August 11, 1913
commercially made, lined paper notebook
8 5/16 x 6 13/16 inches
Charles E. Burchfield Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
He also said Joe could work at Christmas time and during the summer. If Joe would only get better. But I am afraid he will be like I was two or three years before I actually “came down” with the fever. It seems I had to have it in order to get better. Joe looks to me the same way. If it only wasn’t the fact that he wants to go to school this fall it would be better to have it now. I myself never felt so good in my life as after getting over the fever. Now I am filling out and feeling superfine.