The following letter was sent to my Great Grandfather, Allen Leonidas Workman, in  Quemado, TX,  by his cousin Saul Greely Workman on September 20, 1939 from Nashville, TN. Saul was a dentist in Nashville at the time.  Both Allen & Saul were born in Southside in Montgomery Co, TN.
 

Mr. A. L. Workman
Qua-ma-do, Texas

My dear “Ont” -- or “Lont” or "Leonist":  I had a young lady and several children to come
 in my office several days ago.  They were very sweet and interesting.  I liked them and
treated them so.  They came to see me several times.  They rested here in the office and
 told me all about you - yours and Texas.  It was a Mrs. Monroe and children.  Plevna
 Workman and a brother of mine named Ellery were here - they both liked them - they
 stayed sometime each time they came. I told them to keep coming -- but a Proctor boy
 ( cousin of hers) was in here the other day and said that they had gone to Dallas, Texas   --
They are fine Ont and I enjoyed seeing and talking with them -  the girl reminded me of
 you (the mother) -  When your folks write to them tell hello! For us-  do this now.

I would love to see and talk to you- I think lots of you “Ont” and remember many times
 we had together-  Also Bob Law and many others.  Bob is dead.  I met Mat Collins on the
 street here yesterday, he looks well and I told him about you and he said - “Tell that
pretty thing I said hello!”  Saw Forest McVeedee Christmas.  He lives in Southside ---
  Most or at least half the ones you knew have gone done the “Sunset Slope”  (died)
since you were there-- saw “Dump” Hagewood & geo Harper here at the State Fair (now going
 on).  I went to Southside Christmas “Ont” and drove down to the “Forks of the Creek”
 just to see how tis down there and if they still have pic-nics there -- but there was no
 picnicking - twas all in fine corn-field and a fine steel bridge over the creek at the forks
 see?   I had several boys with me -  I told them we should have a drink to the health of all
the people who had enjoyed pic-nics there (so that included you)  they all readily agreed --
 and I reached into the back of

my car and took out a quart bottle of old McKinney - distilled in “Old Ky” (Tennessee is
 voted wet again) and passed it around the boys -- it stood the trip O. K.   then I took some
and chased it with “Big Barton’s Creek water”  -- water never tasted better -- then as we
stood about looking at some of the tall sycamores -- we decided it was still a good pic-nic
 ground  - and thate our state was still “ Sunny Tennessee.”
“Lont” - I could write to you a month and tell a lot each time - every-thing from
Southside to the new war - but I must get to work in a few minutes -  I’ve been married
 “Ont” but lost my wife and child (they are dead).  I miss them most of every-thing-  next
 my father - then my uncle Sam Hunter.  “Ont” you have a fine wife - tell her hello! For
 me and have her write to me-  God Bless you and yours,

9/19/39     Your solid pal and cousin
P S, all my folks      Saul G. Workman
are well      159 8th Ave No.

Finest corn you ever saw in the “Millar Bottom” this year “Ont”  been in corn every year
 since you left here and gets better every year.

LETTER TWO

Submitted by Jon Wray

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