The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17

at Grandma's. am not homesick yet nor
do ] intend TO be. | wish the other kids
were here though.
Grandma gave me a fountain pen and
l am using it now, ii isn't much of foun-
tain and you have TO dip it.
Aunt Laura who is Farmerette will
soon be home and as she is a great Pedes-
TRAN their will be some bic hike hoes Say,
uncle Bill, l saw in the newspaper that
our way of pronouneing Latin is the Ger
man way, SO do you think ought to drop
it, l could take typewriting instead. No
German stuff for this kid.
Granma is fine but al ways busy and
Grandpa is always reading or writing,
hell turn into a book if he don't lookout.
SO l am reading a lot to- As Dad tells
me TO always read what is healthy for my
mind and not stuff it with trash / read
mostly Grandpa's many aliases civil war
books or cyclapedias and dictionaries of
which he has a great many. | learn in
this way many useful words though
Granpa says what ! need is a good old
fashioned Speler. The books are filled
with most interesting information such as
chalk, is 95 10 90 percent calcium carbon
ate of lime and Verdun makes candy and
machinery, did you know those faetsf
Also the histories of Abbot about Mary
queen of Scots and Henry 8 and others.
Cooper finds place also.
Mother gave me fifty c TO spend and I
still have so cts fountain pen and more
knolledge without spending a ct. 1t will
be two more thrift stamps and l guess the
Kaiser wont think much of that if lie ever
hears about il.
1t looks very much like rain here, every
thing needs it as, the plants are dieing Of
thirst. Grandma has some turnupps in
her garden but there are a sort Of plant
coolies on them and they are about done
for. Sammy Jones says even bugs have
there uses, if they devowered all the tur-
nap plants they would be doing a good
work
I've been TO the stores twice once, doing
an GRAND at the bank for grandpa or
mikomis in Delaware, found that in an
old Indian book also oOch-father nikomis
Grandma, ni-my and all in Delaware
which Hawkeye used to speak.
One of the boys here says the,Sioux are
better than the Delawares but Uncas Is
good enough for me. As the boys call me
Turkey that is my clan of the MOhicans.
1t is as good as the Turtle.
Aunt Nelly is going TO take me to the
Museum in N Y and shall learn much, l
suppose You will think ! need it.
do not think those Germans will last
much longer now that you are in and l
fear 1 shall not have much chance being
only not quiet IA.
But was in the Liberty Loan No and
sold IA bonds so | am to have a meddle
But our ScOutmaster went in the Naval
Reserves and there is no one to attend to
it which is hard for a patriot to stand
but a good, test for the reward, is not all.
But, Uncle Bill do wish some one
would attend TO it, for if should die I
would want TO wear il over my heart at
my funeral. And of course ! would want
to be buried in my Scout unaform, 1 got a
smudge on the left sleeve at our last
campfire but l think my arm could be put
across my chest so it wouldn't show, the
spot is on the inside.
l don't think ever wanted anything so
much as / do that Medal, sometimes l
almost think wont work in the next loan,
but of course you will know l don't really
mean that. If the Liberty Loan fails you
will know it is not my fault.
But l do not think President Wilson
would like it if he knew, do you think l
ought write him letter.
am glad you were born soon enough
SO that you could get your commission
and get in the Big Push. 1t is q good
thing for the country.
Us Yanks will finish it.