OK... I see that I’m going to have to dig out
my Esperanto book and see who that man was who
authored it. It was obviously NOT L. L. Zamenhof.
He died in 1917. Our visitor was from some Russian
European country and he was the same age as my parents.
I was maybe ten years old (1964).
FOUND THE ESPERANTO BOOK.
Our visitor was from Budapest, his name was Gabor Vigh.
He was Department Head for the Institute of Cultural
Relations. Dorottya u.8. Budapest 5. Hungary, Europe
He wrote the following to me in Esperanto...
Kara (Jo),
Mi skribas leteron al vi en Esperanto.
Hi esperors, ke vi homprenos gin. Se vi
lernas Esperantou diligente, vi niceos
leteron de mi el Hungario.
Dankon pro la bela vojago inter Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara. Hi veriam forgesos vin.
Cjis vevido. Via humpasa amiko.
Gabor Vigh
MY BEST GUESS TRANSLATION (???)
Dear Jo,
I write letter to you in Esperanto.
I hope you understand. If you study
Esperanto diligently, you can write
a letter to me in Hungary.
Thank you for taking me to Los Angeles
and to Santa Barbara. I will never
forget you.
To life. Your humble friend, Gabor Vigh