Narok. Masai Reserve, Kenya
Colony,
East
Africa. Oct. 26, 1931
[with
Christmas stamp]
Dear
Chas and the rest:
Yes
we were glad for your letter, Chas. I know that the first 6
mo. of
the year are very busy ones for you so I don’t get troubled
when
there’s no letter from you but I always expect you to hear
from us
tho I don’t think I’ve written direct to you for some time.
And
now this is a “share up” letter again. I’ve wanted to send it
a month ago but have been waiting for pictures that Mr.
Shaffer was
to get & bring out - but he is not returning for so long
so the
letter must wait. for John’s account of our trip would not be
interesting without the pictures, even tho some are very
disappointing. Now we are expecting Shaffers home this week so
I’m
getting this written & when they come it can be sent at
once. ‘Twill no more than just reach you by Xmas. I’m doing
this in
school. Next week we have the Gov’t Exam. after which I may
feel
like hiding my face if none of the boys pass. tho I’m sure some
will.
Lora
yours written on Darwin’s present to you came in last mail
together
with Alice’s air mail that was written a week later. I don’t
know what they mean by saying “insufficient postage”. Alice’s
had that on too & we pay 35 cents - Af. cents - more than
folks
do that send to England only. Guess the trouble is there is no
regular air mail service across the Atlantic. But the boys got
theirs so quick - 17 days, so I had hopes we’d be able to do
it in
shorter time too.
Alice
I’ll take back all the things I said in my last to you about
not
writing. Elmer will get scared gray if he thinks he’s got to
answer my letters. I know something ab’t how busy &
irregular
one is who lives in town & especially in Calif. Do you
find it
pays you to do your own baking when you pay gas? Course you
have so
many lunches to do. You must be used to thinking in therms of
lunches rather than home eats. And how you feasted the boys!
Raymond would appreciate the fruit. They seem to have thrived
on it
very well. They never say a word about anyone being sick. I
wonder
if they never are. I’m mighty glad the boys had that visit
with
you all. It’s so easy for them to class relatives with all
other
friends, when they don’t see any more of them than they have
of you
- they just don’t fully appreciate their blood relatives so
I’m
very glad they had that touch with all of you. I’m sure from
their
letters they fully enjoyed it and were proud of such liberal
and
generous relations as you were.
I’m
glad for what you say of R’s appreciating what you did, &
saying so. I think he always appreciated things
but
didn’t think it was necessary to say so. He’s learned a few
things by living with Mrs. W.
Those
are lovely air mail stamps, Alice. England doesn’t have any
special stamps like that.
xx Evening. Shaffers came this P.M.
& brot the pictures so I'll get this finished up.
|