Show A LETTER ETTER FROM aej OURi SOLDIER BOY jhb foli following owing letter was received mr air arnel jackson by his mother aira arg alien alice Ja jackson elmon mr air jackson id 14 now stationed at camp lewis it american merican lake bush mrs airs alice jackson dear mother I 1 guess you think I 1 am never going to write to you but blit ion calin cannot calincia cit imagine how busy I 1 I 1 have tit a been tor for tho the last live weeks the pay which I 1 received the other day when I 1 was appointed a corporal Corpor nl and tho the warrant I 1 ant am bandl send fur ig homo home with a picture 0 it mr m myself r I 1 visit you vou would tako care ot of it for I 1 havu have worked hard for I 1 and want it taken carer care of 0 jou joe rail and I 1 ino are tile only boys front rom who 1 1 TO alved 6 promo I 1 tiona A co corporal rp oralis la tic not it very ory high in ili rank lank but it Is tile tho ural first step to higher rank vo aro are non ed cd off leers over twelve when on oil tho the tiling firing line alno or any other place all the men who are aio not lot our superiors havn have to obey the corporals orders yesterday and today tho the sun has etione bright it hurta my eyes for or it has been a long time since it 11 shone hone I 1 titles gues you are enjoying tile electric t ric lights by now wo we enjoy them pot fot only at night but also in ili the day time it Is sure sonic somo problem t this training we have albeen chere iera four months and as yet know very little gom speaking we ve bavia oth english and french officers in camp to 0 o show shola us ua how 00 stilly shut Is done A we es every once onca in a while sometimes e at ni and sometimes in the daytime we also go out on oil the and practice shooting we practice with tho the bayonets and rilles rifles and at night wt wf read books and go to school I 1 aro am in good and the work a getting more interest interesting ink every day dav II 11 I 1 ant and write wi lie oftener front from your loving son soil W JACKSON |