Bess, Letter 2, page 2

Bess, Letter 2, page 2 must stop his study, and must get a job. They have a 3 year old girl, and would like to have more children, & she would like to stop working, for her health hasn’t been very good. Addie had a simple supper, & melted cheese on toast — and Mr. Bernd took 4 slices—, tuna fish salad, which she fixes very nicely, using hard boiled eggs and chopped celery, beet relish, and then apple pie a la mode, and coffee. In the afternoon we had gone to Stan’s with old clothes on, to take up some plants. They are going to have a swimming pool, and the plants were in the way. Dutch was up in a pepper tree chopping at a great branch until he got it down. The tree was too near where the pool is to be,— and would have shed its leaves into the pool. The pool is to be in the space beyond Mil’s cottage. It will be longer than the cottage, I think. The Jespersons next door have sold their house. The new people are named Allen,—and they have two little girls. I hope they will keep the place outside neater than the Jespersons have. Now for bed. I do hope to hear soon! I was sure your letters would come to-day. Now I know it will come to-morrow! Lovingly, Bess. Writer Bess Date written 1949-05-16 Paper x in x x in, ivory unlined Pen Penmanship Style File name Bess 1---?-001-001-001