After the wedding . . .

Letter from Grandma Ellsworth, May 8, 1935

Dear Children, Terrance, and Katherine,

We congratulate you and wish you much happiness in your married life.  We would like very much to see you both.  Send us a snapshot picture of you taken together, if not convenient to get a photo now.  We rec'd Terry's letter Monday and were surprised for he said in May you would get married.  But like most young people I suppose, you did not want to wait.  Tell us how you are situated.  What you have in your cabin.  Do they furnish your bedding and etc that you need, and you eat at the cook house, or dining room.  Tell us just how things are for we are interested in you and how you are situated.  Im sending you a little spray of orange blossoms as they are in bloom now.  The air is full of the sweet perfume all around the orchards.  I wasn't shocked at your wanting to get married, but at the thought of your marrying so soon for you hadn't hardly mentioned it till you said you thought you would be in May.  It's very natural for young people to think of marrying and planning for their future life which is all right but it was so new to us that we hadnt thought it would be so soon, but it's all right with us.  We wish you well in all things.  Hope you get the manager's job.  OK.  We are praying you will.  Suppose you won't know till the camps open, tell us about it.  Trust God in all these things.  He controls the minds of men and works for us when we ask and trust him to do it.  Are you near to any church so you could go sometimes.  Tell us what you do on Sunday if you have a chance to get away. Where do your people live Katherine?  Do you get a chance to see them very often.  Now I'll close.  We have been very busy today but I wanted to write before I went to bed.  We stayed home tonite so we could write you .  When Terry writes I wish you to write too Katherine.  Lots of love to you both.  From Mother Ellsworth.  I'm enclolsing a spray of orange blossom.  Hope it will stay fresh enough to smell good.

Letter from Grandpa Ellsworth, May 8, 1935

Dear son Terrance and Katherine.

Dear Children.  We were so glad to get your letter as we began to pray you would write as it seemed long between letters.  Now that you are married I send congratulations and wish you a good and peaceful voyage on life's journey  May God keep you in his care and ever provide for you and bless you with children to his glory  We thought it would be better if you waited till you were older to get married but now that you are married we wish to help you in any way we can.  Marriage is a big responsibility and many cares will fall upon you but if you take it to the Lord in prayer He will guide and bless you over the dark and hard places.  Live for God and your life will be better and filled with happiness.  Please send a picture of you both.

This has been a late spring here and where you are too.  Yes, I have the distalate burner going now.  Just a little fire to take off the chill.  It is a dandy.  Besides our meetings and pastoral work I have been doing those 101 things that accumulate such as cutting weeds in backyard, the grass in front and care of flowers the car and trapping gophers.  I got one in trap and drowned another out and killed him with a shovel  Have two traps set now hoping to get the others if there is more.  Must grind valves in car as soon as possible.  Glad you have learned to drive.  Yes, the Master 6 Chev is lovely but I am so full of Chev.  I hope to get something else when I get prospered I have had lots of grief with this 1928 Chev.  Please do not wait so long but write soon.  With lots of love to you and Katherine.  God bless you.  from daddy E.

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They lived in a tent for a few years.  M