The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-09-27
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM WHYTE WHITAKER.

The Sentinel feels that it is in
deed fortunate in being able to so
soon reproduce q letter from Over
There" and asks its readers not to
mention in your letters lover there"
the fact that this letter was published
for the writer would break the re-
cipients neck when he did come home.
Aside from this he would not write
any more. Get the idea?
At Sea.
My Dear Friend Nuts:
Wen, we'll cid man, | never thought
that | would be writing you from an
address the location of which ! my
sci did net know within TWO thou
-sn1 miles, but, nevertheless, / am
goirg 10 write you a letter TO let
you know that ! am getting on all
right, and that, so far, | have been
able to retain the nourishment lin
the form Of boiled beef, cabbage,
tripe, etc) that | have placed in
storage in my stomach. But do not
consider me as speaking in boastful
manner when / say this, for / do not
fee the least bit hOastful but rather
feel in a repentant mood. / am sorry
that | failed to pay you that two bits
chat ! borrowed from you last fall.
Go to Mabel at once and have hel
pay you. VIII you, for | DO not feel
as if ! could sleep tonight unless
made provisions for the liquidation
Of II. debts. So you 90 to The old
lady aGd tell her TO pay you that two
ri,s. viii YOU. And also | am sorry
Of that time when. really and truly,
7 ait the three BAH before | made
The pav-b8ll bat argued you out OF
It. I'm sorry old man, forgive me.
Really. the tip has been somewhat
odi to me. Tor ! have never been out
Of SIGHT Of land but once before, and
thgt was in crossing EaliObusha IN q
iog once.
had a great time in New York
City, but being married man, and
beng strictly mindful of my married
state, | did rot keep company with
sorae of the unmarried fellows who
Seemed to figure that The Prohibition
law was surely going into effect be-
fore they returned to the states.
enjoyed my stay there but in most
modest and becoming way. | saw
the Follies at the New Amsterdam
and the fools at the don't give dam
and stood at Broadway and Forty
second until my transfer was three
hours old. There is not law against
even married men staying on windy
corners there.
You will notice that some of the
words run together. Well, while the
ship is rolling in the direction Of the
motion of the typewriter carriage,
all we'll and good; but when these
two motions are in opposite direc-
tons. the words just will run to-
gether. The old boat is rolling con-
siderably now, but let 'er roll.
Boots Jones and / are together IN
the war, and he is holding up mighty
we'll. Occasionally l see in his eyes
a reproduction of that far-away look
that is in my eyes, and l know that
he and | see the same thing Tor
rather things in the same place
Grenada).
| trust that the Red Cross speeches
are being freely and patrioticaHy de-
livered 1t would never do 20 have
the flow of rhetoric, relax for mo-
ment, even if the army is needing
young, strong men.
Well, the boat is whistling for
some big town, perhaps Hardy, Mis-
sissippi, and l want to go out and
see how everyone there is, so l will
case. =,
With very kindest regards to all,
| am, and will always be-.
Your very sincere friend,
w. w. whitaker.