The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-01-24
Another Letter from Lieut.. Smith
To His Wife
Field Hospital No. 13, A. f. F.

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France, Nov. %, 1917.
My Dear Leila: How are you doing?
would give anything to know if you
are we'll as am. almost get ashamed
of myself for doing 80 well. You would
sure be surprised to see what walop-
ing big husky ruffian have grown to
be. l don't hardly know myself some
times feel almost like a real veteran
now since my recent experiences of
which have long fireside stories to tell
when get home. Doubtless Feltz will
not have to beg for stories for quite
awhile. wish could tell you what /
have been into but will have to wait.
Now don't worry about my safety, for
that is now past and since my transfer
| am sitting up in good safe place and
having plenty to eat and good old bed
to sleep in. weigh nearly one hundred
and seventy pounds. In other words
you have never seen me grown up like
now, and can hardly remember ever
having had indigestion.
Say! met up with Lieut.. Marrett
know not where he is now. We have
both moved since then. am more than
hundred miles from the place | was
when l wrote you last. We moved in
big motor trucks and just for fun
drove one Of them about fifteen miles
Of the trip.
Lieut.. Marett was in fairly good
shape. He doesn't know whether his
wife and baby are in South Carolina or
where and is worried about that
speak of his worries as if had none.
! am crazy to know If you are getting
all Of my letters by this time. Now
last Sunday got three Of your letters
dated up to October 7th and in the same
mail got one from DR.. Hunter dated
October 9Th and one from mother dated
October 18th. You see my mail just
comes in patches. The one from mother
was the first have gotten in answer TO
any letter mailed since left New York
Say! I've forgotten all along to tell
you about my luck coming over. lost
my bedding roll which cost me about
fifty dollars $50 O0) in New York, and
rs a result had to sleep in the cold
many nights, hut since then have
gathered together enough TO keep me
warm when campaigning. bought 81
big French comforter for 700 franks
and got a blanket and shelter half to
roll it in, but now | am billetcd in a
room as good as any we had at home
with good old feather bed
Leila, send me your measure and
when get "a chance to go TO Paris again
will send you real Paris gown, and
measure FeltZ up and down and will
have him French or American uniform
as he chooses made. ] think, however,
that he would like the French best.
don't know when can get this stuff but
the tirst time can get pass.
With barrels of love to you and Feltz,
ann always yours, WALES SMITH.
w. f.. Loopcr, member Of Uncle
Sans army and stationed at Chatta.
nooga, has been on Il two week y visit
TO homcColks near Pickcns. He is look
ing we'll and says he likes army life fine
A letter from Casey Porter, written
Christmas day, has Just been received
by his parents in Pickcns. Casey is
with the engineering corps IN France
and tells about the Sumptuous Christ
mas dinner Uncle Sam gave the boys
Christmas. Besides turkey and every
thing that goes with it they had every
thing else to eat that mind could think