| Show CA VS LETTER FROM FRONT TO HIS HISSON HIS HISSON SON SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYONE I AV V. 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A you OU are soon noon to have another Christmas and ol old Cay Ca wont won't be bo homo home But 1 want you to have ha the th best time Lion you ou cv ev r had on that thal cia day s so o that I may mar b be he happy happ over here thinking of you all I 1 wish I knew some som little boys bos and girls girla over oer here lucre hereso so o that I might talk to them lucia and anti hold haItI their hands an arid t I would call can them m my n IJO girls girl's names and prole pretend nil that lint I was wan home The Tho oth other r nl night ht I lund had a lovely 10 dream and I r was a so disappointed when hien I awoke I dreamed I was w sitting In our kitchen mother moth moth- er Ct and 1 David ld 1 anti and all th th lie children and 1 a Il chair which was tilted hack back against l tho the w will wall slipped and I J fell feB gently and without hurting hurling me lI to the floor And AntI then thon mother and you ou and nil all the lie children lau laughed and laughed Just like good naughty folks And and anil I. I ty you OU came o over took m my hand in yours me mo up tip easily Isn't that funny Dave Think of any n bo boy lifting a abig big hig fat fal father Cather like m me toe from the iho floor with one hand Then we laughed some more mOIe and ami suddenly I remembered It was wa after 3 9 1 I said ald Why h children what are arc you von cUon hong out of or lied heel at this hour of the th night And you said sald Why It It vcr very often our OUI father goes u n away ay to w war ar r so we thought ht wo WG ou ought ht to stay up tip to say H by good Anti And then I 1 was so surprised to learn that I hadn't gone one aWa away atin to lo lowar towar towar war yet that I XII suddenly en l awoke on only 1 to lo find myself In In my little lonely barracks and the rain was coming down hard ou outside and I 11 Iwas was tas lonesome fo for m my dear family And nd now David l old Lo ho boy everone ever even one Is Ie In bed but me nit trying to lo get gel lots lols of ot strength and health for tOl the big fights t we ce will soon be In so soI I 1 must do lII likewise and end this letter to you OU You must always s r re remember ic- ic m member that your our father came caine Into this great war for tor the sake of ot all little children and I know kno that you OU will III while I am gone take good are arc of ot mother and all the tho children I tan can tee see you Qu growing up tall taB and straight ht with shoulders hack back and head up UI because e what old Cay wants and y you love lo Car dont don't you ou havi Dal boy Dave e will willou you ou do something r real al nice for tOl forme forme me me I knew you would Then kiss mother mothel and anti Annie and Billy Rose Hose RoseMarie Marie and John for Car Cn antI send one to Philip In Maine Mainu Excuse me tue David Daid for writing In pencil instead o of Ink but ink is iM hard to get et The lights are going out In a afew afew l few minutes so good night goo good good- by Dave Dae and God bless you From your our old man CO A Y |
