Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — Ford McColly Writes to County Supt. Sterrett. [ARTICLE]

Ford McColly Writes to County Supt. Sterrett.

Ford McColly of Wheatfield has written the following letter to County Superintendent Sterrett, who was formerly Ford’s teacher when he attended school at Wheatfield: Versailles, France, September 27, 1918. Dear Friend.—l received your most welcome letter today and was sure glad to get it. I am certainly very much obliged to you for words of encouragement, for they were surely that. But, I cannot , see where you think I have more ' grit than any of the other fellows, because I came over here to proj tect the country and its people. Surely, the other boys did the same. I am very sorry you had such a hard time getting my address, but you shall not have to I work hard to get it any more, be- ■ cause I will keep you informed of my movements if I make any. 1 | do not think that 1 will move any more until I come home, because I will be a cripple all of my life and I have be: n put on a fa. in ! near Paris, though I am unable to work. It is a nice place buc 1 hope" tjp be coming home soon, j 1 cannot see why they put vi> letters in the papers, my picture ion the screens and a silver star jin the flag for me. I hope they stop all of that work before I come back. If they think that much

of me in that country it is not safe for me to come back alone. I will have to wait until some of the other boys get home to protect me from the crowd and all the girls, for I am only a cripple, you know. I had been looking for a letter from you for six or seven months, but never got one. So I thought you had never received my letter. I told you I would write you, and I seldom go back on my promise. In fact, I never did, yet. Well, how are your people by now? I am pretty well except my knee troubles me all the time. By the way, I'll bet you would not know me if you could see me now-. I am not the same fellow who w-ent to school to you. You could see the difference if you could see me as a soldier. Well, good-bye, I remain as ever, Your kind friend, FORD E. McCOLLY. Garden Service No. 1, A. P. O. 702, Aerican E. F.