The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-11-08
JACK SANDERSON WRITES TO
HOMEFOLKKS FROM FRANCE.
Somewhere in France, Oct. 2. 1918.
Dearest Mama, Papa and sister


Dearest Mama, Papa and sister
Grace:
| received two letters from you to-
day which | appreciated very very
much. They were the second and
third I've had from home since | left
New York. now have the pleasure
Of writing at the desk of Y. M. {. A.
which privilege is the first have had
since left the U. S. A.
1t is now early morning but guess
you are peacefully sleeping yet, as
the time is about seven hours faster
here than it is there Wish | could
step in and take dinner with you for
a change.
The peace talks are very encourag-
ng and / really think this war VIII
soon close Mama you asked me to
tell you all about our voyage across
ale Atlantic. l cant tell you ali now
as our mail is very strictly censored,
but | shall enjoy relating it to you
when | get home. | think it Will not
he too long TO remember even the
minor details,
The main thing ! write you now so
often is to let you know that | am well
and doing well. | am in splendid
health didn't even get sea sick on our
VOYAGE and really enjoyed the trip a
great deal.
We are kept busy and our work
here now is about the same as 1t was
IN the States. Mama you must know
that tho we are separated long long
way in body and in mind and spirit
we are as close together as we ever
were. And Uncle Sam takes good
care of his soldiers.
Weather is cooler here than at
home but we have blankets, sweaters,
slouses. over coats. rain coats and
clothing quite sufficient TO keep us
comfortable. We also have the best
Of shoes and socks for any kind OF
weather. The weather here is almost
the same as in New York except 1t
rains more often but it does not ram
where we are now like It
did at the rest camp. The people
here are exceedingly nice to the
American soldiers A hotel man IN
yited a bunch of about twelve of us
Aome with him the other night and
treated us to as much nice fresh ci-
der as we liked. That is only one of
the many courtesies we have shown
rs. We met some real good looking
girls they all have dark hair and pref
ty rosy complexions and some of them
can talk a little English. The girls
wear nice leather shoes but the old
men and children wear wooden shoes
mostly.
We surely enjoyed the Rest Camp
after our arrival here. We took
short hikes every day which gave US
the opportunity of seeing some of the
famous old fields of Sunny France"
have certainly seen some beautiful
country around here. We can stand
on the top of one hill and see other
towns. | say old because everything
here has the appearance Of being as
cid as the hills themselves. All the
roads / have seen are fine. They are
almost like our own roads. They have
two wheeled wagons drawn by oXens
and most of their buggies have only
two wheels but you see some fine car
riages drawn by beautiful fast horses
As yet we have seen very few auto
mobiles. They have rock and dirt
fences and the land is fenced off IN
blocks of about four or five acres.
The houses are built of stone usually
two stories high for the COWS and
horses and the other for the family
They grow an abundance of apples
and vegetables here. Every field is
an orchard and in most of them they
have turnips or collards planted. They
make the most excellent cider OF the
apples. They also have all kinds OF
nuts here and worlds of blackberries
which are ripe now.
I didn't know Boyd Mccormick had
been wounded. Am very glad he
wrote to his mother so soon after his
accident, and it might even be mis-
take as he has made no mention OF
it in his letters. Love to all my rel
atives and friends.
Write me often, and probably III
get most of your letters.
Yours with love,
Jack Sanderson.