Letter # 11

France July 20-1918

 

Dear Mother,

 

            I received letter #8 today.  I do not remember if I mentioned in my last letter that I had received letters #6 & 7.  I received them some time ago. 

 

Yesterday was the first day in about two weeks that it did not rain.  It has rained twice today.  It does not amount to much as it is only small showers.

 

            I sent home $15 through the YMCA to Anna today.  I have enough left to last until we get paid.  Where we are there is nothing to buy.  At the canteen they only sell a limited amount to each person, as it is very hard to get much stuff up here.

 

Anna writes that Irene Conley’s husband wants to join the army.  I understand that he is not very strong and he will need a pretty strong constitution to be able to stand it over here.  I do not know how it is but it seems to agree with [me] as I have never felt better than I do now.

 

I do not see how it is that none of my letters have reached you by this time.

 

Things are beginning to look better here as they have the Germans on the run at certain parts of the line.

 

I am glad to hear that Pa is well enough to work again.  I will have to send him a letter some of these days.

 

Anna & Mabel can only have girls up at the house at parties now that all of the fellows have enlisted.

 

Well it is time for supper so I will close.

 

                                                            Love to all

                                                                        Theo

 

Pvt. T. F. Thourson 1390312

Co. A 132 Inf

American EF

 

 

 

(Received 8/24/18)