Dear jim,
Thanks for your demand or command or reprimand. I am sending your neither sweets nor bitters but sours and salties. You will find pickles, chutneys, wafers, chips in the parcel when you get it. You will get the parcel if I send you. Meanwhile wait. Wait, I am sending you a if—-a big IF—-in the meantime. Tomorrow you will get an envelope with just on IF. But but me no buts. You will get a packet without ifs and buts.
Yours,
Rasie.
Dear Shahid,
Your parcel of medicines has reached me safe and intact with all the bottles in perfect shipshape order. It was very nice of you to have sent that nice packet, because here in the woods medicines are more vital than meals. Thanks a lot.
Yours lovingly,
Mummy.
Dear Everybody at home,
I am O.K. and hope all of you are O.K. I am enclosing herewith a dozen O.K.’s—-one for each. If any O.K.’s are left, return them to me. I am returning home and will bring and O.K. shirt for everyone of you. Those of you who do not like the O.K. shirts can return them O.K. and get their money back O.K. If you need more O.K.’s, please write immediately so that I may bring them along. When I return home during the summer vacation, do not ask me for O.K.’s I do not carry O.K.’s with me unless an order is put in for O.K. So put in an order for O.K. and it will be perfectly O.K. Yes, O.K.!
Yours affectionately,
O.K.
(Omar Khawaja).
To
The Prinicipal,
Government High School,
Gujranwala,
Dear Madam,
Kindly grant Anita, Second Standard, Roll No. 99, Leave for two days, 19th and 20th Feburary, as she has to attend a marriage celebration.
Thanks for faithfully,
Rehana.
Dear Auntie,
I owe you a very sincere apology. You wrote to me last month but due to preoccupation with more urgent affairs, I regret very much that your letter has remained unreplied. Do not think that I am offering you a lame excuse. My excuse has really long legs. I had so many guests at home on account of the Republic Day rush in Lahore that I could not attend to my correspondence. I wish you had joined the colourful crowd of kith and kin at our house instead of excusing yourself off. Rather an apology is due from you!
Yours affectionately,
Shaila.
Dear Uncle,
We are all here anxious to know about your health. We have received disturbing news of your suffering from cough and cold during the current cold wave at Murree. Why don’t you come over to Lahore when it is snowing over there? Please take better care of your health. It will be ideal if you come stay with us until the weather improves in Murree.
Yours Lovingly,
Roohi.
Dear Roohi,
Do not worry about my health. I am myself worrying sufficiently enough. Every possible care is being taken by my daugther. if the worst is to come, what’s the use of worrying? Lahore is as much within reach of the Inevitable as in Murree. If I have to die this year or the next, I will rather die at home. But there is no immediate danger or anxiety. One should be always prepared philosophically for death. It knows no age, no season.
With Love,
Yours affectionately,
Uncle.
Dear Birjees,
We were all pained to hear that you had a car accident on your way to Rawalpindi. I, however, gave us some relief to learn that the accident was a minor one and you were progressing well. Please inform us about your exact say if any kind of medical aid is required from Karachi. We are anxiously waiting to hear from you by return of post.
Yours affectionately,
Azhar.
Dear Brother,
Thanks for your letter. The accident was indeed a very minor one. I am quite well now.
Yours Lovingly,
Birjees.
Dear Auntie,
My heart reaches out to you in your bereavement. I wish I could fly to be with you at this moment of great family sorrow. I pray for peace to the departed soul and tranquility of your heart. With profound sorrow.
Yours,
Khundeja.
