The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-11

ssf.5 On Is N this saztie 1lles,
haven 3 slt rs mapping. one one
leaTiis ara niidefstE nIls that zrelent
ana Steadfast trait Of the American
@daredeTH reSkiessness" and @dSIt 20
the finish. That in Itself WIN beat
the bloody Boche. 50 Judging 4rom
what H4Ie 8e have already done ana
leaned during our two tours IN the
front lines We should be able to 61Te
him 4 jolt not to be forgotten whe2
the time comes
Now about other things. As I said
We are In rest camp back OF the lines
again. Am sti1 IN the best OF health
ana come out again without Z scratch
hope my good fortune continues in
the days 70 come.
AS I said above I received mail IN
the front line as well as packages and
It was glad yet queer feeling TO Sit
in my duGout and read letters from
home while shells and machine gun
fire was playing tune outside. Yes
indeed a queer feeling. All had to DO
was to step outside and look over the
top" and seerthe Boche lines only 800
yards away and So-Man's Land inter
vening covered with barbed wire en-
tanglements and God Knows what else
Wen, while there ! received two let
ters from you. one dated December
18th, another December 31st, which
was only month late. also received
the sweater from Aunt Inez which l
needed. badly. the tobacco from Miss
Montgomery which was God-send Tor
I was entirely ont. and letters from
Pansy. Aunt Inez, Mr.. Harry, Grand
mother Sbuttleworth and George, also
one from Mary II. The night that we
came out found on reaching my rest
billet more mail. A box OF candy and
| a letter from OIr. and Mrs Ivan Eey-
nolds which was very agreeable sur
prise. Again today received large
box OF Huylers from Aunt Inez and
! a letter from valena December 26).
one from Cooks hospital from Pansey
! December 81, one from Indianapolis,
I one from Lucy and another from Mary
! H dated January Sd. So you see the
mail service is certainly gratifying to
us over here now Now to all these
! good friends, and never knew had
! so many, I want you TO extend my
| heartiest thanks. intend to write a
letter OF thanks to each and every one
of them as come to them and tire per
naits. Words are quite inadequate TO
| express my thanks to these good peo-
{ pie but hope they can understand my
feelings even though cannot express
them as I would like to in writing.
! Oh! / just now received box from
Miss Newman and the good old F. Fl.
. s.. so / shall gladly include she and all
others who have been so thoughtful.
shah be able some day. hope, to see
all these people. then can make them
see what they have and are doing to
make my I1ardshtps lighter But as I
say I shall write each and every one
Just as soon as time permits.
! was very much shocked to hear
about Mr.. Lighrner. received his
letter and Audia's- TOO, while in the
trenches. hope that he is fully re-
covered By the time this reaches you
/ all.
! I think OF you all all the time and am
wishing for the day when can again
set foot on the good old, soil OF the L.
S. Now I have tried 10 say much IN
this letter and expect that it will
/ read like jumbled mass Of words. but
I am quite jumbIed up myself now. 1
T-s-iu be all o. X. in a few days however.
! when ! have had couple OF good
square meals and some sleep.
Ny very best to all. Lovingly.
WAYNE s.