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Show INTERESTING LETTERS FROM CEDAR SAMMIES David Twecdie Tells of Fare at Camp Lewis Rone Smith Writes Letter Let-ter to Mother from Meade. Fourth Co. lfili Depot Brigade, Camp Lewis, Wash., June I, 11I1K. Mr. Chas. S. Wilkinson, Cedar City, Utah. Dear Editor. Well, here I am in the army, just like over fifty thousand thou-sand more in this camp. We Uta'i boys have nearly frozen since we came, as the air is so damp that it penetrates right through you. The sun is shining today and we think the world looks brighter. This camp is situated in a valley surrounded by pines. It reminds me of Duck Lake. We have an elevation of 11,000 feet, and about 55,000 men at camp. At this one barracks they feed about f00 men three times a day, so you can see it keeps the cooks busy. When we have meat we are allowed one piece each and pie the same. One man is allowed two eggs and if he tikes mine some one has to go hungry, hung-ry, and the man is very likely to be reported. There is a dish of potatoes or some other vegetable to about every ev-ery five men. A man must eat everything every-thing that he takes on his plate, as the Government won't stand for any waste. You ran bet that my plate Is leaned up, and I am wishing for more, as l can't get enough to sat I up here. Today is Sunday and we haven't done much today only be examined by a dozen men or more. I was good enough that they did not have one complaint to offer; in other words I went through on the run. We have been over to the parade ground this afternoon watching "Hus- l ter" ride mules and horses. We bad i wmie rem rlrttnjr, beHerp me. 'ne guy rode a mule with a tight strap I think I will go to the L. D. S. Church tonight. Please send my Record to the address ad-dress given on this letter. Sincerely, DAVID II TWWEDIK RONE SMITH'S LETTER. Company 'R," 804 F. S. H'n, (amp Meade, Md., May 86, 1!MK. Heat Mother. 1 received your most welcome letter last night and wus sure pleased to hear from you. but sorry that you have the blues and feel H you do, as it is all for the best that we soldiers are hen in service and are going to France to figrt for our country and people; and mother, I am J satisfied ami glad to think that I can I go and do my bit for my country and folks, and glad to know that none of the rest of you have to go. No doubt this is no joke, or I haven't found it that way; but nevertheless any boy that has the elements of manhood in him can live and go through it all, and be a man here " well as he could at home and do what is right. I know-today know-today that 1 am a different and better, man than I ever was before, and 1 am going to continue to do so as long as I live and it is sure great experience to all the boys and those that got back to their homes after it is all settled I will never regret it one minute; foi It Is something a boy can never ret in civil life, He learns more each day! j and appreciate I his folks and his home 1 and people more, and has more love and respect roi them all than be evei did before. Most of the Soldiers were like me, mother, they didn't realise what B mother and father's love and thru hoines were to them until they found thai they no longer had them. And that i- when it CUtS, and lie rant help but think of them and worrj some, e.s I know that I wasn't what I ought to have been and am suffering for it now, Bj I think of little things that have occurred In mj past, and some day I w ill havi to answer for It all. Rut I am not afraid to go roi and go Into battle, foi it is foi the best, and I am no bettei to die foi my country and people than some Othsi dear mothr! ' toni . am I " I think that we all who ate going OVSI HOW will return unless It Is some of those pool fellows in the infantry and artillery ar-tillery ami Company "" 1 was lucky to escape from that com pan) SI 1 did and I feel wi! n I'm (hem, but it' they should net shot down and they haw n i men that understand then work, as I I do most of it, and base to call for , men to take their places, here stands one thai a ill volunteer to go and do all In- can as I know it will have to be done and It ii belt r for s man knows what is to ba done than s ijrei n lit to g i. Well, deal Mot hei , I don't know of in i h lieu that I i an tell you tin i morning, as 1 nevei go any wheie or desire to, as I am not acquainted, . Cept at Bussman's home and hit daughter's lolks a Baltimore, where 1 was when i went into Baltimore two weeks aeo today. He says he la 1 1 nti ing out West and see me after the war is over and I hope hi can; at I l will do my level best to how him a I i tims s iie did me, Well, moth er, 1 can't say yet just when we leavi 'amp. but it will be some linn amout the iTth of June from what w can learn, but don't worrj over me, I am getting alone ( . k. and am an lou to lo, across and help to l tin. business settled as ioon r wi i an I w ill have to close for this t nm . Ihopini this finds you all well. Good bya four ever loving son, i RONE SMITH. |