Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-12-13
MANY sUCCUNIB TO THE
FLU u SOUTH AFRICA

Miss Lue.ie krouge OF lbs city Is
in receipt of the following letter from
her brother. Emerson. who Is serving
on q mission In South Africa. II was
written at Johannesburg Oh Oct. Is;
Dear Sister Lucille started q
letter to YOU about week ago but
was unable to finish 1t. This last
week | had a bit OF experience the
like OF which never had before. For
the first time | read letter from
mother and Louise in bed.
There Is a plague here called the
Spanish Flu. From the papers l see
IL is over that way now, and has been
all through Europe IL started here
about q month ago. and has been
raging very strongly. Az rrst II
didn't seem to take so many on, but
lately they are dying faster than they
can be buried In Capetown there
have been 5 900 die In the last two
or three weeks. Every public build
ing In converted into a hospital In
some cases the fiu comes on so sud
denly that they double np and drop
in the streets.
Three OF us came down together.
They say it's best to Cd TO bed and
sweat IL out. We were ih bed Friday
afternoon and most Of Saturday. sun
day we were up. We dent feel very
strong yet. | don't remember OF ev-
err being 90 miserable before as was
Saturday. They are wanting help IN
the hospitals and are asking for vol
unteers. SO I think W. will go ana
help them.
While I was sick missed my dear
mother and the courage she gives,
But one has TO be sick To find the real
friends. We were taken care OF Just
splendldly. Every meal was brought
to us hot. by different friends.
You asked my opinion about your
taking the civil servic0 examination,
II you think you would like Il, and II
II looks good TO you, ] would say DO
so. You said you may be sent g
some foreign country. Well. that's
possible, but | don't think very prob
able, as most OF the American officers
: In foreign lands have their local help
, But II there ID chance for you TO &c
/, to some foreign land. don't see
why It wouldn't be Just hne. Some
would say II isn't nice for girl e
: 20 alone like that. Well, II may moi
: be best for some girlA, but l am MOI
afraid OF our we'll trained Mormon
girls. The world has lots of wicked
: ness In IL. but II 10 well balanced b.
n goodness. l don't care where one
n goes. he can find most any kind o
company he wants. And there ism
any doubt In my mind but what m!
: sisters will always choose the best
o And travelling IA the best experience
!. one can get. Il broadens one in ever,
waN If one has the right kind o
= training while young, and then !
turned out among those generall
II termed the world, II has a good effec
o on shaping character for the best 10
u after life The Doctrine and Cove
nants contains the following: wis
y dom receIveth wisdom. truth embraC
d eth truth, virtue loveth virtue" ett
= That Is Just II. An honest perso
q iRn't going to associate with a dishoT
:. est one. And a virtuous person love
!" virtue and will always seek II, On
with these qualities will have a fee
ing OF horror and disgust come owe
him II he happens 10 meet the oppt
q site. And that Is why travelling
such a benefit to one that can resi-
all temptations.
r Well. / am feeling quite we'll agai
e and hope 10 be my cid self soon. The
le say 1t takes several days for the 4
es to work out OF the system.