Show now a corporal dear editor As you hava been sending the home paper to me I 1 tike pleasure i in thanking wu for doing so I 1 would almost ai soon read the news as I 1 would a letter from my bet eirl maybe you would sooner hear of what I 1 am doing I 1 hae been in the service for nino months and 1 can say that I 1 like it fine although once in a while I 1 wish mother had all her bos home but thit cant be helped I 1 enlisted for a bood cause and alien we win thlu return to friend 1 and thorgood times thit will await u this is a fine place to soldier in down here it is almost liko cummer when we the twelfth moved from presidio we had to carry our packs winch heavy it would not bo much of a load for a mulo but they get pretty heavy for a man after be heleb for ten or twelve miles As I 1 have grooved to a new camp I 1 will give you my address thanking you very much for the news I 1 remain as ever a citizen of county J H ADAIR maco camp fremont t cai |