Oshkosh, Wis.
3/21/29 ~ Moon time
My darling Mabel
I am writing this letter to you before I go to feed my face. I received your very assuring letter this morning and we both love each other more dearly than ever before that’s the effect trouble should have on love. After every spout of trouble love again appears on top & stronger than before. My darling maybe you did get my 7 page letter of Monday by this time. Promise me darling that you still love me as you tell me in your letter of yesterday. I love you so much. I too held you in my arms last nite & loved you so much.
Yes my darling I’ll come Saturday as planned.
Maybe your mother won’t let me into your house anymore. What then? I still refer to the letter which has gone “astray.” The one I raised particular “coue” in. Chances are that your “maw” saw to it that you didn’t get it than look out for poor Wallie.
If she thinks the glove fits her than well & good. And furthermore if she burned her now by it that’s her funeral not really mine. If she opens up about it to me and just let her try it – she forgets the chorus she runs about “confiscating” other peoples mail. Then she can’t[?] invite trouble if she has trouble up her sleeve for me.
Please my darling hint around to her about the contents of that letter – I raised the fire in hades regarding your faith & your ma’s faith in fortune telling but I told nothing but plain truth.
Honest my darling I wish I had held off my bombardment until I saw you personally but that is what one gets for doing things when ones temper runs away with one.
So Barthels got a kick out of having you a letter from me he’ll no doubt get another kick out of it this time too.
I’m writing this letter with haste so if your eyes are sore after reading it then forgive me please. I’ll write more tonight.
I’ll tell you much more tonight. So Long, my darling.
Your Wallie
x x x x x x x x x
Oshkosh, Wis.
My dearest most precious Mabel!
You couldn’t believe for words how very happy I am now that that letter of mine has finally reached your hands. I am so very happy now, my darling! And I love you so so so so very very much I cannot wait for Saturday to come. If I could get to Wausau & back to Oshkosh again tonight, dear heart, I’d actually come up & squeeze you & love you so much!
No, my darling it is you I love & you only and there is no other girl who has a place in my heart but you I’ll tell you so much on Saturday. I believe you’ll tell me to “shut up” once I get started. I’m no longer upset I’ll again “tie in” & make the dust fly in all directions to make things nice for you & I. Oh, my darling.
I am glad that you did tell me about everything now I told you & so you can see my darling I am true to you & will be till my dieing day. May God grant us a long life. Please don’t feel bad anymore. We shall never discontinue our friendship, we will continue to care for each other, my Mabel, you are mine & I am yours forever & forever, so please forget about that other girl even existing in my life, I have you truly & we’ll fare all life’s joys & sorrows with you, even to complain. So, please my darling please pray hard so that you can be with me in Milwaukee. Please don’t go to “Chi” with your girlfriend I want you. Honest my darling I’m so happy I could cry.
I’m again writing this letter in great haste after supper I’ll write you a real long letter as I ran out of paper.
I am feeling fine again my cold is all gone including that terrible cough I had. Quade’s almost kicked me out for coughing all night.
Remember dearest after supper I’ll write to you again and that will make 3 letters I’m writing to you today. This letter is written at 5:30 so I’ll take it to the Post Office so it can go up on that 6:25 train & you’ll have it in the morning.
With all my heart & soul for you
I am your sweetheart
Wallie
x x x x x x x x x
Oshkosh, Wis.
My dearest darling Mabel:
It is about an hour ago that I mailed you my letter in answer to your “Special Delivery.” And my darling I sent 3 kisses through the air after that 6:25 train – I’m in hopes that it went on that train. I’m sure it should have because I brought into the Post Office myself & handed it to the Mail Clerk. You’ll either get it tomorrow morning or in the afternoon. This letter, my darling, makes it three that I sent you today. I received two from you. We keep the Post Office department of Uncle Sam busy, don’t we my dear heart.
I just returned from supper. I had Boiled beef, potatoes, Lettuce, peaches, a Muffin, a piece of Coconut Cream pie and a glass of Milk. Don’t you think that ought to hold me through the night? I must eat more to make up for what I lost in the last two weeks – I went way down I can tell by the waist in my trousers.
They fit real snug around my bread basket when I got them but now I can stick my fist in there don’t you think I “dropped” off in weight, if anything I dropped off in circumference.
The clerk is kidding me about the regular flow of letters I receive from you. Upon that I told him “Yes sir, that’s my ‘baby’ & she’s true blue and loyal to me.” You are my darling, my sweetheart my pal – you are my whole “life” and I am sure you feel the same about me. My darling we are in heaven and we are beginning to find it out too, aren’t we? Please don’t tell me to stop “talking about how happy you & I are” – That’s true happiness inspired by love. And may I add, my dear sweetheart I have never been so happy in all my life. And my darling I could kiss your lips off after what you told me about my very open confession to you. You see my darling that what I confessed to you were no secrets at all because I cannot tell you them because I don’t have any. Isn’t that nice?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Did you notice the kisses above? Too bad I couldn’t make them real right then & there. What I told you about those girls, my darling was nothing to be feared either as that was natural. But may I say again my dearest that you are the only sweetheart I have & will ever want because you are mine forever & ever.
I was so happy my dad was happy and my “Ma” – Mrs. Quade was so happy when I told them all about you. Everything is okeh for you to come to live with us my darling and we’ll never regret it.
Sunday evening I was over to Oscar’s house with the folks. He has such a sweet little baby – she smiled to me almost as often as you do, and your smile is just like her’s – so true and innocent. My darling I’ll do everything in my life to keep you so happy and cheerful will you help me pray for that blessing? Wait till you and I get so far maybe we too will be blessed with a little “angel” in the home like Oscar & Cecil have. They invited us over to see them when you & I come to Milwaukee.
You know my darling I can smile now again because I’m assured of your complete forgiveness of my wrong doing toward you. Are you smiling too, my darling?
I brought a few pieces of sheet music along. Amongst them is the Gypsy Love Song – which you like so well that’s one of my favorites.
My cold is all gone now thanks to “Pinex” and Linseed tea. I brought all that stuff with me if the maid should look into my dresser she’ll think I’m a walking drugstore. But my darling I had to get well for you.
I’m sweating like an old horse it’s so hot in my room. I have a beautiful room and such a nice view I can look right over Lake Winnebago. I can also see the trains going & coming. I’m way up on the tenth floor. Pretty close to heaven. But my darling the time I’m actually in heaven is when you are in my arms – I can still feel you laying in my arms last week will you always do that? I love to hold you like that.
Will you do me a favor my darling? Please destroy that nasty letter I sent you Monday.
Monday, March 18, 1929 - …I’ve made you no elaborate funny promises but my fare is honest my heart is in the right place & I have great ambition & persistence & I’ll conquer very easily with a partner in life who is true, sympathetic & inspiring… as I told you I thought you are.I ran out of stationery before that’s why I’m obliged to use the Hotel’s stationery. I’ll use that awhile.
Well my dearest tomorrow is Friday and the next night – my brave[?] night with you isn’t that wonderful are you anxious? I am very much so and always will be.
My darling it’s 7 bells now so I’ll sign off the mail is collecting at 7:15 – With a carload of love & kisses, my darling I am yours – Wallie x x x x x x x
With a Carload of Love... 