6-19-1939 Mrs J A Bramley to Mr Orville Pace

6-19-1939 Mrs J A Bramley to Mr Orville Pace

Envelope:

Mr Orville Pace

203 Highland Ave.

Cedartown, Georgia

Postmark: 6-20-1939 Milan, TENN.

McLemoresville Tennessee

June 19, 1939,

Dear Mr Pace,

I don’t believe you would make a good lawyer. You haven’t put up any argument that I can’t meet.

One point was “convenience” now anybody would know that it is more convenient not to marry and a lot less expensive.

Another reason “a vacant house” I would solve this by renting. Don’t you believe it would be more profitable than to occupy it yourself.

Third you have been “in love for a few months.” Now we have loved Evelyn all her life.

Fourth “three long months of engagement.” Wake up Jacob and ask him how he managed to wait 14 years for Rachel.

Fifth, “your salary” of course this is something to really think about, but if you should marry Evelyn, I fear you would soon be thinking more about your debts.

Now I don’t mean this as throwing stones or anything like that. For I do have every respect for you.

It won’t be as embarrassing for you to tell your friends that you have decided to wait until later to get married as it would be for them to be telling you like they did me (that you were going to get married) when I went down there.

I don’t know why Evelyn didn’t tell me about this when I met her at Nashville in March. She did mention you and said she liked you very well, which I interpreted as a slight admiration. Edna said you told her to put in a good word. Then when I went to Ga in April found you ready to marry. I mean I was shocked. (ask Evelyn)

Unfortunately for Evelyn and us she is all we have to depend on. If she should fail us, then we have no other on which to build our hopes.

I feel like we ask such a little, when we ask her to wait. However she is going to decide this. She may fail us but somehow I just can’t believe it. A short time will tell and if she should let us fall, we sure will fall hard.

I don’t think I am doing wrong by asking her to wait. If anything should happen that you didn’t marry you might be the one who would have more to be thankful for.

I will be glad for you and Evelyn to come anytime but please don’t come to discuss this marrying problem. Let’s forget it for a while.

I’m no lawyer either but I do belong to “The Judge Family” so my sentence to you would be “wait.”

I am,

Sincerely –

Mrs. J.A. Bramley