The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-26
Excerpts From Letters of A
Fitzgerald Boy 'OVer There

ahead and make the best of it and
he will come out ahead of the game.
Do everything he is told to do by
any officer without saying a word.
The best thing to do is to laugh over
it, even if it is the very worst of jobs.
Mama, don't worry too much if
Elmer has to go for everything will
turn out alright. l am sure, for l do
not believe It will take us long to
finish this job and do a good job of
it too. My packages have not ar
rived yet
Emmie has also sent me box with
candy and cake in it. Can hardly wait
for them to get here. My mouth
waters every time | think of them,
but packages do not come as fast as
letters.
Don't worry about them not allow
ing US to wear any clothing sent us
that will keep us warm and comfort
able, for it is not so. We are allow
ed to wear anything except on dress
inspection. They do everything pos
sible to help us keep warm.
The weather has just been fine
yesterday and today. A little chilly
in the mornings but just fine about
noon.
Write me just what the outlook of
the war is in the good old u. S. A.
and what do you think about it?
} | was reading in an Ohio paper last
night and the way it read they seem
to think the war will end inside of 3
to months and if that is true / don't
believe Elmer will have to leave the
states and believe me, hope this is
SO for you all as we'll as for myself.
The thing is getting old with me but
it will go hard with Elmer on account
of his never having been out in the
world for himself.
! received letter from Quincy
Robitzsch last week and his boat is
on this side of the pond Said he
spent two weeks at home in Novem-
Der. Gee, that is one fine thing about
the navy, you can get chance to go
home once in while.
! will stop and go to bed. Tell
mother to send the cap on. They will
let you wear anything. The candy
has not got here yet l wish it would
hurry up for every time l think of it
my mouth waters.
mother and Bud: just note tonight
to thank you for the pillow, cap and
fountain pen. 1t is just what want
ned. You could not have sent me
anything that | would have appreciat-
ed any more. In fact, | have tried
to buy one of each ever since l have
been in France, and just about week
before | received them | gave a fell
low SIS for an old worn-out pen, but
| bought it on condition that he
would take it back when | wanted
him too, SO when | got the pen / went
back to him and he was as good as
his word and took it back. Gee, but
this pen does write good, and the
pillow and cap are something you
can not buy here for love or money
| hardly know how to express my
appreciation of the pillow. | Just
want to sleep all the time now. 1
had been using shoes, boots, pants, in
fact, anything | could get to hold
my head up, and they got hard be-
fore morning. Now / can sleep as
long as permitted. 1t certainly takes
mother to think what her bow
needs and wants in the army. Well.
iHoIhSi, q tiOuodllu llldIkS I'LL get
to where / can hug and kiss you a
thousand and one times.
Bud, all | can now say is to thank
you for this pen. I would not take
$4,000 for it, for fountain pen that
is worth anything can't be bought in
France. The pen is just the kind
like.
We are having some disagreeable
weather now. / truly hope it won't
last long.
Well, we have made another move
and we get a chance to see 4 little
more of France. We have not got
quite as good quarters as we did
have but this is not as bad as it
could be, So won't kick, only wish
| was back in the good old U. S. A.
My candy has not arrived yet. Gee,
| wish it would hurry for l am candy
hungry. You can't get anything here
but this old mixed candy, and it costs
about dollar a pound.
(To be Continued)