The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
From Perry Latta.
Heffingen, Luxembourg,

Dec. 81, 1918.
Darling Wife and Baby: will
try to write you a few lines to lei
you know | am well and feeling fine.
Hope you are to-. l am SO tat. All
don't know what | will do if l get
much fatter. Well We are in Lux
emburg now, don't know how long
we will stay here This is nice
country. | like it the best of all the
countries | have seen here. The
cities are clean and more modern
treat us fine: Oh, yes i forgot to
tell you that l had been in Ger
many, just came back across the
border few days ago. Spent
Christmas here in Luxembourg. We
had a fine dinner and we bought a
half dozen chickens and the lady
where we are staying cooked us
been here to enjoyed it with me.
We sure had a dandy time: You ask
me what l did Thanksgiving. Well
| was down at ThilOtt, France. We
had a big dinner and the day off
duty, but | was out of luck, as
was corporal of the guard so l was
on duty ent Ne ead a g9of bl slRs ah
ing now Wish you could see my
mans shop. The anvil and forge
are so awkward | can't hardly do
anything. ! sure do some job fit
ting up shoes for the mules: The old
gentleman that owns the shop
Eoa5 at Tb me he sa tres to 1 SHOW ms
something about the anvil, but ]
cant understand him. They speak
German here, Well, Nell, l don't |
know when we will come home. but
hope soon | would love to see
you and Lenore. l will just about |
talk you to death when l do get |
home 1t will take me a month to |
You will have to excuse me for not
writing any oftener to you. We have |
been on the move ever since the |
armistice was signed so letter writ
ing was impossible but ! wrote you |
ever time l got a chance. ! will
have to close as this is all the pa
per | have AS ever your loving
soldier husband, Perry.
Dec. 80. 1918.
My Darling Wife and Baby: l
will write you a few lines to let you
know ] am we'll, feeling fine. hope |
you are to. We are still in Luxem-
39rg da svpRRe e5e we WHAT T spd dd N od
Santa bring you for Christmas? He
didn't bring me much Of anything
but we had fine dinner. at the
Then we boys had big
chicken supper. That made me
think of home Well Nell, | sure
am homesick to see you and my
baby GIRL be it is we pfeetty 6 Gee
is not cold but is wet and muddy;
it rains here almost every day in
the winter. The sun hasn't shone
for minute for three weeks. How
would you like that kind of wealth
err? l see Arthur Hawk. every few
days You know he isn't in the
him as often as l used to. He is
we'll and gettir" fat as a hog. /
guess Germany agrees with him.
He and I sure had a fine tive down
at Rumelange. Luxembourg; went
the iron, mines there and
they sure was some sights. Then
we had few drinks of shops. Tell
shops with me. Well, Nell. have
sure seen some wonderful! sights.
sure wish ! could have been there
to help celebrate when peace was
signed I was at AK Les Baines.
France, and believe me we sure had
some time. There were about 1900
Americans s there n We got t all lnd the
[ldSS Ill HUH vi HoopItolo an" |
NJ. G. A. buildings then we marched
all over the town while all the
bands played. We almost tore up
he town. | saw one old French
adv that was SO happy she cried
With joy. l received a bundle Of
papers you sent me. sure was
clad to get them. There was quite
number of letters from soldier
Joys in one of the papers: ! had to
augh ct one of the boys letters.
lie told about the hardships they
lad in going from one camp to an
,ther and how they had to get IN
n the morning. Well, kid. he did
+ know what real hardships. were.
wish he could have been in the
mes once or over the top then I'll
ct he wouldn't complain about a
traw tick and spring cot, we t.
idn't have such things at the p
-ont. We just slept on the cold s.
round in the trenches with the big b
uns roaring all around us ana no a
ne complained as much as he did h
the boy in the letter.. Well as IT d
getting late I will close. rms is |
Il the paper | have. Will write n
on again in a few. days. Your loV- h
,g soldier husband, Perry. o
O, A. 124th NJ. G. Bn.. p
American Exp. Forces, France. G