Letters

Letters 1903-11 from John Bauer to Ester Ellqvist, consisting of four pages written on the front and back of a folded sheet of paper. Main writing handwritten in pencil. .. LETTER TRANSCRIPT: .. [Page 1] Sjovik uti Jönköping [Constructed: Anno] in November Anno Domini 1903 My very kara [exceeded: sister] Esther and van [Constructed: The Bref, like me at the time of yesterday today’s morning hour embraced, caused I feel both joy and grief. joy before you carry me in the mockery as hooded as I carrying you, grief forty du haf [?] [the whole row almost wiped out in a fold] Inside this eardelif.] Detet bref like me at the gardag morning pile me a joy [inscribed: forty you carry me in the mockery as [--?] as I] De [man?] [but?] with the letter was nalkade came a burning fire in my blood, and my hjarta bolted as in a small bird the one there creatures frightened af a shot .. [Page 2] For I knew so well, that it moon from you be, such as I no other friend in this the world hafver, hut me wants to tillskirfva. [exceeded: o] And when I arrived up to my studio I the dear letter with scale-folding fingers. [overdrawn: and prayed to God, that I do not I read sight] and I read and wondered to me that you wanted to ihogkom a small brother as an ideal for the world Hafver And fighting tears drop- Paid on the letter, and I my des the time we played together man and then we wandered added to Skansen and talked about [overdraft: alluring] your loved one Ability. And my tears .. [Page 3] dripped on the letter is, and I kissed it with my mouth, and it me a slippery longing for you and the old days And I saw your lifsleigh face for me so clearly that would have been a costeal tafla. And I brought out af my hair comb all the old min- na, and the word you had spoken stood for me as with locking writing. But let me not pick up like memories up from outside the tomb not to sentiment to me to be invariant I am very happy ofver your nogsama daga .. [Page 4] at your Enclosure Thicky Hvi was it not me f-rm-t [?] with Eder be. I had it is hogely admired, both for yours as [overlaughter: sp] mushroom debt. [exceeded: I] Outi vora chips hafvet this year naught such grown I hope and distort that our harligl master and ---rare [?] been yours in you [?] and That you [exceeded: st-] schicking me bref when I am difficult to hose after whore from you, huru led du hafver deht uthi ala pieces Your caralskelige John John