The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-07-03
SCRAP OF PAPER
BROUGHT A LETTER
Soldier Finds Piece of Courier
Reporter and Writes to a
Kennewick Girl

{ | - y 1919 |
i The Courier-Reporter went to the
front with the home boys. 1t went
regular and often and doubtless had
varied experiences. On one of its
trips while knocking around in France
it fell into strange hands and here
lis what happened.
One of the Kennewick Camp Fire
Girls received letter from a soldier
whom she had never seen nor had
ever heard of before the letter came.
He writes:
"Now I know just what you will
do when you receive this letter. You
will look at my name and then turn
the envelope over a couple of times
and say, well, don't know of any
such animal butDI will just read it and
see what it is
"You1l wonder where got your
name, and the nerve of some people,
and guess you will say many other
things. will relieve your mind a
little. On one of our hiking trips
ran across part of a newspaper
from the dear old U. S. A. so just
picked it up as it was about time for
the company to fall out for rest.
II like to get my hands on any
paper from the States and when you
have been hiking for three days fell
low feels rather blue and lonesome.
So the little piece of paper helped
cheer me. Reading it over read the
account Of you and your friends hike.
Now you wonder why picked on you
to whom to write. won't tell you
because / don't really know myself.
But am writing, so that settles it.
IT am on my way to the port to
start across the water for home. We
expect to leave France about June
10 if we have good luck.
II am not going to tell you any
blood and thunder stories of how
many Germans killed with one hand.
You will hear enough of that when.
the soldiers all return home. / an
just a soldier boy of the "A. E. F. and
/ find pleasure in spending few
moments in writing you to let you
how the news. Of your hike has. spread.
Anyone who likes outdoor life inter
ests me, as I love to be out. We have
had plenty of it over here. 1t has
been pretty hard but now that it is
over and am headed for home I
don't mind a bit. have been in
France IL months.
81 tried to win the hearts of sew
eral little French madamoiselles, but
haven't had much luck. Just as I
thought / had stand-in we would
have to leave for other parts of the
country. Ihave met some very nice
families over here and they try to
make it pleasant for the boys that
try to do right. There are plenty of
girls out to get an American soldier
SO they can get to America, but they
are good class to leave alone. III
am not perfect myself, and | like to
get out twice in while to have a
good time. / am old enough to drink
coffee out of cup without sticking
the spoon in my eye-Oh, yes, I am
up on this stuff.
81 was just wandering around, kind
of loose and dropped into the <. M.
C. A. and as you and your girl friends
came into my mind / started to write.
wish you girls all the luck and
on your pleasure trips. Give
your friends my best wishes and tell
Marjorie Taylor | have wished many
a time some one would be kind enough /
to come along with an auto and take
me in to the next camp. She is one
after my own heart
evil close and let you get your
breath. Hoping this causes no i'll
feeling, am,
"Just one of the boys OF the A. =. +.
dP. S.: Oh, will tell you my name
in case you are good-hearted girl
and perhaps you will drop me q line
to let my know my letter was received
with kindly feeling. My home was in
Spokane until 1912. Since then i
have called Salt Lake City my home,
as my mother is there and any place
mother is, is my home.
Charles A. Sadleir.'
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