men couldn't stop 'em what chance had I to stop 'em?" That's whats
winning this hi' ol' scrap Julie--we hit em first and apologise
afterward.

Some of our boys was sayin to-day that they thought the war would soon
be over, and when I ast Skinny about it, he allowed as how that meant
fer single guys only; that the war would go on fer married men just
the same. Corporal Louie Heinlein sez that song "Here cums the
bride is the greatest battle song of all" and Louie has had a lot of
experience with "Janes." But with you and me Julie dere, that will be
sumpin else again.

Yours till people keep their New Year's resolutions until Valentines
day,

BARNEY.




Dere Julie,

At last I have smelt the smoke of battel, and fer the third time since
I joined the colors you don't know how near you've been to cashing
that 10 thou. insurance policy. You would have cashed it fer sure this
time, if it hadn't been fer a despised cooty; never again will yours
truly be hard on 'em.

I have one that I'm gonna retire on a penshun. It wuz like this.
Our regiment wuz called upon to go into the front line trenches and