Margaret Woodrow Wilson to Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre

Darling Little Jetty

I wrote you a little letter last week in New York and just before I finnished it Boyd Fisher came to take me to lunch. (I was at Lilian's), and I left it on the desk to finnish later.
I had only a few minutes between engagements before taking the train for Washington and forgot to finnish up the letter in those minutes and left the letter on Lilian's desk where it is doubtless now reposing This sudden change to pencil is due to the fact that I went out riding and while I was gone Mother took the bottle of ink that belongs in my room and now Father is asleep in her room and I can't rescue the ink.

Darling child I adored your letters. It made me glad at heart to know that I had given you & Frank any pleasure on Christmas,—alas I mean Thanksgiving day—and it was so interesting to hear about your doings from you yourself. We are now in a state of constant gratitude to the papers for keeping up with you. Oh we did miss you so on Christmas day! I do hope that we shall all be together next Christmas. It was lovely of you all to send a cablegram. We sent ours after your's came, but we had been intending all day to send it and had not forgot it. I do hope that it reached you. We did not have your address, as you know. We gave our Christmas presents in your name too dearest girl. We took hold of the presents together and said this is from Margie Jessie—Nell or Helen. In one case from all four of us—Father's present, which was a set of beautiful pearl and gold studs & links, Nell never gave me your last letter til yesterday & I notice in that you say to let Frank in too. I wish I had known that before. I mustn't fuss at Nell though, for I kept her letter from you two days. That is I rushed off to New York and after having enjoyed both letters myself forgot to leave her's where she could get it, aren't we dreadful! Well I can just tell you I devoured your letter when I did rescue it from her clutch. My but I was glad to get your letters at last.

They are so slow in coming.

Oh Jetty dear I do love you so much & I love Frank too. He is so fine and true and lovable. Blessed Ben is with us and we are growing more devoted to him than ever, but don't be jealous for Frank, for they are so absolutely different we couldn't possibly tell which we loved the best. Ben is going to live with the Smiths between trips to Honduras It looks as if he were going to be able to get the work there started. It depends upon whether the people who hold the option on it will give it up. Isn't it lovely that she is to be with them? They will love it too, for they will have a by again. If his Honduras thing goes through Nell & Ben will settle in New Orleans for a while at least. They are not making any definite plans for marriage yet however. They are so courageous! Ben is perfectly well though still rather thin.

Isn't it wonderful to have the Currency Bill through at last. I wish that you & Frank could have seen & heard Father make his speech at the signing. It was thrilling. These are certainly wonderful times and a wonderful country to be living in. I would not willingly give up the experiences and opportunities of our life in Washington in spite of all its horrors.

We are having a lovely rest though the mail bothers us some. Father is getting to look like his old self. He does rebound so quickly after fatigue or illness. Nell & Ben & I have been horse-back riding twice. This is a beautiful place to ride. The roads go through the pines and by the gulph which is bordered with great live oaks.

Well, dearest, I am not going to make you read any more scribble. Give my love to Frank and keep all you want for your dear wonderful self.

Devotedly yours,

Margaret