Oshkosh, Wis.
My dearest, most adorable Mabel:
It is now 12:35 A.M. and I or rather we, Mr. Mollerus & I just got in. First we were to see a show. We saw the “Battle of the Sexes.” We got out at 10:30 so we walked around a bit and finally we landed at the Empire Café you know the place I’ve talked about off & on. It’s “heaven” to “Andy.” There we met two friends of ours more so Mr. Mollerus’ friends. He and those gents & the Bartender played “21” for drinks or what have you. Now please my darling I didn’t play nor did I indulge in their drinks except to the last when they ordered shrimp – 4 cans of im so then I ate some too & had a glass of beer.
As I said before it was 12:35 in the morning. And what do you think? Why I could kiss you for it I was the happy recipient of a letter from you my darling. I was thinking of you all day long and was wondering last evening if I would have a letter from you in the morning and my darling I sure did get it early in the morning. After this I’ll always stay up so late then I’ll get your letters early.
So Mr. Breman was scouting around as to who my sweetheart is. Well, well, I’m so proud of you my darling. He seems to be quite a Sherlock Holmes.
(From the penmanship in the letter you might get the idea that I appear to be “shaky” no my darling it’s not that – it’s the pen – you know the kind of writing instruments they hand you in hotels & other places when so many different people get hold of the same pen. A pen possesses individuality.
I’ll now write with pencil so you can see that your suspicions are unfounded. I mean, my dear, dear, dear, dear, dearest darling, that I’m just “all there.”
Your sister Marie will be the recipient of a note from me sometime tomorrow. I have a little surprise planned for you and I need her to help me carry it out. If she will I sure hope that she will. So see if she gets a “kick” out of it – I mean the note. Course she ought to get a “kick” out of the surprise in store for you. I sent to Milwaukee for it today. And told them that it must reach me by Friday you see my darling I always see to it that someone else don’t “slap over” in the works.
I’m so happy, my darling! Are you happy too? I’m coming to see you Saturday, my darling, oh, yes, absolutely. So Breman spoke to Steppert about me. And he thinks I’m alright well my darling their opinion don’t count only yours my darling that’s the big thing. I bet he told Barthels what I told him on Sunday. But that don’t matter, don’t it dear heart. They’ll find out sooner or later anyhow. If they try to kid you “then just tell them that they had better start saving their money to buy you a nice & appropriate present. Now “ain’t” I jewish – ya! ya, “Nrishel Yeshel”[?] say that & move your hands like a Jew then you know what I mean.
You ask me if I was tired Monday, I’ll tell you & see if I caught sufficient sleep. I finished reading my papers at 7:30 but I didn’t get into bed until 1:30 – I bet you think “that old fat head always has monkey business in his cranium or oblongata.
I had my hat cleaned & blocked yesterday afternoon & during that time from noon to evening I was “Collegiate” I walked the streets hatless I got it back at six bells but the cleaner rubbed so hard on the silk ribbon on the edge you know the silver grey one, that he rubbed it thru on spots so I raised the roof but he said he couldn’t help it so I told him to take it off – it’s looks pretty good without that ribbon. When I get back to Milwaukee I’ll have another put on.
Friday night I’ll take the place of a spider & sit in the corner while he presses my suit. You see, my darling I must look nice & neat when I’m with you. Because you look so neat & faultless always and my darling I feel so proud about your appearance always. You are a queen.
“Andy” forgot his shaving outfit so he came up to my room & used my razor. He looked at your picture on my dresser upon which he said “Goodmorning” Mabel. That gave me a thrill. Just before I wanted to shave yesterday morning I sharpened my razor, and right then & there I cut a great big gash in my strap that’s a bright thing to do after using such an outfit for over 3 years. Eh, sweetheart?
I typed out a half dozen or so of envelopes with your name on them so that the mailman shouldn’t have such eye strain reading the address. I’m so considerate, eh, wot?
Well my darling it’s about 1:15 so I’ll sign off but will write more tonight.
Goodnight sweetheart
Yours with all my heart & soul including my heels
Wallie
x x x x x
P.S. What do you think of this? Two rooms away from me there is another fellow by name of Polzin he’s from Minneapolis he don’t know me & I don’t know him.
Oshkosh, Wis.
My darling Mabel:
I am now setting out to keep the ball arolling you know what I mean – to keep on writing you every day.
By this time you should have received my previous letters of this week. I received your first one early this morning, which I acknowledged immediately after its receipt – 12:35 A.M. to be exact but I cannot vouch for the speed in which it was delivered into your hands.
I don’t know what is the matter with me outside of being so seriously afflicted by that overwhelming “fever” called love. That’s it I guess my darling that finally explains the difficulty I have in concentrating on my work my darling I’m thinking of you all the time and that is what makes the time drag so.
time simply don’t pass fast enough I mean the days are so long you see I’m always counting them – I’m so anxious to see you and be with you my darling. It is certainly funny what do you think my dearest as long as I away from home I haven’t written one line to the folks. I don’t even think of them you my darling, monopolize all my thoughts. It should be that way hence it’s “altogether fitting & proper that we should do this” but in a larger sense we cannot think of & love one another too much this strange power called love “is far above the power for any outsiders to spoil or blemish” – What do you think of my oratory? Old honest “Abe” ought to turn around in his grave & turn green with jealousy on that one. What do you say, my darling?
Mr. Mollerus & I marched or paraded the streets tonight in quest of some shaving cream I’ve tried every drug store in town in order to get some Lifebuoy shaving cream but no luck.
We passed a window display of kitchen ware then & there he said “say kid, you ought to buy some of that aluminum ware it’s good stuff & look at the price!”
The girl or rather the telephone operator had an awful time ringing me out of bed this morning and when I finally did answer her insistent ringing she said are you actually awake? From that you can see she has an awful time getting me to “lend her my ears.”
I bet my darling you’ll soon tell me to quit that “wise cracking” stuff in my letters. But my darling that’s my nature to be jolly & always ready for a smile.
I weighed myself tonight I tipped the scale for 176 pounds. That’s not half bad is it my darling?
We are finishing up soon at Oshkosh it seems. Maybe I’ll have to head for Chippewa on Sunday night if that’s the case then I won’t keep you up so late Sunday night. I’m smoking a cigar can you smell it? I smoked the one you gave me between Green Bay & Oshkosh on Monday morning.
How is the weather at Wausau? It was terribly windy here today & lake Winnebago is very near the flood stage. I went down to the river bridge this noon & watched the fellows fish they are catching some great big Pike here. Yesterday a young fellow caught a dandy & the game Warden “framed” the kid into selling it to him & after the game Warden had the fish he arrested the kid for selling the fish. Which cost the kid $88.00 in fines. The Warden gave the kid a dollar for the fish so it only cost the kid $87.00. That’s a dirty trick isn’t it my darling?
Tomorrow night I’m going to see the Passion Clay at one of the Theatres here. I really ought to go to Church instead. If you don’t mind my dearest, will you go to Church with me Sunday? I love to go to Church with you, my beloved. Do you enjoy going to “church with me, too?
Please don’t get peaved at me for writing to you with pencil & also for writing on both sides of the paper. I don’t know of anything more right now so I’ll end up, with a million kisses my darling sweetheart I am as always
Your loving Wallie
With a Carload of Love... 