Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

William L. Eason to May Elizabeth Yancey, February 6, 1926

Family | Place--New Jersey | Romantic relationships

William Eason asks May Yancey to send him a photo so he can see her face again. He tells hey how much he loves and misses her.

To: Miss. May Yancey.
Virginia Normal and Industrial Inst.
Ettrick Virginia
Postmark: Elizabeth, N.J.
FEB 5, 1926
10 30 AM

Saturday
2/6/26

Dear May,

Your letter was recevid and I was very glad to hear from you, And I alway had patience with your letter unless it was when I was in a hurry. I have never found any faults with your letters, only when you write me things, which you think are true. Yes, you are right the more I tries to do or say to make you happy the least you think of me. Kind word does not alway turn away wrath, espically when there are some guilty Conscious behind them. Ha! Ha. Why talk of what happen long age Sweet heart you know why I didn't write you, I promise you before you left, N.J. That we would not quarrel in our letters didn't I? Don't get disgusted too quick, as you know how we write each

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other especially when we are blue Please don't worrie over me just forget about me for a while, until you have been successful in your under taking. No, I am not keeping any thing from you as I always told you my trouble, and you seems to help me enjoy my joy and share my sorrows. Dear you are to me what no others could be, do not get the idea that I am entangled in a love affair with another or has had other a great difficult. I am the same as you left me, but I was sick I am feeling fine now, I played Basket Ball Thurs. we won.

If I said any thing, that hurt your feeling I am going to ask you to for give me, as I was sick when I answered your letter, and proably I did say things that hurt you but at times when one read your letters there are words phrases in your letters that does like wise

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Yes, I know that you can get Independent what ever a person wonts to do he can do it. Fate has not been so Cruel to me in one way but in another he it has.

There will never be a time when you shall lose hope in me unless- Oh! Well as long as we are true to each other we will be happy. You must remember dear that we all have difficulties at times. It seems like years since I last saw your face, if only you would send me your photo or snapshot so that I could get a view of you then I could sit and dream of the time when you and I were to-gether.

Will there ever be a time when you and I will be as we once have been on Sunday nights and at other times. I can still remember my last night with you when you lost the glove

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some times you will recevie a letter from my mother she may say a few things which you might believe, but don't believe them. Because I don't stay home all the time she said that was going to write to you and tell you different things. I am not shure she'll do it but she fools me at times. Be sweet little girl until we meet, some day

picture of heart

yours always,
William

Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History

Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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