The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
UNCLE SANS
MAIL POUCH
FROM MUSICIAN JOSEPH n. MAN
MING, HDQRs. CO., 366TH
INFANTRY, A. e. +.
- Can4 IL 1Q1Q

INFANTRY, "A. Il. +.
Sept. II, 1918.
Mrs. Mary Manning.
Dear Sweet Mother: / just received
your most kind and loving letter, which
found me well and in the best of health,
and truly hope when these few lines
reach you they may and will find you
well and in the best of health. Now
just keep your good work going on and
1 think the Lord will send you your re-
ward some Of these sweet days when
you are not expecting it I III come
marching home to you, then one of
your rewards will be over, SO keep in
good cheer, because what it takes for
the Huns I have even got it. Uncle
keeps me well supplied for the gent.
Well give my regards to all. have not
got your picture yet, and for me having
some taken l can t do it, because | am
not allowed to and l am not one place
long enough to do so. Well would like
to hug and kiss you just one more time.
1 believe I could catch old Bill by my
self, but we will get him it it takes
twenty years, because we want him for
our suffering while training, getting
ready for him. Now being we are
ready we ain It coming back without
him OR something just as good. So how,
am dat. Well, mother, tell papa and
Tallie and all of my folks hello for me,
because i amt got time. So will
close for this time, hoping to hear from
you soon. / will close with many sweet
kisses for you and your good Christian
friends and may God bless you all in
your lovely work you all are doing. Of
course | knew you had hand in the
pie because you would be sick if you
didn It have something like that to oc-
cupy your mind Well 1 am proud Of
you. Keep the things going. So good
bye Regards to all. From your loving
son and only son,
Mus Joseph Harry Manning,
Hdqrs. Co., 366th Inf, U. P. o. 766,
via New York, A. E. f.
Sept. 90, 1918.
Mrs. Mary Manning.
My Dear Loving Mother: have
Just received your most kind and loving
letters and they found me well and in
the best Of health and doing fine in
every respect, and / do sincerely hope
when these few lines of consolation get
to the end Of their journey and in your
loving and busy hands, they may and
will find you well and in the best of
health and enjoying your work and your
way of living. l only wish [ could see
you once more. L have never received
my picture, sweet picture, you sent me.
/ think it got lost, but may be will
get it some day when am not feeling
good, then it will be found and sent to
me to make me happy and cheer for JOY
to see your sweet face so many miles
away. But if the good work keeps up
1 won It always be so far away, not
over street car distance anyway. That
won t be bad, will it9 Well, mother,
your boys over here are like that verse,
you shall be free, they said tell you
they got one finger. on the trigger and
the eye on the bosch, and when the |
bosch giggle they can t help but pull
the trigger, so they are going to leave
the rest for you to figure. They say
they wish you could hear some of these |
guns shoot and then hear the shell sing.
They say it's not like You singing at |
Camp Dodge to them last winter, and
said pray for them that they may get to |
hear you one more time, and as for a |
fear, we have no fear Of anything only
the bosch shell from tlleir big guns.
You remember Of seeing people on the ]
street take balls and try and hit some
fellow through hole and would dodge
it and laugh and pretty close old boy,
try it again. Wei, we can dodge all
right, but we don t take time telling
him to try it over because that amt in
our game. Our game is win and wei
must because it is oneof God g battles |
and I leave it to him, he is our captain |
and I know he will not lead us wrong,
and Ii he should it would be the first
time in history, and you know there is !.
always a first time to everything, SO
that 3 all about that now. Tell Osceola |
I will write to her as soon as / get time.
They keep us awful busy. I owe her a |
letter, but / can 7 answer it now be-
cause / have got all Tcan do right now.
and as long as she knows am well IL (
think that will do till ! get time to |
write, and if NOT, why. 1 will have to get |
me bookkeeper so can write to I
everybody. Well, mother, give her my
love and best regards and tell her / /
said be good girl, and give my re.al
CARDS to all Of he- girl friends. Harriett
anyway, and tell her waxs
very pleased with the little letter and
will not forget it. az God bless all
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