19G
108th Somewhere in France
Mrs. Herman Weber
September
19, 1918
Dear Ones at Home:
Once more I
take the spare time at my disposal to scribble a few lines to you. I’m afraid it is the same old story tho,
nothing to write about. I’m well, and my
only worry is that things at home may be amiss someway, but my philosophy is
not to worry till I know something is wrong, then usually it’s too late to do
any good, so I don’t. I hope you all
have been wise enough to do the same regarding us “over here.”
We are still
getting plenty to eat tho the lack of variety will make us appreciate the meals
at home, I assure you. I’m afraid we
spend too much of our spare time speculating on when we will get back to “Home
& Mother.” It seems as tho we talk
and think more of Home the longer we stay over here.
In case the
letter I mailed to you about a week ago doesn’t arrive, I’ll repeat my request
for good reading material. If you can send some good weekly magazines, similar
to the “Sat Evening Post” say once every two weeks and any good news and
fiction magazines you can spare that you get every month. Reading matter is very scarce at times. Of
course, If you cannot do exactly as requested, don’t go to any particular
bother but send what you have whenever you get time. My request is just to give you a general idea
of what we would appreciate most. I am
confident you can send them; as several of the boys get some second class
mail. Your letters since Aug 1st
seem to be rather irregular but enough get here to brighten the days and give
us enough news so my imagination can fill in any blanks.
Here is
about the way they have come (76-80 inclusive about the 4th of
Sept.), (72 & 70 the 9th)
and 74 today. I rather expect to get
some of the missing ones later. The last
letter to you was 4 Extra G but was not numbered. I believe the one previous to that was
18G. Let me know if you get them and
also this. How’s that for going the much
quoted Irish one better?Well, I think I’ll close now and write to Dora and Guy & Margaret. Have application in for permission to get Fountain Pen, 2 union suits and two pair wool socks sent over. Will give you weights and sizes if the request goes thru.
Love
to you all and best wishes to Aunt and the girls.
George
