Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-09
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Samuel l.. Parsons, Member of 59th
Pioneer Regiment, Says Huns
Like Capture by Americans.

Samuel J.. Parsons, member Of Com
pany ID 59th Pioneer Infantry, has
written the following letter to his mother
and brother here from somewhere In
France:
Dear Mother and all at home
81 will try and write you few lines
this evening You have probably gotten
nv other letter bv this time | am we'll
pleased with the trip so far aud the
surroundings here France IS NV idea ri
a beautiful country | did not think
much Of il when we first landed. but
since then IL is certainly fine We have
a dear little place To camp herr. We
are living in shelter tents vet, but 1t
ism I cold SO | sleep like log had often
thought of trip abroad but | never
expected to get one SO cheap. Some
fellows say, yes, but the worst Is vet to
come | tell Won the worst does not
bother me any, and II never did. either,
for | always have thought could lick
any two Huns, and if they are all like
some prisoners | saw ! know il now for
sure. They were a weak. d,sgusted
looking bunch | guess they are glad
they are prisoners Thew would take
of their hats and wave at ~ ~ We went
by on the tram
"You would laugh II tnu would see
the tram W. travelled IN lire kind used
ln the good old I : about forty years
ago and the car the lest description IS,
side door pullman
We were iays and three hours
without seeing land and Fritzs kept
hts little boat submerged all the while,
al least We did not SOC him W. were
on the boat over day had good cats
and even had movies for u Some of
Al 4
dld not get sick. bnt was lttle dizzy
ono morning The -ra was rough during
the night and the boat rolled a little
| was never drunk n ms life. but
believe | know wlnt Iin describes rs
The morning after big night before
| could write book hut ! don't believe
Il would all pass the censor Onr nail
Is all censored now SO II Won lind pieces
cut out of this paper or black spots on
Il vou will know to blame II On the censor.
This Army ilic Is gaitg 20 help y lot
OF fellows. heard one chap SAY, well,
| promised my father would cut ont
drinking and now | am gong to add
some 10 II | nm going 10 cut out ever
thing else | have been dong that kY o.
Is dirty | don't have To cut out drinking
as you know and can thank my parents
that | have had no bad habits al
ways did appreciate my home but not
enough. Oh Boy wait till get back.
Tobacco is very scarce here. some Of
the fellows will find il pretty hard to
get along without IT. Candy is hard 70
get too That is all | get hungry for
Just little chocolate on see am
only a kid Thev soak rs thirtv-fve
cents for ten cent bar OF chocolate
and then il is not good No sugar III Il
SO, YOU talked of sending me box. You
can send yourself hut | don't see why
wouldn't get II O. X and II will Ger
talnlv bc welcome The idea Of some
thing from home i the big thing,
would make II good and strong and
addressed plainly Will be moving
frequently suppose but my address
will always be the same
Company d
59th Pioneer infantry.
American ENpedI'lonary Force
Just make II cho, olate Hershey
any old kind it Will keep and anything
else YOU think will keep for two months
at least Every kid see here | think OF
Marguerite
The children over there ought be
thankful for their shoes even. Over here
the majority of them wear We o len ones.
Grownups even wear them.
You would never know there Vas
War to be in this part Of the country.
everything is as peaceatle looking as in
America The land Is weIl-farmcd toe
was surprised to see how we'll they do
their farming II is done so neat and
talk about building stacks. they can do it
4 hope you can read tins | write
like wanted To catch a train haven't
much of place TO do II though carry
the little book promised to carry Read
the 24th verse and llth chapter Of st
Mark
Hoping this finds everybody in as
perfect health as il leaves me, | viii
close, my love TO all, and kiss for
Marguerite Your son and brother who
often thi nks of Home