Smith, Ansel Brooks, Sr.

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September 3d, 1918. My Dar ling Wife : -I have had very good luck with the mail again to-day, for the ~ostman brou ht me four letters from you and they were of late date. That is, thay were written on the 6th aad 7th of Aug-ust and that is fairly good time-less than a month. I got two more pictures in one of them, and it is imi)OSsible for me to tell you how much I appreciate getting them, for nothing can give me a better idea of how well you all are at home, than to see pictures of you from time to tlme.So I hope that you will continue to send them to me and I am sure that you will after learning how much I enjoy them. I am on night duty tonight, and that is the reason that I am using the typewrijer to write my letter. I always stay down at the building unti 11 about ten o'clock to see if anything comes in, and as I have nothing to do, I use the time to write • The news from the Front c ontin~es to be g_ood. I don't believe that it has been as good at any time during the entire drive as it has for the past two days, and it will certainly keep up for some time I yet. It seems that the paper every day has wonderful news in it, and it makes life a lot more worth living over here than it was before. I feel ashamed at times for the feelings I have that I wlsh I were in the States when I hear some of the Boys talk, who come in here as patients. I never saw such wonder~ul spirit, and such indomit-.ble grit and courage ~s these boys have. They are simply irrepressible and if confidence has anything to do with ~inning a fight, the Kaiser's troo~s are all buried by this time. Every day something malces me mare ~~n rJ m::>r J thanlr-f ""ctl t 'n t I ':Jas bo~n i.u the United States and that I am an American. I tell you Dearest, it is something to be proud of. So therefore, however much we may want to be together we must be glad that we are doigg our bitw and that in the big accounting, we will have con-tributed our little share. Isn't that the right way to look at it Dear?I wrote a long letter to Leon the other day thanking him for the candy that he ha<f sent to me from London. It was mighty nice of him and I wish that you would thank him also, so tha if my letter fails to reach him, he will be sure to know that 1 recieved it. Where did you get on to the stunt of sending the oraers to London? I think it is a good idea, and I wish to offer a great deal of encouragement to it. Let the good work go on. we really have a great deal of trouble getting candy over here, and it is almost impossible to get chocolates of any sort. Occasionally they have some at the Commiesary, but the enlisted ment are always on hand in large numbers, and 1 personally think that they are more entitled to it than the officers are. 1 would give up mine to one any time, for believe me they are the men in this army that deserve all the credit for work. So you can have all the candy sent from London that you wish and I will not be sore at all. The others enjoy it fully as much as I do. I am glad that at last you have made some sort of a settlement wmth Mel, and will be more than glad when the matter is all settled. I am glad that you wrote to that Union Central lnsur-ance Co and told them where to get off. You did exactly right, and they will not trouble you again. I am going to close now Dearest. Rosy wants to put in a word here, and though I know that you don't like to be bother-ed by having to read his aimless remarks, I have giuen him permission to interpolate a little. Sweetheart of Mine:- There is nothing that wins a girl's heart more than to have some jealous mut do a little knocking so I am not a bit sore over your poor boob husband's attempt to belittle me. War makes strange bed mates so I try to forget his failings and make the most of the misfortune in having him around me. If we were not in such a safe place I might live in hopes of having something happen to him but there is no chance so can see nothing left but for us to wait until this war is over and then beat it away all by ourselves. You have my sympathy in being so unhappily mated but feel that our future will mahe amends. With all my love and kisses, as ever Rosey After seeing the addendum that my traitorous bunkie has seen fit to send to his bunkie's wife, I feel that it is hardly worth while to express my usual feelings, in closing this letter. He insists that the other letter is his. So this is the ending of mine. I regret Dear, that the affair has gone to such an extent, with out my knowledge, but inasmuch as it has, I can only say, Good bye and god bless you. (Rosy suggests that he and I toss coins for the kiddies). He just now suggests, as a modifiqation, that I keep the babies, and he keeps the money. (Yiddish blood will show). Give my love and kisses to Tud and the dear little ones. With love to you Swaetheart, I am your Husband, 1st Lieut M. C. 

Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith with note from Rosy, September 3, 1918, France

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith with note from Rosy, September 3, 1918, France

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