25 June
Dear Dorothy,
In just a little my furlough will be officially over. 2 1/2 hours to be exact.
I went for the trousers this afternoon and took my jacket to have the sleeves shortened. She said she would fix the jacket today if I came back between 5 & 6 o'clock. I went to Manchester and changed trousers at the R.C. and put a pr. in the cleaners. The barber was off so I just sat there a while and then went back to Altvincham. The trousers were ready so I came right back. I stopped at the R.C. in Warrington to eat but it was anything I particularly wanted so I came to camp. I have just come from the R.C. here and am drinking a can of fruit juice.
Donald got my mail for me. There were two letters from you 16 & 18 June, one from Ruth 14 June and Challengers from 31 May and 7 June. The letters didn't sound like you were too happy. Maybe the wrong time. I can never remember.
It seems like they were getting the schools in Muskogee out of a mess when I went there. At that time Mr. Cardwell was the one to get it fixed. That's the way it goes tho. For that reason I am glad E.K. got out of the schools. That's one thing politics should be kept out but it always gets mixed up somehow.
There is a rumor that they are going to cancel furlough for some reason or other in a little while. I am glad to get mine before that starts. Some think there will be a shipment but it may be just to get everything packed up and ready to leave. I don't see how they can ship many men out before the supplies are taken care of. I have not gotten to the point to think I can figure out what the Army will do but I can't help having opinions.
I don't know what you would do without your mother to look out for you when you "raise a nasty fuss." She seems to have done pretty well tho. When I get back I may try a little different experiment by spanking even if you have threatened to "beat the tar" out of me.
Ruth wrote a little news about her family. They had invited some children from the Baptist orphanage to have a Sunday dinner with them. I think everyone enjoyed it. They bought a watermelon, the first they had.
I got the packages off today. There is one rather mixed up. It has something from Stratford-on-Avon that I missed sending and the coins from Southern Ireland. I never did manage to get a complete set of coins.
Mrs. Bell has a lady helping her sew and she thinks it is the most wonderful thing that we have fruit juice every morning for breakfast. She also thought it awful that I don't eat breakfast. She asked me how the "wife and baby" are. I said "She's o.k.". I am just teasing now. Someone showed her a picture of a wife and baby and she thought it was me.
I guess I have done enough damage for tonight. Anyhow I love you.
Love,
Hugh
