A letter from a West Virginia Mother to her son

sudo4re

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Deer son,

I am writting this slow becuase I know you cant read fast. We dont live where we did when you left. Your dad red in the paper where most accidents within twenty five miles of home so we moved. I wont be able to send you the address because the last family took the numbers with them for their next house so they wouldn't have to change their address.

This place has a washing machine. The first day I put in 4 shirts and pulled the chain, I have not seen them since. It only rain twice here this week, 3 days the 1st time and 4 days the 2nd time. The coat you wanted me to send you, Aunt Sue said it would be a little to heavy to send in the mail with them buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.

We got a bill from the funeral home, it said if we dont make the last payment on Gramma's funeral, up she comes.

About your father, he got a new job. he has over 600 people under him. He cuts grass at the cemetery. About your sister, she had a baby this morning. I havent found out wether it's a boy or a girl so I don't know if you are an aunt or an uncle.

3 of 4 friends went off the bridge in a pickup truck. One was the driver the other 2 was in the back. The driver got out, he rolled down the window and swam to safety. The other 2 drowned because they couldnt put the tailgate down.
Your Uncle John fell in a whiskey vat. Some men tried to pull him out but he fought them off, so he drowned. We cremated him and he burned for 3 days.

Not much more news this time, nothing much happened. Write more often.

P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was closed.
 
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