The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-14

corps isn't he? Hard telling, but ]
don't think he's home yet. This
home going is very slow. Say mother
your Thanksgiving dinner made me
hungry although l had eaten supper
That was sure some dinner I'll say
We had pork, mashed potatoes and
spaghetti for Christmas dinner.
can't understand why you are not re-
ceiving that allotment. I'll see one of
| the officers tomorrow and see what
can be done. It's shame you are
not receiving it. Well take care of
the darn socialists, they won't dare
| try anything rash with the Ameri-
cans. The boys are the main cheese
over here now. Was sure surprised
to hear of Uncle Remig's death and
also Lena Jaeger and Miss Mueller
leile. 1t must have been fierce. Rose
told me in her letter of December 3
about Uncle Remig's death. Those
cartoons you sent in one of those
letters were good. We all had a good
laugh. / see you are having the
same weather we are, showing one
dan and raining the next. FITS awful,
such weather. I'll have to type on
the other side of this as the Y. NJ. C..
A, is getting stingy with their paper
and only gives you a couple of pieces
and couple envelopes when you ask
for it. If l could buy it wouldn't ask
them for thing. That's me. Haven't
come in contact with the X. of c. but
have heard they did wonderful work
] have been in several places where
the S. A. were and they are fine al
ways trying to please the boys. They
can have dime of my money any
time they want it when / get back.
Haven't heard from JUL yet. Am
writing him right along though so he
can't say l never wrote. He's some
kid. Didn't hear from AL yet, neither
Bonnie or Conrad. Spose Ben will
be going home or maybe has as
think he was in one of those divi-
sions that comprise the second army.
They are all going home knew
you'd laugh at my nick name Thanks
for all the gum it's being received in
fine shape. | still Rave lots of candy
left. The pen is working fine and the
watch on record time. the most
useful presents for soldiers. Well
have any A. e. +. boys come home
yet? Suppose nearly all the boys are
home from the camps. All say is
they are lucky birds. Well mother
guess I've given YOU all the news /
possess so l had better ring off and
send this message on the hook, same
old stuff. Will be darn glad when l
am through looking at thoe messages.
Bushels of love and kisses. From Ray
mond.
Briey, France, January 8, 1919.
Dearest Mother: Your letter of De-
cember l resolved last Tuesday, but
did not get time to answer it. Have
been pretty busy last few nights which
hindered me from writing Received
one from Lydia same day and still
have that to answer together with
several others. ] was surprised to re-
ceiye a letter from JUL last week
What do You think about that? 1
write SO often he might break his
typewriter. He sure is good. see
by your letter that the mail is going
through a little better now and II
hope it continues so. Am glad to
hear you folks are all well. Am feel
ing o. K. except for a cold. l guess
I'll never get rid of that though as it's
always wet and damp in this country
So far l haven't heard from Al don't
know why 1t seems like the mail
written over here to the soldiers
takes longer to be circulated than
mail from the states. My friend at
Ligny wrote me about three weeks
ago and I haven't received it yet
Have not heard from Bonnie or Con-
rad either. Yes mother the gum
never fails it's in every letter and if
sure comes in handy as you can't
buy anything like that around here
Have still some more Christmas can
dy left / suppose you are having lots
of snow. l saw in the paper that a
big snow storm swept Minnesota and
the Dakotas last week. We are hav-
ing pretty good weather, that is I
mean it isn't very cold. / have not
worn my overcoat since I've been
here. It's damp that's the worst part
of the climate ir France Everywhere
you go it's damp and rainy. Yes, Rose
told me in her letter of December 3
that Uncle Remig died. 1t sure is
bad stuff, that influenza. Was sur
prised to see is took such old people
/ don't remember that letter to Ly-
dia about erasing anything. 1t might
have been erased by the censor, but
don't recollect my rubbing out any
thing. Yes Mother l think / told you
/ received one bunch of papers, most
ly October papers and two magazines
November and 9. Was sure glad
to get them. A serial started in that
one of November 9 and she sure am a
humdinger. l can't hardly wait for
the November 16 issue. l suppose it
will get lost like the first one did,
then l will get sore. Received the
Leslies too. / think there were about
six or seven dated around in October
and November. That was all l re-
ceived in the line of papers and mag
azines. l sure hope the others don't
get lost as the stories are too inter-
esting. Say mother, did you ever re-
ceive that money order for "a | mail
ed at Ligny in November for X. G.
dues. Let me know and if you re-
ceived it o. K. I'll mail dues for an
other three months. l am kind of
anxious to find out if you got it. l
am sorry your allotment is so slow.
The best thing is to write to Wash
ington or take it up with We Red
Cross they are supposed to help you
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