The courier-index., 1918-12-27

l Bourges, a town of about fifty or sixty thousand, and you can find it very easily on the map. We are only sixteen kilometers from it, which is about ten miles, as a kilometer is only five-eighths of mile. So you can see have seen lots of the country and my experiences have been great.
 I find France a pretty country but a thousand years behind the states. There is only one thing they have that I can brag about and that is their roads. They are perfect and beautiful and all solid graveled and have a row of trees on either | side
 1 The people as whole love the | Americans and will do anything In | the world for us. There are others i who are in business who are. I think, little high on some of their pricep. but I think we are to blame for that, and they take advantage of us in | that way.
 Since I have been over have met very few boys that I knew before I left home. I went to see Finis Nc Daniel yesterday. He is in the avia- | tion corps now. a motor mechanic, | and getting along fine. He said he thought he would he going back home soon for they have taken up part of his blankets. and if he beats me home he will come down and tell you all hello for me.
 | Red Hampton got transfer back l to our company about two weeks ago and believe me he is happy fellow, | too, to be back with us. All of the boys are well that you know and all ask of you and send their best re- 1 gards.
 I believe I told you about Teddy 1 being transferred. Well, 1 have never heard of him since, but guess {, he is getting along o. K. We have our same captain but lose our lieutenant in the morning. We hate to see him go, for he is such good fellow and we all like him. want to say that Uncle Sam is good to us, for we are getting plenty to eat, plenty of clothes and good place to sleep, and what else could a soldier in time of war wish for? You people back home need not wor- ry about us suffering from want of care, for we are certainly not
 But now, as I have said, the war is i over and we have won, we boys will think and talk of only one thing and that is home. for we know that it will not be long before we will be there. You know it will be two long years since I have been home, to live. and I am beginning to dream of that dear place and my dear peopie every night, and think of them all day and oh, what a glorious feeling that will be when again I pu. on ci- william clothes and am at home all the | time.
 1 l don't think that you will ever have any more trouble with me run ming around, for l have seen enough, and all that I want now is my home and the good times boy can have with his own people and in and near home.
 Now. papa. I have tried to write you a letter. not so long but one that will give you a good idea as 1 to how I am getting along. Of course it is written to you but it is for my dear mother and little sister, too. But this is really dads letter, and it is written to you and I hope that you l get it Christmas day. not day soon- CT nor a day later, and hope you get me back not later than Easter so save your health for a good time and look and prepare for my return | I am enclosing a postal card pic ture of George Dooley and myself.
 will write you often. Give my best regards to all and more love for you than ever before.
 Your devoted son,
 DAN | s%ss&@
 FROM L. D. (5uck) CROSS
 Romarantin, France, 1918. Dear Pap:
 We have had all kinds of holidays, labor days and mothers days, but today is the first day that has ever been designated as Dads day" This being the case l am going to write to you alone Don't guess mama l x.,slI oat mad xya., cap lat har road