The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-25

from Russell Rovch, former Guthrie
boy. and brother Of Mark Rouch, 0f
the Guthrie Savings Bank. was re-
eeived recently:
Camp Travis. Texas. Nov S, lsls.-
Dear Papa: ! wrote you last even
ing. bu, didn't hsre time 20 say much
about that box you seat me, SO VIII
write more tass morning SIR smok-
ing one Of those splendid cigars waite
am writing you this letter, and say,
old scout. there is nothing that yoa
could send ne that would he more
appreciated than cigars. They are
just simply life savers" You know
] can't do without tobacco cf some
sort. Il Is an absolute necessity IN
tie army. Without j a man would
90 mad from this awful. awful mon
otony. II is ssimulani that no sol
der can get along without, and since
don't smoke cigarsis Or 1l2 snuff
those fine cigars you sent me JUS
fin the bill Those apples are Ger
tsinly delicious A thousand thanks
for that box, eld boy, and as iole
YOU in a previous .-r 'heTe S only
one way in VIII repay yoaf
for all that you h. 4ane ior me
since my entrance into The army. and
that is by COMING back 10 you after
this worlds struggle is over with
clean record. rec1td that and de-
cent and self rospec Aug man IS qron6
Of am coming back hon ntn
the knowledge that ] ha7
somewhere in the army. II afr|
made good in ihs 'f b. Rors-
trials and adyers aH N-
fan man.
Papa, you are goirs 10 b. proud Of
me when ] return home You are
going TO be amply repaid ~ al you
have done for me- can never repay
you in money, papa. but there are
some things in this world that are
worth more than money. One of
those things is a spoiless character
Another thing is the fact that when
q man gees 10 bed al nigh, he can
go To sleep with the consciousness
that he Is serving his country 10 the
best OF his ability and is having a
part in This the greatest adventure in
the worlds history
But the greatest and best and most
wonderful Of aR IS the facs that can I,
20 out into the world to fight for you. |
my dear old dad. the fact that | can
take my place by The side of the
bravest men in tie world and hel0 10
fight not only b. 'es with gun. can
non and shrapnel, a4' battles in every
day life. battles with things that try
mems souls. and force them 10 show
Of what metal they are made. Ana /
after all these are the hardest bat
Ties 10 fight But papa. have mas
tered them all, and when / come ouf
OF the army ] viii come ONT with the /
supreme satisfaction Of knowing tbs
j have been through some OF the
worst trials, iribulat.ons and tempta-
tions that could possibly befall man
and yer have emersed with a clean
mind and clean body. The knowl-
edge OF this fact Is worth more 10
me than all OF Rockefeller's million
Right viii always WIN. ana although
] may have thought that have been
denied many a the pleasures o1 lie
through all the years Of my life.
drinking whisky, running with wild
women. etc, when could have been
doing sll these things, and probably
have gotten by" with them. vet nv
time is coming. and when Il does
come will be 80 proud OF the recaf
that have made in ,he new NATIONAL
army that | VIII never rerre, the
fact that | have always been tenn
per-aae in my habits.
And no matter what others hare
done or are doing have the con
sciousness that an doing right ina.
i am serving the Red, White and
Blue faithfully md unseisishly THAI
is the creates n oH.e reward II
want. 10 know fa m helnine 70
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