The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-21
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Tie following ietteT ~ received
fhiz week - HFz 0HEaH Williams.
from Ter brother. Wagner Raymond
1. Khoten. II France.
Dear sIzIor Just d - InHa =
let you know I an vel ana 4 !. !
received Yanf letter yesterday and y
course ! rs fefy glad . hear tn
al Are vel Veil ! guaH. -
thought ] - HHFHH going % vie
10 ynn III raaIlY YIoIa. III i ana
awful HaTd thing = d or her. -
Rhat M wanted n a. hn couldn't
md Of COURSE - ar fIfed nf -
lie md don't care Is IL nIaInaHI -
- state i know I should naFs
written BaIore ID. - ~ E6pI
HayInE - Do Il IaiHF= n Elaa -
didn't II - ! ID Htop writing !
rs always morn than lad n haxa
\ IstIar from h States ! lhInE
received about - IL Iatefa ~
Nr0te n n. Sister ! KueHH -
wonder sHal - ~ doing afef HsHa.
about IL same work q - ID II
Meade ! IN 81 driving. ~ na.a
horses instead 81 mules HI IhaY
arr xerY particular ahauI hoR hey
ara Kroomed and he harness clean
I'd They inapefI most every dHY. %
You Hae e are noI taking lie 20 cay.
But when lie shells xana bursting
We never ~ m inspector I narHnme
thsY we're IN : dnKouI | guess IN
would Ike u know where sc are %
II he present line - - N small
town called Eonden - ne towns
oger here are not IL Re. ara aser
theFe. they are far behind Tine
Plenty - EIFiH. bit N nj interest
ID in ny n them don't ere Ior
anyone whom ] eauHnI AZ -. ~ Yau
see dom speak much French.
dom think would learn It IN lie
time ! have hnnn fuII of IhoHa Il
lie coolies several times. ] would baia
% bet TIM ! haven't r5I them nov.
One Of NJ I'D friends Il picking ne
coolies Of Of himself nov. huI hat
N old thing With this bunch Of boy
Nov don't think | IN kidding ynu far
I IN not Tux about he xeaInsr
i hasn't been very cold nn until he
last week. i haH heen right cold. huI
FefY little snow. about N inch ar
Two. Today has been a Taai winter
daY. showing aHd blowing. / looks
Ike real blizzard MozI Of he time
Il L cloudy. los Of rain aud mud
We have about one clear d. Il
month. 80 yan know I d0nI lie i
over here. sure an tired q m
KIND u life and m MT lie only one.
Al IRE anxious u 81 haeE II he
dear old l. $. !. ION asked ne i |
ever zee any Of The boys from Wood
enshnrE-I did before they vent u
The hospital Arthur vent there sick
and Clifford Naa slightly wounded in
the last hours Of battle. 30 / Invent
aeen them Since. hi . InL If boys
are sill With rs. but believe ne Il
vas some tough while the var wa
going On. especially when The shells
were living. | never expected 10 zee
the States lots of times. I guess |
was lucky. that's the way I figure Il.
81 lar ! have never been sick . day
OF been hnrt IN anyway since I have
been over here. Let II hone It con
finues that Wy Until ! get back
Yon asked me when / expected IN get
hack don't know any more than
Yon d.. but ] hope the time Il draw
Ing near for u To bid France good
bye. | vii Try hereafter 10 write 10
some Of the family once q week.
Nhen you write be sure 70 tell me- al
the news. I hope this letter finds you
al vel. It leaves me N good heaiIh.
Tel all the rest 10 write 10 me often
! vii close for this time. With love
TO you al. goodbye.
Your loving brother
RAYMOND.
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