Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 154]

Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 154]

#107 Tues. 16 Jan. 8 am My darling - Another skimpy note - I renigged on my promise to write you at length last night. The truth is that I had not really finished the Korean name business; it needed checking and reediting and I find that easier to do in my tent at night than during the day with a lot of people around. It's done now, all but cutting the stencil and mimeographing. The enclosed, like the others before it, came to me gratuitously. This one was made by the wife of my Korean camp leader, Mr. Choon Chai Lee, presumably as an acknowledgment of my small Christmas present to them (cigarets, 2 boxes of cookies, a can of beer - the first he’d had since the invasion). It is more elaborate than the others I've sent but somehow I don't like it as well; it's too obviously a conventional Western pattern. But I appreciated the gesture and like the fact that our name (just JOHNSTON - or JONSUTON) is embroidered on it in Korean Un Moon. At first I thought of suggesting that you use different hankies to make up your head scarf - I'm sure Wendy would let you use hers - this one wouldn't go well. I will write tonight, honestly. I love you, darling Warren

1945-01-16

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