(seq. 3)

January 12, 1935

Russell McWilliams,
Box 1112,
#5661,
Joliet, Illinois.

Dear Russell:

Your letter of January 6th just came.
It is tough luck about those nuts from Georgia. I ought
to have known better, I suppose, but I could not resist
ordering them for you. I wish you would send me once
more a complete list of just what you can and cannot have.

I am sending you the enclosed check for
$5. with which you are to buy yourself a Christmas present,
or spend it any way you see fit.

I see that your canary bird has his
ambitions just the same as anyone else. One cannot blame
him for wanting to get out of his cage, but since he cannot,
my advice to him is that he had better improve his time
as much as possible by learning a lot of new songs and
making himself agreeable to you.

Today the sun is shining very brightly, and
it seems quite warm. On such a day as this I cannot help
hoping you are out taking your exercise. Then, then you
should continue your English lessons. It would be fine if your
ambitions would wake up, and you would dust off the books on
the shelf and try once more. In addition to the Saturday
Evening Post, is there any other magazine you want? I am glad
your friends in Colorado remember you so faithfully. I imagine
your friendship means a great deal to a fine motherly woman
like Mrs. Yambert.

I hope your brother, [Mike?] , has regular work
now, and that the drab days are beginning to turn bright for him.
As you say, I suppose he will get married as soon as he can.