The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-10

much better than ! can write them.
| would have written sooner but we
have all been so busy since we left
over there that we haven't had time,
butwill try to do better in the future
so don't forget TO answer real soon.
Sister dear. and don't forget to send
me that picture of the baby. am as
ever, with love and good wishes
Your loving Brother,
Henry T. Grimes,
Battery A., 1922 +. A.,
Am. Fix. Forces.
The following interesting letters
to his sister and brother have been
received from Lucien Grant. aboard
the L. s S Stevens
Friday the 9Th.
Dear Frances
hope you will excuse ne II |
write nothing interesting. hut the
only happenings Of which | know are
those which censorship regulations
do not permit me to'tell you Really.
tho, haven't had any very exciting
experiences: haven't seen a single
real German sub. But there have
been sinkings all around here and
fairly frequently: last Sunday. !
Monday and I yesterday.
wish you could see this country.
riore for the 4uarntness Of every
thing than anything else. The girls
dress very much like American girls,
except that most Of them wear a
tamoshanter usually red). sitting
on their head at an angle of about
10 degrees. The boys wear knicker-
booker trousers and yarn stockings
which they fold over just below the
knees, leaving them bare. And fun
nier still are the little caps resemb-
ling those of baseball players which
they stick on the back of their head.
| have just begun TO be able to
understand the Irish jargon a little.
At first ! could hardly get a word.
Whenever | play golf, always
have a good time talking to my cad
dy, if ] am lucky enough to get one
that will talk. One thing have
noticed, the average Irish have far
more color than any American, They
say its due to the climate. but |
can't see that continuous rain would
cause that.
am going to try to get few days
leave and see Killany's lakes and
mountains. Then when we 90 to
Liverpool for any length of time, tif
we do) I'll have to go down to Lon
don.
do wish could see you-it seems
far more than three months since
left Annapolis with you all.
Write and tell me all the news.
It's been five weeks since | received
one so you can't write too many.
| just happened to think that your
school will have started when you get
this. Don't you want to take music
lessons; I'll pay for them. Let me
know. With lots of love.
Lucien.
Dear Bowman;-
| have been here 20 days now, and
not word from any Of you yet; in
fact, il has been nearly six weeks
since ! heard last There is still
hope left within me. tho, and il is
stronger than ever.
| haven't written very often my
self, must admit, for | have been at
sea most of the time and then when
I'm not on watch or working, al
tee! like is tuiGilR IN and snoo2lng
We have been in for several days
this time, but it has rained every day
so ! have gone ashore only once.
That ona time | attended Garden
Fete 4. the Admiralty HORSE here,
held for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
There was dancing and besides that
every known kind Of game to take
your money. The beautiful Irish
lace and ether pieces o. hudiwork
were just bit too dcar for me.
! was in Liverpool one day last