Chippewa Falls, Wis.
My dearest Sweetheart Mabel:
I received your very wonderful letter this morning and was so happy to hear from you.
Sweetheart I honestly believe that my letters can’t have a show against yours. And I mean every word of what I just said. I don’t suppose I shall get very many more from you since we’ll be together in a short time. But that’ll be so much nicer don’t you think so, my Sweetheart?
I worked pretty hard today and the boss felt so sleepy he just about fell asleep on the job. I’ll admit I felt rather groggy myself for a while. We are confined in such close quarters. We are working at a great big automobile Concern. They sell the Oakland Pontiac and Packard Cars. They also maintain a large garage and storage department.
We are confined on a sort of balcony – right below the ceiling and the air becomes so close & stuffy up there. Just about everything that we did touch was way out of wack – all out of balance and matters of affairs are in complete entanglement. Just about as bad as at the one Shoe factory I handled just prior to my coming to Wausau – remember you & Marie came to meet me at the Depot at 2 bells in the morning. I may sooner or later be called upon as star witness in a lawsuit one of the Stockholders is planning of starting. I told you about some of the dirty deals which took place did I not?
Sweetheart, I did not go to that dance I told you about last night. Instead I went downstairs & talked with the telegraph operator. He’s a pretty nice sort of chap. What do you suppose he did? He kissed me on the cheek when he first saw me on Monday night. But I didn’t get any thrill out of that kiss. But I do get electrified when you kiss me, my sweetheart.
I have a surprise for Mr. Mollerus when he sees me in the morning and that will also be a surprise to you when you see me. That will be sometime toward the end of next week. I told him about our plans also about your predicament which you are in regarding Barthels. I don’t see any reason why we should not finish by the time stated above. Then my darling we’ll be able to be with each other always. I just simply cannot think of what to do without seeing you on Sunday I’ll be so lonesome. But cheer up my darling that’ll be the last Sunday at Chippewa for the Duke. Mollerus is planning on coming back here again in July to do some more work for the firm we are now engaged at.
What do you think my darling? I’ll have to go back to the Dentist tomorrow again as my right jaw aches something terrible. I wonder what’s haywire with it. He ought to know so I’ll let him decide. The tooth I had pulled never really ached me but it was infected nevertheless so I was advised to have it yanked out. So I lost no time in taking care of it.
Before I sat down to write this letter to you I went to the drugstore and drank down a great big malted milk I feel so full after that. But I drank that instead of getting a sandwich because I simply must eat before I go to bed. Isn’t that a foolish habit?
I’ve got an awful time keeping my pipe lit. I just bought a new one the other night. I scrapped the two I had with me last week as they were too soggy.
I just heard some news today. Remember I told you sometime ago that a fellow who was up to Chippewa with Mollerus last year “capped” off a girl from Chippewa? The fact is she does not hail from here at all – but from Wausau. Isn’t that queer? And her name is Goulet a sister to the girl I told you about last Monday – where her father beat a guy up for? I sure was surprised at that. Miracles never cease to happen. Eh, what?
Here’s a little story.
A fellow was beat up in a fight so this fellow sued his assailant for assault & battery. So the judge asked one of the witnesses if he saw the fight and how far he stood away from the fight. So the witness replied: “I was 5 ft, 4 and ½ inches away.” Upon which the judge asked him how come he knew the distance so exactly. Upon that question the witness replied: Your honor, I measured it, I thought sure some darn fool would ask me that question.” Now you can go ahead & laugh.
Sweetheart of mine does this letter “sound” more interesting than my last one? I felt awfully blue when I wrote that one, but today I feel happier you know why, don’t you?
I’m sending this letter by Special Delivery so you’ll have it as a substitute for my being with you. I’m sending 1000 kisses along as proxies.
With all the love in the world for you I’ll always be
Your bestest
Wallie
With a Carload of Love... 