Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-22
Letters From France.
Oct. II, 1919.

Dear Sister,
Ihaye received all |
# your letters so far and | GER
ainly IN glad to hear that all
IRE we'll and able to be around.
am feeling fine and IN gaining |
n weight, for my trousers are
too small. We have no way tol
weigh ourselves, so / cannot give
the correct figures. We have
plenty 10 eat and | have more
Clothes than / had in civil life.
The whole company has rubber
boots which come up to the hips
aud believe ME, We certainly do
need them, for when it rains here
the mud gets about knee deep,
and it rains about every week.
We have our winter clothes and
are all Set for anything that may
come. We have had few shows
here given by actors from New
York. We have had some little
excitement here. | will tell YOU
one little extract from a dough
boy" if the censor will let me.
One of our boys was talking to a
doug hboy" from the front and
he was telling about his eX-
perieuce. He went up to dug
out and yelled" down who
there" the reply came back.
'kamarad', lie then says, "how
many?" the answer was ten"
The 'doughboy' thr, W two
hand grenades down the dugout
pit and then asked how many
was there then, the answer came
! back two, he said well Their
come cut p So you see they cut
them down to their size. The
"doughboy" laughed and called
it sport. | have not met a single
soul that l know yet, but I all
| here. We have had some little
peace talk, but l do not know
how it will come out, you people
over there know more about thai
than we do. l am having thu
greatest time of my life.
Say :kid" do you see tl1i!
coupon enclosed? By permission
of the government, as this cou
pom indicates you will be allowed
to seud d small box 9X4X3 niche,
land not to weigh more thai
three pounds. l would like fol
you to send me candy "choco
late" 1t does not have to BIZ
three lbs, but fix it up i'll a BIO,
not larger than the dimension.
above and mail not later thar
Nov. 20til, but be sure and paste
the coupon OH the box for it will
insure transmission and also NY
address, Please do this for nit
for candy is hard to get. and
do not need anything else. Yol
will have to paw the postage t.
Hoboken, n, ].
do not have much time tG
write. One of the boys said he
wrote a letter two weeks ago bul
has not mailed it ha . some class
| | am lmoSt as bad, but | do not
even write. | have four letters
that should answer but have
not started yet. l have sent you
two copies of the Stars and
Stripes paper and please let me
know if you get them, and also
if there are any of my letters
cut. Just address, my mail as
usual, l am getting it alright.
Father said he is all fixed for
the winter and l certainly AM
glad to hear it. | do not know
what the Frenc III people do for l
have not seen a corn field or
wheat field since [ have been in
this country. The only thing in
abundance is grapes and they
charge you two prices for them.
They must live on wine and
beer. l will tell you some great
things when I come home believe
ME. l have seen great part of
France and l want to see more.
| would like very much to spend
some more time in England but
worst Of all | want to get over
into Germany, and believe me
we are going there. AS it is
nearly ten O'clock will have to
stop. Write soon and don't
forget my Christmas box of candy
Ina! Tell mother and aunt to have
the soup hot for l may be in any
time, ha! Good by and good
night. Your loving
BROTHER.
Prt. H. E. Fansler, Co. f. 37th
U. S. Engrs., A. E. F France.
ID @ -rINI,o L1-. - ii.