
"Shore Leave" by the way.
Nice to end the letter on a happy note. Sure they lost everything and have to stay with Jolene and Billy-Bob, but at least Wilma had a healthy baby boy.
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