Beaaune, France, 11/23/18

Dear Anna:

 

            I received yur letter of Oct, 10th., 15^th   and 17^th and Mabel’s of the 6^th and 15^th. I also received two from Eva.  I have not received any more packages, the two I received were from London.  I certainly thought I would get the packages from Paris before this.

 

            I am still at the convalescence camp and I am feeling just the same as ever. I am glad to hear that you have all escaped the “Flu” so far.

 

            I wonder what Alfred Johnson will do without Mrs. Johnson.  I bet he will be lonesome. You remember how he was when she took the trip to Sweden.

 

            I have not received any candy rations as yet and I have not heard of anybody that has.  Suppose it takes time to get the stuff over here in large enough quantities to give it to all of us at once.

 

            The tomatoes that you have at home will not last two years after I get home as I think I will be able to eat a jar every day myself.

 

            Am glad to hear you did so well on Tag Day. Guess people are used to donating money so it has become a habit.

 

            We have the finest kind of weather since the firing stopped, we are all wondering if that has anything to do with it.

 

            I read an article in the paper yesterday that we are allowed to mention a lot of things we were not allowed to before.  This hospital is right near the town of Beaune.  If you have a map you will find it right near the city of Dijohn.  I was wounded near Forges, which is a short way from Verdun. Have heard that our regiment did some hared fighting but do not know how it made out in the way of killed and wounded.

 

            A hospital unit arrived here yesterday and I understand they landed in France the day the armistice was signed. Suppose they were quite disappointed because they did not get here before the fighting stopped, but I think they were lucky.

 

            Suppose the Xmas package coupon was late in reaching you, if the mail was late.

 

            I do not expect to get as good a dinner this Thanksgiving as I did last year but I have no kick coming as I am still alive and kicking while there are so many fellows who have been killed and crippled.

            I understand a bunch of patients left here this morning for the states. There are fellows who cannot be used over here and are called Class “D”.  I am I Class “A” and fs the fighting was still going on would be sent to the front by this time. Strange things happen sometimes and maybe I will be on my way home when you get this letter. Nobody knows when they will be sent home or who is going first.