1758 Connaught St., Regina
Phone #3718
10 Dec. 1917

Dear Aunt Lily

I have your letter of the 2nd before me and have been wanting to answer it for some time, but as you can imagine between my army duties and keeping the home fires burning I have been a busy man. Even yesterday morning (Sunday) I got busy and washed up the bath room, dining room and kitchen floors and made a good job of it too, but I don't think I did wrong for it's all for the little girl away up in Calgary and I love her so. You start off in your letter " Well, Lou, you are the happy boy" and I sure am and Penzie is too. Words cannot express our happiness. Love is a wonderful thing, isn't it. And now I'm going to thank you and John for your very kind desire of wanting to send Penzie and me our first Christmas turkey. I wrote and told Penzie and she just thinks it's lovely of you folks. You have certainly been very good to us two. It will never be "me" any more for it will soon be "us" for ever and ever. It's only a couple of days now, or 48 hours from the very minute we are going to be married "9:30 p.m. Wednesday". I am packing up a few things in my kit bag tonight and am away to Calgary on #1 tomorrow morning at 10:30 which will arrive at Cal. 5:40 Wed. morning if on time. And Penzie is just going to do as you said for her to do, come down and meet me for we long very very much to meet again. And now about sending up the "Christmas turkey". We fully expect to be back here by about the 20th and if you send it so as to reach here by that date or the 21st we will be here to receive it. The first chance I get of a little leave again you may be sure to expect "us" down. And now bye-bye. I know you wish us the greatest happiness and I just hope we will be as happy as you and John are. Give my love to all.

Your loving nephew,

Lou