The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-11-28

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Dear Vince: l, ST. lis like old times
this getting '@''er 4 M yor We al
read this latest IL ia g.,.sah III gontec
interest AID nlrssIr-. Tn ,Gre i. n.o>'
require som, 4 IT shd go.c dea
for,itude 10 sit uo.r on CAV, SAch 4.
you described, and NnIe -'rcrs To ans
body. II / had 10 swpa, Ike ,ha',
much as I love you, l lear Ia have to
let you wait awhile. But I'm glad that
you stood the punishment in this in
stance, and got the letter off to me.
hope the drouth is broken ard that
the crops are not total failure. To-
deed remember the drouth OF which
you write. was in Denver that year,
but / heard regularly from John Wal
lace, who was our tenant at that time.
When you see Wallace, please give
him my regards and tell him that we
often think Of him, and I'd like to hear
from him. When l return to make
you that visit I must hunt him ur.
Yes; this war has changed lot OF
things for us all. 1t has changed us,
most Of all, and we'll not be the same
people again. l believe that we will
be better in many ways, and if we had
had the opportunity afforded US in the
old days, when we could 81, around our
camp fire all night long, or lie awake
and talk and talk the happy hours away,
why, we'd see how nearly we come to
agreeing on what is to follow the close
Of this mighty world struggle. It's an
interesting subject and one worth think
ing about and discussing.
Thanks for the news about your
boys. I wondered where they were,
and how they were prospering. I'm
glad they are making good. That's a
consolation. And, then, it's worth a
good deal TO have the younger children
with you. I certainly would like to
meet your present family. Myrtle
joins me in this wish. She and have
warm spot in our hearts for YOU.
Some day we hope to come back to
the hills, and We will try to make it
one grand visit for all Of ue.
Yes; l can sing the old songs yet,
and | enj)y them. I believe l like
them better than the new ones. IdI
like to sing some Of the old songs with |
you Vince. How is Horton? Dear
old harmless Horton! He couldn't
sing good, but he could sing loud. |
Some joke, that fellow, wasn't he? |
And gee! but didn't we often make
the welkln ring at those Singing!
We were songiul bunch, care free
and happy as the birds.
Don't you ever Tor minute believe
that L ", has forgotten anybody or
anything in The hills. Iu imagination
l often visit the old familiar places. II
often think about you and the friends
knew in the hills.
I guess I told you that frost, the
first in life time to hit crops at this
season Of the year, has cut the whea',
oats ard barley badly. Crops nearly
ruined. Plent OF hsy and green feed
though, and there will be plenty Of
potatoes and other garden truck. A
trost is not to be dreaded like drouth,
1t seems to me, from my experience
with both. But it seems too bad to
have either one in a year like this,
Shen SO much is depending on the
products OF the soil.
Say Vince, how would you like to
volunteer Tor s3rvic. in Siberia?
Wouldn't it be great iir you and me
10 g up ther' With the expedition
how forming for the relief OF the relief
oi the Czecho'Sovac forces operating
against the Boshaviki. Wouldn't tina,
be an experience for US, one worth
whilf2 Wouldn't we have a chance
to renew acquaintance with each other
and to talk things over in general7 L.,
me know what you think about j..
I'm only a little past fifty now. was
fifty the 1lth Of last March. But l
feel like I could make the trip as we'll
as anybody, and I'd like to.
Here. Vince, is story Two Tom.