28 Dec 1913

boston Ave
Toronto

My Dear Mother

Just a few lines in answere to your very welcome letter a few days ago glad to see by it you are all well as this leaves me at present Dear Mother I had a very poor Christmas I do not see any one can beat you at making a plum pudding the one we had here was no good you could cut it with a saw they never took the stones out of the razons or currants and the goose was not half cooked I did not enjoy it my atall James & Dick was away at London and Tom was out for dinner and tea and RJ was out for dinner so I was all alone it was just like Sunday to me but I hope to have a better one next year they could not cook to keep them selves warm I would like to be at home now to join the Volunteers I suppose they are at drill once or twice every week Mother do not get down-harted about home for we will all go back and fight for our country there is just thousands going from Canada to fight for Ulster. John Robb will never be able to keep that house up it will take him to have lots of steady work and he will not need to drink any. Bob Jones is the right man for it I think Jimmie must have been take the money out of the billiard boy I am sure Church St looks all right with all the big houses that is build in it. Dear Mother you say in your letter that you suppose Sara is giving us all the news I had not a letter from her this three months so I do not know what is the matter with her. I had not even a Christmas Card from her so she will wait a while till I write to her I do not know what is the matter with her. Dear Mother tell [?] Mable I received her P.C. safe I am so glad to here Aunt Lizzie is keeping strong tell her I will write to her in a few days R J said he wrote to her to day how is old Lizzie getting on tell her I was asking for her I am sure they have lots of fun out of [?] Mable at School she is going to be very smart I wish Beatie and Mable was out and you also I am sick of the grub we get but I suppose I will have to put up with it till Tommie gets the Misses and then we will some good Irish stue and a good drop of broath. J Harcourt and Bob Hart are going over to the Point for a trip Bob Hart say he will spend a good deal of his time in your house he is a very nice fellow him and I are working in the same building Dear Mother it is just begging to get a little cold now it was down to Zero yesterday but I did not feel it very bad the air is a lot dryer that's the reason I did not feel it so much but the day - missing page...

this is all at present R J is well and I am doing well myself tell Mr McGuffin I was asking for him. I remain your loving son

Willie

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