Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-03-13
FROM SCOTT PERRY MILSAP.

to all, Your son LlffER
FROM SCOTT PERRY MILSAP.
Morliancoult. France. Jan. lS.l9l9.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Markmink. Dear
mother and brother will try to
answer your most welcome received
letter; was glad to hear that you all
are we'll. This leaves me in very
good health. Well, | don't know
much to write anyway. When | get
a chance to write | cant think much.
We are having plenty of rain and
mud here. 1t seems as il it rains all
the time. Well. what are they doing
in the mines? Are they doing any
good at them? | got a letter from
Brother James o. and he said they
are drilling on Ralph Miller's place
for lead How are the people getting
along with the flu? 1t is sure a bad
thing to have Does it work on
Children. or does il not? | am wor-
ried about Beatrice. II seems IS
though she gets every old thing that
comes along. Well, how do you
think the peace viii come OH? The
old man ought to be Well posted up
on 1t. | would love tn hear what he
had To say about it. | am all bum
tuZzled up; don't know hardly what
to write, but ! hope they gel 1t fixed
up all right. We'll. il | would I'M
dertake TO write about France II
would take a d load of paper. So
will not try to tell YOU anything 1T
all. only they have Il funny way do
ing anything You have heard dad
and talk about old times.
Everything is jlst that way. Well.
you said | Y wrote TO you the
other time. | know, but | didn {
have time. / owe lots oi letters and
just keep putting il of To answer
them. You tell mother that | am
getting her letters all o X now and
that | got my Xmas box and was
glad to get it. | will try and write
often. Now, you see | cant get any
pictures of myself over here. but !
will have some made when ! get
back to the states. Yes. James o.
and ! can be proud am hist the
same. But. oh, you young single
lads. We will have it on them. |
am getting lots to eat three times 4
day and there is lots of beer just
across the street and there is a pretty
good town just over the hill. They
call it Rue de Lignez. | am goins
to try to go over. there and get a
nice souvenir to send home. | can
get a good one for 20 francs, if you
can understand what francs is. They
count five francs for n dollar
When ! was down at the Argonne
base hospital ! had a good time. 1t
is a town of about So 600. When
| get home | can tell you better than
| can write it. How is Harry and
Alberto and dad and mamma get
ting along? You know | have been
away from home eight months and
it seems a year or two and | don't
know how much longer 1t might be,
You know | sure would love TO be
there this spring, oh, yes. do you
know where the Akers boys are?
There was a fellow here and he said
he knew me and all of you folks
but he had forgotten his anne
just thought it might have been
some of them. Well, | got two let
tiers from Octave Coffman and
thought II was no use for HE I,
write to her for she already knows
If you told her. Well, | have writ
ten about all | can think OF for this
time. You tell mama to take soot
care OF herself and to try and EMO!
herself and be happy. and all Of you
do the same and write all of tn,
news. 1t does me good to get Il let
ter from the good old U, S. A. Sons
of these days | viii get back HON,
to see you all, SO write oon | vii
close, with good wishes and love Il
you ali. From your brother,
SCOTT.