The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-20

Continued from page one)
been up day and night. or cours,
many things remain to be said and
done before the war is over, but we
are confident that our hour of triumph
is at hand, and the anxious hearts OF
fathers and mothers, wives, children
and sweethearts may now rejoice.
The mud stained Yanks are saving
their cheers and celebrations for the
people back home Tonight on a ST.
lent hill overlooking the enemy ev-
rything is peaceful where only a few
hours back a torrent of shells lit up
the skies and filled the now silent air
with the noise and din of battle and
we may walk leisurely about as If
enjoying the life of a country camp
ing outfit.
Are we soon to be on the Rhine or
nearing Hoboken? Who knows, but
Thou, oh God, who gave us this day!
Meanwhile. oblivious TO the mud dt
is up to our knees), we are picturing
and in our hearts are singing Home,
Sweet Home" All these momentous
things were occurring while you were
sleeping, and at time when away |
over here had my guns laundering. !
1t is a rare privilege that my guns /
had some work to do right UP to the |
time which may some day be marked |
as the most important minute of time |
in all the centuries. ! can tell you all
about 1t some day, but as the war is
not yet over our censorship rules still
hold.
| cannot help thinking what would
one machine gun have done at Bunker
Hill? or Davy Crockett with Brown
ing rifle at the Alamo or what Gus
ter would have done to Sitting Bull
and his naked warriors with mustard
gas, or Pickett If he could have charg
I'd at Gettysburg with tanks and how
i bombing plane would have spoiled
he romance of Sheridans ride from
The thought of these
.hings reminds me that even Sher-
nan was mere Boy Scout and did
lot in his day know what war of this
lay might really be. II
We have just had mail call re-
,eived our letters, and better still, the {
Joys filed by my desk about dark and {
rot their monthly Frankies, as they
all their pay, which is in francs. To- {
light they are talking and thinking OF I
lothing but home, looking over their 1
maps and wondering II we are to go /
o the Rhine. God bless our President {
sould the voice of every boy serving q
n these battle lines, dead and living 9
20 out to him, he would know that he {
5 enshrined in their love. faith and {
confidence. and that they regard and I
roclaim as not second to Washington 5
IDnl{f{,n1r 81 Uai nS 81 l.,
lis ideals rankle the hearts of the /
'oys around me. They show their I
eeth at the slightes. criticism of this I
reat man and all through these try 5
ng peace discussions they would say t
Wilson can do my thinking and my q
alking'' We trust him implicitly and \
hank the Lord for giving the world
nan like him at this time, Whether
5e are to come over soon or later is
omething none of us knows, but we {
re mindful of what this day means q
. all mankind II it marks the end OF c
mis- slaughter and if it finishes our t
ask. S
When you are drinking toast TO a I
ankee, drink an extra one for the G
ankee doughboy, he more than any I
Their should make every one doff O
is hat now that victory has appear
4. Tremendous developments are !
ire to follow such day as this and
, enliven the world for years to come.
is too early to hazard a guess as q
, when we are to greet Miss Liber-
, over. there, but we are all think
lg Of the hearts and thoughts OF love
nd pride which are flowing to us :
ON over there, and what blessed u
lief has come to mothers, wives, ia
lers and children the round world E
Yours. :,
DICK. "