Harding Asks Youngster Jury To Fix Fate of Birds of Prey
Hotel Sherwood
Hornell, N.Y.
E.M. Chase, Prop
Hornell, N.Y.
May 29, 1921
My Darling
Have just finished supper 7:30 and will send you a love message. It has been a lonesome day and I have
wished many times that I were at home with the family. I would like to hear Mr. Aulick preach tonight. Hope he is getting big congregations these closing Sundays.
Your good letter, written Friday afternoon, reached here yesterday morning and was glad to get it. The package came later in the day. By the number of kerchiefs you sent me I should judge you think I must have a horrible cold. Didn't know I had so many. Unless we have quite a few rainless days I’ll not xxx the duster. We have had several nice showers the last few days. When I started out for church this morning, I started for the church I attended Once before and heard good singing and a good sermon. Guess they call it a Congregational(?) Church or some such name, but as I was on my way I happen to think that I met Mr. Pickett when we were at the Convention in Cortland last fall and he told me he was preaching in Hornell, so I thought I would go to his church. He was a classmate in the Academy. He had a good sermon, but rather of a small congregation, was less than 80. I never liked him in school and as he had some difficulty in remembering me when I spoke to him at Cortland, I did not remain to speak with him. You see, I'm not going out to church tonight. The coming week will pass swiftly and soon we will be at home. You have not stated whether Elizabeth is going to go home with me or not. I don't think I shall try to do a thing tomorrow. My last week sales were bum-10 orders for $273. I drove up to Arkport yesterday and sold three orders for $39.25, $52 and $33 so you'll see my Saturday business helped out. I will have to hustle this week to cover the towns I want to srach[sic] And don't expect to get into Syracuse until Saturday afternoon.
Accept a heart full of love and kisses for all.
Your affectionate,
John
That's John's question mark next to the Congregational Church. I'm a bit surprised he'd never heard of it as they are now all over Central New York. It's interesting that Sue is at home washing John's handkerchiefs and then mailing them out to where ever he is travelling. A lot of them. Those sure were different times.
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John has excellent handwriting. However, in some instances, I cant decipher it. If I can't, I simply mark the spot with "xxx"s to signify thank the word isn't decipherable.
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