The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-12-24

Well, l am away back from the
front now and l tell you feel better
too. | have been up there a good
while. don't hear no big guns now
nor see no Germans, so | am doing
fine.
Well darling there are y of us in
one room and we are talking about
what we have done and how lucky
we were on the front. oh my this is
heaven here beside Of where ! have
been. and | hope | wont have to go
up there again. Darling. ! wish you
could see me now. have on RED
Cross gown. and they call me a girl,
but | don't care tho, just so ! saved
my life. This is one that aims to
come back some day and hope it
wont be long. | have seen more than
! can tell in five years, but it isn't
nothing funny for | have seen a
pretty hard time.
Well hope that all of our people
are well. | would like to see all Of
them. Now don't worry about me,
the old man will come strolling in
some of these days, and when | get
there ! am going to walk the streets
of Richmond, so be good and don't
forget me, am the same old Z and 6,
ugly as a mud fence. May God be
with you till we meet again. win
close, answer soon,
From your loving husband,
Private Sam Long,
Co. +, 1873 Infantry, A. f. F.
A. z. .. 734.
The following letter to Mr.. and
Mrs. C. C. Barnett. was written them
by their son, Aisle Barnett, who is
seeing service with the American Ex-
peditionary Forces in France, and is
quite interesting.
"Grave Reg, Sec 81, A. p. o. IA,
A. f. F.. Via New York.
Dear Mother, and all the folks at
home:-
| guess you think am never going
to write again. | wrote you a letter
a while back but | guess you didn't
get it. will try to write more from
now on. | have only written one
letter since | have been in France,
and that one was to you. | haven't
had any mail since | left Camp John
son Fla, but guess | surely will get
some in a few daysas the mail has
been following the boys. ! am al
most crazy to hear from home. |
want you to write me two or three
times a week and Iwilldo the same,
and then maybe it wont takeso long
to hear from home. Well | guess you
all are located by now. How are the
tobacco crops and how is it selling.
| guess Oneal is walking and talking
by now, would give any thing to see
him. How is everything and every
body around McCreary? guess all
the boys are working for Uncle Sam
by now. What is the war talk back
there? wish it would hurry and come
to a close, so / could come back to
the good old u. S. A. We get plenty
to eat over here and they issue US
Durham smoking tobacco. | was
down the street the other
day and a Red Cross car passed by
and threw me off about pounds Of
tobacco. You bet was sure
glad to get it. 1t was the American
Tobacco fund tobacco.
| haven't had a pay day since
have been over here but am expect
ing two months pay soon. There
isn't much to spend money for here.
About all we can buy is tobacco and
chocolate.
Mamma, is Oscar tsill at Jefferson
Barracks No.? wrote to him while
was at Jacksonville Florida, but
never did get any answer. Did you
get my pictures, | sent you three or
four. Mama lost all the pictures
lad with me. had Emma Lois's and
three girls from Tindal Mo-, and sew
aral of mine. would sure like to
ind them. | wish you would send
me one of Oscars pictures, if you
nave one to spare. Some of my
friends here want to see it.
Well sure had a good time on the
ship coming over here. We had lots
20 eat too. | didn't get much sick,
put some of the boys very very sick.
Mama, look at that group of sol
Tiers pictures ] sent you. That lit
lie Lieutenant died the other day of
influenza. He was sure a fine fell
ow. hated to give him up. Well
Is | don't know of any thing else to
write, and it about mess time, will
lose for this time and will write