Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-02-20
FROM CLIFFORD W.. SEAL.

Dear Folks:-As II has been sey
eral days since ! have written you
letter, I will write a few lines tni
afternoon as l am all alone and hav
nothing to do but watch the switch
board, which IL a very small 10
now. since the fighting stopped. HOY
Il everything with you at home? Thi
leaves me feeling fine. Still havinI
plenty of rain, SO thai makes tn
mud still stay with 'us. Got m.
Christmas box q couple Of days age
Sure looked good to me. for the can
dy and chewing gum were good TIL
package came through fine. no
mashed hardly any and was good anC
dry. So many OF the packages tina
l have seen would be wet and al
mashed up. Was afraid mine would
be that way. but II wasn't If
knew we would be here long enough
for you to send me another box .
candy and gum | would send you .
permit. but | don't know how Ions
we Will stay here. maybe for q few
days. can't tell. for never know whn'
Is going to do until time to do it
Some talk of being sent home soon
and then they tell us that we vii
be the next bunch to go into Germa'
ny as @ part of the occupation army
80 you can see we don't know what
will become Of us. For my part,
would like to go TO Germany for a
while II we have to stay On this side
very long, for ii would Just mean
that much more of the world would
have travelled over. Had a letter
from Andy a few days ago and he
said they had all been sick; hope
they are better or we'll by now. Al
so said Silas was staying with him.
Has he come back yet? Guess he
will stay there for awhile. as he
said in his letter he could rem the
place for five years, | believe. Good
place for him If he can do that. Sup.
pose you have butchered by now and
have used most of my kind of the
fresh meat. such as ribs and back
bone. with the feet thrown in. Would
like to set down to a good plate OF
that kind now. not because ! am
hungry or don't get enough 10 eat
but hog meat. only bacon. Is a thing
of the past with US over here. You
ought to hear US boys some time
when a bunch of us country boys gel
together and one names the subject
of eats. Well. there Is where We
all want to get In. Have quite an
sometimes on INST how
to prepare such and such a meal.
All will be good cooks when We get
out of the army, | guess. Well.
Josie, that gum you sent was Just
fine. All could see was wrong
with it was that there wasn't enough,
of It. What are you doing now?
Has It got too bad for you TO go TO
yet? Carr. are you catching
any rabbits this winter? What are
they worth? How are your pigs and
getting along? What about
you, Lena? Are you still going 10
And how are you getting
Suppose You are next 10
papa now. since Silas is staying al
Andy's? Papa, are you holding any
this winter? ! see in the
paper every ono in awhile where
you still preach at Pea Ridge. or
until the Association. anyway. Have
YOU any churches this winter? Well.
mama. how are you standing the
winter? Just as some OF us boys
were talking today about the wealth
er here. told them that | spent one
of the coolest Augusts in France that
/ ever spent. and one OF the warmest
Januarya. or course January is
not over by n long jump yet, but
December was q very mild month.
Was ON the Alsace-Loriaine in Au'
gust and that Is only about $4,000
feet above sea level; guess il is al
most as high as Pixies Peak. have
forgotten how high ii is; anyway
II was high enough for me. Have
not heard from Stella In Il long time,
in fact, / have received only two let
ters since Christmas. n from Ollie
and the other one from Andy. Our
letter mail IL being held up some
where, for nobody Is getting any II
will all come in one Of these days,
70 | never worry about anything
Well, It will seem like q long wait
for oil Of US until our return. but
we will Just have to wait patiently
and that's Just what ] am trying &c
do, not letting It bother me any
more than possible. Hope you folks
will not worry about ME If you don't
hear from me regularly for ! gel
busy sometimes and forget how Ions
It has been since I wrote the last
letter. Do the boys who were car
rying the Mansfield and Hartvill,
mail still have the route? Saw IN
the paper where his wife had died
think this IS about all for today
WIN write again In n few days. Has
Hettie gone to. orel yet? Tell al
that l am still in the land OF lh'
Nat