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Show 1 JU LETTERS FROM FRENCH - CHILDREN. A book has been compiled of letters J written by French children adopted by members of the American expeditionary expedi-tionary force. This book has its humorous hu-morous side, hut one must choke b little bit as he reads the pitiful stories of bereft children Here is a letter from a little boy "Lieutenant Clifford P. Foss. 74th Brigade Headquarters, American E. F. Dear Godfather: When my father left (for the war, he said to me: 'My son, I shall be sone for a long time perhaps. You must write to me often.' I did not forget to write to father. I was happy hap-py when his answers came ,and so was mother, and my sisters and my brother, broth-er, too. One day there was no answer an-swer to my letter my father never answered me. "You have been good enough to take pity upon me, and to send mother the money rawer would nave earned ror me. "You are somewhat like my father, and I love you That is why I wish to please you and to write to you as I would write to my father. 'I preferred to read his letters and I to write to him, rather than to go out to play. "I shall do just the same with uyou, because my heart tell me to. "I send my best love. (Signed) "ALEXANDER TUTIN " Another letter tellB of gratitude for American aid: "Ohio Rainbow Reveille, Headquarters Headquar-ters Company B. American E. F. Dear Good Godfathers: I want to tell you at once, how happy and proud I am to be your little ward. Mother already talked to me about you before this, when we received your kind letter and i he generous girt enclosed. We were just having dinner with my sisters and I do think mother cried for joy, when telling us the pood news. On the morrow, mor-row, I told all my school fellows nbout it; the teacher even read aloud the letter from the American Red Cross and everybody cheered and shouted, 'Hurrah for America.' Here, I am ery far away from the war, hut rather v,. iii there and never came back ur teacher says, you have come to avenge him, so I tell you twice thank you, once for father and onco for me. "1 live with mother, my grandfather and my sisters in a little village in the Ups. Father was a rn'Lu in that village vil-lage but now the shop is abandoned and it is very sad. If such is your wish, we Khali have a chat together every month. Tell me when you will be fighting, and I shall pray for you. Tell me also, how many you are and will you write all your names in 'American.' Good bye, dear Godfathers, I love you from the bottom of my little French heart, "LOUIS JEANNOT ALPHAND." |