Letter 19280301

Portland, Or.

Feb 29.th 1928

My Dearest Sister

I Rec. your most kind and unexpected letter last nighht withits kind message of hope and cheer and welcome of a home and I thank you for them all with my hole hart and you kind verse you wrote me which is so true but my Dear sister how can an olde Broke down Peniless Man Except such charity who for the last 25 has been Independent and able and willing to do for others I am offered Dear 3 or 4 homes here with my good kind friends but I say thank you all some are well to Do People one is high court Judge in Portland him and his good old fashioned wife used to come out and we would have an old fashion fried chicke Diner chicken mashed Potatoes and Brown Gravey he was out a fiew weeks ago to see if there was any thing I Kneeded they sent word to my neighbors to see that I have every thing that money could but but alas it cant buy Revenge and that is what I Pray for Day & Night but such Prayrs are not answered God has no affairs with men

But Dear sister I will say one thing if I ever go to live with any one on this Earth it will bee with you and my Brother & Dear Mary for her kind & loving letters give me hope to live but alone oh it is awful to be alone Day and Night like I am here no one to speak to for 2 or 3 Days at a time but Sister Just think of last Night the first in 11 long weeks after Reading your kind and loving letter and Dear little Maryes two I Reci all at onece 2 or 3 times over I went to Bed at 8 Oclock and never waked up until 6.10 this morning first in Eleven weeks think of that tell Mary Dear I could have Beat her to School this morning Such a Nights Rest.

Well Sister Dear I am sorry to hear you are not well but Keep cheerful as you can as you have something to live for all I had to live for is most gon but if I can live to see you all once I will be satisfied one thing dont worry me that is debts for I dont owe one Dollar on Earth Every thing I have is good and Paid for tell Mary Dear I sent her a letter yesterday and will send her another one in a day or too

hope you are all well write when you can

Love to all b

your Brother

J.T. Delk