Category: Letter from Ding

These are letters from Ding to Dorothy.

Thursday, November 11, 1937

Dear Dorothy:

I received your letter today at noon, Armistice day, I hope in earnest, that you and you’r children did not forget to face east today,in remembrance of those who fell to make it possible for us to carry on.

I note you’r decision teacher, although it may not be the best, it made me very happy.

I can come after you, I’ll see you just a little past six friday night, as you know I have tickets for the game which I hope you will enjoy.
East and West as a rule play a very good game a lot of fight from start to finish, I have a $5.00 bet on the game I have it on west, Knox better come thru.

Did you enjoy Rubinoff, I fiddled away an evening by going to bed at 10.
Seeing as you are coming or I am coming after you friday, I will also devote this night as a night of rest in spite of it being armistice and some form of celebration would be inorder.

Well Dorothy, I will see you Friday night and remember I love you too.

As ever
“Ding”

Tuesday, November 30, 1937

Dear Dorothy:

Well Honey I am going for sure this time early Thursday morning, it is now after 11 o’clock I just left Mr. Shean’s, I had to go out and tell he and his wife that I would be absent for a few day( I hope ) they thought it would be ok however they think the roads are tooicy, but what is a little ice.

I am having my brother send you the new cat calendar direct from Cleveland, you should get it next week, hope you like it.

I note your bus driver almost made it, very fortunate that he had no children with him.

Don’t forget to write me as per agreement as I am expecting a long letter, get it out at once as it takes a couple of day’s to get a letter there.

Under the present circumstance’s there is not a lot for me to say ###### except that I think you are a honey and really do love you.

I will write you when I get back and hope to see you late this month.

As ever
“Ding”

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Tuesday, December 7, 1937

Dear Dorothy:

Well here I am again and under my own power, not feeling so hot but am here.
I came to work yesterday at noon went to lunch and then went home at 3 p.m.
I arrived at work early today 11 a.m. and I plan to go home about three.

I know a lot of words but I don’t think the ones that I know or any one else, could come even close to tell you how happy I was to receive your letter and picture.
I have a lot to tell you about the picture some time, they both sure afforded me a lot of comfort and want to thank you a lot for both.

I am in a great deal of mental and physical dis comfort this week,however I hope my trip up their next week will end some of it.
Clyde is going to ride up with me perhaps monday they will remove the bandage at that time, which is very painful and then I will know whats what.

I have a lot to write you and just do not have the pep to do it.
They wanted me to stay their until next monday but that was out of the question as the few days I was in there almost got to me.

I would like to hear from you if yu find time shoot me a letter.
I mained you a post card yesterday and for got to put your address on it so you wont get it.
A screw’y letter isnt it? write me one anyway and when I feel better I will make up for lost time like nobody’s business.

With Love.
“Ding”

Wednesday, December 15, 1937

Dear Dorothy:

I received the letter you wrote to me monday today, or course too late for me to come or to advise you that I could’nt come.
Therefore if you in the meantime have had no one change your plans, I will present myself at the Fox, residence at the approximate hour of 7:30. Thursday evening attired strictly informal.

Yes Clyde and I went to Rochester Monday morning and was back in Waterloo that evening in time for the Phi Sig rabbit dinner which consisted of pork roll.
I was presented a very fine bill fold at the dinner for being a good president, I sure appreciated it, it was certainly flattering to one as modest as myself.

You inquire as to my predicament, they are very much affrayed that I am going to pull thru.

You certainly have a lot of seat work see that you confine it to the school and second grade.

Yes it would have been very nice could I have taken you to the formal, I am sure we would have a grand time and I don’t know of any one I would rather take.
But as you say it is apparently out of the question.

You may be hungry, but if you are cold I would sure like to be their to do something about your temperature.

Well Dorothy, I am nearing the bottom of the page again, hope to see you Thursday.

In that event I wish I were in your second grade.

As ever
“Ding”

Wednesday, January 26, 1938

Dear Dorothy:

I am indebted to you for one letter which right now we will take off the books.
First I thought the party was fun, did you? however there are a few things that I am indeed sorry for and sincerely hope that it will be possible for you to overlook.
Perhaps we imbibed just a little too freely, I did and never am myself when I do,so from here on in I will take it very easy.

I am enclosing a snap shot taken during a very strenous match which of course I won and brought the olimpic cup back to U.S.
I mustered up a lot of ambition today and cleaned my desk, that accounts for the other two, one of which I portray Tarzan the other Hugh Herbert. If you do not have a basket handy throw them out the window, or if you have mice,I am sure they will frighten.

I am not under my own power today, very tired and listless can hardly wait until bed time which I intend to take advantage of very early and not only tonight but it i going to be a habit.
If ever I do come to Jesup, again after Friday night, which of course I hope I do, 12 o’clock will be absolutely the latest for my arrival home.
Mrs. Fox will think that we are night owls, but we really arent and can prove it,we just misunderstood time and reason, I understand today more than I ever had.

I will tell you the big reason for for my being so unreasonabe, I just have expected too much, we used to date a lot on week ends which I did enjoy so much and which I no longer can do as some one else is doing it for me, it really bothered me.
Now tho I realize what it is all about and promise that I will not get so envious again.
I wouldn’t tell you for the world but I wish he was not coming to Jesup, to spend a week end.
The printers called me today to have my picture taken modeling an ice cream cone outfit I guess it was a white over sea’s hat with a white and blue jacket, I tried hard to keep my eyes open but something tells me they will want their money back when they see the picture, what a day to call me for a thing like that, but I thought of you and am sure I will have a slight trace of a very contented smile.

I hope you are not tiredtoday and hope you did not have school so you could rest, you would certainly need it if you feel like I do.

Boy, this is sure some long letter, this,in the event you have not noticed is page 2 and I don’t mind saying I am pretty well down the page.

I am expecting a letter from you real soon and hope you can get a ride over Friday.

As ever
“Ding”

By the way there is one thing more, your picture that I returned last night kindly send it to me in your letter without fail.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 1938

Dear Dorothy:

Received your letter of monday noon and was indeed glad to hear from you, will be more than happy to forgive you for not writing sunday.

There were two things that I requested of you last friday night, First, send me the picture in question.
Second, be sure and tell me when I should come to Jesup, this week, the latter of course you did’nt do which was disappointing as I can think of nothing I would rather do.
However, I wish to thank you very kindly for the picture which I shall keep.

I did attend the president’s birthday, I had two drinks was the soberest guy there, thought sure I would see you and was very capable of seeing and talking to you in the event that I would be forunate enough to find you.
I had my second and last date with Gange, I never did like her and if I ever ask her again I hope someone kicks me in the pants, but I am positive that will not be necessary.
I got in at a very early hour and felt fine sunday,I plan to make a habit of that  .

Of course I am interested in your activity and note in your letter to what extent they went to this week end I mean last week end, I really hope you had a very nice time, in fact hope you always do.

If it is becoming embarrassing for you there of course is only one thing to do, forget that I ever existed and I will try hard to do the same, it will be difficult now for me, but will go right to work at it as that apparently is your wish.

I would very much like to see you this week and would call you, but your letter is obvious enough that you would like to call the whole thing off before you get caught and if that is the case I suppose I should step out and let you lean in the direction where things are the stronger, regardless of my opinion.

I just opened an envelope which had the enclosed letter in, I wrote it Jan. 4th. and called you in place of mailing it, but it looks like you want it now.

You ask me in your letter, Don’t you think we had better leave it as it is?
Frankly I don’t, this is entirely your idea there seems nothing I can or should do about it regardless of how I feel about it.
I am sure you know how you feel about it and after all you are the one to make up your mind and it is apparent in your letter that you have, unless I have misconstrued it.

I’ll bet they miss us at the silver slipper are parties are quiet there but fun any way, I am thinking of writing them advising that our theme song has been changed from Josephine to Thanks for the Memories, you don’t mind a little pun right here I hope.

Well Dorothy I am nearing the bottom of the page, mabe this letter is silly I don’t know, but as you say I am silly.

Even tho I may have said it I never thought that you were a two – timer and don’t accuse me of it again or I’ll mo ya down so help me.

If you are interested I have not had a change of heart and glad you have not, even tho-.

I don’t suppose you care to write me again but if you do I would be very glad to hear from you.

As ever
“Ding”

[handwritten] Last minuet that I will not enclose the letter of Jan. 4th.

Sunday, February 13, 1938

Dearest Dorothy:

With too much assurance there is no mistake in this heading.

At the approximate hour of 3 I am leaving for the farm via Cedar Falls, Don and I are going ridding, at the exact hour of seven I hope to listen to Charley in Grundy and at 9 or shortly after I will be in bed, brief, compact but my activities for today.

You have not answered my letter yet so there is not a great deal I can say in this, if when you get this you have not penned me a missive you had better get busy.

I was very ill all day saturday I thot for a while I would be unable to go to the dance but I felt better after dinner, I had a bad cold and felt as tho I might be getting the flue, I feel much better today.

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This is to denote lapse of time.

It is now 9:20 I have been to the farm and just stopped at the store to finish this letter.
Correction – Don did not go with me, he called and wanted me to go another place after a little verbal conflict I went my way and he went his.
I heard Charley in Grunday at Pat’s Grille, I was home alone exept for Ralph, no date and now going home to bed. don’t you think I’m a pretty good guy today.

Well Dottie, it is late and you owe me a letter so will cut, I should get a letter from you Mon.?

With Love.
“Ding”