Side 1
Montreal
Sunday
12th 17 [1917?]
My Dear Bella
Just a few lines hoping
to find yous [you?] all well
Im shure [Im sure?] yous [you?] were beginning
to think I was forgetting
to write but I was
not I knew It was
coming near Xmas [Christmas?]& I would
and I wanted to write you
Just about xmass [Christmas?]
Side 2
Well I had a letter from home
And Johns [Johns?] photo in it I
can tell you we were glad to
see it the [they?] said the [they?] were
sending us Johns [Johns?]letter but
the [they?] must have forgot as we
did not get it Well I hope your
mother & Johny is well Im
shure [Im sure?] yous [you?] will be all lonely
at xmass [Christmas?]. I often think our house
must be awful I just wish
xmass [Christmas?] was over I know we will
think It lonely enough
Side3
Im [Im?] am getting on well at the
lace and It keeps us from
thinking long. How is the fun
doing or do yous [you?] still have
Patrick Mc Killen Teresa &
me was just talking last night
about the time we used to run
after him he used to be mad to
see James Pat and is running
in after him I hope we will
be all spared to have them
good times again Thats all
frets me for fear anything would
happen any of them but I hope
God will spare us all to meet
again
Side 4
I hope Johny is well. Also all
the people in the lower
end. Well I am
in a great hurry now
Bella as Its [its?] about
eleven oclock [oclock?] at night
So Good By [goodbye?]
& with fondest
love to your Mother Johny
& Yourself
I remain as Ever
Ellen O Connor {Does ma & da still be over Write soon soon}
Written sideways on last page
Transcribed by NualaMacSherry. Checked by CMcIvor.