tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9859069866753562052024-03-05T09:54:39.412-08:00Letters Between Colon White & Vasta RogersTo be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofsDonna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-42093492146721510702009-05-09T09:58:00.000-07:002009-05-11T18:17:40.260-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">This Site displays several letters written from my grandfather "Colon White" to my grandmother "Miss Vasta Rogers"</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Grandpa was from Ravenden Springs, Arkansas and he cut timber with his brother, Raymond in Ravenden Springs and around Marmaduke. The area they cut most of the timber was located east of Marmaduke down Peck's Speedway at a community called Mounds.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Grandpa and Uncle Raymond would travel from Ravenden Springs to Marmaduke on horseback. It took them two days to make the trip. Grandpa would tell me they would spend the night in either Delaplane or Beech Grove, then get up and make the rest of the trip the next day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Times were tough. Grandpa just got back from France while serving in World War I for about 1 year. He didn't tell many stories about the war, but you know that most war veterns leave the stories behind.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Grandpa would leave his love in Ravenden Springs but by looking at the letters, he did not want to go to many church meetings or dances alone. Nor did he plan on Grandma spending her time alone. The letters speak about certain girls he would meet and he would ask about the boys she saw while he was gone.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Even though he worked hard, he would always put humor in the letters. He would tell her how hard the work was and how the crops were coming along. He tells about cows getting in gardens and working "fruit jobs". It took me a couple of times to read this to understand he really meant picking and helping put up a fruit crop.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I hope you have as much fun reading these letters as I have. I want to thank everyone who dug through their treasures to send me copies.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Sit back, read the stories and enjoy the trip.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Dennis</span>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-75012575700593452152004-11-21T08:23:00.000-08:002009-05-10T18:52:29.439-07:00NOVEMBER 21, 1924~Ravenden Springs, AR<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UZ0Tf9jLNhrSh8KhwzaHD8As70xH8L0OqnRggoYSBj8vCisauacVNkAmA_OBOfZZVLg0YDBwakc4mFLPiprkhfC1jCU6a6C68LwhMuHPIx_oYVEtDeU54Tltp8hx9BoeNmK2FUQNyVc/s1600-h/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334216598850668562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UZ0Tf9jLNhrSh8KhwzaHD8As70xH8L0OqnRggoYSBj8vCisauacVNkAmA_OBOfZZVLg0YDBwakc4mFLPiprkhfC1jCU6a6C68LwhMuHPIx_oYVEtDeU54Tltp8hx9BoeNmK2FUQNyVc/s400/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuRvjp2iqt7poIIBxd5E8mbCiJpMX-DzNMUwjG0YzQxEyVxhIEdo3ya-tWbNT2qmvCO1VCxIUxcIAMXhKN-bdvJoHiv73tuDYv6Gt8OMTMsWSAsk9etoVc73s-IN8mjWv7DS8uDl3oL8/s1600-h/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334216601435765026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuRvjp2iqt7poIIBxd5E8mbCiJpMX-DzNMUwjG0YzQxEyVxhIEdo3ya-tWbNT2qmvCO1VCxIUxcIAMXhKN-bdvJoHiv73tuDYv6Gt8OMTMsWSAsk9etoVc73s-IN8mjWv7DS8uDl3oL8/s400/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z4urQaIadLlkXRSOTYnLI4iz6Clf-bmrlXsiVx8HeWGCWQrmxX4hodgEs89RHhH3r9CNQ5G0RXW0A57GCzVWWhfo_3cxESElBRQnaSu08Djc1vtbJpuIlCnUoJoyHHeAlAmfZURQQkU/s1600-h/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334216596113575666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Z4urQaIadLlkXRSOTYnLI4iz6Clf-bmrlXsiVx8HeWGCWQrmxX4hodgEs89RHhH3r9CNQ5G0RXW0A57GCzVWWhfo_3cxESElBRQnaSu08Djc1vtbJpuIlCnUoJoyHHeAlAmfZURQQkU/s400/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvedZKmjHkiku_lISfmavs7BZ4wZtqlZ-Lc6ht-MU2GvH0vVjmHte-NqkAexPh9YNwfNjXCrcwTGav7G97gXiuReuW4jig6UY_5UlAwZpmEMFoD76gh560xZE5mfIs6zZgWFracIe9YE/s1600-h/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334216589702323314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvedZKmjHkiku_lISfmavs7BZ4wZtqlZ-Lc6ht-MU2GvH0vVjmHte-NqkAexPh9YNwfNjXCrcwTGav7G97gXiuReuW4jig6UY_5UlAwZpmEMFoD76gh560xZE5mfIs6zZgWFracIe9YE/s400/Letter_21Nov1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Dear Vasta,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">How are you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Im all right. Never got home till last Mon nite & have been some what busy ever since.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Had a hard trip. Dolph the boy that was with me said he bet Lf- wasnt a quarter from Hardy ha ha.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Well I guess R.S. is still on the Boom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I,ve not been any where only to town once since I came home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I met a friend girl in MD (Marmaduke) she ask me if brought my wife back Guess what I told her. ha</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I guess you heard ol Uncle Lewis Dalton being dead!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I'm coming out there in two or three weeks with a arm load of Dynamite & wake that place up. You had better move off that mountain.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Well Ill see you soon, wont write much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I am as ever</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ans soon (answer soon)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">***Grandpa and Grandma were married January 14, 1925***</span></p>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-47248473762364261712004-10-24T08:29:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:20:18.363-07:00OCTOBER 24, 1924~Ravenden Springs, AR<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyoxWCHKN3fX6PxfHuwHRqyV8h4kUUTA9PdiYTurutOBUs-CWTHgPUmkBQ7vfNIr0F8j3iZbY3UO5SMxiQbBlbwdN4R9hQNU1bASfHqU1Hl3gbDQrhA-iy3xKqNZMH69JjRTA5dvMb0Q/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1924_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334217950582343090" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1J4craMYRAP5sbjbKZXT6IMem8WfrMoAFPY09KD8C49i45GTz3SoJi_EIdgZMu9YDAKdCTmyK2KWj__yfQbfr6tTrc9N8GnuiTUL7SffAd7Dwy7IKiaJvPQlfLtbSE3T3O3TQu7zaPhg/s400/Letter_Sept13_1924_Colon_to_Vasta_Page2_and_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><div><div align="left"><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Tues Morning<br /><br />Dear Girl,<br />How are you? Fine I hope! What have you done the most of since I seen you last?<br />I’ve not done anything of any importance. I am going to R.S. if it does’ent rain me out. I am kindly afraid I’ll get my head wet ha.<br />We are planning to have a program at Oconee Friday night & so they put me on to defend Mrs slact as old Mr Evans cow got out in her garden & eat all of her cucumbers & cabbage & we are suing for damage there fore we will have to practice every night all week so I wont get to come to R.S. either night or Sun. I did,ent want to disappoint you & will drop this note in the office if I don’t get to talk to you any to days but will be over one time during X,mas.<br />I will make this short for the simple reason Ive nothing to write about.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ans<br />Your friend,<br />Colon</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-63474514994261597982004-08-26T08:31:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:18:41.089-07:00AUGUST 26, 1924<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGFy7vBRL2R7mK9lyoketEFcjAYPv4N_13qrkEK6JAO2VDL56MLDqkPD1-3AbmsJIRCKilS5KuFCxYOmdPgsm1S2-eXJ41wscpH86URvLlGEf22C3XR0yF0A5sk52VWzn02lPAbSbM_A/s1600-h/Letter_Aug26_1924_Colon_to_Vasta_Page1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334218443602073170" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-5USm0eY2rXUEXfxx18JtTSvq7qPpnmH30qHkwoiN1WAUQAPRIXfolOSZTPk3CpLdxFOLsWSEiKYBNgINA8HIyNCHeQLruSuHqgokV2gVlnxnfFXiHcwYMDhn5VTRyjW7JzSfBDg2NI/s400/Letter_26May1924_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_6.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Monday Night</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Dear Vasta:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">-I beg you to pardon me for not ans(wering) sooner but I have been busy & neglected. Would say to my self I'll sure write to morrow or to nite but did not.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">It is raining lots. We've hoed 10 acres cotton & have 42 more to hoe. Going to start some hoe hands in the morning. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Well how,s RS, ? (Ravenden Springs)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Flourishing I guess? Ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I went to a (I went to a...) big dinner & services all day & got me a new girl. Sun(day) She,s a good looker. Can't say where she is a good as she looks or not.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The first girl I went with when I came down here got married Sat Night. No wonder I'm blue. ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Theres a big dinner % a singing convention here close next Sun.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Were all expecting a big day. If one went to all theres to go (If one went to all theres to go...) to here he would drive four head of horses to death & tear up a Ford car.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I'd like to see you but don't know when I'll come out when crops are done or not We may put our teams on a log haul if we don't we'll bring them to Oconee & put them on the pasture.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I ho(pe) your not jealous or I'm not either these good looking women here are nice to pass the time with but not all of them will do to trust.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">But still they're as good as I am, I shouldn't say anything (Honest John ha)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I think PaPa means to go back to the mountains soon.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You ask why I was at court. I was a witness on a whiskey case but never had to go on the stand, he came clear.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">When we witnesses all started to Paragould the county seat a lady made the remark that bunch can tell & make the court believe that hell is a ice berg ha (Pardon the remark)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">It is most 8 oclock & I've got work like a mule tomorrow. I'll close. I'll bet you a Yankee dime my pencil isn't a inch & 1/2 long. I'll measure on this paper & see who win for it's a penny.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Cut & sharpened on both ends it will be easy marked.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Who won </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">As ever</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">***Pay attention to what just happened here. Grandpa just bet Grandma that his pencil is shorter than hers and he "Cut & sharpened on both ends" so it will be easy to mark on the page.</div><div align="left">The lines on either side of "Who won" is the length of the pencil.</div><div align="left">I guess he did not have a date that night and needed something to do with his time...Dennis***</div><br /></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-81193570668794732302004-04-06T09:55:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:17:36.478-07:00APRIL 6, 1924~Ravenden Springs, AR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2PK3aB_a9r75h1kot42P12Mq2BzDHFI5px6clXd8e0zm27OEL-4swU8PZbCDkOzKTcZ-BdZ8f6_LS4wFUouM9Sqvy32DaRPHOAJ7p3LHlLMZwu-AyCt8Am7PeXLXFn14rx5GT6BrnFo/s1600-h/Letter_Fm_Vasta_to_Colon_06April1924_Pg1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334031452785869458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQetjiWXB-_9TZ8T7eJG7Cw8wG0pj8X5whmenrMlZJgOYIfTQNMkDPiNIZmdK6FPd5h3o4fKGpFNTFbiU-D_GF6B-q0-hFhV2kitm-tNnYrweCZ2OMDYR7wJpqwa4kKpQWGyGa_5g_HiE/s400/Letter_22May1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_4.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">May 22 1923</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Friend Vasta:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">-How are you, & hows everything in R.S.?</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I,m not feeling very good.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Talk about rain, we had a regular water spout here Mon night a week. I seen more water than I,ve seen since I crossed the Atlantic Ha. Honest it was a solid sea of water for miles. Just the highest spots was out. We boys were all in town & had to stay till morning. 24 of us boys stayed in the theater. When we went home tues morn we only had a 1/4 mile out of 2 1/2 miles out of water & the rest was knee deep to a duck to side deep on a "Giraffe" ha.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">But our crop is,nt damaged but very little but hundreds of acres here is.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">If it does,ent quit raining we will loose it. I guess it is raining now. We mean to start seven hands hoeing in the morning. You girls hurry on down here we need you bad ha.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">But I bet you town girls would be to lazy to work. I will have Lacy & Lindey to come Down to file your hoes.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Troy Brown was visiting out there last week but said he never seen you.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Oh gee I,m going to have to scrape cotton this eve. Wont get to go to town. Was there twice yesterday & this morn.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ray Troy & me has been in a argument. Three good looking girls mean to hoe cotton for us to morrow & only one of us will get to hoe & the argument is (Who ll hoe) ha.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Are you having any big dinners out there? One most every sunday here.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The reason I guessed Frank M Your sweetie & fellow told me he seen him with Tom. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">It is dinner time. I'll just eat & go to work.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Remain as ever</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></div><div align="left"> </div><br /></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-53657839630682832372003-05-16T07:22:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:15:51.680-07:00MAY 16, 1923~Marmaduke, AR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmbb4L4tz9_6Lz3km-cOo9oBR7EyVnpbbDsj_wr1Jmvz1KEo8Q2cWk6Zyp69XnmSYNhXSwrYd1s20bFSg9CcNwiZxEqaZl69GsSoDufVbJTnKPkV3sXeVFCnsbbNbtuqWflGluEWaJm4/s1600-h/Letter_Fm_Vasta_to_Colon_16MAY1923_Env.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200604044956114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmbb4L4tz9_6Lz3km-cOo9oBR7EyVnpbbDsj_wr1Jmvz1KEo8Q2cWk6Zyp69XnmSYNhXSwrYd1s20bFSg9CcNwiZxEqaZl69GsSoDufVbJTnKPkV3sXeVFCnsbbNbtuqWflGluEWaJm4/s400/Letter_Fm_Vasta_to_Colon_16MAY1923_Env.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-85898948818209213862003-05-09T20:42:00.000-07:002009-05-10T18:39:50.328-07:00MAY 7, 1923~Marmaduke, AR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4DMSmimD3mRcpd9qqQwO6l0uSGaSiLC0uLGs7aaion1gkoA4op0ukeTq8_3vZomI8q_RELF-sO2j5RmQ1owep-Ltx2LXpgTHFAlG5cCNTucN4D7o37XBg7PYQTXfCDbvv_zp_3m4wrE/s1600-h/Letter_07May1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334036093900493970" style="DISPLAY: block; 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There sure was some crowd there & had a nice time.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Has it been raining much up there? We sure had some rain here last week. I think we can work in the field this evening. Went to town this morn.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You ask if my girl was a Dress Widow. No this one happened to not be one Ha.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Did Maizy go back to (Bladget)? (is that the way to spell it ha)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I heard she was in R.S. a few days past. Do you ever see Ella & Irene. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Heard there was a theres quite a bunch of us old hill boys down here.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ray & me, Freank Watley, Troy Brown, Lee Whitehour, Earl Adams from Dalton, Jessie Carter.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">So it is not as bad as one might imagine.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I believe Raymond is going wild. He has from 3 to half dozen girls with him a week. I'm not so lucky, ha & the other boys are having a good time.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ill guess your big stunt pulled on Nubin the other sun.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Did you attend? Theres to much to go to here for ones on (own) good if he attends to work any & future looks as if though we'll have to. I mean to come out & get some of you R.S. girls to hoe cotton for us. I wonder if you all would come. We will go fishing - after the cotton is hoed. ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">sweetie to B a I,ve Frank Miller.hows that?</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Dinner is ready & I have to eat & go to work</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I remain as ever</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></div></div></div></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-8355264503586303042003-04-28T08:55:00.000-07:002009-05-10T18:31:49.051-07:00APRIL 28, 1923~Ravenden Springs, AR<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcJ37UPwr_re2NOPGpgdEhtFAwkQxgXl32vdrZOZ7D4CCF2R9VrNVjzho7N_Ey1nWngTHbtSGCS7PkDpYNar16pUeVPCfUlbAlAcW1R5PBl-bT7zh3VL_sK6Bn4G7iPRynnuGs6b7if0/s1600-h/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Env_Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334224784325574706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcJ37UPwr_re2NOPGpgdEhtFAwkQxgXl32vdrZOZ7D4CCF2R9VrNVjzho7N_Ey1nWngTHbtSGCS7PkDpYNar16pUeVPCfUlbAlAcW1R5PBl-bT7zh3VL_sK6Bn4G7iPRynnuGs6b7if0/s400/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Env_Front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWnIEiluXEzOxf7O2lTB3Wl_WJMMdPDXXVLxiVbYVy_VZ6Ry-cwe7rQHhZxfxYpIkhLr0Urc583ftpZKiW_Z83saUQMOYbPmZYu2XNzvAVDHpA9L0qe-ZzhcdlofwWwLp5Z3FWLRyVcg/s1600-h/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Page1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334224780224053618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWnIEiluXEzOxf7O2lTB3Wl_WJMMdPDXXVLxiVbYVy_VZ6Ry-cwe7rQHhZxfxYpIkhLr0Urc583ftpZKiW_Z83saUQMOYbPmZYu2XNzvAVDHpA9L0qe-ZzhcdlofwWwLp5Z3FWLRyVcg/s400/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Page1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ng2rvH9XUY-fRK_81pocUgJ5sWLB0aH2FEp096SGY3LDgHU6Mzu-mTB9pOf7JrY8FIkxftaUI95md8PPYxAyrP4WZkqplhCgyPXi7f8Cp6ZUd5VcTRsti8JWC7IdrNQoWv-EHoFz-E/s1600-h/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Page2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334224774822562866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ng2rvH9XUY-fRK_81pocUgJ5sWLB0aH2FEp096SGY3LDgHU6Mzu-mTB9pOf7JrY8FIkxftaUI95md8PPYxAyrP4WZkqplhCgyPXi7f8Cp6ZUd5VcTRsti8JWC7IdrNQoWv-EHoFz-E/s400/Letter_Apr28_1923_Colon_to_Vasta_Page2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> April 28 1923</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Friend Vasta,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">How are you & are you having a good time?</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I am feeling a bit tough this Sat noon. Ray & Troy has gone to Rector to see the town. Think I will loaf in Marmaduke this eve.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Guess you people in R.S. will have a good time this eve.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Tell Lorine hello & that I sent that negative off. I think the pictures are fine, ha. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Bet I guess who your sweetie is up there. Do you B,Lieve it? ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You ought to see my blonde headed woman down here I like her very well but she dont seem to care very much about me.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I think little girls with their hair bobbed look best though dont you? ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You ask me how we was getting along farming we are having a pretty easy time now but when cotton howing begins we will have to kick our shoes under the bed & jump in them as they come out. We mean to plant about fifty acres.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">A car has just drove up at the gate. Think it is some people from Hoxie visiting Hattie.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Will promise to write more next time.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">As ever</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-89511044941697455132002-06-09T10:13:00.000-07:002009-05-09T20:41:42.849-07:00This Second letter was written by Grandpa to Grandma June 9th, 1922<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4ruOnIsZv8GE3BD2BppBFTtB1C96VInu_00d0fiQDVCWsPYQqsvtSqZqblD0st4DKlhl28O-xvWGlYVzqa8y-LKARugYNd9kgzBZhC4O2hnCdkMfmo4lFauIb6u4SffKjKv8q_OgKvA/s1600-h/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Env_Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334031917489550066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4ruOnIsZv8GE3BD2BppBFTtB1C96VInu_00d0fiQDVCWsPYQqsvtSqZqblD0st4DKlhl28O-xvWGlYVzqa8y-LKARugYNd9kgzBZhC4O2hnCdkMfmo4lFauIb6u4SffKjKv8q_OgKvA/s400/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Env_Front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFruOPcAvCvWvrCz9lC2mln8qN0oZr42PeMKoGUIeNRBMNZplT1I6wDPV1_dIQgbG_GQ8KqVyfVnu1yprHt6CCX4bHS833RNAqHJY8V1VUFIcGC7SK0B7F7sJDwM-6EvGXmdMw90gY5Qw/s1600-h/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334031908664899218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFruOPcAvCvWvrCz9lC2mln8qN0oZr42PeMKoGUIeNRBMNZplT1I6wDPV1_dIQgbG_GQ8KqVyfVnu1yprHt6CCX4bHS833RNAqHJY8V1VUFIcGC7SK0B7F7sJDwM-6EvGXmdMw90gY5Qw/s400/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334032273336438546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvohSy4iryY5iaw2yei7FlDy-AYEG_HUmldA6ZCm8_jIvaz29ZSD_G3CmJNXiw3aBHlxj0YBpgZBhBz2scqUPB-Ig6jxZRMUNtRHjVyj9pQyr1WxObINNHgvbgDrgjH1lU_1M5_BlSHEM/s400/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_2.jpg" border="0" /> <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-vYfZjVDSkJBBHJssDpLG4BBkeZsEUVLla2fMa4O-OFKJxGldMAEVtL2vPa2IhKUC6_nxCKHKjh-3Q7y5MgNGxBfi-xuRI54iaZTQdSd6MPucHjzMtwDnQ5DxhIAtPcO3WWhEz5P1sc/s1600-h/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334031904468775122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-vYfZjVDSkJBBHJssDpLG4BBkeZsEUVLla2fMa4O-OFKJxGldMAEVtL2vPa2IhKUC6_nxCKHKjh-3Q7y5MgNGxBfi-xuRI54iaZTQdSd6MPucHjzMtwDnQ5DxhIAtPcO3WWhEz5P1sc/s400/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvadxFd1OxOzgeM-T8T4FpedNEsGkm1jRq4d8GzsTm0JrGJRm1OAGpKhMbElIiOeaYkCEAZQOXSyMEtP4X58ZuZH99eXuSN5AsvarP5Rl-dKFK_5MPKf7MfYTarc9QgoHau8xJo24OCU/s1600-h/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334031902407823042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvadxFd1OxOzgeM-T8T4FpedNEsGkm1jRq4d8GzsTm0JrGJRm1OAGpKhMbElIiOeaYkCEAZQOXSyMEtP4X58ZuZH99eXuSN5AsvarP5Rl-dKFK_5MPKf7MfYTarc9QgoHau8xJo24OCU/s400/Letter_June9_1922_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Marmaduke<br />June 9, 1922<br /><br />Friend Vasta,<br />Well how are you, & are you still going to school?<br />I am feeling fine & working like the deuce. I’ve walked b,tween a pair of cultivator handles till they seen like home sweet home ha.<br />You bet I’d like to be at home & attend the Pente roller meeting. Think I’ll be home by the 4th. Probably Ray will start home in about 2 weeks.<br />I’d a liked for you to a taken the exam on cotton chopping, but think we will get over this eve the first time but there will be the second having which will be easier.<br />We,ve sure had some work to we have about 27 acres & hav’ent hired a days work done & we have eight acres of corn besides the cotton.<br />I should have ansr sooner but I write so much I thought I had ans your letter until I re read your last letter while a go. So here I am, did you people go to Valley Chapel on Sun?<br />I attended a singing convention & dinner Sun.<br />What boys went with you girls to Hubin?<br />I usually have a different girl every Sat N & Sun but don’t intrest me any only to pass the time with while I’m here.<br />I was lucky enough to have to Sun ha.<br />(one at a time ha ha)<br />How did Maisy ever get?<br />Did you ever see Perkins? Tell him I said work hard & make a good crop from what I hear & guess he will need it this Fall ha.<br />Looks like I never get time to write him.<br />Well it is near one oclock & work time.<br />I’ll close & not be so careless next time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">As crazy as ever,<br />Colon</span></div></div></div></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-39048365069694999812001-11-01T10:03:00.000-08:002009-05-10T15:13:10.206-07:00NOVEMBER 1, 1921~WATER VALLEY, AR, JUST NORTH OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS, AR<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334030154817800274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro5BCjTGbhGoZ1EQiPNdqyYj-VzLp3i5hHL8Ytna43gtOz4J0a5zd7iMuZQQAZFZeDbKOoI5Xmy0TnYjwj-7gitXYsNRPUDJYptHLoNj9yXTaKsH30PoDEkkRmmfik4q4XDn5v7LAJmA/s400/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Env_Front.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3oq_LT4jQA-ylrVtm7e8_-6R3krBxUazmqdiapECgTiB63IE5UAel3bjNxzpPnH1rlJTYQJrWZeXyIjd0ohYNIBPdIUrJu1tUs2TsmQWuEaqPLf7fme5aaVG_KB_eH_dBVagnkYb1fI/s1600-h/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334030166574936274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3oq_LT4jQA-ylrVtm7e8_-6R3krBxUazmqdiapECgTiB63IE5UAel3bjNxzpPnH1rlJTYQJrWZeXyIjd0ohYNIBPdIUrJu1tUs2TsmQWuEaqPLf7fme5aaVG_KB_eH_dBVagnkYb1fI/s400/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntg7tIAbP6OhK0m-xRJdiyOFyve3QjVd4hEo4xjaxSw_rTXHFtjk6XYgcX6D0-0bP_KTVjlHIHYNcf3CMWZuFF3MM-TVl6sL4uf1rBRHA3tnXU0nDSAVYWztEduzNeLkLrgpYQqzbSU4/s1600-h/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334030164374189666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntg7tIAbP6OhK0m-xRJdiyOFyve3QjVd4hEo4xjaxSw_rTXHFtjk6XYgcX6D0-0bP_KTVjlHIHYNcf3CMWZuFF3MM-TVl6sL4uf1rBRHA3tnXU0nDSAVYWztEduzNeLkLrgpYQqzbSU4/s400/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcNVjZhAoBmGSXqFqK5S0KWkFZvdXova2qZwW6rvRBZ9oqdAuL_mZrpv-FhZc7uRDkF69TK2unwvwQhXnn8KoD-o_jm8MiB5DpeTCGbmENH5I5Ip92NlYsYg0OTdGxrRshTR6jE9RuiY/s1600-h/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334030160242334674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcNVjZhAoBmGSXqFqK5S0KWkFZvdXova2qZwW6rvRBZ9oqdAuL_mZrpv-FhZc7uRDkF69TK2unwvwQhXnn8KoD-o_jm8MiB5DpeTCGbmENH5I5Ip92NlYsYg0OTdGxrRshTR6jE9RuiY/s400/Letter_Nov8_1921_Colon_to_Vasta_pg3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><div align="left"><br />Nov. 1, 1921</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Friend Vasta, </span></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">How are you & what is your occupation this fine weather? I feel like I had seen better days! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Guess there was a big crowd in R.S. (Ravenden Springs) Sat night & Sun, was,ent they? I meant to come but took a little trip last wk & never got home till late Sun night did,ent mean to come home for another wk but u know a fellow will change his mind. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Was Mack Jordan in R.S. Sun? I told him I would be there but failed I think. He planned to be with Lenah Frey. Did he? That is if he could. & of course I had love in mind. I will be over one of these days. I want ask for one date for to reasons. One is that I doubt where you would give me one & the other is you would say he’s lying again ha. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Which one of you girls is entertaining Loyd? Heard he was back in R.S. Does Everett still come to see Maisy? I hardly ever see him. Heard he liked to a died last week but heard later he did’ent so I guess the boy was just sleepy & decided to sleep for a day or to. Are you still going to school? Believe me I have been gathering corn this week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I have run out of any thing to write about so I will close.<br />Your friend as ever,<br />Colon </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ans soon.</span></div></div></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985906986675356205.post-62917177442483299212001-10-14T07:19:00.000-07:002009-05-10T18:25:30.447-07:00OCTOBER 14, 1921~Ravenden Springs, AR<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_uyjeaWlHSh1mV-iz90fyv-WRuHY_ofNDE1sUaM_a8VD0j_PkaRR420zfI1TJgxCTeJvkekFp4rJKVazUHVhyelqhnfAQx4I0AOPg-HBwlArlF_xJpBxuMW8-ksCUvCx13g-AvDwaxU/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200030153514258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_uyjeaWlHSh1mV-iz90fyv-WRuHY_ofNDE1sUaM_a8VD0j_PkaRR420zfI1TJgxCTeJvkekFp4rJKVazUHVhyelqhnfAQx4I0AOPg-HBwlArlF_xJpBxuMW8-ksCUvCx13g-AvDwaxU/s400/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Envelope.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V3gBKKhHrv9KnF14hjbnfi8inVkJuGnyMDuIwypDP1x6E8bV5yFckg2SETxM_egSLrc_nI9_zitRjDxB5lsfcxKhJ7OY_EF47p4abzggkvqcjwVQq4jP82kbSfhgTAbsJI44hkbIVW8/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200027167677506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V3gBKKhHrv9KnF14hjbnfi8inVkJuGnyMDuIwypDP1x6E8bV5yFckg2SETxM_egSLrc_nI9_zitRjDxB5lsfcxKhJ7OY_EF47p4abzggkvqcjwVQq4jP82kbSfhgTAbsJI44hkbIVW8/s400/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUYTXOWpVj1R7ULvc_vkPTha1-8LbsN5STFwstYYQYU50X-c7Ml-PJ0TPPG-DoA7PVZ9pp8UBXZ_mNV5ffcuHOHZtZ3PSVzw-jvC-UIBD-_6IdAhzhc4dFOhJIfY1G-eD1siVgI7ACgw/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_2_and_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200027658193602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUYTXOWpVj1R7ULvc_vkPTha1-8LbsN5STFwstYYQYU50X-c7Ml-PJ0TPPG-DoA7PVZ9pp8UBXZ_mNV5ffcuHOHZtZ3PSVzw-jvC-UIBD-_6IdAhzhc4dFOhJIfY1G-eD1siVgI7ACgw/s400/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_2_and_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic6b57rtsRcsIVuvTqbsYeBS1wRoxORH_RtM6HZkykOCYWo1Q9EUOaBMzcwVScPi1rpcE4w_Q5hqxb8bP1mBAEIaGoJ4N5gk1mdyijxE0sl-HCVVTUbcIle184osUkLZ6wukSquQGUz0/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200021151470882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic6b57rtsRcsIVuvTqbsYeBS1wRoxORH_RtM6HZkykOCYWo1Q9EUOaBMzcwVScPi1rpcE4w_Q5hqxb8bP1mBAEIaGoJ4N5gk1mdyijxE0sl-HCVVTUbcIle184osUkLZ6wukSquQGUz0/s400/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7TYDca_V2svhiELNcgDBlb3UFFL-Sfuf30LADAlteveBHsWidad0vc2IXvqqHb6bD5CqHrp_rMQdrawvUwplw1yOgInd-NlDTXkeAtnP9UQvD86AjOmnJe4yxpUxlQ3bTD02MxKIn3M/s1600-h/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334200023291303026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7TYDca_V2svhiELNcgDBlb3UFFL-Sfuf30LADAlteveBHsWidad0vc2IXvqqHb6bD5CqHrp_rMQdrawvUwplw1yOgInd-NlDTXkeAtnP9UQvD86AjOmnJe4yxpUxlQ3bTD02MxKIn3M/s400/Letter_14Oct1921_Colon_to_Vasta_Page_5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Friend Vasta,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Will ans(wer) your letter I rec,d yesterday, & will say appreciate it very much.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">What have you been doing? still going to school I guess. Gee I dont know all I have done to day have had so many different jobs such as rocking the cows, salting the chickens & penning the ducks but hav,ent turned any yet. ha</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Do you still have lots of preaching at R.S.?</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">There was two sermons & dinner on the ground at Oconee Sun.You ask me where I was going now I hardly ever go only where only to Oconee.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Ever body most has ??? us over here & gone to the bottoms to pick cotton. They will be back when it turns cold weather like a bunch of wild geese. haa no., it wasent because I n</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">ever enjoyed your company why I never come back. your company was appreciated.I dont believe you was telling a fib about letting me know abrightly when you get mad.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Gee but I dread my trip to morrow mean to go to Imboden with some horses.That is if I wake in time. The folks are gone visiting all b</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I hardly see how the preacher let her go home.You was speaking of "Ourbilt ??" being gone he has come back seen him Sun. Wonder if Ann Potul ans. his letter heard he wrote her one!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I know you kids work hard if you just solve to(two) problems a night un less they are awful hard haut us boys but will stay all night any way.Yes I know Leverna Tolliver</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">As it is getting late will bring this to a close by wishing to hear from you soon & seeing you sooner.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">As ever your friend</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Colon</span></div><div align="left"></div></div>Donna Kay (White) Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17382390458641993823noreply@blogger.com0