Letter #54
Bountiful, Utah July 7, 1918
My Darling Sweetheart,
Well, it is high noon now. Dinner and Sunday School are over. We had a fine little class this morning. The lesson was on “Samuel,” the one who was given to his Heavenly Father. Well, today is Fast Sunday again. Have you fasted? No need for me to ask that as I know you have. Do you remember the last Sunday you went to meeting here? That was Fast Sunday, too, wasn’t it, love? I wish I had courage enough to bear my testimony for I surely have one, and I want to keep it with me always. I was telling Mamma coming home from Sunday School that there were great blessings through fasting.
I forgot to tell you something funny that happened Friday. Amy and Lucy came down to pick some berries. They both have young babies, and Mary’s was here. Well, Norine was awake, so they left me here as baby nurse. All went O.K. for a while (oh yes, Lucy’s little boy, Evan, was here, too.) When the baby started to squeal (not cry, squeal) it woke Amy’s baby up, and it started to cry. Well, Norine saw me with another baby and she started to cry, and I would take her up and then another would start to cry and I would have to lay the first one down and take the second. Well I kept that up for so long when they both started yelling. When Amy came in I had one in each arm sitting on the couch just a bouncing. Well I sat there and had to laugh, but I thought about some of these poor women with about a dozen cross ones. It’s a good thing they don’t come all at once, for if anyone plunged into that, they would be short-lived. We finished our berries at about two o’clock yesterday. I didn’t go out until 11:30 as I was in with Mary. Mary Mann came up and helped us. Papa took ours and Bartholomew’s down yesterday. John Bangerter took them down.
After picking yesterday, I did all this week’s ironing. I went down to your place to help Mary get some currants. Well, I just had on my apron, but your mother made me stay down there for a while dirt or no dirt. While I was there, Hilda showed me her Joe’s picture and her presents from him. Mary did not intent to go home until tonight, but Israel came here last night about six and said he wanted to go up, so Mary had to go. They went about 8:30. Your Aunt Sarah and Naomi went with them. Israel was going to take them up to your Aunt Olive Summers, the one who lives in Clinton. Wadoupps are happy today for they expect Irene home at either two or three this afternoon. Octavia told me last night that Viola and Jay told her they would be down to see me today. I don’t know what time they are coming so I am going to go to meeting. The folks are already darling, so must go (X).
Well it is about ten o’clock, my company is gone, and at last I am alone with my sweetheart. Viola and Jay were here when I came from meeting and then went home on the ten-to-two car. I walked down almost to Wadoupps with them and I have just got back. I met Barb and Annie down on the corner on a wheel and then Goulden came along. “Rueb” tried to bring me home on the wheel.
I was to have gone to mutual tonight and take the minutes, but my company didn’t care to go, so Hazel had to go and take them. Deloras went with them. They aren’t home yet. It was a big patriotic program today, or rather, tonight. Well, Irene is home. There was a big bunch down on the lawn tonight as I went down. She didn’t get a chance to see Will.
Oh, you didn’t know you had a girl with a temper, did you? Well I’m going to tell you all the bad qualities, for I have plenty. Today in meeting, Nancy handed me Natolia’s slipper and I put it on the organ stool. Then she handed me a handkerchief which had a dime in it. Well, Nancy grabbed hold of my hair and told me to give her her dime, I mean Natolia’s dime. I wouldn’t and handed it to Sister Hardy. Well, those girls took my comb and all my hairpins out during the meeting, and there I was in the choir. After meeting I just caged. Jaw me, for I need it, but I don’t care, for I was sore. I told them I could stand a joke, but don’t take a person’s hair down and make a fool of them. Well it was all right and has blown over now. It surely was funny in meeting now, as not one woman bore her testimony. All were men. That young Bennett fellow had his first baby blessed today. I like to watch a young couple like that.
I surely had a fine visit this afternoon. Jay just came from Idaho Thursday morning. They went to Lagoon on the 4th. They want me to come up. They said that if I come up some Saturday, they will take me to Lagoon. They are still the same dear old couple. Jay gave Viola beautiful pearl ring for her birthday. She wears it on the suspicious finger. I asked the meaning, but Jay said it was merely a birthday present. He was telling us today that he was never going to get married. Mamma told him that usually the one who said he wasn’t did. It made us all feel queer for Jay to be here without my darling. But I have a song here entitled “Send me Away with a Smile” so I swallowed the lump in my throat and smiled. I thought how noble my lover is, and my mission of staying home.
The girls have just come, bringing Uncle James with them. He has been down to Uncle John’s. He says Fran and Ralph are examined tomorrow. If they pass, Fran will go to the Presidio and Ralph will go to the training camp at Mare Island. Oh yes, I had to play the first song in meeting today. I wasn’t frightened. It was “Come, Come, Ye Saints.” After meeting, I called in to see Sis. Yurka. She is just fine.
Well Darling, how are things coming? I haven’t received a letter since Friday. I came to the mail yesterday from the patch, but luck was not with me.
Well, sweetheart, wherever you go, under whatever conditions you are placed, do not forget that Violet loves you with her whole soul and will always be looking and waiting for her brave heart’s idol. May you always have God’s soothing balm and cheering spirit and that in his own time He will join us together in our holy love is my humble desire.
As ever yours, Violet
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