The Jasper news., 1918-12-05
Interesting Letter From Young
Frenchman to Jasper Girl.
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st. Terre, Gironde, France, Nov. 6.
Miss Maude Cordz,
Jasper, Mo
Dear Miss Maude: At first I must
beg your pardon because am late to
write you. 1 told in my last letter, 81
shall write you on next Friday" and
shat is only on Wednesday have OPP
portunity to do my letter.
think you shall see the little pic
ture of Mr.. Edwin before you read my
lines. Are you glad to have it? L
tbink yes! So I did for you two pic
lures Of Mr. Edwin because know you
would like very much to have one into
your bracelet. That is my little sur
prise for you! That is not much, may
DC you were waiting better?
Ireceived yesterday Edwin's letter.
He was writing from little village at
ct. Jean d'Illoe, near camp Of Longes.
1think he will be at home in very
next time, because war will be finished
in very next time. Today our first
minister told conditions OF armistice
with dual monarchy. We are all hap
py to see war near to be finished; all
we thank our allies, all we thank speci-
ally the great America. We know
very well, that never, we should be
victorious against Germany il your
boys did not come to France to help us.
L am only boy, but | see all that
things because, our brothers, our faith
ers and mothersy are speaking so well
about American people. ! am young
but forget never how have been good
for us all your soldiers and brothers.
In his letter Mr.. Edwin told me,
ACCEPT, Jean, my most hearty thanks
to you" No, that is not right! be-
cause American soldier must not thank
q French man, but q French man
must thank American boy. They do
for us things we could never pay suffi-
GENTLY. We are liking most possible
American soldiers. When | am at
home all the time | go to see, and to
speak with them. They are so kind
40 polite, so we'll educated and take
my word for it Mr.. Edwin s. Cordz is
She best OF them l knew.
! should be glad to read long letter
from you! Speak very much about
you: l shall be so pleased to hear from
you. now received only letter from
Jasrer. | am waiting with impotence
hut ! hope very much.
Sincerely, Jean Amoreau.
November II, 1918.
Having in my heart the best of all
happiness | mean to see my dear
France and her Allies, dear also, vic.
torious after so many troubles. / am
writing you on the 18th of November
Now, we French people, we can tell,
"War is finished" we can think bat.
ties are over, now no shells, no balls,
10 guns, no rifles to kill men. Oh
dear friend, all we are so glad that We
do not dare believe so sweet news
Finished all our bad dreams. Finished
German powder! Finished the Kaiser
We are proud of that! But we do moi
forget if we are victorious, five car
tell 1--WE are all French forever "tha
is because, from over there, from tina
holy land, from the great and dea
America, came the finest and strong
est army, we never saw similar fore
that is because American people hell
us to beat Germans.
l must tell you "thank your' will
zll my heart, and sincerely thank you
Forever " shall remember bad Ger
many and best America! Yes, Mis-
Maude, | cannot write you because
AN not learned enou h all think.
xhould like you be here and heard thu
guns OF the peace booming to tell t
the people, France is victorious!' t.
hear bells ringing to tell French PEG
pie, you are free!" That is a fine thin
TO heard in France everywhere, becaus
everywhere they are villages and ever,
village have each church! That is fin
Ltold to heard to ring bells. 1 shal
remember all my life 1 heard bell
twice. First on 18th Of August, 1914
2nd second 18th of November, 1918.
think you are happy also; because you
two brothers will be lately in States il
avery next time. think your parent
will be glad to have near them thei
dear sons, and | think your brother
will be pleased to live near lthei
parents.
F. win told me Il shall write you a
nv life - I think vou thinl, SamI