The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05
ttan Association in Norfolk. Viz
Sinia-
I would like 10 hear from you
soon.
uLro-I,r RI no vnrr friend"
Like Robinson CruSoe.


Like Robinson Crusoe.
Robinson Crusoc. when he found ms
man Friday. had nothing on Joseph W.
MorSan. urisonrr-nf-wnr No. Is. wHHl'
he received his lrS: letter from t''
Young Mems Christian association ne
was taken from tho steamer TsmeraloaS
and held at Gustrow. Germany. IN MS
letter he says:
II received the surprise. the par
eel. Words are4nadcq"atr IN trFl"E
to express my gratitude. Robinson
/. Crusoe must have been lonesome
until he met man Midday. uoh
think he had anything on me until
got your letter, and that letter anu
also other letters 1 expect lrol" F"u
will be my man Friday.
II am feeling good. experiencing
no III health, thank God. You say
for me to state what l need need
underwear. size 40, socks. hanQkcr-
chiefs. SOAP, towel. comb. sweater'
outside shirt.
Thanking you for helping me.
Parcels tho Naiustay Of Lilo.
Showing the spirit OF the men ana
telling Of the German priSoncr-ot-war
rattons. one writer, whose name IL VIII
h.,d for obvious reasons. managed u
90, his letter to tins country "Ilh""'
having i, pass through official chthncI".
After stating that the American hei
Cross Is sending weekly food parcels 90
th. Americans in his camp. he says
In part:
IA the present writing We are
all waiting patiently for the Red
Cross parcels, but W. have the !.
". c. A. bacon and oatmeal I" iali
hack on, which Is much appreciated.
[ assure you. Should We nave 10
wait three days more. why. tnrn II
rhr German half pound 90 bread
day-watery s"up-twice l. day.
Now we know that the british
Red Cross Is sending tho parcels
regularly and We are quite sure that
the German postal officials are doing
what they can TO let us have tho
,5arcels us regularly as possible. be-
cause r. man can do moro work with
q fair NEE! than with otherwise. hut
lack Of facilities. such MS mon. etc.
delay these parcels very often; too
often. in fact. 10 satisfy our peac"
OF mind.
The daily routine 81 the day "a
enough to ambulance any ONES MIND
besides waiting fur parcels The
uarrcls are tho lnainSiav OF our life.
We know VIC are prisorcrs-nf-war
AMI the game .Amer!caa;sm within
us has asserted itself more than
once here.
We are men who look facts
straight In tho face unfiinchinsly. So
do not think We complain. We do
not know what the word complain
means. That word is not in the die
ttonary We mon handle"
The Most Human Letter OF AL.
Probably the most human letter OF
tn. batch Is one from n wifi" who lives
IN East Roston. Mass. to hrr husband
in n prison camp in Germany. He asked
the Young Mems Christian association
To find sut why she did not write. Hero
is what she wrote and what he for
warded to Mr.. Wilson:
IT have. been writing Ia you since
May and cannot understand why you
did not receive Mt least one Of tho let
tars. The letters must pc held ~
somewhere. I hope you will receive
one ~ them at least. this one for luck.
IF you have not received the letters
sent before will have to tell sou
again that n beautiful baby daughter
was born tn us April oG. 1917. I had
her baptized the name OF Mary. I had
her to pose for her picture especially
TO send YOU. don't suppose you have
received that either.
MARY. Is beautiful baby. I could
write q book about all the cute things
she does. and can You believe. Tom.
she is sitting up by herself and wear
ing soft shoes and only four months
old at present. She has black hair and