The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-10
Blackfoot Boy
Writes Home
Expresses His Feelings on the Night
That the Armistice was Signed.

Expresses His Feelings ON the Night
That the Armistice was Signed.
A. E. F., Nov. IL, 1918.
"A date we can never forget
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Buchanan.
My dear friends: was truly but
agreeably surprised today upon re-
ceipt Of your letter. No indeed,
haven't forgotten you all, and
think constantly of the good people
/ left in Blackfoot, all Of whom
wish to call my friends. l spent two
years of real happiness there, good
times which shall never forget and
which / trust may come again, per-
haps not there, of that I can not
promise Tim not the judge.) For
tunes of men vary and they are
moved with the winds, but wherever
we go it is ours to do our best and
trust our efforts will be rewarded.
] have tried to do this thruout, and
tho my accomplishments are small
indeed, I have stiff the satisfaction
Of knowing, or feeling at least, that
I have tried.
We are happy tonight, and truly
we have just cause. The good news
has been passed from mouth to
mouth and the beautiful white dove
of Peace is lowering near by, home
less and a wanderer as yet, but we
pray to God that soon it will gain
a haven, never more to roam.
Amid our happiness tonight there
is sadness for even with the end of
this ruthless bloodshed all can not
be serene. For there are those count
less numbers who have made the
great sacrifice, and mothers, wives
an ddear ones must wait in vain with
out-stretched arms uncontrolled.
Theirs is the cup of bitterness, tbs
theirs the fortunes of war. May
their lives be comforted, knowing
that there was never known to come
whimper, nor sigh of regret upon
the lips of those martyrs to the cove
tousness of f1endish man.
You, who are left at home can
never know what they have endured
and we who are here can never tell
Of their struggle for victory to bring
freedom to the entire world, for the
spirit. indominable, unquenchable,
still burns in the breasts of our man
hood today.
Life was never serious to me be-
fore, years seemed as days, and were
idly Tilted. But even old sin crusted
creatures like myself have learned
one lesson at least. and now that the
strain is over and we live, will try
the harder upon our return to get
the most out of life. We have learn
- 20 Ito n nun tho
barriers in our personalities. No, /
am not pleading reformer or any
thing of the nature, l am speaking
my heart, so to speak, and l trust
I shall not be misinterpreted. But,
what we have seen and gone thru
here has brought about revolution
within ourselves and a desire anew,
to put forth our efforts in conquest
of 1.-THE Holy Grail"
l really didn't intend this to be
an grafton, but I'm not just my old
self tonight for some reason, really
do feel like crying, and l may yet
before I get through writing for l
have beaucoup Of it to do. Say, did
it ever occur to you just what the
limits of Somewhere we're? When
look back over the trips we have
made and the times we have felt
fatigued almost beyond endurance, it
looks awful big to me. The looks OF
it has even made me wonder why
they fought for it, when we had so
much of it over there going to waste.
Since you mention the girls, must
say a word for them, been so long
since we really saw woman, it is
going to be mighty nice to be able
to talk to one again, altho they will
have to excuse us. for awhile until
we brush up. haven't forgotten
any of them, love them all each and
every one "a little) and that is COW
ering some territory. They surely
treated me great over there and I
love them for it but have worked
very hard and my hours for leisure
have surely been few and far be-
tween, so l have not done very we'll
in my personal correspondence.
I'll have to say word too upon
the excellent work of our company,
for which they say we have been
cited, along with the LIST corps. So
when you read of the. exploits and
excellent work of the LIST Army Corps
in France, don't forget we were q
part of it and what remains Of the
old Idaho regiment. Field Hospital
Co. No. 161 is not an Idaho COM
pany, only IA of us ever seeing real
action, FRANC DeKay and being the
only representatives from Blackfoot
and so per cent of that contingent
We are proud of our outfit and l
wounded in action, not I, fortunately.
trust l am fortunate enough to be
present at the last muster.
Thanking you for your kind re-
membrance, I remain
Sincerely
Sgt. list Corps, e. e. SCANNELL,
Field Hospital Co. No. 49,,
American T.. F.
D. B. Brinyes, LIST Lieut.. M. c.,
Field Hospital Co. No. 161.