The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-24

road property they could. I saw fifty
cars in one string burned and wrecked
The road is the only one in these islands
and 1t is 10 miles long There are
wrecked cars all along the whole length
OF the road. Some of the country UP
there is as fine as any 1 have ever seen.
AT one place we saw great fields of corn
and at the other end of the line great
groves OF cocoanut trees and bananas
and manages. Mangoes are about the
finest fruit 1 ever tasted. They grow on
great big fine trees "a big as elms. If
you could see the country l believe you
would go half crazy over ii, 1t is SO fine
for farming.
The trenches that were used during the
fighting are still all along the track. They
sill have fights up there every little
while
I got a letter from Mertie yesterday.
She is getting on al right. She is going
to normal school this summer She Will
be able to teach this fall if nothing hap
pens.
About two weeks ago I sent Aunt
Florence some money and I addressed to
corner Of A and Kellogg avenues, then
L got her letter telling me that you had
moved, so 1 wrote and told her about
sending It there. I wrote to North Main
street and last night I got the letter
telling me that she was not there any
longer, so I don't know whether she will
get that letter or not. SO 1 will write to
you and you can tell her about the
money or see about getting the letter
yourself. I sent so and told her If she
needed the money worse than grandpa to
keep it and if she did not, to give it to
him, so if you get the letter and she is
gone, give the money order to grandpa,
if you can cash il. If you can't cash it.
of course you will have to send it on to
her.
Yes, I received the watch. I wrote
about getting it right after it came.
guess the letter must have got lost
would like the best in the world to be
there this fall and go with you on that
harvest trip. but you see I still have
twenty-five months to serve, but it Is
passing fast. By the time you get this let
ter I will have only twenty-one months
to serve. On the 22nd Of next September
I will be q years old. Think of that. Say
am not getting old now.
A little while back our company had q
shooting match with company. There
were five men on a side. 1 was one of
the five on our side. The first time we
tied and the next time our company beat
them three scores.
Say you must be nearly as big as am.
I don't weigh $50. I am feet inches
high in my stocking feet. 1 have an idea
though I would be too many for you yet
awhile. I don't find any of the fellows
my size in the company that can handle
me. 1 can throw a 10 or 12-pound cannon
ball as far as nearly any one in the COM
pany, but 1 am soft, as 1 don't have any
kind of work to do to keep me hard.
Some of the boys think it strange that
have got such a grip with such small
hands, but then 1 tell them all my people
were blacksmiths and that got it from
them
Say, are you saving any money. In
another month I will have $50 saved If
get all that is coming to me. Think of
it, in only one year and and nine months
after you get this letter I can be back
to the old United States again, after hav-
ing lived on the other side of the world |
so long.
Say Charley. I expect to go to Wash |
ington state after 1 am discharged |
know a young fellow up there He is in |
the picture with me- and from what can
hear Of the country it is the best place
in the world for young man to start in.
Well. this is a pretty long letter and
have written about all I can think OF, |
so I had better close. Goodbye for this |
time. Write sooner than 1 have and tell |
me all the news. Give my love to grand |
pa and Aunt Ola and Uncle James and |
all the children. Remember me in your
prayers. God is keeping me day by day.
Your cousin PFART.