Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-28
RUSSIANS THANK
AMERICANS FOR
WORK OF RELIEF
Wounded SIaV Soldiers Write
Quaint Letters of Gratitude
to Colony for Attentions Be-
slowed.

excerpts from letters written BY Rus
sian soldiers to the American hospital
in Petrograd not only form quaint
testimonial to the work done BY
members of the American colony in
caring for the wounded. but at the
same time provide an interesting study
of the intimate feelings, the childlike
simplicity and naive impulses which
govern the millions of soldiers who
make up the Russian army. The lit
lie reading done by the Russian peas
ants is confined to the Bible and fairy
tales and their natural mode of ex-
preston is a quaint religious style,
touched with the elemental poetry of
primitive peoples.
Quantity Worded Gratitude.
One letter reads:
Charitable committee. Now we
see that it was you taught us the 18Th
chapter of the gospels And truly one
ought TO know this chapter. In 1t is
contained love to God and to ones
neighbor. Although We are Chris
tians yet the teaching of Christ in us
is like a clouded glass, we see little !
through it, and man does not see
the light of Chrst's teaching and I
gropes in the dark. Charitable com I
mittee, all your kind hearts and we'll I
wishing thoughts and all the gifts !
which come from you, and in addi- ;
lion your warm love to us, all these /
gathered together in me make a stout
ship amidst the waters which have
already swallowed up many and in
which are struggling others. drowning
in the waves of this difficult time,
which has fallen to the lot of nearly
the whole world. You go about on
your ship and gather up us drowning
ones and take up to yourselves ana
cheer us and make US again like new,
ready for fresh deeds. For me there
has never been such a happiness from
my birth as at this time, this gift
which has flowed from your good
hearts. 1t is an unheard-of thing,
such a great sum. | cannot imagine
how | can ever repay you for such a
great thing. 1 have no means. Only
in one way can ! pay YOU, committee
of well-doing Eternally l and my
family will pray to God
for YOU and for Sister =. Eternally
we will remember that your strong
ship came up in time TO save me IN
my little boat which had already be-
gun to sink under the water. Now |
see that Providence watched over me
and sent the sister who intereeded
for me, and you with your warm love
TO your nelghbor fulfilled the preach
ing Of Christ and saved me and my
family bv your gift. once again ! beg
you to write your names and send
them to my family. and they will pray
God for you day and night.
Excuse me, my benefactors, if
trouble you with my letters.
Surprised at Kindness
Another letter ready,
Greetings, my dear sister, as the
duty of my letter | hasten to assure
YOU of my deepest respect and with
great love | bow low to you and i
wish you from God good health for
many years. | inform you, my dear
sister that | received the money
which YOU sent to me-4 roubles, the
? sth of April. and for which | express
my deepest gratitude to you and to the
whole committee Of the American
colony. i was surprised and deeply
touched by these 4 roubles, for fhe
hings have made were very few and .
did not ask to have money sent me q
or them For this reason | am sur
,rised and deeply touched, not only | y
cut all of my family, that among us c
Russians there are also foreigners who I
inter so into the needs of our dear d
defenders of the fatherland. What [
an | write, how can | express my
to you and to the whole colony &
If | only had wings | would fly to you n
md kiss YOU all for your interest ana i
lind heartedness for your gentle ana I
wise talk. When | feel homesick for c
you, then / look at the picture, ana O
[ brings back TO me again our dear I
.azaret, and closing my eyes ] see S
me sister, and another and the third e
moving about ] see the ventilator u
luzzing, the areoplane turning from ,
;ide to side, and it seems as if | were |
pack in our dear l.azaret, and TINS
ONES very often to my mind. t
Now | hasten to tell you about my Il
health. 1t Is not yet very good, often a
nv legs ache and my loins pain me f
III the time. My stomach also \
roubles me. / can do little WORK AT
home but not much. A
A New Daughter. {
Further | announce that | have.
lew daughter, Maria, born about the
'irst OF April. The god-mother re- {
'eived her from the font on the dear
blanket and at hearing where TINS
anne from the public in the church
vas much surprised
A third reads.
"A great gratitude to the KIND
hearted committee of the American d
.olony. From the wounded ana SICK h
van Pavloff Goosief, formerly under $
tour care. Greeting. charitable COM y
nittee, | send you my sincere greet il
ng, and / bow to you all. and thanN S
-ou with tears for the gifts which we p
receive from you. These kind deeds a
IF yours will remain ineffaceable with :.
rs all our lives and when we no long .
n live, our children, who are always
praying God for you, will continue TO
lray for all who founded this com
nittee, and the happy day when you
rave help. Truly now we have LETT
,ur aged parents and our little helpless /
'hildren. This we have done from e
owe for our native country, for our 4
mother Russia, and for the car we 1
ire always ready to lay down our d
ives We and our dear allies have |
sworn by friendly agreement among
ourselves to fight with the tempter.
Who is dreaming of becoming the czar
II the whole world God in his mercy =
md his wisdom Is still waiting, but )
he hour IL already near when as the 4
.ord cast out satan into the internal
'egions, so he will overthrow this man
Who takes upon himself authority over
he people; because our blood and the d
ears of our parents and children have
liled to oyerflowing the earthly cup.
You Appear Like Angels.
In these difficult moments for us {
iou appear like angels comforting our !
hearts and renewing our physical ana I
piritual strength. Your kind hearts q