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Show A SOLDIER BOY Ift! FRgftlCE WRITES A LOVE LETTER TO HIS SWEETHEART li AMERICA I The following letter was written by a soldier boy in Franco to his sweet -I heart in America: I "As I set here in my little tent out at Tunnel 33 and I watch the, beautiful sunset, my thoughts automatically go back across three states to whore you are and as I conjure up my thoughts to find suitable words to express my lovo for you a spirit seems to arouse In rao which causes silvery words of lovo and cheer to flow through my mind, much tho same as tho water flows in the river bosido me, lowit: On and on unceasing and untiring, and as the river flows my words of love for you will continue to flow through my mind and brain ever and anon. And as I gaze into the liquid depths of the sparkling pools that abound beneath the cool overshadowing trees, I see. visions of a maiden fair, sweeter to me than any living object or human on earth, and lo, startled I look again and by the last rays of the fast receding sun I behold your likeness standing out alone with your virgillstlcal smile and deep pools of passion that are commonly called your eyes, and as I gaze for hours, each hour seems to make tho conviction stronger in my mind of how much I lovo you and stay! Not only in the babbling brooks, not only in you river, do I sec your angelic an-gelic likeness but on the rocks and in the trees a vision fair is always before be-fore me and as in sympathy with my innermost thoughts, tho lips seem to form the same 6ld words In unison with mine "I love you." and oh, what Joy, what happiness I am able to realize real-ize when the telegraphic message crosses my mind have been matured by the one constant thought In both our minds of our deep regard for each other. "Ah! Sweetheart It Is seldom that allow myself to bo carried away in the ecstasy of a pure love such as ours has developed into and the joy that one concures in such a union is one that is of eternal duration and I beseech be-seech of theo that no matter what, comes to pass, or what may come between be-tween us always remember the sweet, pure idylic love that was tendered you, and also in years to come if it should be that we suffer the misfortune of not being able to spend our last day in the peace and In each others presence, pres-ence, remember that I love you with a lovo that was eternal. A lovo thnt would have conquered and overthrown mouarchs had you so wished it. Such is the love I have for you at present when tho whole world is in the throes of strife, when ono would think that thero could be no love in tho entire universe, that love was a sham but it is for you and I to know of tho love that was given birth hero In theso beautiful mountains. The mountains whoso beauty is only revealed by your own fair form and tho lovo I hold for you. It would seem that a love such as ours must bo and would bo so small and bo insignificant in this nmolstorm of strife and of bloody combats would bo overlooked and made smaller but who can tell what a spark pf love can do as a spark of fire in the forest it may kindlo and bring light- to the ignorant ig-norant and end by tho concloving of a greater lovo for all of mankind hence it behooves us to not mako secret'of so great a sacramont as our lovo but to shout from the hill tops that there Is peaco nnd so show tho light that will lead men from sin and shame to be better and more useful to each other. Oh! if tho rest of tho world could only see tho goodness and the righteousness thero Is In a puro love, as I see it. If they could only conceive con-ceive what happiness thero can, be in the spiritual and mutual affection of a creature such as yourself. What heights a man can overcome with the puro love of a woman whose virginity is the byword of her community such as you. Ah! dear what I can do with you as an incentive can bo dono by every one else In this world who will harken to the world's old song of love. But alas for I could preach to the multitudes mul-titudes till doomsday and thero will always be some who can not see the wisdom of my words, but you and I who have seen the light will know the virtues of lovo for that is the heaven and hell will be of those who were too ' i ignorant to love. So consider dear that you have seen tho heavens revealed to you In all their splendor and should you ever wish to cause me the untold agonys of hell you could easily do so by stating that our love has ceased to exist. That is on your part for mine will never cease and ast ho volcano will smoulder on within ray breast if you have caused It, to outward appearances, appear-ances, lo die. And now. as the darkness dark-ness comes upon me. I must end this I message of love. Although I am by no ways out of things to say. I seem to have an unlimited supply of thoughts which express my love for you and from time to time I will tender ten-der them for your approval either verbally ver-bally or In script,- "As ever yours, "A SOLDIER BOY." |
