The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-18
ALFTTER TO BRO. BILL

Ny Dear Bill-You can never know
how proud it makes me when / read
your letters telling me what you
boys are doing to win this war. You
are not only making Americas lib
critics secure, but the liberties of other
people as well. Why, it almost
makes me want to go. You know,
always was the fighter in the fam
! ily-but, Bill, you were not handi-
capped like me. Being married
man, it would most kill me to have
to leave my wife. Then there are
father and mother. Of course, as
YOU know, they are depending on me,
but there is nothing like staying on
the Job to see that they are taken
care Of. And, Bill, there is one thing
sure: We fellows back home are go
ing to stick to you boys. Why, I'd
give my last shirt to win this war
If need be. Count on US to the limit.
Yes, / am doing everything can to
help, being the only one of the old
bunch left, it keeps NE pretty busy.
attend to the postoffice besides my
store, and this fall want to buy
cotton and seed. You remember, /
was in the auto business before you
left, so you see, your bud is some
busy.
Now, Bill, when you leave Camp
Sewer, if you go via Washington, try
to see President Wilson and tell him
for me that we are making things
hum for Uncle Sam down here. You
know, the 18th was thrift stamp day.
We went to the schoolhouse, and OF
course / made a speech, and believe
me it was some speech if it was me.
You know, / always was gifted IN
that line. / told them just what I'm
Gle Sam wanted US to do. But after
all, Bill, believe in giving the other
fellow a square deal. So to kinder
ease up, | told them that if every
body there subscribed as much as five
dollars, they would not be put on the
Stacker list, and believe me, they
came across. Why, some took as
much as a hundred dollars. just
don't see how they did it, 1t pushed
me to subscribe fifteen. You know,
everything to eat is so high, and my
wife reads so much about the cruelty
of the Huns that it has kinder got on
her nerves. l can't blame her much.
AS she says, if the war lasts three
wears, her brother may have to 60.
| think it is best to let her have part
of the income to go to shows and
give entertainments. You see, if she
had a nervous breakdown it would
cost me more.
Bill when you land somewhere in
France, be sure to send me a nice
post card so | can put it up in the
most prominent place in town. want
my friends to see that my brother is
no Stacker. Why, l asked dad the
other day if there ever was a slack
er in our family. He said there
was not, so far as ne could remem-
Der, You know, dad was with For
rest.
Say, Bill, this "work or fight" law
is fine thing. 1t is going to make
some of these no-account fellows fall
in line. They ought to be in the first
line trenches right now, so that those
who have to stay at home and work
can make it pay. You know, l don't
mind work, or fighting either for that
matter. / am willing to do anything
if they just let me stay at home.
And above all things, | hate "cheap
patriotism"
Now, Bill, take good care Of your
self, and let me hear from you often.
And by all means. take my advice and
stay as far away from the front-line
as possible. You might get
hurt.
Your loving brother,
CHARLES.