Dear Billie Feb 2nd, 1928

Your Auntie was quite

excited, when your letter arrived, for we

both thought you had forgotten our address.

Well Bill, I am pleased to hear, you are

making good, and that you are [taking]

to it, out there. Plenty of work, plenty of

fun, etc., all helps to make life a bit

jolly, you say I ought to come to Canada, for

a bit of [rambling] eh, look here, Bill,

there is still a lot of wild country [left]

in this cock-eyed country of ours yet

and so here I stay (some lad eh) by the

way, you are growing some -eh- I expect

you will about finish up in the

Canadian police force, oh gee, (look me over).

I said look me over [Fargent] when

oh yes, lit us have some more letters

Bill, we shall welcome them, and you

can be sure on us answering them. You will

hardly know, Sister Flo, when you see, what

a big lass, she has made, I have not,

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seen the younger girls myself, but they

tell me, they are coming on [wonderfully].

We are all well, and Hearty at present

Sheffield as got the cup-tie fever, as [usual]

[United having] reached the semi-final

with Huddersfield, and when you read this

letter, I dare say, you will know the result.

Sheffield has built a super [illegible] palace

and what a place, it is wonderful, its

named the Regent. I am working in the

Building line at the present, but other work

in this town, lad, is rotten, there is about

thirty thousand men, alone, out of work here

so you can guess, somebody's having it a hot.

I am cutting this letter short, Bill, but

will write again soon, and don't forget

we want some off you. Very pleased you have

got a good place, give them my best

respect. P.S. sorry, made mistake on Date

above. March 9th: sorrows: Lots of love

from cousin Ethel the best of greeting

from your uncle Jack and Auntie Ethel

xxxx au revoir and the Best of health xxxx

Envelope Front:

B. Clarke,

C/O G. Brooks, R.R.3.

Paris, Ontario,

Canada.

Envelope Back:

"ME"