WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS, M. D.
9 RIDGE ROAD
RUTHERFORD, N. J.

July 20, 1926

Dearest little Boob : -

So you had to eat too many strawberries, did you,
and get a belly ache ? I am very sorry you had that trouble but
it Dr. Dunn says you are all right I am satisfied that there's
nothing serious the matter with you. Say, how many berries are
there in a cereal box anyway, about two quarts ?

It is no run to be homesick but it goes away after
a while and then you feel better than ever. Don't wait till
Sunday though if you ever feel punk again but write us at once, it
will make you feel better. Even a postal card will do.

Anyhow I am glad to hear that they are watching you
closely and that you are well again and able to earn some more
points for your letter. Keep up the good work but watch your step
after this and don't eat too many berries or stay in the water too
long.

We were glad to hear about the Hogback trip. I
suppose you are getting in training for the big hike up Haystack.

It is hot as the mouth of a furnace here today.

We all send our love. Send Lucy a postal card
someday when you feel like it.

You dad

9 RIDGE ROAD

RUTHERFORD, N. J.

August 3, 1926

Dearest Paul : -

Your letters are very interesting even if they are kind of hard to understand sometimes. It was hard luck that the camp nine got licked at base ball but anyhow you had the game and that's something. Even the best teams get licked sometimes.

Have you learned any new strokes swimming or any new dives? Tell us about them. "Wee Wee" says you swim finely but she didn't know much about new strokes. I can do the crawl now so I'm going to give you a race when I see you. You had better look out or I'll lick you, so you had better get some good training before I get up there. I'll race you 25 yards, I don't think I could keep it up any further than that. I know you can beat me diving so I won't even try to beat you at that.

I had two good swims in Cranberry Lake on Sunday. I hope you got the card I sent you.

The two pigeons are still here. They are so quiet that I'm beginning to think they must have some eggs but I don't want to bother them. If they get any young ones I'll surely build a cage for them this fall.

Your invitation for me to come up to visit you this week end will have to be refused. I am afraid. I'd like to do it, Paul, but the work won't let me get away just yet. But I'll see you at the end of the camp season just the same and no good thing spoils by keeping.

Can't you send us a picture post card with you on it. Bill has sent us a couple with him on them. Send us one with you swimming or something like that.

Smokey the cat is very hot these days. So am I but I don't have to wear furs like she does.

Love from your Daddy

9 RIDGE ROAD

RUTHERFORD, N. J.

Sunday evening

Dearest Paul : -

You told us they took some water pictures last week. I hope you send us some because we want to see what the old swimming hole looks like and how you look in the water.

Up at Cranberry Lake last week the speed boat called Miss Rutherford upset a rowboat with a lot of people in it. The rowboat sank but the water was not very deep so the people could stand in the boat when it was on the bottom and just keep their heads out of water. Dr. Cooper was in the rowboat. He was so mad he wouldn't get into the speed boat to get home but walked home in his wet clothes through the woods.

I guess the pigeons have gone away for good and all. For a while I thought they were having young ones but for a week now they have disappeared entirely. I'm really not sorry because they made an awrul mess in the garage.

Smoky looks as though she is going to have kittens. I hope she has nice ones.

Your bike is waiting for you in your room but it has a flat tire. I'm going to get it fixed for you this week though. so that it will be ready for you when you get back.

As I told Bill, Mother and I will leave here a week from Wednesday for Vermont. The first night we hope to stay with Wee Wee near Poukeepsie. From there we will go direct to the farm so that on that evening we ought to be sneaking up to camp to see our dear boys. It will be great to see you once again.

Friday is the day I want to go swimming with you so I hope it will be a good clear warm day.

Mother and I thought of you boys on Saturday when we went to say good bye to Mr. and Mrs. Spence who sailed for Europe on that day. We went all over the boat and wished you boys and we two were going too. It will be very exciting when we do go because a big ocean liner is wonderful thing to be on when it is going through the waves. They left Ann with her Grandmother at the lake.

Did you get the rudge? Was it good? How about the Oliver Hike?

We are all well, including Lucy. See you soon.
Love from your Dad