5-31-1939 Evelyn to Mr Orville Pace

5-31-1939 Evelyn to Mr Orville Pace

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Mr. Orville Pace

Cedartown, Ga.

Postmark: 5-31-1939 Jackson, TENN.

Wednesday

Dear Punky –

Please forgive me! but when I relate only briefly what I have been doing then you’ll know why – Auntie & Mary Joe were to spend the day here today (and I thought I would have time to write you a long letter today) Mary Joe is sick so they called & said they couldn’t come. Then Mama called me to rush home to go to Jackson. I have dressed already so I am writing while I am waiting on her so don’t be surprised at my abrupt close – & more will follow at the first opportunity.

First I would like to say I am mentioning our plans at every opportunity. But as I said last night I have hardly seen Papa. All Mama has said has been favorable except the time – She thinks we have rushed too much and seems to think it is I that is more anxious than you. But rest assured I’ll do all possible –

The trip was uneventful to Nashville – There two girls The schedule has been changed and I had to wait 1 ½ hrs which was very tiresome – Two girls on their way to Memphis furnished the entertainment to Bruceton. They were quite a distance behind me but were easily heard all over the coach. I might mention that they were very drunk – singing, laughing - & being rowdy in general. They bought something every time the man came through. Shortly after we left Nashville they dropped the bottle & broke it & one of them spilled it all over her. She ask the boy next time he came around “what would you do if you had wet your dress?” I thought after 3 hrs without a drink they would quieten down but they were still going strong when I got off in Bruceton. Papa had been waiting an hours because I ddin’t know of the change in schedule but would have been late had it run on the old schedule.

I left him in Huntingdon – after noon I took a short nap & then entertained Mama with our plans. That is when Carolyn feared I wasn’t having a good time – we were sitting on the porch and no one had been in for an hour – Mama assured her I was for I was talking about you. Papa came in about that time & changed to work clothes & went out to kill a rabbit in the garden. Mama says he rushes around all week then on Sunday he has the “back to nature urge” & wears work clothes. He saw a rabbit in the garden & killed it and attempted to kill another. He shot at it 3 times & missed so he decided it must be the gun. (of course it couldn’t have been his aim or sight.) So Monday he bought a new gun. He sat out by the garden & wouldn’t let us speak for fear of frightening it away – finally he killed it – (we had it for breakfast Tue a.m.) Then he went to the farm & stayed until night. We had various guests until bedtime I was so tired by that time I didn’t think it the psychological time to mention the subject –

Jackson.

I am determined to finish this – We have shopped all afternoon & I am finishing this in the P.O.

To finish from where I left off. Tues a.m. when I got up Papa had already gone – I left for Paris immediately & returned this a.m. after he had gone. I am going to start making my dress in the a.m.

I can hardly wait to hear the news you didn’t tell me about last ngiht. If only the folks agree to July the Sun [?] situation will work out beautifully – I enjoyed your letter so much this morn –

I love you heaps & heaps – and miss you so much – I will be lonesome this Wednesday night for you –

Love

Evelyn