Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20


have also received several letters
from other members Of the house.
They say all Of the old members are
going TO write to me.
| thought | was going TO get my
sweater from Nora but l just got a
letter from her saying that she had It
started and l gueess she has IL finished
by this time and wanted me to get the
permit from the commanding officer,
but when l went to him I learned that
the order had been cut out so the only
way to get a package is with the
Christmas card / sent you. / guess
viii not get my Christmas present
from her unless she can work It
through at that end. think l will be
home in time to wear it before spring.
Perhaps l will be able to get one
over here from the Red Cross. II not,
will manage some way. The Red
Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A. are a great
help to the boys over here, but never
see any of those socks our mothers
and friends spend so much time over
and ! think it is a great waste Of your
time TO be knitting socks for We get
the machine made ones and wear them
a while and then get a new pair. Some
of them are very good.
was very much surprised 10 hear
of Mrs. A. II. Kings death. There
seem to be a lot OF deaths in the States
Those lima beans, corn and oysters
sound very good to me, but am long
way OFF. We have new mess ser
geaut now and he is said to be the
U Ia Wn U1fffnR
pretty good eats now. Believe me, we
\ had a big space to fill when we came
out OF the lines.
Well. wish l could go back to the
States like the fellow you were telling
/ me about. l believe l could boost the
| Liberty Loan and could give the peo-
ple such an interesting talk that II
would appeal to their pocketbooks. !
surely would love 70 do it. You ought
TO see the difference in the bunch OF
fellows since they came out OF the
lines. II any one was ever any way
skeptial he would change his mind'
for the Wiyine power was with US.
[ sincerely believe it was due to the
numerous prayers OF our loved ones
thar we succeeded as we did. lie heard
lots of fellows say they we're sure OF
going TO heaven now as they had been
through hell and come back" No one
/ else could have brought us through.
We are having it real cool now.
There has been frost for several morn
ines. but ! guess you are having II a
| lot colder
sure would like TO have been home
for Halloween. but have TO give up
everything as / have to look out Tor
No. /. -,
Look out for me when ! get back
home. / expect to have one vacation
Of my life and have a good time.
II is real nice of Mr.. Pitcher to thinH
of writing 10 me- am sure VII
appreciate it, but l am sorry ne mas
lost his wager. There's lots OF money
lbeing made and lost on that question
one Of the officers lost one thousanc
francs.
sure was glad 10 hear OF your 90
ling TO RehobOth. / think more OF thos'
rims would do you good. Uncle Wool
sey's family sure has the marrying
fever. James wrote me caro- ant
nut it in Aunt Purdy's letter. as sh'
was there visiting at that time.
ID. A. c. surely did give me a write
IN in regards 10 me being in th'
trenches, but that was only joke II
comparison with the last.
was sorry TO hear that you Wer'
not feeling well. In regards to ina
stock in A. d. s., it does not max
much difference what you do with II
Sell it to Starkey if you can and plac'
Ion deposit in the bank.
think Mr.. Coulter was very luck.
10 get that price for his home.
am glad Ida Fox has II as she ha
lal,says wanted a bungalow on th
edge of town.
II is a good thing Capt. Lacey IS no
over here and say that the war won
end before next summer or he Woul
/. get slapped asleep so quick he Woul
not know what happened to him.
suppose it will be nearly Thanks
giving Day when you get this lette
so try to eat one big dinner Tor me
/ hope I will be on my way home b
that time, but not likely. We ar
ready TO expect anything now.
Well. Mother, here is funny one
can see you shudder as you read
hut we take it as a joke, for we Wer
Ian alike. from high officers down {
privates, when we came out OF tn
lines we were as lousy as any do
ever dared to be I saw one fellow
shirt that almost looked as If 1t wer
set in diamonds when the light shon
, on their backs. l only found two o
, me but I know of no reason why as
laid not have a change of underwea
, for over five weeks. l got hot bat
, Yesterday and all new clothes so
feel much better. They were the blac
, hack kind so we called them Germa
, lice on account OF the black insigni
on their backs. We got them from tn
> dugouts that once belonged to IN
, Germans; in fact, Germans oeeupie
. them only a few days previous haV
, lots of interesting things to tell yo
, hut | Will have to cut it short as
am afraid you will get tired OF readin
, such stun We expect to get me-
eouipment in a few days They issue
r MS a very nice safety razor set, value
at IS each It is the Auto-Strop an
very nice. ! just got it this mOrnin
, 80 haven't tried it as yet l think "