Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-09
LETTERS FROM OYER THERE.

Obie Sharplisn, F. F. D. No. f Box 141 Pine Bluff has received 2 lelfr from his brother Pvt. Birmm X. Sharplin, who is with the American Expeditionary Forces al St Emiljon. France The letter follows:
 "Dec. l2. 1918.
 St Emilion. France.
 My dear brother:
 q will write you few lines to see if you will answer ii. would like very much to have a letter from you just to know that you are getting along since you have moved down there. 1 hope you are working for the Mo. ?. By, and fyou are, l hope you like it, and will stay with it. Of course l don't know anything about the road, only that when l was out on the hog, it was one of the best roads to bum my way on. Well, ] don't have to be choicy in which road l ride on over here, as I only go when they say go. They told me to go out one night when l would rather have stayed in but l had rambling in my head, and it was best for me to go
 "Well, l will tell you about some 0f our fun we have over here We play games of all kinds; games of war, and all kinds of doll games that is fl il i3 raining. If it is not, We have some thing to do. The fun never runs out, but I will be glad when we are loaded on a transport to go back to the grand old States where one can say good morning. and get the reply "goofs morning" instead of three or four beauS.
 "Well. I will have to stop, and am looking for reply real soon. This is from your bud,
 "BERMIN w. SHAKPLIN,
 G2nd. Regiment, C. 4. C. A. P. o. FPS, A. E. F."
 The following letter was received street, f'om h'e son, Elmer Woodson. by E. H. Woodson, oi 3l2 l9nrc! who is n the CT Ser. re ln *rane@, His letter follows
 ''France, Nov. g. Dearest Dadv and All:
 'It has heen a long time since l wrote you, or in fact, anyone else.
 ''1'm not near so busy as ] have been, but YOU know l never was bad about writing.
 "How are all of the folks now? l hope the ''fu" is all gone. It seems strange that it ragged everywhere and yet there has net been even one case of it in our camp that l know of
 Maybe I'll be coming home soon and 1 want to find everything well. 1 can just imagine the joy that peace brought our people in the States. Of course you heard of it nearly as quick as we did. Yes, l celebrated, but I'll not tell you how just yet.
 "Ellis has been away on detached service and was gone 20 days, but he is back with the squadrop now.
 q noticed in yesterdays paper where one bunch of U. s. troops has already sailed from Liverpool for home, so maybe it won't be so long before we sail, too: but Of course they can't all go at once and we don't know just yet who will be the lucky ones.
 "Well. anyway it goes. consider Pm very lucky as Pm still "all to- gether" and have seen most of this country ,as well as England. l feel sure ClldC the ceilSOE WCHC OEJSCt tO Illc telling you that l was up to Paris six or eight days.
 ] Probably you'll wonder how I was in Paris when I've never taken my service leave. We'll, I was driving my old Packard
 "I've had the furlough offered me, but don't think I will take it. "Daddy, I'm going to quit and an- swer some more letters, but 1 owe more than I can ever hope to answer. Probably I'll be home and tell them about it soon.
 "Ellis is with me, and as fat and fine as myself, so don't worry. "Love to all.
 "CHFR. ELMER WOODSON. "No. 22S60, 93 Aero Squad, A. E. F." WILL PROBATE WILL. l Oyster Bay, N. r., Jan. 8-W. Emlin Nl,<. ID