Love Letters
	by Matilda (Tillie) Kronberger and Walter Merrifield Dillon Chapter 3. Home Coming
	R.L. and V. Co. Nov. 11, 1934   Dearest Sweetheart   Honey I am sorry I did not write before this, but at night I was so darn tired I was glads to go to bed.   I and a any follow loaded a car of cord wood the first day in 8 hours and the next day the same.   I am going to see if I can come out next Saturday night and come back Sunday night.   You will forgive me for not writing sooner.   I hope you like your job.   I and my buded are working by the hour and all the other follow are working by piece work I never done that work be for but I am gong to see what I can do.   Let me know all the news that is going on in town.   Honey I can not think of any more to write.   With love and kisses,   Walt P.S. I miss you more than when I went home from the c.c.c. love Walter			Side Bar  December 1934  S M   T  W  T  F  S              1  2  3 4  5  6  7  8   9  10 11  12   13  14 15   16 17  18   19 20   21 22  23  24 25  26   27  28 29   30 31            http://www.hf.rim.or.jp/~kaji/cal/index.html
	Park Falls, Wis. November 13, 1934   Dearest Walter:   I was sure glad to hear form you. I was surprised when ma handed me a letter this morning. I hadn't really been expecting one because I didn't know if you could write from there or not.   Earl is here to see Isie tonight and he asked me if I got your letter.   Honey I hate to think of you having to work so hard. I guess Earl isn't so very keen on that place up there. He said it was way out in the sticks.   I worked Thursday and Friday all day. Friday night we worked until 6:30. Then I didn't have to work again until this noon. Tomorrow I start at noon. Thurs. and Friday I imagine I'll work all day. Well any way last week I put in twenty and a half hours. That amounts to four dollars and sixty cents. That wasn't so hard for two and a half days is it? I have been going to be real early the last few nights. Last Friday I went right after supper. My arms were so sore I could hardly raise them. I shook out over six hundred sheets. And then there were pillow cases and other things besides that.   The first couple mornings after you left it seemed as though I just had to go in my room and wake you up.   I had to ditch my pen because every time I'd stop to think and when I'd start again it wouldn't write. Now I'm using a swell little pencil. Its got a cute pink tossel on.   Isie and Earl are acting so crazy my sides just ache from laughing. They sure act sappy. To bad you aren't here. I wish I would get my radio pretty soon. The other day Isabelle called up to find out if it was finished and they said it wasn't finished because they didn't start it because that piece that was broken would cost $3.50 and they didn't know if that would be to much so he waited to find out if I wanted it fixed and I said yes.   Darling if this letter is all mixed up don't blame me cause two hams are sitting here blabbing and are they crazy.   Till then. That is till I see you. Bye bye.   Your sweetheart   Tillie P.S. I love you.
	R.L. and V, co. Nov. 16, 1934   Dearest Tillie   I got your loving letter today and was I glad to know from you.   I will not be out this Saturday because I am working Sunday all day on the big line I am not working this afternoon. I work this morning and make ?? them my food.   I saw Earl when he was up and by the look on his face I could not get on I do not know if he tried hard or not. Sweetheart I dream that I was with you again. I wish I was, next week I am coming down on Friday and coming back on Monday if I am here that long.   We are 22 miles from town that is a long ways from my honey I wish it was a mile or two.   You are making more than I am, I said it is not bad for two days work four dollars and sixty cents.   I wish you could come and wake me up like you did home darling I am coming one day next week so if you come home and find me there don't fall down.   When you get your radio will you listen for me too will you honey.   If I was there with you and Earl I would be a lucky man then because I could be with you.   He sun is shining nice and warm today.   I got a letter today from ma and she ask how is Tillie and I answer that I got a letter form you today.   One of the man said that the boss is going to town if I am in time. Your lover Walter, P.S. ma is sending a box for me to your place I will be out to get it, Tillie I love you.
	Park Falls, Wis November 18, 1934   Dearest Walt:   Before I started this lettr I thought I had so much to write and now I can't think what to write first.   To begin with, How are you? Fine I hope. I'd be fine if it wasn't for being lonesone every now and then.   Oh yes before I forget. The package you must have told your mother to send came Saturday. Do you want it left here until you come on or do you want it sent out to you? I was kind of expecting you yesterday. Honestly it seems such a long time since you left. It seems like ages. Clara and I were talking today and I said that it was a week Thursday since you left and at the same time I was saying that she said something about three weeks and I asked her what she said, and then she told me that she had said it was about three weeks since you went up there. I told you she was full of hope. Well she said it seemed longer then that. She didn't need to tell me how long it seemed.   I got my radio Thurs. night. Comes in pretty good. I strung that copper wire arou nd my room and ended it on the leg of my bed. Pretty good aerial.   I got in twenty two hours at work last week. Thats a little more that the first week. At night when I go to bed my legs always ache. I think maybe its from standing on a cement floor like that all day. I'll get used to it though.   I went down to see the camp with Mac and Clara after church this afternoon. That sure is a nice place they got. I saw Fred and some of the other guys I know. Fred didn't know much. He was KP today. We only stayed a few minutes.   Larry was home from school all last week because he has such a terrible cough. I don't think he can go yet tomorrow either. Last night he caughed so hard in the night that we (Isie and I we slept together) had to turn on our light about four times when he got those spells. Ronnie and Dickie cough too but not so bad.   I only swiped four of those sheets of paper from Clara so I had better not think of too much to write.   I just hear Earl's car leaving so I suppose Isie will be coming up pretty soon and hard telling how I can write then. By the way I didn't tell you I was laying in bed writing this. Then when she comes she'll want half of the bed and that aint enough room to write for me.   I heard that Koenigs had to shut down their dance hall because those people across the street were kicking that it bothers then. They had a dance last night so I don't know if its true or not. That would be awful to close it up now just when they built it so big.   You know where Stuff's Tavern is up there don't you, well they built a big dance hall rignt next. I heard it was going to be bigger than Koenigs. I never saw it yet but it must be pretty nearly finished cause the opening is going to be next Saturday.   I'm having my winter coat fixed. It ought to be finished one of these days. I still wear Isabel's summer coat and it gets kink of chilly once in a while.   I was watching Isie and Earl make love tonight and I told them I learned a lot of new things but oh my. Those two sure are silly. Isie was eating a cough drop and Earl asked her for it so she let him have it a while then he gave it back to her. I acted as tho' I was shocked. Then a little while after that I asked them if they ever did that with gum. Then Earl kind of cought the drift and said, oh so you did that already with gum. I told em no, but they wouldn't believe me.   I wonder eh?   Well honey I guess I'm pretty close to the end of the fourth pages so that means quiet.   So with lots of love and kisses and hopes of seeing you soon I will have to close.   Tillie   PS I typed the envelope at work the other noon. TiLLiE WALTER Monday Dearest:   I got your letter this morning. I wrote the other part of this letter last night and I didn't mail it this morning so I thought I would open it and answer your letter right in the same.   Man alive you even have to work on Sunday.   It was raining this morning a little while. It has been so darn damp lately. I hope it dont rain this afternoon becuause I have to go to town. I was going to have Clara mail this letter when she went to work this noon but Ma said I had to go to town and pay the telephone bill so I'm going to mail it myself. I don't want to go but Ma kept begging me to go so I said alright.   I don't know yet when I have to go to work this week. Maybe tomorrow. I hope so. Wish I worked a little steadier but I'm not kicking because even at that I do better than I did at my old job.   I know I had something to tell you before I close but I can't think what it was.   This morning I slept until almost 4 o'clock. Then Ronnie came up and said "Matilda, Matilda get up" and I said yes but I didn't get up. Then I heard Ma come in from outside and say "If Tillie gets up I got a letter for her." Boy out of bed and down stairs I was in one hop and back up again and I read your letter in bed.   I had to laugh when Ronnie called me Matilda. I suppose he thought that would surely get me out.   Ok I'll keep that package here that your mother sent until you come.   Guess I had better close and get ready for town.   With love till I see you, Tillie   Hope you come this weekend
	Prentice Nov. 19, 34   Dearest Sweetheart   I got home all ok. I walk to Fifield and I could got a ride and I was getting good and wet so when I got to Fifield I went in the buss depot and ask when the buss would go to Prentice and he said in about ten min. and that it would be 55 cents from there I thought that would be better thin to cach a good cold in that snow.   Honey I wish I could land a job some place.   Ma was suprize to see me come home. I will pay your mother for my bord and room some day it may not be until spring but I will.   Of all the four leged deer I saw to day some of them were nice one too.   Darling I hope you have a good thanksgiving this year. I think I will. I wish I was with you.   I was telling ma a bout the good cookie that you make and she said so will she have some of them now.   I was home at 4 oclock sweetheart I cannot think of any more to write this time but will write more next time.   Your lover   Walter, P.S. I do not know if I will be up this Sunday or not so do not look for me until I am there   Your loving   Walt.
	Park Falls, Wis. Nov. 28, 1934   Dearest Walt:   I received your letter to day and was glad to hear from you and hear that you got home alright. I had been thinking and wondering about you all Monday afternoon. I couldn't keep my mind on my work at all.   I saw a lot of deer too the last couple days. Mr. Kane got one the other nite.   Tuesday morning I started to work at ten and worked until 5:30 and today from eight to five. Tomorrow we have off and Friday I start at eight. That will be quite a few hours this week. I sure wish I could get that many in every week.   I washed my hair after supper tonight. They sure were dirty.   You know those stars you sewed on those circles that night, well I finished four of them I mean I put the padding in between and sewed them by machine and soon, and they really look cute.   Can you imagine, here I am beginning the second sheet and I'm all out of news already.   I'm getting so sleepy I can't keep my eyes open and the more I try to think of something to write the less I can think about something so I think I'll close with love and kisses.   Tillie