Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
AMERICANS WELL
TREATED IN FRANCE
According to Joseph F. Blocksom,
a Wilmington Soldier, Writ
ing to His Parents.

That the American soldiers are well
treated IN France rs evident from a letter
which has been received hv Capt and
Mrs. j. +. G. Blockson. of zoos Spruce
street. from their son. Joseph +. Blockson,
who is in an American regiment. The
letter follows:
am so glad now | am hearing from
home Have had five letters up until the
10th of June and this is the 30th, and |
look for more mail every time it comes in,
hut do not always get it. ! am waiting
patiently for letter 10 hear from you
folks nj home Ii is also my greatest
pleasure TO write my dear old mother and
dad and tell them that | am we'll, hardy,
healthy and probably happy, but this is
just plain life. no amuSements or any
thing, but 1t means everything To have
good health and get good treatment and
after all this | do get. There Is no place
like home sweet home To me. but | am
living IN hopes with prayer every night
that il will be soon that | will be home to
nv beloved ones there am SO afraid YOU
are worrying about me Well if YOU are,
don't do it Just leave II 10 the Father
above To take care of your boy and | am
sure He will. for He always has | am per
feCtly safe and | am not worrying over
thing except being little homeslck
occasionally, but that soon Is worn away
This Is Sunday and II IS a beautiful
daV | have the whole day to myself.
after | get through writing this letter to
YOU | am going to take a nap, for am
tired of writing now | have been writing
To my friends Tell nv dear old dad to
write a letter with yours and sister too
and brother You can put them all in one
envelope, for love 10 hear from home and
know how things are there
Mother. | do not think il viii be long
before | viii sec YOU. OF course | don Z
know anything about il, but anyway |
feel that things viii bc settled pretty
soon and that | will come home to you
again. which Will be one Of the happIest
moments Of my lie. You know | never
was away from home long at time and 1t
goes hard. but don t mind il 50 much, for
! am getting SO used To il now and am
treated So well, il almost seems like home,
though il IS not, hut YOU know | am a real
stIckcr and | viii stick To my country,
flag and honor, and yours. even though It
he with a bleeding heart, until We have
cleaned up his brutal mess, if it be neces-
sary.
Gee everything Is dear where I am,
about three times as dear as in the | >.
but guess lt~ bad enough anywhere nov
there, a. we'll as here Oh. ! could tell YOU
loads Of things and experiences have had
since | saw YOU. but am not allowed, but
will save them until ! come home.
! often think of YOU, wondering II YOU
are Worrying about me and how ! am get
ting along but il Is all @. *. and ! am IN
the best Of health; couldn't be any better,
and am perfectly we'll taken care Of, as
much 20 a if | was near your side, but
YOU bet II does not appear the same | get
50 hOmeSlck some times ! could nearly
cry. but on the moment | get TO thinking
oh well, III be back home soon. 50
what ; the use feeling that way about II.
Mother. ! expect you often wonder where
really aIn and why ! can tell YOU, but
YOU can almost guess for yourself by that
and | don feel in anv more danger than
| was when / was in the p B and W rail-
road shops working, and II everything
works as ! think. ! viii be all right all
along I hope that viii make YOU feel
more in heart han out OF heart. Anyway,
| am praying for the best and know that
have Others and YOU that are doing the
same, and guess that Is what makes me
feel otherwise than discouraged. The
weather Is ike spring and fall here where
! am and very damp all the time some
what different from home The people
here amuse me IN their looks and talk.
b4It they are nice So / will close now and
write again soon. for | know YOU are re-
joiced in receiving word from me and il
being good news too. Take care Of YOUR
self and the rest ! hope II will be possible
that | viii see YOU soon.
He adds that he wants his relatives and
friends 10 write to him as often as ne can