The Letter Finally Arrived

The letter was tattered, a bit of the corner torn off It looked like it had been tumbled in a washing machine. The address was faded, but the postal worker was determined to deliver it No telling how long it had been behind the cabinet where it was found. Do we open it? Read it? See if it is important? No. That would be a federal offense. When was it postmarked? May 1931, during the depression. They put it into a bigger envelope with a more distinctly seen address. The letter made it to the great-great-granddaughter of the addressee. She took it to the nursing home and read it to granny. Ben had wanted to marry her. He had asked her in the letter. She smiled at her great-great-granddaughter, loving it that she had Ben’s eyes.