After planning, thinking and planning again many times over
for a time long enough to say some of the numberless things I
wish to write to you, I had given up doing this until the
Thanksgiving break in the regular routine for me, and here it
is almost ten at night, but I feel like saying "I will not be
outdone in even a small attempt", and particularly as this
has the fine purpose of definitely trying herein to help some
one else. To say that I have thought of you daily would not
nearly express the truth, always with the feeling of positive
embarrassment, except for fact that it seems that no more
will time permit me to do the things I know should be
attended for meeting the duties that come face to face with
me. Know that you have found it hard to realize that it
could be this particular scalawag who would be so guilty, and
I accept all accusing thoughts and deserve more, but in my
heart, I have had the same dear inside spot for you, and the
keenest appreciation of what you did for me, and will always
mean to me, too.
Come what may, or what may not, you cen count on me as being
with you dear ones in thought, and know that sometime I will
let you know that I am living yet. Never thought anything
would cause me to S.O.S. you precious folks just when I knew
that you were so busy with the Congress - friends, work,
etc., but we just never know, and I have ceased to call
myself thinking anything will or will not happen. But wish I
might have a whole day to try to tell you just the
predicament or situation which was mine when I wired you for
the reading the day the message was sent, as it seemed I had
almost reached my limit of decision, which at that time
appeared to have to be rendered by 8 that Friday night.
Still so sorry that the message was not clear to you as to
this, but surely the purpose of it was not wasted, even if I
idid not follow my feelings the next (Sat.) morning and send
you wire not to have it, after I did not receive a night
letter from you Fri. night. Know this must seem so rambling
and indefinite to you, but will say that just the being most
queer in all my world came along, and for three days was
seeming to offer to me quite a different work, but there
seemed something all the time that held me back. Then, I
really prayed that I might decide best, that God would let me
have some positive way of knowing, and that conditions would
prove this for me. Sure enough before I retired on Friday
night I knew most positively that I was not to work for him,
and he did not come to house until Sat. A.M. I was most
decided by that time, let him know it; he left presumably to
return later in morning. When he left I knew that he would
not come again, and it just happened that I was doing some
rather rush work for a travelling man, who had given me
various bit of work during the past months, at the time that
this QUEER SIR GENTLEMAN came in. I was so glad that the
Atlanta man was here, and think that he realized my pleasure
at having him, too.
These features I mention that you may appreciate with me the
very extreme unusualness of this reading as obtained by you
or given by you. The information was gained after I had not
only decided not to work for him, but had seen him, dismissed
the idea of any work for him, and did not see him again.
Then, too, at the exact time that you gave the reading I was
in Dr. Harper's office, talking with a future pupil from our
of town. She had phoned me to meet her, and as soon as I
finished with the travelling friend's work, I went
immediately there. This is another very unusual feature in
that I was not at address given, and had no idea of being at
Dr. Harper's office when I sent the message. Then, the
queerness of the man will be more evident to you in that he
gave me two names, and one of these you mentioned in the
reading: this was his introduction - "I am Ira K. Young, but
King is my real name. Ira K. Young is my pen or writing
name, bequeathed to me by my uncle, and I use it almost
entirely for everything now". With all this, let me say that
I do thank you for doing this for me, and more than all for
you to do this for ME just when you did. It is useless for
me to say to you dear ones who know the reading even better
than I feel that I do, that I was purely at the Nth degree of
UPSETTEDNESS, and was not surprised at anything suggested
for me physically. So much for that.
Did go to Conf., finished with a group of pupils just a few
days before leaving, had a pleasant but most strenuous time
during Conf., arrived home of Sun. late P.M., and at 8 the
next morning I was beginning with a new group. Have not
missed s day teaching except Sat. and Sun. (of course) until
today, and still I have not had so many pupils, but some of
these started alone, and naturally this takes much of my
time. I am not complaining, for more and more do I feel that
surely the work will mean something eventually, if it
continues - at present it is more work than present tuition,
but believe this will come in time, too. Have a most
congenial group all of the time, have not yet even thought of
regretting that I began this work. So many feel so kind and
thoughtful of me in my attempt. I begin every morning at 8,
and some afternoons 5 finds me just closing the job, but not
all consecutive hours in afternoon - always from
2-4, with
additions as arrive. Do very little outside typing, etc., or
have calls for little of this type of the work, but some
occasionally, and when least expected at that.
5/17/35 She requested
929-1 for her brother, saying: "I am
fairly sizzling with things pertaining to me personally, even
if my family in Miss., especially are physically in need of
my knowledge of other than the usual - My business plans have
been teeming recently, and I feel that possible I might do
well to ask help from you folks again for ME, but must not be
piggish, and know that physically speaking others must come
first. But I am certainly thinking your direction, too.
Hope you are not surprised by now that even when changes seem
to be for me - good or bad - that I do think toward you - I
still believe I feel with each experience or reading that it
is more than mysterious to me, wonderful to the extreme
degree, and beyond my understanding - I may have such - and
yet I have always felt that a Life Rdg. would be a treasure
for me."
6/24/36 She referred a young man for
1214-1 for his father.
7/12/36 She requested
1202-3 for a friend.
7/21/37 She referred a friend for
1413-1 for a child.
8/16/37 Mother of [
1413] wrote: "Mrs. [
310] has a busy life
but that after all is the only way to happiness. She really
has quite a class and is making quite a success too."
1/18/46 She wrote HLC of her continuing business school
teaching in her home, on a quite expanded basis.
3/14/55 Friend Mrs. [
2457] wrote: "Mrs. [
310] has been
in the hospital since 2/14th. The reason she went was
to be tapped. Thought she would be there
2-3 days, but
after being tapped of almost 12 qts. of fluid it began
'creating' again and 2 wks. later about 8 qts. was drained
and tomorrow is another 2 wks. and another tapping. She
started out with a heart condition but think now it's a
liver condition - cirrhosis of the liver. She looks worlds
better. The upper part of her body from shoulders up is very
thin but from the breasts down - oh, me, you'd never know it
was [
310]. We're hoping for whatever the best may be." [She
had to discontinue her business school last fall due to
illness.]
