Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-02-20
FROM ARTHUR f.. LLOYD.


Dear Editor:-I hope you will find
space In your paper for our boys
letter. as We feel like our boys LEI
ters. overseas. are the life of our
paper. That's the first thing we
look for when We get our paper. and
the more letters from the soldier
boys the nor We enjoy the paper.
Why don't We ever hear from Jess
Ross any more? We enjoyed his
letters SO much. hope he Is not
numbered W tn those that will never
return. Mrs. Lloyd. Axiel. Colo
Bometob.e. France, Jan. s, 1919.
Dear Mother and All:--Will now
drop you a few lines to let you know
| am not on my way home yet. Blu
expect to be before long. You
wanted to know In your last letter,
| remember what l was dong. | am
cooking. work one day and off one
day | am fat and sassy. Hope these
few lines will reach you ali we'll.
| told you | would not write you any
more over here, but ! was afraid
you would be worried about ME, so
| will write you again to keep YOU
In good sp rits Well. you remember
| promised to bring you q German
helmet. | have got it. | thought
| would send it to you. but | was
afraid 1t would got lost.so | am coins
10 carry II with me. | have several
nice souvenirs to bring home with
me. but | will not tell you what they
are. We sure had some time Christ
mas We had q Christmas tree and
1t was a nice one too. will send
you a picture Of 1t and also two
more Of the company at the dinner
table and another outside. l will
not tell you where | am in the pic
ture and see II You a pick me out.
I don't suppose that will be- hard to
do. Well. mother. / sure long for
the day to come when ! walk in on
you. A boys best friend Is his moth
or. II they will let me, l am going
to bring by pack and mess kit. he'll
met and gas mask home with me.
Tell Sis and Frank this letter Is for
them. too. don't do much writing.
so tell them to excuse me. Tell Sis
she had better begin to think OF
questions to ask me when I get back
home. | will nswer all I can. !
an at the Y. NJ. c. A. now. Sklnney
and are writing letters; that Is the
other cook work With. They call
him Skinny, and me Greasy. but we
don't care what they call us. The
war Is over and that's all We care
for. All we are looking for now is
q boat going to the L. 9. A. We
have some times: these days will
never be forgotten. was going to
st. Malo on a pass for seventeen days
but decided not to go. The mess
sergeant is gone now | will send
you a bill of fare Of the dinner we
had Christmas. When I send you
the pictures tell Sue and Bill I
wish I could be there to see the deep
snow, but I guess 1t will be most all
gone when l get there. l don't sup
pose l will be there before the first
Of March. but 1t Is not because I
would not like to be. don't know
for sure just yet; have not made up
my mind whether to go by and e
Verde and Jim or not. won't
know until I start. / don't suppose
you need to answer this letter. for IT
would not get to me before I get
back. I don't think. Well, I will
close for this time, hoping l will be
able to see you all before long. This
is the first letter I have written you
this year. Is that not right? LOIS
of love and best wishes. l remain,
your only o and brother.
ARTHUR E. LLOYD.
P. 81 forgot the bill of fare.
Give one to Grace and II to Sue
and one to Bill and keep one for
yourself.