June 3, 1902

[drawing of a horse, man, and woman]

Monroeville O. 6/3 1902

My Dear Sweet Wife
I [recd] your sweet letter. Oh honey that makes me feel so good to eat my dinner and then go out & see the mail man and get a letter from my dear little sweet honey I considered myself kissed baby but it did not seem the same as the real thing But it is better than none anyway. But honey you did not tell me why you were bug House. just said you had something to tell me and you did not tell me why didn't you, now write & tell me all about it dear for I want to know sah [has] something been going [rong] if so let me know at once. Well honey I can't say how soon I will be home maby not before Saturday as we have not rec'd only 85 rds. of fence since we have been here, bad luck at the shop I suppose But I expect a letter tomorrow saying they have shipped the rest of it. if it doesn't come untill Friday or Saturday I will be home Saturday anyway and then we can finish in about a day & a half when I come back they can't keep me out from my dear honey more than one sunday at a time. I don't care who it is, you make Lew stay with you evenings Honey. Untill I come then he can [gad] all he wants to. I was glad you enjoyed your gum, and you just chew gum and write to me and that is all you have to do, Baby But be a good girl and be patient & I will be home just as soon as possible, Oh yes honey I am loosing the bottom part of my drawers, that will be a good excuse for me coming home Saturday if we don't get our fence in time to finish this week but drawers or no drawers if they don't like it they can lump it I bet you. [illegible] that right-Honey you will help me wont you honey you can pull their hair and I can choke them & I guess they will like it then there are two things you can do to perfection pull hair and grunt Ha, Ha, Baby.

Well sweet Honey I can't think of any more as the bugs are coming in now and I must entertain them I must not slight my evening [callers] you know so good By my Baby & don't forget to write to your

Old man
Bert to Dora dear
and many kisses to
you xxxxxxxxxxxx

This is me for the next Houre
[drawing of an angry man inside his house]