Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25

iidu hOt SoS uSe0 u HhS.
French soldiers tells US the same
thing. But l really take more com
fort in the trenches now than l olo
the first time l went in for now 1 can
tell by the whistling OF the sneils
through the air whether they VIII iail
very near me or not. The first day
that | was at the front | thought
every shell heard. botk German and
French, were aimed directly at me
Ha. Ha. so l was lodging consider
able but now l guess I make quite a
lot better appearance under fire than
| did. Will cut out writing on this
subject now for don't like 1t. l will
say that our company has been ex-
tremely lucky thus far having lost
only one man, Lieut., since arriving
in France.
| can't thank you enough, dearie
for the excellent letters, CHEEKY mes
sages sent to me while being over
here. not to mention the contents OF
those most excellently prepared par
GELS that YOU have sent to me.
will not enumerate oil the dandy
presents that | have received from
you and cannot begin to tell you how
much one and all of them pleased and
cheered me. One thing I must men
ton, though, is the scrap book which
| still have to read every time can
get near my barrack- bag. 1t was n
corker and must have meant a lot o!
work on your part. | enjoyed many
hearty laughs when reading 1t over
same time and / showed it to some Of
my friends, they also called 1t q
corking scrap book. Some Of the
other boys received similar books hu,
meme SO good as that. l carry that
Testament with me all the time but
don't read 1t as much as should, bu,
do look at the excellent pictures there
real often. ! still have the nice little
house wife" that you sent to me and
think q good deal of Ter. really
didn't deserve so mucn from you
Marian. and can't begin to thank you
enough. | am ashamed and cant
forgive myself for not making great
er efforts to write to you more often
| don't know why but the longer
am in the trenches the harder it is
for me to settle and write to anyone
don't write to my dear mother near
~ as often as l should but from now
on must shake this feeling of forget
fulness that has come over me anc
write more letters to those that
know are longing to get them. / car
only say that you have surely done
your bit ma cherie. and big bit. too
When we first used to sing that
beautiful old song There's a Long
Long Trail A winding / could onl.
partly see the significance of it, bu
surely after receiving the parody or
ii from you. and really seeing M
Mans Land myself. can very pain
Is see the significance Of it. fee
cheerful, hopeful and confident ant
that is the way all the boys feel over
here. They are surely showing fine
spirit and courage.
As l raid before. we are out here
near a small town. in the reserve ant
may have to go back IN again any
da: should tho Huns choose to star
anything big. I'm not going to say
anything about the war in particula!
! over here for most likely don't know
50 much about it as YOU do II yol
have read the paper. (Please don
/ believe all You read in some Of tht
crazy papers thought hut | viii say
| that some Of the outfits in our divi
! sion have been in action with favor
able results. of course, lost few meI
/ but that is to he expected, you know
IS we are very much at war now
Hindenburc April fooled us. though
for he said he would be in Paris cat.
ing his dinner April LIST. Maybe hi
was the one that was fooled. Wht
I knows?
We'll. I realize this is not much O.
letter but must close for this time
and write to mother and my time Il
limited. / VIII be happy when
know that you have forgiven me fol
not writing and am promising vol
now that ! will write you more otter
in the future.
1 am well and my courage is very
good. thus, far, and am stin confden
Of coming back TO dear Old Maine
some day. Here's hoping this lette,
finds you well and happy Best re.
CARDS to your folks. especially your
mother. Hope You will be able te
read this scribbling. Please write
often, even if | don't. / am,
AS ever yours.
CLEMENT Fl. i.EAtfTT
Co. G., lo3d L. S. Inf
Am F,x Forces via n y