The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20

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has since child resided with his faith
er and grandmother. He was very
well and favorably known in Bingham
and other parts of the county.
The letters follow
France, Oct 81, 1917.
! Dear Father
You must think | am never go
ing to write, or else / am dead, but
don't worry. can look out for num-
/ Der one. am we'll and getting on
| finely / am in France now. 1t is
pretty good place, only lots of rain
and mud.
| How is everyone at home? Hope
| you are all well. Is business good in
the store? How is grandma? Tell
! her | would like to see her awful well,
| but | guess | cant till next spring or
/ summer. don't think we will be
! here very long. | think next fall |
! will be in the Maine woods hunting.
! Have you been hunting this fall? Gee,
! | would like to go. There is good
hunting here. This is the country
where they hunt the reindeer.
How is Mary and her family. Tell
her to send me box of grub. Tell
her to pack il we'll 80 it won't get
mushed up, for it will take month
for 1t to come. Tell her to make
! fruit cakes, hermits and stuff that will
keep If you want to send something
get a box of Spearhead chewing to-
bacco. When you send 1t mark on it
! tobacco for the soldiers, and the duty
In, + MYTH Inc
you want to send as we'll as | could
in the states only it will take longer.
Tell Grandma If she wants to knit a
little, to send me some wooden socks,
dark brown and heavy ones, as 1t is
cold If any of the people mention
anything they want to do tell them
to knit short sleeved sweater or
anything like that.
Now don't you worry one bit about
me, for a year from now l will be
with you. and think of all the things
I can tell you about this country and
, my experiences. 1t will be great
won't it?
Must close now and go drill. Love
! to all Be sure to write. From
CORP. G. o. TEMPLE,
Co. e, 103rd Inf. A. E, F.
Somewhere in France, Nov. 1. 1917.
Dear Aunte:-
Just received your letter. It'll
seemed good to hear from you. I
read the letter over dozen times. | |
am now in France. 1t is such a
pretty place. Such queer towns so
Il. n III
at home. All cement buildings and
old fashioned ways of doing things, an
OK and horse hitched up to the same
wagon and things like that. 1t real
ly Is interesting and there are the old
palaces and roads that we read about |
in Roman History. Places that Julius
Caesar built and the Romans destroy
ed and all those things, they are real.
Sometimes at school 1t did not seem
possible. Gee, don't I long for the
time when l can tell you stories OF the I,
things / have seen. 1t Is very in
teresting. We never will forget real
lesson In life.
am we'll and feeling fine and just
as happy as can be. We have good
place to- stay, not much work to do
and the people here use us just like
brothers. How are you all at home?
l think OF you SO much and wonder
IL you worry about me. You need |
not for l am all right and l think
within a year | will be home so to
come up and make you good long |
visit and get a good big feed Gee, !
wouldn't a nice cake taste good l
guess I would half kill myself eating
it, OF course we have enough to /
eat but no sweets, then I don't sup
pose sweets are good for children.
How is Uncle Charles. l bet he
would like to be over here He would
have some time Is Minnie well?
Tell her l would like to get letter
from her anytime she would write. I
got nice letter from Mary. 1t was
month old, yet II seemed good to
get letter from my sister.
When l get home will have to have
a great time with all my folks there
so | can see them all 1t will seem
good to see you all once more. But
l can't think OF that now. will let
you fix 1t up and l will do my duty
here for my country and home.
There doesn't seem to be much to
write. will send line often 80
you may know I am we'll and all right. |
Tell Uncle Charles not to hill too |
many deer this fAll. but to try and
get . good big buck for me. Has