My Dear Martha
I just received the letter you wrote Sat, and was glad to hear from you. I have been getting in good time since I got back but right now I am so sleepy I can hardly see, so if this letter is kind of mixed up you will know the reason why. I got in late Sat. night and Sun. morning I got up quite early and helped Jack work on his car and we both went to work at noon. I drove a Selby-Lake run, then with only a half hour off I worked another run on Snelling-Minnehaha, got home at 1:00 and up again a little after 4:00 and worked Bloomington. Now, 3:16 PM I go back on Bloomington to finish the day. Sun. I made $5.75 My package came Sat. I was glad to get the clean clothes and the fresh bread. I haven’t cooked the rhubarb yet but have it on ice so will fix it soon. Thanks a lot.
I am glad the garden is doing so good. I believe that is good ground and it seems to work easy. Don’t work too hard on the yard. Where is the other iris you found? The lilacs are in bloom here, several people got on the car yesterday with bunches of them and they scented up the whole car.
Jack was telling me about whip-poor-wills up at their place. They are something like a Brown thrush. Do you suppose that is the bird you saw?
I thought I had found a new room at $8.00 a month but when I looked at it it was altogether too small so we will have to look some more.
I will write again tomorrow, By-by with lots of love. James.