SAINT LOUIS MO.
JAN 14
10 - PM
1935
Miss Christine Smith
Box 1033 M.S.C.W.
Columbus Miss


B.F.M.


110 North Elizabeth
Ferguson MO


Dear Chris
I received your double
letter, and I'm certainly glad
you sent the first one too. I
found it the finest of all I
have received from you and
I agree that you are two people
in one. Of the two I believe
I prefer the girl before the
fire with her dreams, ambitions
and interests in the more
beautiful things. Her naturalness
makes her doubly charming.
However Miss M.S.C.W. is
also very interesting, and I


2.
am always delighted to hear
from either
[arrow pointing to "delighted"] I DON'T LIKE THIS WORD SO
MUCH, PERHAPS I OUGHT TO SAY
GLAD INSTEAD
I missed my guess pretty badly
about your home town. I went
to the atlas, looked up a large
map of Mississippi and to my
suprise found Pittsboro
in larger letters then any
of the surrounding towns, so
I though it must be of a good
size. What must Timberville
be? Its in letters half the
size of Pittsboro's. I still
say I'd like your home town
even after what you've said
against it, and when I see it
I arrange for it to be summer.


3.
Try and get back that windmill
or i'll have to bring ones of
my own.
I enjoyed hearing about
your family and now I'll
tell you about mine. There
are six of us in all. First
comes Mother the j bridge
expert, also a pretty swell
mother, Dads next an
architect and my grand boss
following we have Arthur
my oldest brother married
and happy. Then Bob also
an architect and a pretty
good one. Bernard follows
making three architects, and
last but not least Louis


4
the baby just 18 years old
and in fourth year high.
We hope to have him be
a doctor.
In the animal line we
have Rex Von Wagner a
large German Sheppherd
dog so dutch he only understands
German at least that's the
excuse we give for his dumness
dumbness. We bought him
when he was only a handfull
now he is tremendous and one
of my best friends. Sometime
I'll show you a picture
of him if you want me to.
Then for the rest of the family


5.
There are three birds, two canaries
and one love bird. This about
lines up the troupe.
I wish you would have
taken up your mother
on the dare and sent me
that picture taken of you
at the tender age of 13. It
surely could'nt have been
as bad as the one I sent you
with the hand on my neck
and the sailor suit. I
wait for that picture in every
letter my curiousity as to
how you look has risen
to the very big best pitch
possible.


6.
How about sending me any old
snap shot you happen to have,
in your next letter. Be a
sport Chris.
It was one of those perfect
days in St. Louis today. You
could sing "June in January"
and get away with it.  The
tempture was about 70 degrees,
clear and bright. So out I go
for a long walk in fact it
was so long if someone
had'ent come along and
brought me home. I'd probably
right now be in some
railroad station miles away


trying to buy a ticket back
to St Louis.
Well by the time you
you receive this letter the
exams will be right up
on you. I'll keep my fingers
crossed for you Chris. If
I were you I wouldn't take
that psychology to seriously.
I believe the Mauron is
the one who wrote the book.
Wish I could help you with
the exams, but If I did
you'd surely follow the
fate of your roommate.
By the way is she out of the
hospital yet.


7


after reading over a letter
I also want to start over again,
but I always send them. I've
heard the second attempt
is worse then the first
If you don't like my calling
you Chris give me a banding
out in your next letter and
I'll return to Christine
for you. Write me soon
and if you include that
photo i'll have an ice
cream sunday for you
in my next letter, I
remain,
As even
Bern
I REPEAT
HERE'S TO 35
[drawing of 2 martini glasses clinking]