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America Letters - Bert Aalto -- Letter to Hilma Aerila, 1912/01/12

Title

America Letters - Bert Aalto -- Letter to Hilma Aerila, 1912/01/12

Creators

Aalto, Bert

Contributors

Leinonen, Johanna

Date

January 12, 1912

Description

Letter from Bert Aalto of Big Falls, Minnesota to his friend Hilma Aerila of Laitila, Finland.

Extent

6 pages

Subject

Immigrants--Correspondence
Immigrant letters
Finnish

Note

TRANSLATION: Big Falls January 12 1912 Dear Hilma Dear friend, you are always in my memories (sorry). I don’t think you like when I say a friend, but I still consider you as my friend, because you were always so good to me and cheerful when I saw you. Well, thank you so much for your welcomed letter. I waited for it for a long time. My mind is cheerful after hearing about what is going on in Finland. I’m also happy because you liked the picture that I sent you. No Hilma, it wasn’t much at all, it was only a small expense. I did it because you remembered to send me your picture. I wanted to show you that you are in my memory. And it’s nice that always when you look at the picture, you will remember old Little Bert, especially if we never see each other again, if I just keep wandering on this complicated life-path and you stay in that beloved native land. It’s too long a distance to be talking to each other or looking into each other’s eyes. But I have been thinking and imagining in my mind how it would be to visit home. Maybe it would be fun. I have imagined in my mind how fun it would be to visit Suontaka where so many old friends live quiet and happy lives. Only I’m living here among strangers who speak only foreign languages; you can’t hear our mother tongue here. But I’m also happy that I’m healthy and cheerful, I don’t have any sorrows, and if I sometimes do, my happiness prevails. I also have a desire to see and learn from this world, and I don’t think I will gain anything else than what I learn from this. Hear me Hilma, I have been thinking about returning to Karioja and living like a clean young man as long as something happens etc. Or I will never return and I’ll stay here until the end. Hilma you might think when you read this letter that I’m missing home but no, on the contrary. Maybe I will end this letter now and apologize for bothering you with this cheap and childish letter. Please be so kind and don’t show this letter to anybody. Please tell greetings from me to everybody [?] to Mari. On the side of the page: Please reply soon. On top of page 6: Address Bert Aalto Big Falls Box 23 Minn. On top of page 4: Have you seen my brother there in Finland?
TRANSCRIPTION: Big Falls Janu 12 1912 Hilma Hyvä Aina muistossa oleva ystäväni (anteksi) kun sanoin ystäväni et sinä taida tykätä kun sanon noin vaan minä kuiten kin pidän sinut ystävänäni sillä olithan sinä aina minulle niin hyvä ja iloinen kuin näin sinut no niin ja kiitos suuri sinun terve tullesta kiriestäsi jota kauvan odotin 2 ja nyt on mieleni iloinen kun sain vähän kuulla niitä suomen aisioita ja toiseksi se että sinä tykkäsit siittä kuvasta ja ei hilma se ole palion uhrattu se on vasta vähän vain minä tein sen sillä kun sinä kin muistit lähettä kuvansa minulle niin minäkin tahton näyttä että olet muistosani ja onhan sinulle myös sopiva että saat aina kun katsot sitä niin muistat entistä Pikku Berttiä ja jos viellä sattu että ei mee näe 3 koskan toisiamme jos minä vain kiertelen täällä moni mutkasta elämän polkua ja sinä siellä rakkassa synny nmaassa niin on pitkä väli ettei voi puhua suusanalisti eikä katsella silmistä silmin vaikka eipä sillä olen minä sitäkin aiatellut ja kuvaillut mielessäni että tulen käymän sinne ja kenties se olisi hauska olen joskus kuvitellut mielessäni että kuinka hauska se olis tulla sinne suontaankin 4 jossa palion entisiä tuttavia elä vain hiliaista onnelista elämä vain minä toisin elän täällä vain vierasten henkilöitten keskellä jolta ei kuulu muuta kun vierasta kieltä ei ei aiden kiel ei kaiiu vain minä myös olen siittä onnelinen kun saan olla terve ja ja iloinen ei minulla kyllä mitän surua ole jos joskus meinakin niin iloni voitta sen ja toisseksi että minulla on halu nähdä ja oppia tätä maailma lulen että ei minulle muuta tulekan On top of the page 4: oletko nähnyt minun veljeäni siellä suomessa 5 kun se minkä tästä opin ja kuules Hilma minä olen aiatellut sitä että tulen sinne kariojalle uurestaan ja elelen siivoa nuoren miehen elämä niin kauvan kun tapahtu joku semoinen j n e taikka sitte en tule koskan sitte olen täällä siksi kunnes loppu tule minullekin ja Hilma voit luulla tästä kiriestä että 6 minulla on ikävä vaan ei päin vastoin siis ehkä lopetan tähän ja pydän anteksi kun tulen vaivaman tällä halvalla ja lapseli- sellä kirielläni sinua ole niin hyvä ja älä näytä kellekän sano terveisiä kaikille [?] Marille On the side of the page: Vasta pian On top of the page 6: Osoite Bert Aalto Big Falls Box 23 Minn

Language

Finnish

Physical location

Immigration History Research Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota http://www.ihrc.umn.edu

Provenance

America Letters Project: University of Turku, Finland, Collection, IHRC150, http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/research/vitrage/all/am/ihrc149.html

Local identifier

im007129
im007130
im007131
im007132
im007133
im007134

purl

http://purl.umn.edu/61994

Access conditions

A high-resolution version (300 ppi) of this image is available offline. Please contact the IHRC to obtain a copy for a fee. This image is subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Please contact the owning repository for permission to reproduce this image. http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/

Geographic location

Continents: Europe :: North America
Countries: FINLAND :: UNITED STATES
States: Minnesota
Cities: Big Falls :: Laitila

Categories:

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