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JS lor rigiu, uume auu wuuuj maiI am here and here I wart to stay until this thing is finished, and finished right. Our winter here has been very disagreeable , cold days, rain and enow, but not so bad as you seem to ihave had it in the States. This country has much rain, and is almost always damp, except last summer and fall we had some very pretty weather, but many times I have remarked that some one made a great mistake when he said “Sunny France.’' He must have been speaking of the people; they are eunny and I am sure they would be much more so if it were not for this war.There has been very litlte trouble between the American and French soldiers and French civilians. I do not know of any myself, though I have heard fellows say they have witnessed a small affair or two. I am sure they were caused by some one getting too much “vin-blanc et vin rouge” (white wine and red wine). I am sure that much of this good will and good fellowship Is due to the good manners and kindliness of the French. The average American is a good fellow at heart and loves his fellow-man but he does not express his feeling in words as a rule, but rather leaves them to be judged from his actions, while the Frenchman expresses himself in both words and actions.You folks speak of my not writing Dan GViffin. Really, I am ashamed of myself for not writing him, but it eeems that every time I do get a few hours or minutes off there is so much that I need to do on my personal equipment and that I have no time to write any one except you folks. I am
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Corydon Republican
Corydon, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 04, 1918
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