Phil Mitchell 
Dec. 3 

6 PM 
1941 
 

 
Miss Christine Smith
c/o Works Projects Administration
Columbia, Mississippi


Tuesday Night
December 2- 1941
Darling,
Received your sweet letter
tonight and do in all serious-
ness agree that I should write
just once in a while. For the 
past two weeks though I've
worked as hard physically 
and mentally as I did in
Atlanta when Jim and I first
opened our liquor stores. Can
you imagine my getting up
at seven, no six o'clock, in
the morning and working
until seven at night? Well
heres the story: The Jewel Tea
Company has promised me a 
job as route manager and
then assistant branch manager
of their office here provided
I learn the business from
bottom to top! This means that
(over)


I must first be a salesman
etc. The offer seems to be
a fair one and since I've
accepted I've put everything
I know behind it.
Listen, since you get
off a half day on Saturdays
why can't you run up then?
I'm sure you can get a
half day off and it would
be no trick at all then
So far as the expense is
concerned I would just
be "tickled pop-eyed" to foot 
that as long as I was knew
we would see each other.
If it were possible you know
I'd come down but I don't
get off from work on Saturdays
until around seven! Let me
know about this as soon as
possible.
Lamar and Mary are
seriously talking of going 
to Florida for the winter


2nd P.S. Aren't you and Jay seeing an awful lot of each other lately?


(3)
now. Since my prospects
for the future look as bright
as they do it would seem
a bit foolhardy ^ for me to go however
I can picture the two
of us basking in the warm
sunshine, playing on the
beach and doing the things
we really would like to do
just like a bunch of kids.
Maybe we should go anyway?
Well enough of this
nonsense. I'm sure you
are bored.
Your letters are
wonderful! Must be off
to bed
Love,
Phil
P.S. Darling, Mary's father died
last Wed. night. She is very brave
about the whole thing and I believe I'd
not even mention anything about it if I were


you when write her. Much love PDM