Letter from H. E. Edwards to Ella Turner

DeFuniak Fla.Aug 8, [19]11.Dear Ella:-I will ans. your sweet [word omitted] which I was no doubt glad to get.Kid I sure had a grand time last Smr., but wish you could of been there to enjoyed the sights!!Ethel took [illegible] with me Wed. night, and R coming down to-morrow to spend the day you may know what a "time" we are going to have as we are all the time doing something.[On the back of the page in pencil:}In pretty Eden love began;An since has been the goal of man;And the God who gave it birthMade love the first thing on Earth.My life is sweet; love makes it so.And a lover can only know[illegible]has brought. Since atLove's school I have beentaught.Last night while I was sleepingThe dew had fallen wet,I fell a sleep and dreamed ofthe One I can't forget.[illegible]shadowed light.Her eyes were like theStars on a summer night.that makes the HeavenBright.[Accession No. 2022-1-1a (letter) and 1b (envelope): Donated by Christi Clendenon]For more letters to Ella Turner:From H. E. Edwards, 1911From H. E. Edwards, 1912From H. E. Edwards, 1913From Jesse I. Garrett in 1913 who ultimately won her hand in marriage.Many thanks to Christi Clendenon for donating the letters and providing transcripts of them.