The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-22
Dear Ruth:

July "a, 1918.
La Baule, France.
Dear Ruth:
Yours and Nezzie's letter received
several days ago was glad to hear
that you all were getting along so
we'll.
received letter from Laura and
Ned several days ago. They spoke
Us if they were enjoying life i'm
mensely.
l am doing Just fine and having n
real good time. like this place bet
ter every day / stay here. am
working twelve hours a day but at
that it is not as hard as had to work
on the c. & l.. The car and locomo-
tives haven't the modern equipment
that ours have and it was rather hard
to become accustomed to them, but
am getting better every day and you
know it has been so long since fol-
lowed this kind of work
We have some beautiful scenery
| along our work. 1t is worth the work
20 view the scenery. l am going to
find out if l can send some pictures
of this place, if so will send you some
| also my engineer and fireman spoke
of us having some made of ourselves
| and French train and locomotive.
Will try and send you one, that is
if the censor will give his permission.
My littel girl friend has just gone.
She came over with her mother and
father to give me French lesson
out l finally excused myself tonight
m order thatI might catch up with my
correspondence which l must say |
am very badly behind with.
Ruth, | am going to find out if
will have to send you a request to
send me my ring, if so will get one
md if it's not too much trouble wish
you would send it to me as l miss it
very' much.
Yes, l hear from my Texas girl
real often. She has been real nice
o me since l have been over here
She has been asking me to send her
request for something, but haven't
30 far. We get very nearly every
hing we want or might say every
| thing possible for them to get over
here and we get it at almost half the
prize you all have to pay for it,
/ Later.
Ruth, / have just asked in regard
% the ring and you will not have to
nave request to send it so would
like very much if you would act ac-
cordingly.
Well, it is nearly bed time so |
will ring off. Give my best regards
20 all. Your brother,
| CHAS. r. CASON.
| Mrs. T. w. Eddins has also re-
ceived letter from her brother, Chas.
r. Cason:
La Baule, France.
July 11th, 1918.
| Dear Nezzie:
| l guess you think ! am never go
ng to write you again. intended
to write you yesterday but during
he day we handled some coal that
lad cresote in it and last night l
could hardly see and my eyes sure did
lurt, but today they are lots better
1ut my face hurts yet.
] sure wish that you could see this
,lace. 1t is one of the prettiest little
cities l have ever seen and such a
nice beach. Our camp is in about
fifty yards from the beach and we
can go in bathing every day but the
weather is so cold thatI don't take
IN much of it. There are lots of Wis
ting people here now. 1t is one of
the most noted summer resorts of
srance. Most of the wealthy class
from Paris spent the summer here
md believe me it is lively.
l had good laugh yesterday. A
ady from Paris comes to the Camp
,bout every evening and she gives
several of US French lessons. She
las two children, a girl and boy
rhe little girl thinks lots of me, so
hadn't seen her for two days, altho
'he was asking about me. So yester.
lay while my eyes were hurting SC
,ad / walked to the front door and
he happened to see me so she made 8
lash for me and got up where she
:ould see me and my swollen and red
Eyes, you should have seen her stoI
md look at me then she asked if
rad burned them. She sure is cute
She sits in my lap and / pronounce
English to her and then she tells me
French. She is about ten years ole
,ut is well advanced in her books.
have an invitation to go to theil
nome but don't know when will go.
i This place is about 16 miles from