More letters asking about the harvest and school. Henry is still apparently with his second company although it is hard to tell if he has left the hospital and returned to duty.
He had some pictures taken in uniform and is sending them home.
France Sept. 15, 1918
Dear Parents,
Will try and write you a few lines this Sunday morning and
sure is a lovely one could not wish for a finer morning. No doubt you people
are all going to church today, sure would enjoy it very much if I could be with
again and hear one of Rev. Bunge’s sermons for I have not heard a good sermon
for a long time. I intend to attend the services here this morning but they not
like our Minister.
Had some photos taken of myself and will enclose three in
this letter mail one to Marie and the others you can have unless you want to
give Wills one but don’t forget one belongs to you Arthur.
I am fine and dandy getting back to myself again weighed 173
a few days ago that is nearly my average weight again.
Hope you will get them O.K. I will send some of them to Rosa
for I have three of them left over.
How is everybody by this time and is Grandmother able to up
the same as usual don’t for to tell her that I send her my Best Wishes.
Do you hear how Coles’ and Clara and their families are
getting along this summer. How do you like school by this time? I bet you are
studying like a good fellow. With Love and Best wishes.
France Sept 19 1918
Will try write a few lines before going to dinner as it is
nearly time to eat once again. I would like to have dinner with you folks again
but this is impossible just now so we will have to wait a little longer. Come
to think of it Lorenz had another birthday if I am not mistaken he is 20 yrs.
Old now. Is he still working in Hammond?
Hope you folks are all enjoying the best of good health the
same as I am.
You need not be alarmed if you do not hear from me so frequently
as you have in the past month or so. You should have received at least two (2)
letters each week in that time. Also some photo’s last week in a letter hope
you have received them O.K. had some taken that perhaps you would like to get a
glimpse of me. You must not expect to see a model of anything of that sort for
it is just my own self the same as always A little more fleshy then I was about
four weeks before that, this short rest helped me a great deal and I weight
nearly as much as other summers and feeling fine so you must be a real good
boy.
With love and best wishes
France Sept 27, 1918
Dear Parents & Arthur,
Friday afternoon and have nothing else to do just now so I
thot perhaps you would be glad to get a few lines from me for a change.
Hoping this will find you all well and happy the same as I
am at present. I sure would be glad to receive a letter from you, for it is a
long time since I got a letter from any one. I expect to get where some of my
mail is in a few days, and sure ought to have quite a bunch of it by this time.
I suppose you are going to school and studying like a good
fellow. How are the parents getting on this summer? I hope the rheumatism is
not bothering them so much this summer as usual.
Do you get to see Wills very often? Give them my best
wishes, I will try and write them a letter in a short time for news is quite
scarse with me at present.
Suppose you all had a ood time at the fair this year I wish
that I could have been there with you. I want you to be careful and not eat too
much turkey for Thanksgiving. With Love and Best Wishes to all.
He must realize how long the mail takes, because he is asking about the Thanksgiving turkey and it is only September.
Again, note the censors mark in the corner.
