Ellen Axson Wilson to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Ellen Axson Wilson to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Wilson, Ellen Axson
Identifier
EAW06011911
Date
1911 June 1
Source
Library of Congress
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Language
English
Spatial Coverage
Lyme, CT
Text
Lyme,
My own darling,
Your telegram from North Carolina was most welcome, and made me feel a little nearer to you. But oh dear, how long it is yet before I am really to see you! Not until the last of next week I suppose. You didn't tell about the broken thumb! - but the papers did! How very distressing! I am anxious to know all about it; - if it was very painful, etc. One paper said it was "almost well"- which I sincerely hope is the case. I also hope these cheerful "bright letters" have not been concealing anything else. Oh how glad I am that that step is over! And how unexpressedly proud of you I am!
Jessie is coming on the next train, well not until tomorrow. She is visiting in New Castle, Del. The Smiths also come tomorrow and you and Margaret about the same time. I hope you will arrange to come together. She goes to Phila. the first of next week to see her throat doctor.
I have been getting on rather well with my work, though we have had so much rain that I have been able to sketch out of doors only six days out of the thirteen. We have gorgeous clearing weather today. In just violets and blues like "the lake country" after a rain and I have just got a sketch that is full of pure colour and rather free though very rough.
The news from Stockton is much better. They have actually succeeded at last in persuading him to work at his lectures. Dr. Dercum says he has written two nearly three and they are extremely interesting and well written. Nothing could be more encouraging and surprising too; - in view of the way things have been going for the last two or three months. He also says now that he will come back and take up his work in Princeton after all. God grant that this better mood may last! I am sorry now that I wrote you as I did in my letter to Minneapolis (Did you get it by the way?) I had to send it to the "Publicity Club" for want of any other address. I saw in the paper that Pres. Vincent was away, so I trust my letter did not give you any trouble.
I wonder how long you will be in Washington; - and if exciting things will happen there. Did you see the account of the informed poll of the Democratic representatives in which four-fifths (of those voting) voted for you for nominee? It is interesting about Senator Gore too. I am very curious to know how Bryan behaved when you were in Lincoln, - if he invited you to his house, etc.
But I must stop and dress to go and meet Jessie. Stirling is coming for me. Am delighted that you had such a nice restful family time at Chapel Hill. I am afraid that judging from her "fool" letters, you had a bare half hour with Margaret Flinn in Columbia.
Goodbye and God bless you, my darling. I love you impossibly.
As ever your devoted little wife,
Eileen.
My own darling,
Your telegram from North Carolina was most welcome, and made me feel a little nearer to you. But oh dear, how long it is yet before I am really to see you! Not until the last of next week I suppose. You didn't tell about the broken thumb! - but the papers did! How very distressing! I am anxious to know all about it; - if it was very painful, etc. One paper said it was "almost well"- which I sincerely hope is the case. I also hope these cheerful "bright letters" have not been concealing anything else. Oh how glad I am that that step is over! And how unexpressedly proud of you I am!
Jessie is coming on the next train, well not until tomorrow. She is visiting in New Castle, Del. The Smiths also come tomorrow and you and Margaret about the same time. I hope you will arrange to come together. She goes to Phila. the first of next week to see her throat doctor.
I have been getting on rather well with my work, though we have had so much rain that I have been able to sketch out of doors only six days out of the thirteen. We have gorgeous clearing weather today. In just violets and blues like "the lake country" after a rain and I have just got a sketch that is full of pure colour and rather free though very rough.
The news from Stockton is much better. They have actually succeeded at last in persuading him to work at his lectures. Dr. Dercum says he has written two nearly three and they are extremely interesting and well written. Nothing could be more encouraging and surprising too; - in view of the way things have been going for the last two or three months. He also says now that he will come back and take up his work in Princeton after all. God grant that this better mood may last! I am sorry now that I wrote you as I did in my letter to Minneapolis (Did you get it by the way?) I had to send it to the "Publicity Club" for want of any other address. I saw in the paper that Pres. Vincent was away, so I trust my letter did not give you any trouble.
I wonder how long you will be in Washington; - and if exciting things will happen there. Did you see the account of the informed poll of the Democratic representatives in which four-fifths (of those voting) voted for you for nominee? It is interesting about Senator Gore too. I am very curious to know how Bryan behaved when you were in Lincoln, - if he invited you to his house, etc.
But I must stop and dress to go and meet Jessie. Stirling is coming for me. Am delighted that you had such a nice restful family time at Chapel Hill. I am afraid that judging from her "fool" letters, you had a bare half hour with Margaret Flinn in Columbia.
Goodbye and God bless you, my darling. I love you impossibly.
As ever your devoted little wife,
Eileen.
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Ellen Axson, “Ellen Axson Wilson to Woodrow Wilson,” 1911 June 1, EAW06011911 , Ellen Axson Wilson Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.