Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-03-13
FROM CLIFFORD VI. SEAL.
American Exp. Forces,

two letters dated Nov. q, 20. Glad
to hear from you, above all to know
all was well. HOw's everything
with you now? Leaves me feeling
fine. Getting along o. X. Every
body from home is looking good. but
all of us are raving to come home,
Don't want to disappoint you there.
so | have no idea when We will even
start that way but sure hope it won't
be long. Having lots Of rain and
mud. Suppose you are having plen-
ty Of cold weather now. Not much
cold here. but think next month
will be our cold month here, from
all | can find out. Nothing new to
write. Not doing much only a few
hours of drill each day, which is
Just about enough to give us good
exercise. Haven't seen any of the
boys except Homer for several days.
But see some one every few days
and ask about them. Saw a letter
from a boy that lives in Hartville
and he was telling his mother not
to sell his team, that he may want
them in the spring. Hope he is right,
Haven't heard from Robert yet. Sure
would like to hear from him. Have
not heard from Stella for a while.
Well. mamma, guess you have heard
from me by this tine for you had
not time to get a letter from Nov.
IL, when you wrote. but cant see
why you don't hear more regularly,
for | wrote from one to three letters
a week and should of reached you.
Think | have had some mail that has
been misplaced. You were almost
overjoyed for il a enough to make
us all rejoice. You folks may OF
made more noise but not to the num-
Der of persons we had. Thought OF
sending you a %cablegram on the 18th
and We had no way for us enlisted
men to send after the officers sent
theirs. but If | had of known you
had not heard from me in Sc long !
would of cent one anyway. So don
worry about me, for ! am getting
along fine and not starving or freez-
ing | know how, for | am away
from home and the farther away |
get the more | think of You.
know you wan to hear just the same
and | am doing my best to get You
at least one letter 4 week. So Silas
cant stay away from the big fields?
Well, maybe by spring he will be
settled down. Tell him the best
plan for him to do is to stay close
by his books and school work, ut
least during the winter. for he Will
need it later in life. Wish | had
more of it now. could be Of great
interest to me now. Sometimes |
tllllh / want " 81 l u S'iiooi osoih'
when | get out in this big world and
find 1 don't know anything. Then is
the time that brings back the school
life, / know the money he has
made the past summer has caused
the wheels to turning and he wants
to keep going, but ! have gone now
until | think | want to do something
else for awhile. Would like to be
loose over here where | could go
where | wanted to, for it is some fine
country here. as we'll as many other
things to see if one was only loose.
Would enjoy going to the old coun-
try, but think there will be no chance.
You can bet if ] get a chance ] am
going. We try to get away with the
time in joyous hours if possible
Could tell you many things that
occur that | don't care to write. ]
would like to have some more Of that
honey myself. Believe l have told
you how we pass away the evenings
here In this camp by having fun on
4 piano and a few other music boxes,
with papers and magazines to read
Are going to have a band concert
here in canp tonight, but it Is rain
ing so that / don't know If we will
or not. Well, thought maybe you
would want to send something was
the reason | sent one of the cards,
mayb sent one and din't get there.
Yes, | had a letter from Archie Mil
Ter a few days before the firing stop
ped but haven't had any more. Yer
gle is In 139th infantry, the same
division with me and only a few
miles from me now, but haven't seen
him yet. Maybe | will get home in
time to hear Uncle Harry fuss at the
rocks. Wouldn't Of thought of him
buying a place like that. Well, 10
sic, how did your room do on the
program? Tell Teamy he had bet
ter hurry up on his lesson or you
will beat him. Didn't il tickle you
when you beat him SO bad on eXami'
nation? Thanks for sending the
gun, had thought of 1t after l sent
the card and don't remember if
eve mentioned it or not. Well. pa
pa. suppose you will have found on,
about the mail route by the time you
get this letter. Well, hope you won,
bid It off too cheap. for things arr
going to be pretty high for awhile