4th Letter -- almost went camping and the crudeness of Texas politics ....
July 7, 1954 I had intended to write when I received a reply from you, but since I’ve only pulled shoe circulars out of the mail box for the third day in a row, I decided I must find out the cause. Being my optimistic self (that’s open to question) I finally decoded that nothing was wrong and that the Rosenblatt sudden interest in keeping the art of letter writing alive had quickly waned. Of course I hope this isn’t true; and the real cause is merely that you’ve had company for dinner every night. If nothing else, our sojourn in Texas should prove one thing to you, that is how circumstance (the lack of a telephone) makes one develop qualities they thought they never had (the art of writing letters) You see I really am an optimist. I’m in a very chipper mood at this moment. I just completed typing my notes for my second book report for Mr. Fairbanks. After a few hours of research in the University of Texas Library, I shall begin my second project in Texas....
