Letter from Ellie at Hendersonville, N.C. to her sister Amy, October 26, 1948 (page 3 of 4)
Book 1, Page 507 ·1948
Transcription
[Continued from page 506.]
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liking for country life and and always anxious to come again; for which I am thankful, because children who have had no opportunity to become fond of country life have missed much in pleasure and knowledge which cannot be attained in any other way.
Everything is running smoothly up here, and Margarita need not worry about her three babies — Frank, Aunt Lil and me — she left behind. For the time being, we are keeping the peace so that she can enjoy the new baby. But “babies will be babies” and they cannot be expected to get along indefinitely without their nurse, nor to keep jealousy of the
AI Notes
Third sheet (p. 3 of 4) of Ellie’s letter of October 26, 1948 (continued from page 506), numbered ‘3’ at the top. Ellie continues that the children Gail and George ‘have had no opportunity to become fond of country life’ and have missed much. She reassures that ‘Margarita need not worry about her three babies — Frank, Aunt Lil and me — she left behind’ (Ellie playfully numbers herself, Frank, and Aunt Lil among Margarita’s ‘babies’ in her care). She notes that for the time being they are ‘keeping the peace’ so Margarita can enjoy the new baby, but warns that ‘babies will be babies’ and they cannot be expected to go indefinitely without their nurse, nor to suppress jealousy of the new ‘little Bo baby’ indefinitely. ‘Aunt Lil’ recurs elsewhere in the album (see book-002/012, 013, 039 and book-001/653) and is plausibly Elizabeth Howell Perry (m. William Bee Coffin).
Continues on page 508.