The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
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GETS NEWS FROM
FRENCH FAMILY
John L. Johnson Receives Letter from
Mr.. and Mrs. Courreux-Private
Johnson With Them.

The following is the translatsons of
a French letter received by John L.
johnson in regard to his son, Corp. Guy
f. johnson of the 1O3d infantry now
in France.
Dear Friends:-
1t is a JOY to give you good news
of your dear son, Guy f. Johnson, who
Is staying here.
We have agreed having the pleasure
of the acquaintance of this dear child
TO take in affection. His stay will be
stamped in our hearts and we will new
er forget him. We strongly hope that
| through us he will continue in good
health when he has to return for anoth-
or destination. 1t would be terrible for
me not to have news of my children
! whom / love and cherish
] have heard some terrible things of
this war. This country is. too remote
TO have had to suffer, and ~r4i intelh-
gent and honest Frenchmen like all the
| Americans.
| l wish to express to you our sen.
timents. | have found the Mother of
France in your dear American chill
dren, valorous American children
friends, good friends.
Excuse me, | pray you, for being sc
familiar, but at my age you under
stand woman, a mother. A French
woman does not lie. The French womer
are of my character also Papa Cour
reux.
The hazard of the war brings to yor
at home that you have been our guests
our children. good friends. Let me tel
you with all my heart these are tht
saviors of France, who have come from
so far.
If | ask your address in America o.
in France, do not believe it is mer,
curiosity, as we have a common inter
est; because Papa Courreux and l ten
der affectionately your dear son. I'm
derstand we love all good comrade
properly and seriously to the equal o
our valiant sons, very seriously an
very tenderly. You receive here clos
family relations and become each on
acquainted (where goodness alone
that of the heart). 1t is our desire I
make it and it is we, ourselves, who wi
never come face to face with you dear
dear parents and courageous children
h | Whether your soldiers are from tn
slider the man only by his true person
al valor.
y 1t is not enough TO do for you onl
during the time that you are here, dea
dear little boys. Think kindly of Pap
i and Mama Courreux, that our hous
o keeps a hearth for you. You are tn
f children of the house and we will max
o every effort to replace father and mott
s CT, who are absent. Each passing da
h we will cherish them as our own.
y Tell me that you have received thi
e 1t will be a pleasure that will reviN
4 the heart
G. We are people of simple manners,
old and honorable families of Bourg
al ignos de lie Cote dor, little proprieto
1t of works and trades.
AZ We will never forget you and / as
es you with all my heart not to forget l
le We all hold so great a place. Being
IN far away you cannot know the ter
no BILE dangers that we are subjected
but you no doubt understand. 1t is
ne deep love we have for each other.
is / hope you will reply to my lett
tn and keep up a correspondence, so '
IT. will each be able to speak of our de
rs. child during the rest of the war.
is / pray you receive the expression
ut my affectionate respects.
Il MARIE.
is Nm. ct Mr.. Courreux. So