Oshkosh, Wis.
2/6/29 ~ Wednesday 1:30 A.M.
My Dearest & most wonderful Mabel:
Received your very nice letter yesterday morning. You see this letter is dated February 6th and it’s half past one in the morning. That explains my saying “received your very nice letter yesterday morning.” Course, as you will note Wednesday is still very, very young – like only 1 ½ hours “old.” I just got through with making out & drawing up my Audit Reports Balance Sheets and all other things that make my job as interesting as it is to me. Course the hours are very long, but we must not look at the proposition in that light. We must always look forward for the Gold that is in Life – the things we should live for and the Goal which we strive to achieve. You know what I mean don’t you my dearest pal? In order to live the ways and manners which God expects us to we must do more than our thing. You know my dearest, God put us in this world to live – not only to exist, which deficiency so many people suffer – They only exist. In order to live we must do two things. They both are hinged upon the very thing that the good book tells us of – and God has shown us that in all so many ways. You know my dear, as well as I do that God is love. So in order to live the way He has ordained us to worship Him we must LOVE. We must show and demonstrate our Love to God, to our fellow beings and to our own personal advantage & advancement. So the thing to Love besides, and already passed upon, we must love our work. Then and then only can we achieve & obtain the best in life as well as win the love and respect four fellow creatures. I trust that with my constant & continual hard work and my honest, straightforward way of living that we actually may arrive at the point, as you mention in your letter. That God may decree that you, My dearest, and I may ultimately become very dear to each other, I too pray to Him for that blessing.
My dearest pal I note from your letter that you are a very God-fearing person. That makes me feel, oh so happy. There are not many girls who can really be so referred to. That’s why I feel toward you the way I do (I told you all about that in letters previous to this “young story book.” Please, Please don’t get ever get tired of me. If you would I must say that I would be so very much disappointed.
Yes, my dearest, I can see your “side of the fence.” I honest & truly do admit that I have been travelling at too rapid a pace. I mean in my letter to you. My dear, you are in a rather serious predicament. I remember plain well that you are engaged to a young man, who is still attending school. You now inform me that you have tried “breaking” your engagement with said young gentleman. “But because of loneliness” you have been unable to do so. I don’t really know which of you two are so confronted or find themselves in that predicament, is it you, or he that is of such disposition? I hope it’s you, my dearest. I am so glad to receive the honor of being in the position that you have put me in – you have given me the chance of winning you, Oh, may I win. Then I shall be happy. As you told me, you will discuss the matter fully with me when I come to see you. Yes my dear pal I shall come to see you and that will be either on Saturday or on Sunday of this week – the exact day will be contingent upon the convenience I shall meet in my transportation from Chippewa Falls to your City. At any rate I shall endeavor to get there some time on Saturday. If it should be too late on Saturday night will you reserve Sunday for me? I just know we both will be as happy as kids to see each other. And won’t we have a lot of time to really talk all things over? I’ll tell you all about myself. I, too, will pour my heart out to you.
I finished up at Oshkosh last night at 2 Bells or some time around that hour of day (P.M.). I shall leave for Chippewa Falls. And what do you think, my dear, I shall be located there for the entire balance and for some time in March if I impress you the way I trust I shall then I can come to see you more frequently. That is a safe bet for the month of February. For the month of March I don’t have so much hopes because then as you know the “round up” of instrumental work is in full session. I already have had a considerable “fill” of it now already.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed your sleigh-ride party. I had a very nice time at the “doings” Friday night. I had my share on the “Limburger” part of the “Menu.”
I went home to Milwaukee over Saturday & Sunday, I felt real good to get “home” again but I had a head bursting headache all of while I was there I still had a headache when I left for Oshkosh Sunday night. I must get glasses. My eyes bother me very much. But procrastination is a bad thing that’s what I did – I should have consulted an Orulist long ago. But some time I’ll get those “helps to read” too.
Your letter was so wonderful I’m glad that you feel the way you do through our finally getting acquainted. I believe you my dearest when you tell me the things you do in your letters. It would make make me the happiest boy in the world if I, in the end, can have you – I mean that I should consider myself really & truly blessed, if I win out in the competition with your other “friend” “Harold.” You know, my dear, all is fair in “Love & War.”
You know what, I bought myself a couple of new pipes. One is a great big Corn Cob. The fowl is about five Inches deep and the stem is about 15 Inches long. That’s my pipe of peace and I’ve had so much fun with it. I wish you could see it.
My address at Chippewa Falls is the Hotel Northern. Won’t you please answer soon? It’s now half past two so I’ll sign off.
Bye S’Long
Your pal, Wallie xx
P.S. Don’t scold me for writing such long letters.
With a Carload of Love... 