This letter is address to Mrs. John Swain, Standish, 691 Bedford St., Whitman, Mass, dated Apr 8, 1931 written by Charles Peck.

413 Temple St.

Dear Edith

Your long letter came and to night on my return from the shop I found the second one.

I have thought of you so much lately and your letter telling me what you have to put up with and all the work you have to do does not make me feel any to good.

It really makes me about sick to think of it. If this keeps up the only thing to do is to pull out, if you want to come down here I will help you all I can, think this over you know you can't go on like this for ever.

For Gods sake isn't there some way you can get rid of Ed I think John would do better if he were not there and yet he should not weaken for that.

Well the only thing I could wish that I had money enough so I could have a home for you of course I have a little but it would not go far at that. So there you are.

I have seen the Dr and he has given me some dope that has helped me eat better and my stomach is better. I'm drinking about 5 quarts of milk per week and hold my weight in fact gain a little so don't worry for I'm all right.

I saw Louise on the street the other day and she told me Gardner was in the hospital something about the old operation he had some years ago but is coming out all right. We were so busy talking about that I forgot to ask about her mother.

Anyway she said she had received your Easter Card and would write you. No doubt she will tell you all about it.

We have had bad weather cloudy and shower cold and a great deal of rain this part is all right if it would only warm up a little and some more sun shine.

I'm quite anxious to know how the things I transplanted last fall have come out of course its to early to see yet but when things start please tell me if they are alive.

Business is coming up with us and quite a good many orders from abroad. We are working on 15 ? now that are going to Russia, we have some for England, France, Germany, Scotland, Sweden & South America. Mr. Snow told me they are trying to work up this foreign trade all they can. Mr. ? is going over in June to see if he can get more.

Easter Sunday I went to the Nabsteds? for dinner. Mrs. N. was Ruth Snow and a very fine woman much like her Father and its really a pleasure to go there and always good things to eat.

You are right when you say I should have some of your cooking rather than Ed. Well this is my hard luck. The ivy is fine and grows all the time and the ? is full of roots. When it gets warm enough I'm going to give it to Mrs. Mercer to plant near her new house.

Well I hope this letter will find you in fairly good shape but I'm afraid it won't.

I want you to feel free to ask me for any thing you want always.

I'm glad you liked the scarf and in selecting it I thought you were fond of blue so for once I hit it right.

Fran Hamant always says I can select the nicest things. ? ever saw what I ? by that: good taste.

Write when you can even if I don't

Tell John I will write to him some time. I'm looking for his story every week, but have not found it yet.

Love to you both

Charlie

4-7-31

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