I Fiddled Around Until I missed the Train-Letter Home-John- Nov. 8, 1920

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[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.]

HARDING IS AGAINST ANY CONFERENCES WITH GEN. OBREGON

President-Elect, Himself, Declares That No ParleysAre in Prospect. WANTS ONLY GOLF AND FISH But American Friends of Obregon and de la Huerta HaveMade Informal Overtures. SENATOR SPEAKS AT STOPS Asks People to Assist His Administration and Makes Plea for More Religious Reverence

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Hotel Langwell

John H. Causer

Elmira, N.Y.

Nov. 8, 1920

My Darling

Hope you have had a good time tonight. As you might expect I fiddled around until I missed the train-in fact the blooming thing passed me below North Norwich and I had to put my car in shop, I didn’t try to catch the darn thing.

Have not made a sale today. Just arrived here at 10:30. Found Frank’s letter [Either John’s 16 year old son or his brother] and two from you at Binghamton. Will try to get back to Binghamton Thursday or Friday morning. Will try to take good care of my voice so I’ll be fit for the concert!

Think I’ll run up to Watkins tomorrow and back here tomorrow night.

Love unmeasured,

John

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Editor's notes

With this letter, we are back to some correspondence from John to Sue, although upcoming leeters are also from his daughters home and our first letter to Sue from her brother John Broad--a character in his own right.

Along with John's letter, inside the envelope I found the letter copied above, from the Osborne Company. It answers Marion's question a few days ago as to whether the Osborne Company's annual convention would be in Atlantic City. The Convention will be in Washington, and John will be at the Powhatan Hotel. Again I find the familiarity of the company with John's wife a bit jarring, as well as Marion's intimation that she, John's daughter. was considering attending the convention if it was in Atlantic City. Harding won the Presidency a week before this letter was written. In a weird little coincidence, the hotel appears to have been on the same site as my first job in Washington D.C. over 40 years ago.