Mr. O.T. Spargo
57 Grosvenor Rd
Highbury
London N5
Post Office
Paul Churchtown
Aug 14th 1924
Dear T.
Your letter at last, do you know it was a whole fortnight that I didn’t get a letter. Your clothes also I received O.K. I was wondering why and wherefore of things. The watch is going on splendidly a great prize that. Poor soul he no idea it was a watch. Lionel went in the choir last evening to practice a heavy bass. Mrs Aitkin in had him down on Tuesday putting him through his (Do???)Going to sit beside Bertie and Mr Aitkin he is telling. Didn’t Cora tell you I went to Lamorna on Aug bank holiday. All the invalid, the lame and the lazy. Had Charles to take us up and fetch us back in the evening. Had a nice time better than home. Aunt Martha Elizabeth Helen and the children myself of course took our dinners all right too. The weather isn’t very grand today again we’ve had a nice day or two in and out we want a fine week or two now to bring in the harvest.
So you had a nice time at Jack Hoare’s very nice of them wasn’t it. I thought Jack was coming to Cornwall for holidays. I saw Leonard and Clifford and friend last Sat on the way up from Mousehole then arrived had their bicycles with them they are looking very well and having a good time I expect they are.
Salome and Marion are gone to Plymouth for a week’s holiday coming out aren’t they?
Lionel wish he could go somewhere for a holiday. I told him if he was getting money now he should but he must wait.
Some business doing at Boslandew. Mrs Waters does flustrate something it wouldn’t do for her to have a houseful she expect everything to go on as per usual but that isn’t so, its visitors time. No one must dictate to her you know. When she has had a year or two of it, she will know more about it. What you say? She is right of course but too fussy.
Well now I think I have told you about all. Will send your clothes tomorrow if all is well.
Uncle Charlie is very slight again poor fellow looking very thin indeed. Elizabeth is getting on a bit now able to go in and out a bit.
Granny is very well up here last week wonderful isn’t she? I haven’t been down there lately but they are pretty well holidays on now you know.
I bought a new suit for Lionel not a very expensive one because he will have to wear it all the winter then next summer it will come down for seconds he is pleased with it so that’s a great thing.
Well now I must say goodbye for the time
Yours lovingly
Mother
I like Cora’s present very much she is delighted with it.
I am feeling a good bit better
Lionel wore a stiff collar on Sunday so he is getting a swank.
Notes
Granny was Eliza Spargo – mother of Obed senior– only she was now Eliza Richards having married Joseph Richards in 1906.
The Lamorna connection was her sister Mary and brother in law Charles Strick.- They were living at Nantewas Lamorna
Elizabeth could be sister Elizabeth Drew,
Salome and Marion were daughters of sister Martha, and Joseph Rowe.
Flustrate – a mixture of frustrate and fluster