Lorenzo Swensen (1887-1955) and Beatrice Eloise Wride (1893-1979)

Love Letters, 1915-1916

Eloise to Lorenzo, 1915 Aug 19

Payson, Utah
August, 19, 15

My Dear Lorenzo,

It was with the usual pleasure your letter was read and received and they are the main things I look forward to.

As you see by the top of my letter I am home and it sure seems good and I almost hate to think of going back to work again. Anna is here also and we are sure having a reunion and there is so much talking going on I can hardly think what I am doing.

It is so cool and shady here, almost like being up the canyon, wish you were here to enjoy it with me, but then I shouldn’t tease you in this way when that is impossible.

We are all more or less slaves to someone so you must not feel discouraged and feel that way for it doesn’t pay in the long run. What makes you think you shall get your time?

I am sorry you are so dissappointed about me not going to Montpelier for I should have made an effort to go it I had known sooner because I did want to come home and there will not be time after. But by the way I think I should have liked the hug - but alas it was only a dream.

Mamma did not know of your visits down until I told her and did not seem very much surprised, perhaps not as much so as I myself for they are older and wiser and I suppose look for those things to happen and they are satisfied and think you a very fine fellow and my answer to you is not no but yes with all my heart and dear I think I am very sure and shall try to make you as happy as I wish you to make me. I have felt for a long time that you were the one for me and I hope I shall never change, no never.

Now you must writge to mama and papa or at least I think you should. I shall be here almost another week so write to me here as I am very anxious to hear from you. All the folks send kind regards to you.

The Black Hawk War veterans are having their annual outing in Spanish Fork this week. Papa is going to take us over also up the canyon before I go back.

I hope I haven’t written enough to tire you out this time.

Be good and write me a long letter soon.

Accept my deepest love.
Eloise