The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-06-05
EARL w. MANN
In Denver, Colorado

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pany 366th Inf.
Dear Boys:
While lounging upon my sun porch,
gazing at the grand old Rockies, my
mind recalls many pleasant incidents
among the horrible ones that we have
passed through.
However in view OF the fact that
Uncle Sam is patiently nursing me
back to health it behooves me to dis
card any unpleasant thoughts and think
only of the sweet things of life Prob
ably after reading the verses below
you win be able to visualize my sur
roundings.
Health at u. S. A. General Hospital 2t
Denver, Colo.
The birds. the flowers, the sun. the
Rockies Grand"
Bequeath to me their subtle wealth.
So begonei | command thee: visions OF
No Mans Land.
Your filthy trenches no longer i'm
peril my health.
For my guardian has placed me. where
wealth | command.
l am capitalizing health, 'tis wealth
Birds, sing in my heart!!
Flowers. bloom in my heart!
Sun shines in my heart!
For ye are mine. and my soul
Like ye. is a part
OF the wonderful whole.
My Country's speedy construction of
Will thwart he who. would rob me
of my wealth.
Tt 4l of G.. II. 21
their yirgils keep
- eNale+ cu1er not. this haven,
by stealth.
No 'oneer etard while famine and
death around me sweep.
am capItaIIz4uS tl1,,ssII, It's wealth
But fellows how are you? Are you
forgetting your discipline? No l am
sure that you are not Carry it with
you thru life, as discipline in Civil life
is a valuable asset to any man.
After one year of military training
and having been thru the mill. you
have returned TO your homes. honor
ably discharged from the service to
again take up your Industrial and
professional battles.
You should be far better men today
than you were two years ago, for those
Of you who missed the training SO es-
sential to success. i. e discipline pune
tuality personal hygiene and respect
for the rights Of your fellow men, in
your younger days, can be proud Of
the fact that you now possess it.
Some of you may find 1t pretty tough.
owing to the sudden change from
q war to a peace footing. and owing to
the many unemployed you may find IT
rather difficult to obtain the kind of
employment that you prefer But do
not become discouraged, accept any
honest employment until you can do
better RIGHT NOW is when your
discipline will stand you in well. and
demonstrate to the dubious the goods
you are made of
discipline in the world than mastery Of
yourself. that mental poise and self
control
Force yourself to be patient. sociable
and interesting with and to those
whom you do not care for.
Cultivate an amabe disposition, do
not become cross, irritable, sharp. crit
ical, severe or sarcastic even under
provocatiOu. but as | have said be pa
tient and generous of spirit
Remember there are millions of diff
ferent human opinions in this dear old
IT, S. of which yours is but one.
When we crossed the pond TO fight
the Hun. we already had a big fight on,
which | fear we have still We were
fighting not for Our Country alone, but
for the promotion of our welfare and
to prove to the world that we were
and are gentlemen. desiring only to
be treated as such, no more. no less
Boys this fight is an individual one,
YOU can't wait until your combat
groups are arranged You must go at
il armed with the weapons above de-
scribed.
Let not one of you commit a wrong,
that will permit our enemy to dispar-
age our glorious achievements. Take
not offense at petty remarks. Remem-
Der a barking dog never bites and is
not worthy Of a kick. (WASTED EN-
ERGY). Poke out your chest. throw
back your shoulders. hold up your head
and look the world squarely in the eye.
as much as TO say | am a man. What
man. What the H-are you?
Keep that thirty inch step in the
cadence of quick time.
Keep on the job. don't lay down,
know not the word quit And before
close let me remind you. remember
how clean old c Company was? Eh 30
Morally and every other way Well
keep her that way If any one should
ask. what makes you that way tell EN-,
can't help 1t. And above all. honor
your Father. Mother and that Sister.
DO that. then IL the other fellow don't
seem 10 know how. take him around in
the lot or down in the brush and teach
him the lesson. With my best wishes
for your success and wishing to be-
kindly remembered to the home folks
[ am,
Always yours TO call upon
Earl w Mann