Letter to Mother from Granville Canadian Hospital, England

13 - 10 -18
B. Sec.
Granville Can
Hosp.
Buxton Derby
Eng.

Dear Mother:– 

This is a beautiful Sunday you know how nice the fall days can be out there, well they have proved the last three days that they can be as nice here.

I was out to the Wesley Chapel to service this A.M. and have heard a good talk on Patience I for one needed it to.

My by the paper talk one would think that we would be able to close out this old war yet this fall and think of the terms we are asking, it would make a new world Say President Wilson seems nothing short of a true Christian to me that is why he seems to have the power to draw the faith of other nations. The British people to quite an extent seem to me to lack strength of personality, beer has taken that place and honey combed them. I would not be surprised if they sat Mr Wilson at the head of the peace conference he seems to be the man in my eyes and time will tell, he is all all manlyness any way and will tell them what is in the bottom of his heart every time he opens his mouth and it seems to be principal to me. 

14th

Dear Mother,

I just came from my board a few minuits ago, and the corlnel never even asked to see my hand at all, he asked me what I had done in civilian life I said I had a farm,

He told me that I should practice writing with my left hand thirty minuites each A.M. because I would have a stiff hand for quite a while And he said I should go to the Khakie University and get some literature that would help me to pass the time away untill I get transportation.

I will start on leave to Scotland on Wednesday. I am allowed twelve days, then the next Tuesday after I return I will go to Liverpool and from there to Canada so hurray for the good old land of the Maple Leaf.

Well bye bye Mother dear as ever your loving son Laurie