1919-0426 – George
Stevens Sherwood to Susan Sherwood Weber and Family
Echternach, Luxem
April 26, 1919
Dearest Little Kiddo Sister and All:
I thot I
had you shelved till I hit the other
side when I mailed my letter this morning, and then you go and throw a bomb
into camp when I receive your letter of Dora’s great expectations this
p.m. Hully Gee! When Uncle’s away the
sister will fix up all sorts of surprises won’t they. Guess it is a good thing . Maybe if the barrages get too bad Dad can get
rid of me after all. Ha! Ha! I always did like kiddies tho and most of
them seem to trust me even with my new spotted complexion, so Dad better resign
himself to keep me too. I sure will have
to hurry home tho, or the family will be so busy I will be a hero ? without an
audience.
But
say! I’m going to bawl out that big
sister pronto for keeping secrets from the only prospective Uncle in the
field. I guess the joke is on Guy as I
believe Mother quoted him as saying “Never again.” But seriously? You know I always enjoy a real
pouring storm instead of just a drizzle so you can’t make me mad. But I’ll fool you. I’ll just speed up and get home in time to
get all talked and loved out before my nieces and nephews arrive on scene and
take the center of the stage. So don’t
be excited if I walk in about June 1st. Meanwhile get all your preparations for
Sunshine and beaucoup Rain made because you won’t have a chance after I get
there I warn you. I’ll try to get a line
off to Dora and extend my strongest invitation and inducements to her and Guy
and Margaret to come East. Gee! Wouldn’t
that be some family gathering, but we have plenty of chimneys for all the
storks. Sorry I can’t favor you with a
European wife as a surprise no. 3 but I don’t feel as tho it would be treating
the American girls square – somebody hit me on the head with a brick quick. Ha
Ha! Expect my pains are wasted as they
will probably wish I had brot one with me.
Say, I wonder if you can read
this. I’m glad Maxine is running, as
maybe I’ll get a ride home in her. Is
she feeling good or is she ailing. I
suppose those trucks will be quite a sight to you folks, but I hadn’t thot of
it till I read your letter, as they have been so ever present I wouldn’t go
across the road to see one any more. I
suppose they are the Quads or 4 Wheel Drives from the way you describe
them. Did I ever mention the evening we saw
about 350 Allied aeroplanes go over Fritz’s lines north of Verdun
OK. George
Sherwood
108th
Eng.
PS. No chance to mail before, so
hello from Brest
[1] Likely
Norine Pautsch, 1st cousin of George. Norine’s mother Clara Sherwood was William
Sherwood’s sister.
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