The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-02
GOING TO FINISH JOB.
Private Moses Cerasoh Says Boys Are
Determined.


Recent letters received by members of
his family on Quarry street from Private
Moses Cerasoli, Company A, l02d ma
chine gun battalion, American expedi.
tionary forces, express the prevalent de-
termination of the Sammies in France in
regard to remaining in France until the
war for democracy is over and won, in
spite of the eagerness to see the folks at
home in the near future. The letters are
as follows:
Dear little Sister: It pleased me so
much to get your letter. | know that |
did not deserve it, because did not write
to you for so long, but | know you will
forgive me. Several times I've started to
write to you but each time / put it off
till had more time, until was actually
ashamed to write. Say, but I'd like TO
have been with you last Sunday to help
you eat that ice cream.
DO you honestly eat corn bread? Well
it seems shame, and we have plenty of
white bread. But never mind, it won't be
like that when | get home, and / know
that you don't mind it. Yes, / get all
the letters from home now Say, YOU
must be rich, with 500 in thrift stamps
| guess that | will have to borrow some
money from you when I get home. / am
sorry that | can't write something in.
teresting about the little girls over here,
but I have not seen any little girls for a
long time, except for the pictures of my
own little sisters and the rest of the
folks, which / carry in my shirt pocket
ali the time, am quite busy this morn
ing, SO iii have to close with the best
love to you all Moses.
Dear Sister; Just received some mail
a few minutes ago, the one from father
with Jennie's letter in it and one from
Helen. / was very glad to hear from you
all and that everything is going along
well. As for me, | am as well as can be-
| have been sticking right along with the
rest and haven't had as much as sick
day since last winter. Well we are GER
tainly having some fine weather now. l
guess that it is trying to make up for all
the rain and mud that we have had.
What a fine morning it is! The sun is
bright and there is just enough breeze to
keep one from being too hot. Except for
the artillery, which is always banging in
your ears, you could almost imagine
yourself under tree at home instead of
being less than half mile from the Ger
mans. nearly forgot to say that Helen
enclosed picture in her letter. II
doesn't look like | do, at least / look a
lot different now. None of my chums
think it looks like me either. / guess
that a year over here has made quite
few changes in me. Remember what
you asked me while ago about the
German soldiers being drugged, Well,
those that | have seen did not seem to
be, although they do have a stupid look
ON their faces. Well, even if they do
not feel any pain, it doesn't seem to help
them any when you put bullet through
one or an infantry man puts bayonet
through one Of their rotten bodies.
Father says that they are drafting a
lot of men from Barre / am glad Of it,
for the more men we get over here, and
we can use them too, the sooner we get
home. Anyway, we are going to stay
here and finish them, if we never come
home. Well dear sister, have Just
about exhausted myself, so / will close
with my best love to you all Moses.