de LONG – ZANDE PAPERS: Series III – Folder 11. Letters, August-September 1921.

SERIES III: ARABELLA BRAY DE LONG
Folder 11.  Letters, August-September 1921.   22 items. 

Printed program with Pine Mountain student names written in Arabella’s hand by various parts.  From an order of service from the Brondesbury War  Memorial Scholarship dedication, June 26, 1921.

“August 13th? no, its the 10th Welcome, welcome to “The sea, the sea.” [envelope postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 11 A.M. 1921 Ky, addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

August 11, 1921.  “And the cuckoo clock has just cuckooed nine o’clock and, if all is as we expected our precious ‘small child’ is staying in the small town of Pineville.”  [envelope postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 12 A.M. 1921 Ky, addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

August 12, 1921.  “My precious little Sweetheart; Dearest daughter Helen, I am wondering at this time, nine o’clock Friday night, if you are gone to-bed on the train from Cleveland…” [envelope postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 13 A.M. 1921 Ky, addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

Sunday night, nine fifteen o’clock.  Baby & Arabella are alone, for about eighty thirty o’clock, Leon came down to ask Ethel’s advice…”

August 17, 1921.  Wednesday.  ‘And, my own precious love; how sorry I am for the interruption of your beautiful plan…” [postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 18 A.M. 1921 Ky.  addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

August 19, 1921.  “My precious little daughter; By this time you have found my ‘daily’ letters and I am sure that you have been most pleased with the enclosures.”  [postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 20 A.M. 1921 Ky.  addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

“It is eight o’clock Sunday night—baby has just left me, he had a very late nap and is wide awake.”

[postmarked Pine Mountain Aug 22 A.M. 1921 Ky.  addressed to Miss H.B. de Long The Glen Acre Pigeon Cove Massachusetts]

September 2, 1921.  Friday. 9.20.  “Just left our little treasure, fast asleep…”

“Darlint, I am that sleepy, I can’t possibly write another note..”

September 4, 1921.  Sunday.  “My own most precious Treasure; I would give you a most hearty welcome to Berlin and pray our Heavenly Father’s richest blessings to be with you…”

September 5, 1921.  “Monday night, seven thirty o’clock my belovedest; I’ve just finished reading your precious letter over for the second time, also one from Ethel…”

Wednesday night.  “Perhaps my darlint; You wont be in Berlin on Saturday and so, it wont matter so much whether this letter reaches there or not…”

[September 9, 1921]  Friday. “My very darling; While I was looking for your Berlin address, our little baby dear, thought that he would address my envelopes…”

September 11, 1921.  Monday.  “My very belovedest child Helen; It is just a little past six…”

[September 13, 1921] “Half past three, on the 13th of September, and here I sit at Ethel’s desk, with both Baby and mittens on my lap…”

Friday night.  10.30 o’clock.  “And darling, darling; What a disappointed Arab is writing you to-night.”

Sunday, 9 o’clock p.m.  “Precious love; my own little Sweetheart, how glad I am for your dear letters.”

Tuesday.  “Love, my precious love—Helen, I am so sleepy that I’ll have to beg to be excused from writing anything interesting save a few remarks of our precious baby’s…”

[September 28, 1921]  “Wednesday 28th nearly ten o’clock Arab is sleepy but—she must write just a word to that precious little daughter of hers ‘way, way up dar’ in Berlin.”

September 30, 1921.  “Nearly nine and we, my loved daughter Helen, must go to bed.”