Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

I asked her “why?” and she told me that it was a waste of time to think of trifled. Well that about did me up and of course I, being a young gallant, bowed to her superior wit. She is a candidate for the Kabal because I have discriminated in her favor. Here is one of my own make ups. Why is a stuffed date like a presidential nominee? Because they are both candy dates. I know that is poor but what can you expect from one who is so very busy? Please cast this rubbish in the scrap heap and forget it. I will be home three weeks from today. As ever I am waiting for an answer.
                                                                               Your Friend
                                                                                      Jim.
        I think the last part of this letter was based of Puck, Judge, Life or some other joke-book, but then a letter is a letter even if it is full of jokes. I don’t know exactly what I answered, but I assured him that I cared not at all about the withdrawal of the order (I didn’t either – I was so crammed for time) and told him all about our parts and pastimes, putting in as many jokes as possible.
Friday Dec. 2
         This evening I started work at McMillan’s, my first job being the washing of a little rottenly dirty window in the back of the