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How to Write Love Letters : LETTER XCVIII. To a Sweetheart On Her Birthday.by Madame le Fontaine (Carleton B. Case, ed)
Return to "How to Write Love Letters" Index LETTER XCVIII. To a Sweetheart On Her Birthday.LETTER XCVIII. To a Sweetheart On Her Birthday.Albany, June 6, 1914. It is misery enough to be thus far away from you, even for only a few days, but to be absent from New York on June seventh of all other days in the year, is too utterly provoking. To have to resort to a pen of cold steel, instead of something so much warmer and sweeter, in conveying a birthday greeting to the dearest girl on earth, is a disappointment beyond endurance. In order to atone for a fault which, after all, is not mine, but an absence forced upon me by those to whom my services are due, I send you by mail a small parcel, the contents of which I hope will please you, and serve in a humble way to remind you of one whose heart is all your own. Accept it, dearest Daisy, as a token of affection, and not for its value, which is trifling indeed. Insignificant as it is, my motives in sending it to you are not altogether free from being very mercenary, for I look for the sweetest of rewards when we meet again, -- payable on demand, at no cost to the giver, but priceless to the lucky receiver. I earnestly hope that as you pass each successive milestone in life's journey, your health and happiness shall never wane; and you may feel assured, my darling, that as far as that happiness may depend upon me, it will be the aim of my life to aid in the fulfillment of this, my heart's desire. In joyful anticipation of being with you again next Saturday, now only three days hence, believe me, my own true heart's delight, Your devoted, James. |
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