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Birthday [Bro. Sull" ?] on it, & the lovliest
roses & decorations I've ever seen. It was
truly pretty. She scolded me for not
letting her know about my birthday. One
sister brought 2 qts. of fresh, frozen straw-
berries from her locker and a sack of her
home-grown sweet potatoes or yams. A
couple from the country brought fresh pork
& a dozen eggs & another brought eggs, too.
To-night before service a sister came in
with a quart of home-made apple-jelly.
A little before the revival one couple came
with a pumpkin & a quart of canned "coon".
She is always bringing a piece of cake,
half a pie, a whole pie, or something.
Our evangelist and his wife gave me a
lovely birthday greeting and a dollar bill.
So - Dorothy and I shopped! Ray gave me
some, also, so I got a very nice slip
with my $$$'s.
Perhaps you feel, by now, your lovely
desire to slip into our Searcy home with
a beautifully lighted cake & a little
paddle would have been superflous. May
be so, but how happy it would have
made us all. My "paddlings" are sadly