Letter to Mother from Witley

Witley
27-4-17

Dear Mother:–  Just a short letter this A.M, because I have to write Annie and Kate and have only a few minuits.

They took me off the transport for a bout two days this A.M. to go into the taylor shop to sew Brigade colours on the boys tunics that is what I get for working in the shop last spring. but I don’t care it will only be fun. Mr Pedler said when I told him I was no good at sewing “that don’t hurt sew your own on any way so I said all right and now I am waiting untill it is time to report to the taylor shop. The Sergeant tayor is away to get the colors. We will move very soon or there would be no hurry about these colors at all every things has to be ready by Sat. night.

I don’t care any way I wish the move would come. I want to be along with the boys in there danger at the front. The Transport section have got up a football team and they wanted me in it so I said I would try to do my best, but I never have kicked a ball 100 times in my life the transport are playing the cooks Monday night, I will not have as much time to study my bible but I will be among the boys and this is maby where I should be. I know God is useing me to help some of them and to make them all spend lots of time in thinking about things that they never used to think about at all.

I individually need the bible study but the parable of the loaves and fishes teaches use that God will multiply our knowledge sufficient to the need of the boys we are with each day, and as long as I feel bad to be where I am, I will never feel that I am going wrong to not be at bible study.

I was out last night with Wesgate we had a good long talk, and he says as he thinks over his days of disapation he just shudders from head to foot, I beleave God may save the boy yet and I am praying and praying for him, he will come to S.C.A. some night with me I think

Our canadian mail has not come yet so I guess we will get the two weeks together and then be off for France. we expect it at noon today a little came yesterday. bye.bye. as ever your loving son  Laurie,

28-4-17

Well Mother I have not sealed the first sheet into the envelope so I will send this along     I did not go into the taylor shop at all I spent the foor noon reading and writing then after dinner we hooked up and had a picture of the transport section taken. I hope they are good I will you one if they are.

Westgate went to the hospital with the mumps this A.M. so they put use over near the stables in tents with wood floors in the woods trees about from 40 to 60 and 70 feet high it is great if they quarantine use we get 28 days but I guess we will just stay in the tents and eat with the rest of the batt.

They run things any old way they like there and we don’t care any way. the last 8 days now has been ideal only it is awfully dust walking these days.

I received 4 canadian letters and three american ones this week so I am well off for letters again, I bot Bill Gower a table cloth for his wedding present but I wont be able to be best man for I wont be able to get a pass when this state of afairs is on. I would like to see the kids both at home and Annies, but the time flies so fast that I will be home before long. the war will have to end soon. but we are loosing more ships all the time so we will have to wake up and stay awake or we will be hungry ever before the old war is over yet.

Well bye, bye, Mother dear I would just like to have a little talk to day for a while Mr Ford our S.C.A. minister was called up he preached his last sermon last night and as Ganton said whether we meet on this earth again or not it an’t good bye any way we will meet again, but I went away from the hut pretty blue and the big tears rolled down my face to, all tho I am possibly at less meetings than any of the boys that attend they do me so much good, and I always go there if there is not some thing, that I should do,

as ever your loving son
Laurie