I was going through the box of undated letters that I collected while sorting the bulk into years. This one is fascinating to me. I expect, if the note can be believed, it was sometime in the 1920s when Evelyn was in high school. The note makes reference to her driving, and I know she started driving at age 12 (there were no formal rules regarding driving back then), which would be sometime around 1923, I imagine. This letter is printed in all caps, so I'm typing it that way.
DEAR EVELYN:
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. I AM NEAR YOUR AGE. I PLANED TO ASK YOU FOR A DATE BUT I WAITED TO LONG. IF YOU CARE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME, PUT THIS NOTE WITH THE ONE YOU WRITE IN A SMALL OBX DRIVE TOWARD ATWOOD FROM TREZEVANT ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE OPSITE TWO LARGE SIGN BOARDS IS A SMALL SIGN THAT READS AUSTIN PEAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. THROW THE BOX IN THE DITCH BESIDE THE SMALL SIGN BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX OCLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON. YOU NEED NOT BE AFRAID OF ME TELLING ANYTHING, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
YOUR TRUE FRIEND.
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