Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, April 19, 1950
Title
Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, April 19, 1950
Description
Letter sent from "Arty" at The Citadel to Florence in New York.
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English
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Text
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1626
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Charleston (S. C.)
Text
[Page 1]
Wednesday
Dearest darling,
It was good to hear from you today. I was very happy to hear you sent the flowers and that you and Mom had a talk over the telephone. The thing that meant even more to me was the idea that you are very fond of her. The means an awful lot to me and to her. She want her daughter to like her so much I really cann’t [sic] describe it. She mentions it to me all the time. I’m sure you and the whole family are going to get along famously though as they are all crazy about you already. Sometimes I wonder who is the member of our family you are dating and who it is that loves you enough to make you a member of the family. If I even mention your name in a tone that isn’t the best (It only has happened when I slippers or was angry and at something else) three people jump on me. All and all I think we’ll make a nice family of 5 and later there will be six. Chas. will get a girl too, I hope.
I got quite a kick out your relating your conversation with Phil. There is only one
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thing I don’t imagine he’s counting on. If you don’t come to Washington, I hope to come home almost every weekend. It depends on the Col. we have though. Some Col’s let you have weekend leaves every weekend and others only give you until midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Well I am hoping for the best and will and will take advantage of all that is given me. Besides, if that clumsy ox lays one finger on you I’ll cut him into a million pieces. I don’t trust him any further than I can throw him and I’m no bul horse.
I do hope he can be a decent guy for a change and play square with Barbara. What comes of their relationship, as you say, will come and I th truthfully don’t care and one way or the other.
I feel I ought to tell you that i wrote you a letter yesterday but ripped it up. It was a letter that I just didn’t want to send even though I wrote it as I felt it should have been written. You see, in this letter I wrote as if I was angry, and to tell the
[Page 3]
truth I was. Somehow when you have something you appreciate very much and then you loose [sic] it you become angry. Well its this way; I was receiving about 3 letters every four days for a while this quarter and lately it has been just the opposite or close to it. Only 1 letter every four days. I realise [sic] you are busy and believe me I can appreciate it but somehow I miss the letters enough to write what I am now. Your lack of mail was the main reason I called last Sunday. I had to find out if you were O.K.
I got a kick out of your telling me about the television set we got at home. If you didn’t tell me I’d have to wait untill [sic] I got get home to find out these things. I guess Mom thought Chas would tell me and Chas thought Mom would tell me, so neither did. Thanks, honey, without you I’d be completely out in the cold.
I have to wait and hear if Mom can allow me to have the party on the 16th of June. She may have something else planned,
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so I’ll have to wait a few more days before I do anything definite. I’m almost positive it’s O.K. but I still want to wait and get the final O.K. Then I’m free to do anything I want.
It is after twelve honey, and I do have to get up at six tomorrow or I should say today so please excuse me if I go to bed. I could would not be able to sleep though if I dodn’t tell you that I love you very much and miss you terribly.
My best to your folks and the gang.
All my love,
Arty
Wednesday
Dearest darling,
It was good to hear from you today. I was very happy to hear you sent the flowers and that you and Mom had a talk over the telephone. The thing that meant even more to me was the idea that you are very fond of her. The means an awful lot to me and to her. She want her daughter to like her so much I really cann’t [sic] describe it. She mentions it to me all the time. I’m sure you and the whole family are going to get along famously though as they are all crazy about you already. Sometimes I wonder who is the member of our family you are dating and who it is that loves you enough to make you a member of the family. If I even mention your name in a tone that isn’t the best (It only has happened when I slippers or was angry and at something else) three people jump on me. All and all I think we’ll make a nice family of 5 and later there will be six. Chas. will get a girl too, I hope.
I got quite a kick out your relating your conversation with Phil. There is only one
[Page 2]
thing I don’t imagine he’s counting on. If you don’t come to Washington, I hope to come home almost every weekend. It depends on the Col. we have though. Some Col’s let you have weekend leaves every weekend and others only give you until midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Well I am hoping for the best and will and will take advantage of all that is given me. Besides, if that clumsy ox lays one finger on you I’ll cut him into a million pieces. I don’t trust him any further than I can throw him and I’m no bul horse.
I do hope he can be a decent guy for a change and play square with Barbara. What comes of their relationship, as you say, will come and I th truthfully don’t care and one way or the other.
I feel I ought to tell you that i wrote you a letter yesterday but ripped it up. It was a letter that I just didn’t want to send even though I wrote it as I felt it should have been written. You see, in this letter I wrote as if I was angry, and to tell the
[Page 3]
truth I was. Somehow when you have something you appreciate very much and then you loose [sic] it you become angry. Well its this way; I was receiving about 3 letters every four days for a while this quarter and lately it has been just the opposite or close to it. Only 1 letter every four days. I realise [sic] you are busy and believe me I can appreciate it but somehow I miss the letters enough to write what I am now. Your lack of mail was the main reason I called last Sunday. I had to find out if you were O.K.
I got a kick out of your telling me about the television set we got at home. If you didn’t tell me I’d have to wait untill [sic] I got get home to find out these things. I guess Mom thought Chas would tell me and Chas thought Mom would tell me, so neither did. Thanks, honey, without you I’d be completely out in the cold.
I have to wait and hear if Mom can allow me to have the party on the 16th of June. She may have something else planned,
[Page 4]
so I’ll have to wait a few more days before I do anything definite. I’m almost positive it’s O.K. but I still want to wait and get the final O.K. Then I’m free to do anything I want.
It is after twelve honey, and I do have to get up at six tomorrow or I should say today so please excuse me if I go to bed. I could would not be able to sleep though if I dodn’t tell you that I love you very much and miss you terribly.
My best to your folks and the gang.
All my love,
Arty
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Citation
Strasser, Arthur, “Letter from Arthur Strasser to Florence Cohen, April 19, 1950,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1626.