Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-06-06
FROM SOLDIER
BOY IN FRANCE
a. Z. F. France,
April 26, 1918
Dear Sister:

April 25, 1918
Dear Sister:
! received your ever welcome let
ter some few days ago while l was
} up there lat the IrontJ IN the trench
es but l was unable 10 answer j;
while l was up th-Ee as 1 had 70
work every day and cOulLn't write
zt night q aCcCLlt OF not having
any lights. And again We have Al
awful time getting stationery as We
have 10 depend entirely upon the
Y. u c. a for it and they haven't
any half tn time and when they DO
g il, We can only get one sheet at
time fer q letter. This s the first
time I have heard IRON you for 2
lCng tine and believe ne 1 was
made two bitches IN the trenches nov
sure glad 10 hear from you l have
and have come out without even q
scratch and n the very best OF healt
and We are expecting 70 90 in again
in another day or two. But l would
Just as soon Be up there as back o.
the lines; for up there q fellow gets
a little excitement and back OF the
lines il is Just moving from one plac
TO another with our packs. Say SIS,
4 sure viii b. glad when I get back
and have you cook Z right down
real gOOG meal for ne once more ant
get taste OF some Of that candy
you make again.
We have been having some awful
wet rainy weather for the last
month. Today is the first time we
have seen the sun for an age. Ana
a fellow can hardly go anywhere wit.
cut gong To h-s knees in mud. 1t
IS sure q good thing Uncle sam
FURNISHES Is with nip rubber boo-s
and good rain co.ts and OF course
our stse' helmets are rain proof, so
We keep dry no matter how much it
rains
was suddenly awakened out OF
q good sound slUmber yesterday
morning by a blooming machine gun,
more than splitting fire and about the
time l woke up it had quit 50 Il
Just rolled over and went 10 sleep 4
again. When all of q sudden he turn
ed loose again and about that time
there was shrapnel and pieces OF
shells pelting down on tie roof like i
a regular hailstOTm, 50 I rolled out, /
slipped on NY boots and helmet, you
see We hardly ever take off any I
hing mora at night, over h
and so I went outssle and there was
a bloomin' old Boche plane soaring
around Just as mic as you please.
He didn't seem 10 care for anything.
Say sis, co you know how We are
spending our evenings now. Its not
going to picture shows or DANCES
Or visiting the ice cream parlors or
anything ike that; its Just going
right up 10 our buncks as soon as
he days work and supper is over and
20 to picking off seam squirrels or
n other words, French lice.
We sure 6sd spoil 3 good hot din
ler for a bunch of Germans one 0ay.
We took one OF cur little old trusty
Machine guns and put it in a nice
little cozy place and then waited un-
il the Germans We're about ready
o eat and then turned the little PET
oose. And say there were Germans
,oing in every direction and they
lever wasted any time in getting out
# there either.
There isn't anything much going :
N ever here just nearly the same 5
hing every Gay. with the old guns Z
racking down every five minutes il
nd shells whistling thru the air,
n0 every place you look you see ,
othing but soldiers and war i'm
dement's. Well sis, I can't think o.
nything else TO say so will clcse.
oping TO hear from you soon and :,
ften. Tell the DuGleys hello for me.
remain as ever your loving bro
her. {
Stanley ]. Crun b
Co. B. ISL. NJ, C. Bn- 8
A. E. F. France. {
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