Dear father:
Songdo, June 23, I»935.
Your letter was handed to me Thursday morning when I
went to school.  It was mailed in San G-abriel May 20 andwreceived
here June 20.  On comparison with the preceding letter, I see?it
was'mailed May 27, andfreceived June 15, so the two came in reverse
order, one unusually fast and the other unusually slow.  I opened it
immediately and read vour letter, but I could not read Mother's right
sway.  I knew it would be the last letter I could ever receive from
her, and I wanted to keep it for. a while. , I am so glad now that you
did not send it immediately when it was written.  It»came almost like
a message from heaven. When I told Han moksa I had received a letter
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from my Mother, he looked mystified, and finally asked,  From your
Mother who went to heaven?" .f^Then I told him about it.
.  Of course you must have read the letter, and you may
remember she said: "Whatever is the outcome will be the Father's
will forn'me and all of us should-be-perfectly satisfied with that.
... Before this reaches you I shall in all probability be back home
again.... I think T shall have to say goodbye for this time; perhaps
I shall be writing my usual letter to you by the end of the^week, but
in case I do not just know th^t- alibis well.  I am so glad you are
right where you are, but am sorry poor Father is all alone;^he was so
.kind in urging me to have this- done and "helped me all he could to get
off. Good night dear-Buddy-boy.- Lovingly, Mother.'1 This was
very characteristic; you 3ee the last thoughts were of others.
all
Jfeither .can I realize she  is gone.   She will not come
back,  but the  comfort gis that we  can go|to heir.    "I'd like her to know
that this-letter written VTith so-much tender thought was not  lost,   but
meant much to me.     Probably we shall be able to  say all. we wish at
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our next meeting.  It is really providential that this letter became
the last in order,^because inla way it was a farewell message.  The
last letter, written in February before,'-soing back to the/hospital,
was written without though* of its being the last; as was also the
little note on the back $| the picture.       ,   --,.*•>,, ■•
. : 1 am sorry that my letters., cannot cheer you rather than
bring up sad memories. But there have been so many things I wanted
to ask, that I could not help.rgoing back to those days. You seem to
think I.may blame you for notlbeing with Mother the last night. But
you should put your mind at re^t on that matter.  I understand how
worn out you were and that you were faithful in being with her every
dav and'^doing all you could.1 When she was unconscious oficourse it
could do her no good. Was her being unconscious then due to the drugs,
or was it natural from loss of strength? II mean the last two days.
Thank you for fxlvincc the details of your last words together; but I am
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sorrv  itf&ot .'ydur mind "worked up. so you ^
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The pictures enclosed were exactly tfie ones I wanted.
I appreciate so much your taking the trouble to look t*«» UP' ™e
enlargement pf mother which you mention I could not be sure about
withoSt seeing; but I am inclined to think it may beoneo +3e!e£rmory
taken the summer of 1937 in exposition Park. It is probaoly the armory
that Is in the background.