The Washington times., 1918-03-28
To My Sweetheart
SOLDIER
Every Girl Should Read
These Wonderful
Letters.

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Your letter today told the def.
mite date Of your turIoukh, And I
am so glad TO know exactly when
those wonderful nine days come. II
your plans carried, you win reach
London this very night. and I shall
rest so much better In my little
bed knowing that you are safe, and
back in a civilized world aGain.
Thank you so much for the picture!
can hardly part with II long
enough to let the rest Of the family
have good look. You have grown
thinner. beloved. and a little. more
grizzly. and can see that your
hair 10 craving at the. temples. But
your eyes have new spfender. a
new depth Of victory and challenge
a wonderfully determination. They
hold in them the secret OF carrying
Heaven In your. heart, You seem
10 say 10 me with your clear earn
est look that. there is no trial how
ever great that does not develop IN
the soul a power OF endurance. and
you call on me in challenge TO rid
my-sopl with this invincibIe amor.
answer you. beloved. I give. you
my word. will be brave. / shall
suffer. but I shall keep my word.
! have tried to be soldiers dzuEh-
ter all my life. and now 1 am sol
dier's wife. Ny husband il . won
derfuI being who has reached. q
high pinscle and remains there I'M
conscious Of the crowd below that
cheers and Torships. l must reach
that pinnacle. too. beloved. but the
way viii be long and painful. Only
know that at the end your hand
will be outstretched to meet me!
There are wonderful instances OF
unselfsh courage al around ua
The papers give daily accounts Of
women who have given all that
they have TO the war. sons and
daughters and husbsndsi Some
times three and four from one fam
ils-leaving mother all alone to
work on and pray--whiie her feFh
and blood-her living hopes and
embodied praysrs-are laid on the
altar OF her country.
The splendid height OF sscrihcs
TO which the women Of today are
rising will redeem forever. ara
sure. the frivolous and selfish way
In which we may have ever spent
our time and talents in the years
ago.
Mother thinks this world dig
turbance had to come. She thinks
it is Sodom and Gomor-sh over
again! That the world was 50
stepped, in selfishness. so thousht-
less in morals, so engrosSed with
money making. so given over to
intrigue and friyolity. that this tre-
mendous awakening had to CONS.
] wonder. beloved, wonder IL
this Is but a necessary repetition
OF the money changers being driven :
from the temple: The temple now
has grown to be Gods whole world.
and God is in charge. That We
must believe. The whip is in His
hand now as then, and the temple
will once more be purged OF sin and
made a Mt dwelling place for the
Son of Man.
Beloved. hold your picture 10
the light, and each changing shadow
brings a new expression to your
face. Sometimes deep tenderness
leaps out, and that old quizzical
look OF love, Sometimes grief
comes into your eyes-not for your
selt-but for the suffering OF the
world. Sometimes pride and Vie
tory. and a high hope and grateful
trustfulness shines out. And then,
beloved, when the light lies clearest
on your face. see a look which
tells me that you are happier to be
in your uniform right where you
are than you could be anywhere =
else on earth, and I know that you :
are so near God in your splendid
soul that the things which could
hurt are very aloof.
From your picture turn to the
majestic figure shining in the night.
and l ask for grace and wisdom and
patience to follow in your steps!
Just as clean as though q voies
were speaking. hear this message
from those sacred lips: They that
wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength: they shall mount up
on wings as the eagles. They shall
run and not be weary; they shall
walk and not faint"
Goodnight, dear husband.