The Hickman courier., 1918-11-14


Emery victry. located az Camp Sher
idan. Ala. writes his mother and father
A. A. Nictry. as follows.
Il win answer your letter which I
received day or two ago. 1 sure ann
sorry that you are sick I hope when
vou lef thi. letter that yUu VIII te
wen Mother. ! am Feeling enc tonight
and / hope you an ARE we'll When
know you are an well ] am all % n
We are going o. leave this camp ln
few days but I can't say just where
we win 60; / guess we VIII e. some
where 90 get our outnt Tor France
Mother / don't want you to De- worried
about mo FOR III ! don't get to come
home until the war Is over ! viii COME
/ inst a. soon as I can. for I would give
/ this world 90 see you all. I have lots
more 20 worry about than you nli
have. FOR ] have you all tu study about
and Won only have me 10 study about.
/ So don't just sii down and worry about
me for that win DO no good. just
think when this war is over what g.
Harnv time it viii be. III I were the
only boy that was away II would he
different. but there are millions of boy s
iu the same fix. so just think oi tine
other mothers in the same fN you are
/
/ France ia few weeks from now. nNi
1 N I 70 % France 7 think the war VIII
soon De- over. if it Is not when ticF
ant these old Tennessee boys thc war
win soon hc over then for those Ger
Imnus can't stand the a. $. boys /
want fo get over there with them fur
the hest iu the T. s g. over there
Mother. influenza didn't get me and
idaut believe any 20 tie Germans cit
lui 81 hov lise nae. hut IN they should
IN hope fie good lord VIII lei mc get
\ as nuuy as ten ~ them, for they are
/ tho cause of nee having to De- away
Y from home now. Well / sure WIS
SORRY to hear that Griffin Cook was
ldetd and I am sorry that Mrs.. LadH s.
u folks au have influenza for 30 sure o.
tough for / had bad ease az it and o.
lcame near getting che best 30 me-.
ITrn them they have my sympathy anna
Ihe-f love There have bceu lots of tn-
eaidiers died with the influenza. three
lurf uf uv C0mpauy have dird with Do
Iafoiher. toI Macy and Katie hello ior
me- and give tIum u'y best love uui
respect Tell Nr Buh } guess I VIII
.l fn rn MAINS land before ] get io ~ce
Iinnm rlaiu. huf I want thcm ah in
iurIfc fo me. Tell Flora Jones ! would
give anything fo ho there ard pirk
IDnffUu with Der. Mother they are have
In- SOME Mr guns here tonight 1
imagine 90 o. lise being in France at
Use fruut line lIuc Mother, we alm
fn 10 Snma,T here but i can't say when
we win e. over for if I knew / would
Inof Dee allowed to ieil when We were
going hut I know we are going soon.
L know BOYS thIf were called after
was that are now in France and have
lleen there FOR some time Dlvc HeAr
liS ODD the next company from uie ami
I .ee him every day. The worst thing
IN hate about the army / can't get to
10 fo church like 1 could if / were ai
homie Wel. I got the box you sent
me- hut fhc cakes were ruined. however.
d was -rrc glad to gct That good tn-
ihlrcn fur I can't get amy Ike That oli
lrere Teu Mitchell if DEE was here
tonight De- could hear some guns f1l
they are raising sand with these tl-
guns tonight Tho army d. hard
lnl.cc but "a fellow soon gets 50 ~
Hikes if for be gets plenty tu erif Ult
most OF the time aud some times hf
don't rot much OF anything for uF'
or three days. but that goes with flt
Iurny Tcu Glide Hello for me- IT
could sec him ! would hug him So
ltieht That De- would not be able Co beat
me when De got loose. Tel papa and
SISTER .I..If ANI| NI.|' NHNNII.'A -AHH tNANl
thing iu This world fu ~ec yuu ull
Mother. 81 1 bad time 1 could write
lam might and then I would NOT he haii
through. sd ! guess I had better ciost
as it h. getting late. Tor i can write
when I get ready now. but when ! was
at the hospital I never had muct
/. Irhauee 10 write for 90 was hard to get
lany paper and stamps Wen. 7 hope
lwhou / hear from you all again you
: win De- well for 90 worries me when ANS
Of you are sick. I viii close for Tai,
time. hoping 90 hear from you all rea|
. soon and "a long letter. From your
+ loving SON. Emery Nictry. Nay Co
: he with You an an we meet again. and
{ / want all the good people to pray foi
] me- A soldier has hard time trying
p 90 serve the Lord but my faith Is us
strong tonight as ever. NAL 60 @
: France huf ! have good hopes of com
in- back. $50 good night 90 all