Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-27

KSslIsH Al sH WAS WROTE IN 1915.
The following letter from British soldier to his
mother, in 1915. is taken from the Edinburg
Cburant Of October of that year. exactly as 1t was
written and punctuated:
Paris in france Sd Sept 1915
Dear Mother and Sister
have taken the opportunity Of writing these
lines ia you hoping 1t will ma you In good health
God for II, am very sorrey did not answer your
last Letter as had not opportunity for We was
very busy nghting the french long time every
day In the Mountains in Spain and always had
good luck I'll one day recevd two Balls one HIT
me right on my brest plate and knocked me downe
and as soon as had got my wind agen fired
about 10 rounds more and then another hit me
throw my hip which was bad g long time and one
came throw my Haversack and another throw my
wet and no fires could be lighted and 1t was very
cold on the mountains but the Dockler was very
good 10 me- and after that we drove the french
into nere own country and made them beg for peace
and then we went into America into upper Kanady
where we had all the nghting with the Yankeys
I'LL we got peace OF them seven miles up the
Contrey nigh to the falls OF Naggaray which you
know Is OF the z wonders of the world, and there
my captain was so kind as 10 give me pass With
out GATE ana worked for large farmer all winter
and had plenty OF vittleS and good pei fit for
any gentlemen and the Ridgment was then lying
III Barns and when the men had to gett up there
hare was froSe TO their heads and they could not
pull the Blankets from the noore and thote N.Y.
SELF well OH and this same farmer bid 100 DollorS
head and was weeks Oh the Water which Is
thousaI hundred Miles and Is COLD good pass
age ana we could not get shore after all this for
we was ordered TO french flanders and at last we
nave got 10 Paris and is In the BuSS de bulling
near TO It which Is very fine place like a grove
lot great way, and the french is very civil funny
fellows 10 US now cause they know we can defend
ourselves ana they do not seem to for nothing
Out 10 get our monney which theare Is plenty way
10 spend and theatre is shows and MOuntybanks
every night and sundays and all and theare
Is no Justesses or Methodys to stop them
and there is all sorts Of sights and Carlie fair is
IL, commanded
oy brave Duke Wellington that always conQurs-
and there Is soldiers OF all sorts here past all tell
Ing Rushons, Prushons and Austreons and JAR
mans OF all kind, and the Rushons are very good
naturd creatures and will do aney thing for an
Englishman and says there prayrs evry Morning
ana night and Will fight there enemies forever for
the Emperor and the Virgin Marcy the same as We
90 for King George and old England, and the Pru-
shonS is very quiet men and smokes all day long
and the Austreons is fine tall fellows and the foot
Is drest as handsome as our Horse Oicers, and all
our OficerS Is very good Gentlemen and we think
TO stay In france Two Years and am very con-
tented.-dear Mother wish IL was not so far or
you and Bet could come for / have savd some
monney and larnt little french in Kanaday but
1t is not same sort that Is here, give my kind love
TO all enQuring friends and pray God bless you all
from your lovelng Son til death.