Oct 14 28
256 Fulwood Road,
Sheffield
My Dearest Billy, [Kins]
I am so pleased you have not forgotten
me all together my Dear I am sorry to hear you
haven't had a holiday until recently it must be very
tiring [the] same old thing over and over again,
ever time I get a shop I always tell the person
that engages me that I want a few days holiday
so that's why I'm always having a rest. I'm glad
you enjoyed your little selves at the exhibition,
four years is a long time to stay at one thing
[good nights] I should like to picture myself here 4 years
I should dye a death of thinking about it oh my
Lot I'm sorry for you dear, but I must say you've
done well to get all that cash saved up I've only
put one pound in the bank but I've got a cash
save from the Yorkshire Penny Bank I've got about
25/ in about a 1 pound in tips from visitors 5/ in odd
coppers and 6w. I don't blame your dear [for trying]
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to get more cash if you can but don't do
like I did at my last situation go in the Irish
mans rise when I went up to [Laycocks] I was
expecting 36 pounds a year and when the old dame paid
me she gave me 30 pounds not so bad she said
that I told her I wanted 30 pounds but I'd been [getting]
36 pounds at the past place some of the old ducks are
mean they wouldn't give one 2 pounds if they could
help it.
I'm so pleased that you think the photograph
a good one I hope it was not all smashed
up in the carriage thank your chums dear for
wishing I was out with you but perhaps if
the weather permits I may be coming over soon
give them all my best love and tell them I wish
them the best of luck and I hope Sandy and Vic will
drop me a line and I will write to them if they like,
any time I should only to pleased to hear how
they all [have] been in a strange country away
from all their friends. I went to the Sheffield
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Empire last Wednesday to see the descent Song
it was beautiful only the leading man spoiled
it he didn't seem to fit in some how the milk
chap that comes here told me I ought to see it
as it was so good. Well dear I suppose
by the you received this (note) you will
no doubt have heard from Vera. When I went
to the home a fortnight ago she was saying she
hoped Auntie Ada hadn't for gotten to post her
letter as she hadn't had any reply yet poor
little kid she still seems [aso] baby [illegible] yet
she doesn't seem to grow up and [Betty] does got
a big [girl] to I feel quite small at the side
of her. If you've received Vera's letter you will
love
got photograph of her I do think its a good
one its jut like life every one thinks its a good
one of her as its really best as she is so you
will be able to think of what she is like with
out thinking you are making a [mistakes].
I had Auntie Bertha [here] last Thursday [for]
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day and she asked if I'd hear from you and it was
funny for us to be talking of you and then I
get a letter on the Thursday morning.
My word there is some dreadful things
happening this last week there's been a terrible
railway smash several people burned to
death and heaps injured the train ran into a
goods wagon and threw some of the passengers onto
the bridge and the burst out into flames and its
severely dreadful to think there's ever so many
people burned to death in five minutes.
There's also been a poor woman murdered at
[Hilabo] somewhere near [Hilabo] Park you will
remember where we used to go boating
when we were kids, of course the police
haven't found who murdered the poor
woman yet the nasty bad man he ought
lashed until he died, I think Sheffield is
getting as bad as London [with] things
happening I shall be afraid to go anywhere
soon if things continue like this '
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By the way I went to Auntie Ada's at
Darnell last Sunday and we did have a time
of it uncle Ernest of [] was there and also
Dorothy to she gets a big girl and Edwin won
a scholarship to gets on 2 years schooling
free and 1 pound not bad eh. They are all keeping
well at home dear and the twins you will
remember then are getting very big boys.
You are to bad dear I [wrote] asking you
if you had a watch of any kind but
you haven't said whether you had one or not
so just write back by [return] and tell me whether
you've got one or not as it will soon be
Christmas and I want you to get a Christmas
present this year you see I want to know
whether you have a watch, a not you
see you was always so fond of one.
[That] I did not know whether you'd got one
your self or not. I think this is all dear
for the present I think everyone at
home send you their best wishes.
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I wish luck dear boy
give my love to all your
pals dearest
fondest love your ever
loving sister Flo
xxxxx
xxxxx
for the boys xx
Envelope Front:
Sheffield
7:30 pm
Oct 16
1928
Mr. W. Clarke
C/O Mr. J Brooks
R.R.3. Paris
Ontario
Canada
Envelope Back:
Paris
AM
Oc25
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