Cornelia to Robert 24 Aug 1958

Sunday[1]

Dear Robert[2] –

            Well you are going on a trek around the country and suppose this note never will catch up with you – but at least it will tell you that your letter was received and contents noted. And I hope you have a good time.

            It’s been unbearably hot ever since I landed in town and last Sunday I decided I couldn’t take it any more so I got people out of  bed to telephone them I’d out of circulation Sunday & Monday & headed for Bretz Mill. It was heavenly up there the lupine in bloom, the cool breezes – in fact I got so cold Monday afternoon that I came home instead of staying until Tuesday morning. I’m ashamed of myself that I didn’t go up more often!

            Bill celebrated his 21^st birthday yesterday – Roberta came down & he had some other friends for dinner too. Roberta, however, forbad him drinking to his majority so he sneaked out in the kitchen & Paul fixed him a drink. Methinks Roberta’s a bit on the bossy side[3], but since the family approves of her I won’t put in my nickels worth. Paul’s taking everyone to the Basque place for chicken dinners this evening.

            It’s too bad John’s content to go to FSC because they were all quite unimpressed with the Montana catalog.

My Sheinwold bridge book still hasn’t come – I guess the conductor forget to mail the letter. I’ll send an airmail letter to find out.

            This is the summer I’ve done everything I hadn’t intended to – so sense I don’t intend to go to SF Bridge week I may end up there except I’m too broke!

            Have a good time in St. Louis & pursuits[4] en route.

  Love

Cornelia[5]

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[1] A check of the calendar shows that the 24^th was Sunday and the envelop is postmarked the 24^th. Unsure if this means it was picked up with Sunday home delivery or if dropped off at main post office.

[2] Addressed to Dr. Robert B Richert, 809 E Front St., Missoula, Mont.  Airmail

[3] As Bill and Roberta’s son, I can confirm the accuracy of Cornelia’s assessment.

[4] “pursuits” is uncertain. Word is not capitalized so doubt that it is a place name. It definetly starts with a lower case “p” and ends with “ts”.  In the context of the sentence, suggests something on  dealing with the trip.

[5] Return address label: Cornelia Downing, 3729 West Circle Drive, Fresno, California