Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1919 — SHORT FURROWS. [ARTICLE]

SHORT FURROWS.

[By Abe Martin.] Private Stew Nugent, A. E. r., who is now located at Ehrenbreitstein on th’ Rhine, has written a letter t’ his mother here vigorously protestin’ agin th* various classes an* elements in th’ United States that are claimin’ th’ credit fer winnin’ th’ war. Private Nugent s letter appears in this week s Sliphorn an’ runs as Toilers: Dear Maw, • * * * It’s a funny thing t’ me that some o’ th’ soldiers that have got home over ther don’t organize an’ put a crimp in th’ profiteers that are claimin’ t’ have 'won th war in Washington, down on th, farm an’ in th’ factories an’ boostin Liberty loans at fancy salaries while we wui goin’ over th’ top. Things is purty high over here, but I got stung worse at ever’ stop gittin out o’ th’ United States than I’ve been stung over here even in some o’ th leadin’ Paris hotels, believe me. I know ever’buddy at home had t’ go t’ work an’ deny ’emselves lots o things t’ keep us boys at th’ front but thev didn’ have t’ git rich at it. It looks t’ me that they’ve decided t* run th’ war a couple o’ years longer even if it is all over jest so they kin clean up more money. I’m goin’ t’ try t’ git discharged jest •i-as sooi> as prices at home ,git right agin. Th’ Heinies over here treat us iest like We fought fer them, an’ I’ll begin t’ think ther right if somethin’ haint done over home t show ’em where ther wrong. Us boys know* t®£r game, but it’s purty hard t’ muff ther generosity after all we’ve been up agin. I’ve got a lunch date as I write with a swell big round German countesS* o one o’ th’ fiiyt families an’ I expect . she’ll --pin- -a* me.„ Anoiher funny thing t’ me is why a couple o’ million reg’lar guys that fought over here an’ are now at home regulatin’ various communities don’t demands t’ know what they wuz fightin when they wuz. over here an’ git some action on it. Your son. STEWART. ' ’ . ' ’ ■ . • ' :