{The Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada} Waterloo, Ontario Canada} Aug. 23rd 1925.
Dear Mother:
I shall write you only a short note to-night as it is late and I am rather tired. I arrived home last night from my Denbigh trip at about 9 o’clock. I found them all well and glad to welcome me back. I found also Mrs. Hunter of Morrisburg here on a visit. She is still with us. I preached at Bridgeport this morning and to-night at Hespeler for pastor Grotke, the occasion being the rededication of his redecorated church. I took Bonnie and Mrs. Hunter with me to this latter place. I had a great time on my fishing trip and have a great tan on. I walked and exercised so much that Bonnie thinks I am thinner than I was, but I don’t know. I feel in good trim. Bikleˊ said when he was here that he didn’t know anybody of my age who was in better physical condition and that he only wished he had my constitution. On next Sunday I am to preach in Toronto for Pastor Christiansen. When this is done I will have preached every Sunday in August and have a couple engagements already for September. I caught lots of fish up north and had fish to eat every day that I was up there. I also had a good swim once and sometimes twice a day in the beautiful clear waters of the lakes. I was puzzled as to how I would get in my swim to-day. But Bonnie and Mrs. Hunter went over to St. Matthew’s Church, Kitchener this morning to see the new decorations and as they missed the first car – the one that I was on – I took advantage of the opportunity to get my swim in before dinner. St. Matthew’s spent about $7000 on interior decoration and they think that they now have the most beautiful Lutheran Church in Canada. Bikleˊ wrote me a letter in which he said that they all enjoyed their visit here so much that they intend to come again as soon as opportunity offers.
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We are having lots of corn now, which I am sure you would enjoy if you were with us. It is Golden Bantam and very sweet. My tomatoes which never looked better and which were very prolific are proving a dismal failure. They ripen very nicely but have a black spot on the bottom which runs right through them and spoils them. As there has been no rain it must be a kind of blight or dry rot. I notice other tomatoes have the same thing. Bonnie says little Catharine felt very desolate while I was away and would say every day Grandmother’s gone away and father’s gone away. She was so glad when I came back that she would feel me all over say “F-a-th-er”, “Father’s home”. Bonnie told her on Friday that I would be home to-morrow. And when they would ask her when I was coming she would say “Father is coming home to-morrow”. But on Saturday when they asked her, she said “Father’s coming home to-night.” I suppose I will be away again on a long trip around the 9th of Sept. as I am assigned to the Eastern Conference which will meet in Ladysmith, Quebec. I think you wrote to Robert while I was away, but I’ve been so rushed since I got back that I haven’t had time to read your letter. I bought a big basket of blueberries in the north country and brought them home with me. I got them for $1.50. The coal man has put in 5 T. of the 12 T. of Alberta coal that I ordered. I expect the rest in a week or so. This should pretty well see me through the winter. Well, it is nearly 12 o’clock and I must close and get to bed as we have to get up early on account of the boys. With love to you all, I am
Most Sincerely yours,
[signed] Carroll H. Little
