Perfect Little Worlds by Clifford Mae Henderson

Author:Clifford Mae Henderson [Henderson, Clifford Mae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635551655
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-05-08T22:00:00+00:00

April 28, 1950

Dear Euvie,

I’m so sorry to hear about the Laundromat!!! Seems like y’all just barely got it up and running. We all thought it was such a good idea, a Laundromat in a college town. I will admit, I’m not surprised Hugh and laundry weren’t a good match. I hope you won’t take offense, me saying that. But you did marry a dreamer. Half the time I’m so jealous of your life, the other half I’m thanking my lucky stars for my predictable tomato farmer. (Who says hello, by the way.)

How’s it going to work out, the lease on your all’s home being up before you can move into the new one? Knowing you and Hugh, you’ll turn it into some grand adventure for the girls. I worry, though. Alice is so persnickety! Do you need money? If so, just ask. I’ve been putting some aside for a rainy day. (Don’t tell Frank. He’d want to put the money toward the new barn he’s building. Why he thinks he needs another barn, I do not know, but he’s set on it. Last year it was his pout house; this year, a new barn. The man just loves to build.)

Also, and this is hush-hush, Mama says she’s gonna sign some of her oil checks over to you and me. Won’t Daddy have a fit?! But like she says, the money is hers to do with what she wants. So keep your fingers crossed she goes through with it. She’s getting a bit forgetful. I’m worried about her. She forgot Frank’s name the other day. Can you believe? Just plumb slipped from her mind. Doc says to make sure she’s not taking too many sleeping pills, so I counted them out and check every day. That’s not the problem. Anyway, I’ll do my best to help her remember about the checks. I know we could all use a little extra.

Big news around here is the Conways left the church to follow a new fellow that’s starting to preach out at the Grange Hall. I guess they’re really eager to get to heaven and don’t think our Pastor Peters is the man to get them there. Not that I blame them. Last Sunday, it was everything I could do to keep from nodding off as he went on and on about “taking up the whole armor of God.” I tell you, that man is so boring he could put the sun to sleep.

What do you all think of Senator McCarthy’s list of communists? You know me, I don’t pay much attention to politics, but the fact that we could be living next door to a communist scares the heck out of me. Frank says no communist in his right might would be living in East Texas, that they’re all in New York and California. Be careful!!!!! I miss you something awful.

Your loving and predictable sister,

Evokia

PS. Please tell Lucy I loved the birthday card and the enclosed short story. Very ingenious!

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