Pensamientos aleatorios

Capitán TG Leske

71.º Regimiento de Infantería
APO44
Fort Lewis, Washington.

7-9-43 (Masello del 10 de julio de 1943, Tacoma, Washington. Escrito a lápiz)

Señorita Jane Axtell
538 S. Normandía
Los Ángeles, California

 

¡Hola Jane!

 

Usar lápiz y papel parece una tontería, pero tengo una buena razón. El lunes pasado me clavé un taladro dental largo en el dedo intentando sacarlo de una pieza de mano desgastada. Inflamación, infección, vacaciones, lápiz y papel.

Así que has llegado al punto de "al diablo contigo". ¡Tsk, tsk! ¡Qué vergüenza!, señalamientos, niños y madres señalando, llorando a gritos. "¡Qué mala chica, qué mala chica!". ¿Qué quieren que haga, bella doncella con la nueva paja? [No puedo leer] (por cierto, ¿dónde está mi foto?) ¿Le digo al Ayuntamiento del Ejército que no puedo seguirles la corriente y seguir mi camino a California?

Tu carta mencionando tus vacaciones me dio ideas, pero ninguna funcionará. Aún tengo que volver a casa y después no tendré vacaciones ni dinero para ayudarte a disfrutar de tus días libres.

Un piloto tomó su avión en el aire para cachear [?] Qué muchacho tan tonto era su pequeño *

Es muy difícil escribir con un dedo índice vendado apuntando hacia arriba como una señal de socorro. Tanto tiempo y [ilegible] suerte.

Ted

Capitán TG Leske

71.º Regimiento de Infantería
APO44
Fort Lewis, Washington.

14-6-43 (Masello postal del 16 de junio de 1943, 16:00 h, Tacoma, Washington)

Señorita Jane Axtell
538 S. Normandía
Los Ángeles, California

Hola Jane:

Debo decir, desde el principio, que tu carta de amor no estuvo a la altura de las expectativas. Seguramente tú, precisamente, deberías ser capaz de hacerlo mejor. Y firmar una supuesta carta de amor simplemente como "Jane", ¡qué asco! He leído mejores notas de clase escritas por simples aficionados.

Las cosas han estado tan aburridas por aquí que me cuesta escribir una carta. Ya conoces nuestro clima; estoy en una clínica todo el día; me quedo en casa casi todas las noches; sabes que quiero verte: mi permiso sigue en pie; mi hermano, que va a entrar en servicio, quiere verme antes de que me vaya; sigo intentando entrar en la escuela en Washington, y ahí está mi vida.

Estoy aburrido, estoy inquieto, estoy insatisfecho, estoy estancado, estoy loco, estoy cansado, ya no digo más.

 

Buena suerte

Osito de peluche

Capt. T.G. Leske 71st Infantry APO44 Fort Lewis, Wash.

5-28-43   (Postmarked May 29 1943, 5:30pm, Tacoma, Washington. Air Mail)

Miss Jane Axtell 538 S. Normandie Los Angeles, California

¡Hola Jane!

Here I am again.

Your card shamed me into sitting myself down and giving myself a good talking to.

Time out for a bull session.

Now that that is over with and I again concentrate I find that my lecture to me was unkind to I, as the real reason for not writing was that I was waiting for that real nice really sentimental love letter that ya spoke of in your last letter.

I’m going to wait and see how ya do for I haven’t received any thing of that sort for years.

Nite!

That guy

Ted

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Note, enclosed in this envelope with the letter was the following typewritten note.  I can’t tell if the note was from Ted or whether my mother added the note to the letter for some reason.  On the back of the note is a sketch of a woman labeled “Alice” in my mothers style.  It might be a draft of the sentimental love letter mentioned in Ted’s letter.

Capitán TG Leske

71.º Regimiento de Infantería
APO44
Fort Lewis, Washington.

4-1-43   (Postmarked May 3, Tacoma, Washington. Date on letter a mistake?  Should it have been 5-1-43?)

Señorita J. Axtell
538 S. Normandía
Los Ángeles, California

Greetings:

Did you ever hear of the family of snakes that lived in some rocks on a mountain and one day one of the baby snakes crawled away to visit another family of snakes but soon came wiggling back to his mother and crying that the other mother snake wouldn’t let him play with her little boy and girl snakes because he wasn’t good enough.  Whereupon his mother said to him "Don’t worry about her.  I knew her when she didn’t have a pit to hiss in."

and the little poem:
M is for the many times you’ve made me
O is for the other times you tried
T is for the tourist cabin weekends
H is for the hell thats in your eyes
E is for the everlasting loving
R is for the wreck ya made of me

Put them all together, they spell "Mother"

And, brother, thats exactly what I am going to be.

With the answer:

F is for your funny little letters
A is for my answer to your note
T is for your tearful accusations
H is for hope that I’m the goat
E is for the ease with which I made you
R is for the rube you thought I’d be

Put them all together, they spell "Father"

But, sister, you’re crazy if you think its me.

Old or new?

Your story of the packed busses makes me think that there is something wrong with your tale of a woman stepping on your toes.  What’s wrong with the men around there or don’t they appreciate thrills?

It seems that your alchololic consumption is a integral part of your schedule.  Or is it just part of a "bar system" of meeting people?  Speaking of that, you haven’t told me lately whether or not the notes(sic) have been catching up with you.

Your coming to California idea sounds good but I haven’t been home in a year and a half so it would mean not being able to get home for some time as both my leave and my dough would be extinct.  Perplexing, huh?

Aren’t you suprised at having a letter so soon? Its Sunday, a beautiful day, no place to go, no ambition to go, and you on my mind so this is the result.

Thats all for now,

Good luck,
Osito de peluche

Capitán TG Leske

 

71.º Regimiento de Infantería
APO44
Fort Lewis, Washington.

4-23-43   (Tacoma, Washington)

Señorita Jane Axtell
538 S. Normandía
Los Ángeles, California

 

Hellow Puss!

Its been quite a while since I heard from you.   Have they "frozen" writing paper or stamps down your way?

Nothing new has popped up here yet except that my plans for getting back East were just ruined, although I haven’t given up yet and am going to try a new angle.  Very disappointed and heartsick, but such is life.

Its raining to beat hell outside and I don’t feel like writing but I did wonder why I haven’t heard from your as this is a truce of the most honorable sort, no?

An answer, please – yes?

Recordar

Ted

 

 

Capitán TG Leske

71.º Regimiento de Infantería
APO44
Fort Lewis, Washington.

3-30-43   (Tacoma, Washington – on Fort Lewis letterhead)

Señorita Jane Axtell
538 S. Normandía
Los Ángeles, California

Hyah Friend(?)!

How very disappointing – your answer to the great question, I mean.  I surely thought that your answer would be a classic and what a let down!  A good try, that’s about all.

Another thing – mythology is not to be confused with religion.  Websters New Collegiate Dictionary distinctly says "Elbis Arabian Religion".  Also – "Eblis – turned into a devil." Appropriate, isn’t it.  But don’t ya think that your should cease publiizing your inner self?

If I can be of more help to you in any way just let me know and I will do my best to aid.

Recordar 

 

Ted

This is just south of Hollywood, one block north of Wilshire Blvd.