Letter to Cecil King from Lettie Wright
Spalding, Sask.
March 4, 1918
My Dear Cousin:
Will answer your letter to-night. Was sure glad to get your letter after waiting so long. I would certainly love to see that boy (2). I hope you are both getting along fine. Who does he look like?
It has been snowing and blowing most awful to-day. Fred (3) was doing some carpenter work in the house. He made the door and window frames for our house so he would have them ready when he builds it. So I sure had a fine looking house for a while to-day. I have been sewing and fetching and fixing up all day. And Elton has been doing every thing he could to make his dad mad at him. He’d first take the hammer or saw or else get in the nails and throw them around the house and Fred told him about 20 times to-day that he was going to give him a good spanking but he hasn’t done it yet. He has been told that so much that he don’t believe it anymore. Fred don’t make him mind at all and I am not very much better. So he just about has his own way all the time. He should have been named “Snookums”. I suppose you know Oscar Linton is dead. It seems too bad don’t it. I feel sorry for Clara.
Mrs. Tucker isn’t home yet. They were expecting her last week but she didn’t come. She is staying longer than I thought she would. I guess the girls are wishing she would come. They don’t like to keep house very well. It isn’t sure yet whether Dale will have to go to war or not. He didn’t get exemption here so he has appealed it and hasn’t heard yet I guess.
We are getting ready to move this Spring. We will live just a mile from Uncle Guy’s (4). We bought a place out there. It will be about five miles from my folks and that’s all I don’t like about it. I like to live close to home.
Did you know Cora (5) was expecting something again? I guess it will be in April.
We have been to a few good dances this winter. Glenn helped play to some of them. Everybody is “bugs” over his music. He sure plays dandy. I think so much of Clyde and Glenn (6) for they are such good kids. And they don’t drink, that’s one blessed good thing. Most of the boys around here are great for that.
Well it is getting late and the other two of the family are in bed and asleep so I guess I had better ring off so bye-bye, love to all and a kiss for the babe.
From your loving Coz, Lettie.
PS I am glad you had a boy. I would have been real jealous if yours had been a girl because that is what I wanted so bad myself but boys are all right just the same. I wouldn’t trade mine for any girl I ever saw. Ha ha.
Notes:
1. Lettie Wright was the daughter of Nora Fielder and Frank Wright. Cecil was the daughter of Frederick Vose King and Fedelia Pearl Fielder. Nora and Fedelia were sisters. Lettie and Cecil were granddaughters of Henry Fielder and Emma Victoria Hobart. Lettie sent this letter from Spalding, Saskatchewan. The following summer, Cecil emigrated to Spalding.
2. Referring to Leon Clyde Ballard born Feb. 1, 1918
3. Lettie Wright married Fred Tucker (brother of Cora Tucker)
4. Guy Fielder ( Jun 20, 1879 - Apr 02, 1959)
5. Referring to Cora Tucker (1888 - 1977), wife of Guy Fielder. Cora and Guy had four children: Clayton, Maude, Fern and Cecil.
6. Clyde and Glenn King, brothers of Cecil Aleen King. The brothers would have been in their early twenties at the time.