b'A War-time Letter from Bishop Wilton After the article about Dorothy Beaumont appeared in Bulletin 8, Frank Beaumont, her brother, found a letter she sent to him back home in Huddersfield:No 90102Mrs Burgess 13, BishopWilton, York ThursdayDearFrank,Iwishyoucouldcomeoutheretoseewhatitislike.Ithinkyouwouldlikeitverymuch.Thelittleboysoutherehaveholidayfromschoolfortendaystogoandpickcarrots.Thelittleboywhowelivewithgoesnearlyfivemilesonhisbicycletoworkandhesetsoffathalfpastseven,thenhepickscarrotsalldayandthenhehastoridebackhomeagain.Hegetstwentysevenshillingsaweekforit.HehastogobacktoschoolonMondaythoughandtheninanotherfortnighthebreaksupforhisChristmasholidays.IthinkIshallbecominghomefor ChristmassoyouwillhavetokillapigformeasIamusedtoalotbettermealsthanathome.Iwishyoucouldseeallthethingswehave.Iwishwecouldhaveitallathome.Mrs Burgesshasabigbucketfulloflardsoyoucantellwhatpastieswehave.IamgladweliveatMrs Burgesssbecauseshehaswonsevenprizesinabouttwomonthsforgoodcooking.YouhadbettertellMamIhavehadsomerabbit.Weboiledanotherbigchunkofhamlastnighttoputupforuswhenwegothreshingwhenthatmightbe.WhereIamsittingnowIcanseetheducksandgeesewobblingacrosstheroad.Thereislikethreeroadsthatgodownthestreetoneontopthenabankandabeckinthebottomandthenaroadbythesideofthebeckandanotherbankandthentheroadontopagain.ThereisonlyonestreetinBishopWiltonandatthetopthereisabigpondwheretheducksatthetopswimandplayabout.WhenIhavebeenuptothePostOfficeonmybicycleyoushouldjustseetheducksflywhentheyhearmeringmybell.Theducksandhensandgeesewalkalloverthestreet.WellIwillhavetoclosenowsodontforgetaboutthepigfor Christmas. Withlotsoflove, DorothyXxxxxxxBULLETIN 9 131'