The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-11-08
FROM A. G. SAMUEL
Utronoa Go,xt

FROM A. G. SAMUEL
France, Sept %.
Dear Jinks:
| got your letter of August 20
yesterday and a few days ago got
one of an earlier date, and both were
appreciated. 1t takes my mail some
time to come because | am always
on the move have had a half
dozen A. P. o. since | got here and
they help delay my mail. for by the
time you got my A. P. o. 713 | was
around A. p o. 731. | do not know
the A. p o. for this place so just
send my letters without the A. p. O..
| have taken quite jump recently
and guess will keep it up, for that
is my business.
Things have been going our way
ever since | got over here, but mod
esty" keeps me from taking all the
credit for it, | was in a dandy place
for four or five weeks and had all
the comforts of barn with branch
running by my door Shells were fly
ing nearly all the time. | would lie
in my bunk and hear them whizz
over me and then bang, but none
ever hit me. | have also looked
over into No Mans Land.
1t is some sight to see the anti,air-
craft guns shoot at an aeroplane. l
had rather be on the front than any
where else for guy has better
time. A fellow may get hit and he
, may not so | figure that If ! get
mine it will be the one that do
not hear.
am not doing anything much in
my line and do not expect much, out
| | do not care for it is work
It never rains hard here but 1t Is
at it about third of the time. There
are few days that it does not ram.
do not know where they got the
Sunny France saying for | nave
never seen any of it. have four
blankets now and they are not too
many.
have been feeling punk for sew
eral days from cold the tlrst l
have had so far, but guess VIII out
| grow it.
Some days | hardly get water to
wash my face and the bath does wen
to happen once a month. No cooties
so far on me but the war is not over.
II a guv had a life sized picture OF
what is done over here and the way
he has to live it surely would make
him sick at the stomach to. ieaVe
home. am not sorry that am
over for if | get back | will have lots
IN talk about and will also know
what hardships are, and how TO ap-
preciate peaceful living. ! nave no.
had any eggs but once. and bought
them. Believe me, half dozen WIN
the sunny side up would surely go
fine.
The Y. M. C. A.. Knights OF Co
lumbus. Red Cross and Salvation
Army all have stuff for us, but there
are usually ten times more soiuiers
than stuff, and | have been In pia'
ces where there was no place 10 ge'
anything. j.,
have the best bunk now that
have slept on since coming over. IL
is something on the order OF sano
screen only it has 1x4 legs ana Is
covered with poultry wire instead Oh
the screen. | have bag OF stra"
for nv mattress, and take II from me
sleep. | had to sleep on the noor
few nights ago without any straw
believe the war will be over oy
next summer but If 1t comes petore
| then I will not raise big russ over
it. m.
can picture Mariana looking ike
sone NJ these French towns. since
the fire. | hope when the Town -
rahu,,t that they will build nice build
inee got Mack's letter ana tne
CLIPPINGS from the paper.
About all the good that | can see
that comes from the squads east ano
west stuff that | went through a.
Fort Myer is to learn a guy now I"
iumn when an officer speaks and no'
70 tell him to jump in the lake whef
Won are told to do something.
Rov. IL we don't soon finish TINS
iob and you have to come over you
might as well figure on your nea'
to finish blooming for the graVesai'
for somehow the atmosphere
lust right for the blooming IL JUS
kinder coaxes it along.
am letting my mustache eroN
wild lust to see how my alfalfa woui'
look. but 1t is drawing too much at
tention.
One guy called it misplaced eye
broy and another said | fell do"i
and broke it so | am going TO elthel
cut it off or stick them
have not seen anyone that | know
since I left ST. Louis. There arr
two other fellows in our company
from Arkansas and they are fin'
fellows. One is good buddie o
mine.