The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-15
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters from Our
Boys at Home Camps
and Abroad.
From VIM. Cornwall.

Cornwall is worth reading by every
reader of The Index. 1t is SO full of
comfort for the dear ones he left at
home. 1t breathes lofty patriotism
and a noble realization of the duty
all true Americans owe to their coun-
try. And to those who have held
back, it clearly points out the path
of duty:
July 19-Dear Wife: How are you
all by now? I am fine and dandy.
We are still sailing, but expect to land
somewhere soon. Gee, kid, am wo'
ried to hear how you are getting
along. l haven't heard from you for
ever month, but | guess l won't
hear from you for long time yet, as
it will be some time before we get any
mail. We have had a smooth yoy-
age so far. We have had few rain
storms, but nothing bad, so | guess
we are lucky. | felt like the devil
if you know how that is, as the sea
does not agree with ones innards very
much. 1 was dreaming l was home
last night, when the bugle called US
and sure was blue. But l would iot
miss this if l could, and | only hope
we can hurry and end the war so the
people can have a little ease. | hear
our Americans are holding their own
and gaining some. Well, hope they
can keep up until we can get there
so we can give them a boost.
There are lots of Red Cross nurses
with US and they sure have the grit
to leave the good old U. S. A. and go
out into a strange land. Well, l hope
and pray God will save them all and
bring them back safe and sound.
Well, l guess will go and eat bit.
We don't have everything up to date,
but every once in while we get an
awful good feed. l got fooled, as
thought we had mess at 10 o'clock,
but it is not until today. No doubt
YOU will be awful downhearted when
YOU hear l am over the sea, But don't
worry. Do like we do when we get
to worrying. Sing this song:
@'What's the use of worrying, boys;
1t isn't worth the while,
Pack up your troubles in your old kit
bag
And smile, smile, smile"
Although it is a long way back
home l don't feel very far away, as
/ feel your blessing and love is with
me wherever I go, and it sure helps
out lot. 1 hope this war will stop
soon so l can get back to work, as |
feel like l was losing time; but
know am doing more good out here
now than if l was home.
Well, I'll make another start for
eats. Got fooled again, but | don't
care as l can eat the more when l get
at it. am awfully lonesome out
here for you, but l am only one in a
million who are the same. l only ,
have to think of the many more who
are the same as l am when I get ,
lonesome and homesick, and chastise }
myself for being so selfish as to want 6
to sit at home and enjoy all the pleas 7
ures and comforts while my brothers ;
are out here struggling for great
cause, where no space is filled and E
where no one is denied the right to
help out in that one great cause of
liberating the whole world from an T
everlasting tyrant, which would exist .
if Germany ever got to win their OBJ f
iect. But by the grace and power of =
the one who dwells on high, we will
win out in a cause that no man, no s.
matter how high or how low his ideas e.
are, can deny, and that is just and Y
holv cause. We, as Americans, ad-
mire loyalty and patriotism and look f.
lp to the one who upholds his ideals tt
in actions and not in words alone, as
some who say we will yet win the
war. but take good care to sit in a
swivel chair slipping cool drinks thou :.
sands of miles away from the danger -
zone and yet call themselves loyal. D.
They do not consider the soldiers who =.
sacrifice their all and their lives per- ~
laps. \,
When | think of what a change n
ew years make in man it seems q,
unny to me how time exists Look e,
ng back upon the days | spent with p;
ou, they all seem as rare and Won M
erful dream, and can only hope they ,,r
yill come again. But we do not know ha
that we will be doing next or where
ye will be, but l am not afraid, Cor |
now God is watching over US all ard
yill protect us, so we will be il His tol
eeping. to,
But say, sea sickness is an awful boz