The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-07-11
LETTER FROM LIEUT.. ]. r. JETER
Somewhere in France,
June 16, 1918.

hhy uSaI Sdils
What are you doing this afternoon?
L guess it is afternoon there, though
it is night here. l am feeling fine
Hope all of you are well. Am tired;
today has been busy day and I'll be
glad to get nap. This is the time
of year that the country is SO pretty
there. l am looking forward to the
time when l get back on the farm
Then l am going to take vacation
and have a good time. Parts of this
country is beautiful. The ground is
rolling; there is long high ridge
back of here and from there one can
see long distance and can see lots.
Everything is green. There are red,
yellow, blue and all sorts of wild flow
ers. There are birds of all kind, such
as magpie, orioles, crows, sparrows,
etc. The orioles and cuckoos are sing
ing all the time and I like to go out
at dark and listen. Then 1 think of
home and you all. Of course all the
country is not like this; there is the
part where grass and birds can't live.
But why look on that part? There is
coming day when all the country
will be green, and God granting, may
that day be soon.
l have been here for the past two
weeks. Am hoping that I'll get back
to my company tomorrow. 1 want to
get back to my billet. I have nice
small room back there; in fact, I have
the best room of any Of the officers.
| have nice old-fashioned bed with
nice clean sheets. The people are very
nice to me. The old man is the mayor,
or something of that sort, of the viii
lage. The houses in this country are
low, long, built in u or u shape and
at one end is the barn. I had been
congratulating myself on getting
place where part of the house was not
used as barn; but one day managed
to open a door at the back of the room
and what do you guess saw? Well,
there stood couple of cows calmly
chewing some hay. Now am willing
to bet that there isn't house that
| part is not used as barn.
You must write often and remember
that letter can't be too long. You
see, We don't get papers as you do, so
it is through letters that we get any
news. Don't wait for me to write.
You must write often.
saw good show few evenings
ago. Guess you are surprised to hear
OF a show in this place. 1t was gotten
up by people in the army. There was
good singing and dancing. And the
comedians were fine. There was
girl, too, the best looking one have
seen since left there. OF course "she'
was soldier, too. "He" made a very
pretty girl.
Guess you all have plenty of fruit
now. Just wait until 1 get back on
the farm. l am going to have plenty
to eat, such as fruit.
| Pearl, wish that I could have a
long talk with you and just tell you
all would like to-. can't talk and
can't write all. We are not allowed
to write everything. Things here are
bit different from what we thought
in the United States. We are glad to
put out of existence militarism? To
accomplish that many will have to go
under. But we are glad to do it, so
that those after us can live in peace.
| hope the people over there will never
know the bitter side of war as these
people in this country. 1t is going to
take many men from over there.
Yesterday afternoon another fellow
and decided to go to town about 10
miles back. We got lift down but
had to walk back. And luck, we had
it; we found some Strawberries and
my but we did enjoy them. We got
some chocolate, so we did have a time.
Sweets are something that can't be
found just anywhere in this country.
Guess the farmers are busy. Hope
the grass is not bothering them this
year.
Send me some pictures, and write
often. You can't realize what it is
to be in a place like this. I will write
as often as I can.
Don't worry about us for we are
having fine time.
Much love.
Your cousin,