Sept. 18, 1951
Walker Bank Bldg.

Dear Mommie & Dad,

Golly, I've been trying to get
around to this for a long time
now. I was going to write Saturday
night, but I was so tired I could
hardly move. Ruth and I did 51
 quarts of peaches—38 quarts and 26 pts.
Charles helped her with the peeling,
and I did the sterilizing and bottling.
 It's been so long since I did a good
days work like that, that I could
hardly take it. My legs really
kicked up a fuss. I'll have to do
some real training before I tackle
 the narrows. I'd never make it now.

In case you haven't already guessed,
 the answer is "Yes." Definitely. I do
love him very much, and I'm sure
 his love for me is real. There'll be
 disagreements, of course, but I think
 that we can be very happy
together.

We went over to Aunt Della's the
other night and they said they had