Dill's Letter
I found this letter stuck between the old floorboards. I’m guessing that this letter did not make it to Dill’s mom, so I decided to put this in my scrapbook. I apologize to Dill for putting this in my scrapbook without your permission. Hopefully you mom reads this one day.
Dear Mama,
I’m havin’ so much fun with my neighbors, Jem and Scout. The summers ain’t seem so long no more. The days with ‘em go by like a breeze. Now, Scout’s somethin’ different. I ain’t ever seen a girl like her before. I even asked her to marry me. I told her she was the only girl I would ever love.
She’s got brown hair lighter than molasses with straight bangs right above her eyes. Her hair cut short right above her chin. Her blue eyes are brighter than the sky and ocean combined, and her skin is pale. She’s taller ‘en me, but only because I was born small and puny. She ain’t got no dimples or freckles, and she ain’t care ‘bout what she wears. I often see her wearing overalls. I reckon she’s one of a kind.
She’s really intelligent. She’s been readin’ since she was born. I’m pretty sure she can read more than me, and she’s just startin’ school. She’s above her grade level, and she can read and write already. It took me a good amount of time to learn that myself. She sure is a fast learner. I reckon she’s probably the smartest girl I’ve ever seen.
She ain’t into girly things. Normally, girls don’t fight, but she does because she’s a tomboy. Never cross Scout because she’s fierce. I ain’t ever seen a girl fight like her before. It’s like she was born a natural fighter. She once chased down Walter Cunningham because he accidently got her in trouble. She also ain’t like being called a girl. But to me, I didn’t care who she was. To me, she was just beauty inside and out.
Scout’s extraordinary and unique. Scout and I have become extremely close, and I am certain that our future will bring many happy memories. In the future, when I marry her, please give us your blessing. I was true to my words when I said I would only love her. She ain’t like everybody else, and I like that.
I’m havin’ so much fun with my neighbors, Jem and Scout. The summers ain’t seem so long no more. The days with ‘em go by like a breeze. Now, Scout’s somethin’ different. I ain’t ever seen a girl like her before. I even asked her to marry me. I told her she was the only girl I would ever love.
She’s got brown hair lighter than molasses with straight bangs right above her eyes. Her hair cut short right above her chin. Her blue eyes are brighter than the sky and ocean combined, and her skin is pale. She’s taller ‘en me, but only because I was born small and puny. She ain’t got no dimples or freckles, and she ain’t care ‘bout what she wears. I often see her wearing overalls. I reckon she’s one of a kind.
She’s really intelligent. She’s been readin’ since she was born. I’m pretty sure she can read more than me, and she’s just startin’ school. She’s above her grade level, and she can read and write already. It took me a good amount of time to learn that myself. She sure is a fast learner. I reckon she’s probably the smartest girl I’ve ever seen.
She ain’t into girly things. Normally, girls don’t fight, but she does because she’s a tomboy. Never cross Scout because she’s fierce. I ain’t ever seen a girl fight like her before. It’s like she was born a natural fighter. She once chased down Walter Cunningham because he accidently got her in trouble. She also ain’t like being called a girl. But to me, I didn’t care who she was. To me, she was just beauty inside and out.
Scout’s extraordinary and unique. Scout and I have become extremely close, and I am certain that our future will bring many happy memories. In the future, when I marry her, please give us your blessing. I was true to my words when I said I would only love her. She ain’t like everybody else, and I like that.
Love,
Dill
Dill