The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-07
Dear Mr.. Censor:

I've got q letter mere tnat We
just written to dad, and thought |
better tell you about it because you
might not just exactly understand
at first.
This is the first letter of mine
that you've had, because you see
dad just started across yesterday,
but I'm going to be his Jr. Pardner
while he's gone, so l guess you'll
get use to my writing, because |
write to him about every day and
tell him how things have gone.
I'm doing things around home
Just like he would, taking care OF
mother and Jean,-she's my sister
only five years old and she doesn't
know very much yet. but she's got
sort of long hair that curles and
she looks pretty nice,-and |
thought it would kind of surprise
dad to find some letters for him as
soon as he gets over, so that's why
I'm writing now.
I guess mabey haven't spelled
all the words just right, and | cant
use a pen very good, either, but l
want to tell you I'm not a propha-
ganduah person or anything but a
plain American clear through SO
please don't scratch anything out
because I'm alright
was telling dad in the letter
about the r. A. O.. That's a club
some of us boys have started so
don't worry The inishules is a
secret, but they mean Try Any
thing Once, isn't that good one,
that's what we thought and all the
other fellows are pretty crazy to
find out but we aren't going to tell
them anything.
Just Bill HadIey and Harold
Jones and me are in it and we half
to do something every day, SO yes
terday Harold dared Bill and me
to go over to old man Ezra, he's
that old harness man down there
by the river and stingy, say hon
estly | bet you could pull off some
off his skin easier than you could
get him to give nickle. well any
how, Harold dared us to go down
there to sell his some thrift stamps
and say. He didn't even know
what thrift stamp was. and when
we tried to tell him, he just blinked
his eyes and said he didn't write
letters to anybody. and anyhow he
couldn't afford to pay quarter
just for a stamp. Mad. we were
so mad we just went home and
bought another ourselves instead
of going to see Douglas Fairbanks
Well, l guess I've explained
about everything, but if there's
something you're not sure about
just let me know and I'll tell you
Yours truly,
James Frederick Gray, Jr
p. S. That's my whole name. but
most people just call me Jimmie G
Dear Dad:
Did you get the letter alright that
I wrote Yesterday, l thought you
would dad, because l just asked the
old Censor to let me know if there
was anything he didn't understand
and l haven't heard anything from
him yet At first dad, didnt
want to write just like always tt
you when | thought about him mix
ing in. but now I've got acquainted
with him | don't mind, because
guess he understands how things
are with us. Knowing people
means just lots, doesn't it dad?
You know was telling you about
the T. A. O., dad, that sure is fine
club you ought to start one. Some
times when You half 10 DO Some
thing kind of hard. just say, ''Try
anything once, old boy" and that's
all there is to it.
Just like last night when Bill
heard mother asking me if l haC
gone to the dentist yet and hadn't
so he said "T. A. O." and | knew
what that meant. l tried to tel
him I had gone, but he said i
wasn't since you had the toOthacht
was it and | said no, so he said i
was something new then and haC
to go or drop out of the club ant
today heard mother telling Mrs