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M.B.C.H.,
7/1/17.
My Dear Father,
Well I am still a patient. I was ready to go back to duty Friday, but the M.O. said there was no hurry, and it might be a long time before I had a chance for another rest, so here I am, and I don’t know when I will get discharged. This is the first day that I have been up all day.
I have been fortunate in mail too, three Observers, one Optometry, a dandy box of candied fruit from Aileen, Emerson’s Parcel, and the best parcel you can imagine, from the W.P. of Mitchell, sox, bath towel, a suit of very thin underwear to wear under the army issue, chocolate, a can of cocoa, 2 cans sardines, 1 can pork and beans, testament and Christmas cake and I don’t know what else. They sure were good to me. Then yesterday, in landed Mothers second parcel, and I just opened it after dinner to-day. It had evidently seen some travelling and was much the worse for wear. The Christmas Cake was pulverized, and the almond bread not much better, while the top of the chicken jar had broken and it was some ripe. It had not tho, I am glad to say, affected or infected the cake, which broken tho it was, we all enjoyed thoroughly. It was fine. Addies little parcel was also OK, and I will write her a little note. I have done some letter writing since I came to be a patient, believe me.
I have your letters of the 11th and 18th, but no others from home, at this time.
I, for some reason, forgot Audry, and Addie and several others when sending cars, but will send out more soon. It keeps me busy.
Won’t it be fine if the [Cav] Works turn into a good concern after all. I also here you are trying to get Quaker Oats there also. Lester told me and he has been quite good about coming over to see me too, nearly every other day.
We, here, have heard no more about going to our new hospital at Eastbourne, but believe the official order has come to the unit to take over the new place. I don’t think any of us will be sorry.
I am surely sorry, that you have been ill for some days. It was inconsiderate of Miss Stover’s Mother to be ill at the same too Eh? Unfortunately just at Christmas too. Hope Dec. pans out even better than last year. I tell you, the stores over here are making up for what Canada is losing. Folkestone appears to be a most prosperous town, with all the soldiers around. London wont get as many now tho, with passes cut off, and so many trains pulled off.
I don’t believe I ever told you about the restrictions on the stores here. They are compelled to close one afternoon a week, and inspectors see that it is carried out. Then I think it is compulsory to close at eight on week nights and nine on Saturdays. On Sundays the drug stores, cannot sell anything but drugs, not even toilet supplies. I hardly see the reason of these laws, but I suppose there must be one.
Our weather has just turned colder, but I think to-morrow will be milder, with rain. Wrist watches are sure selling with you, and you should have a pretty good assortment in that Levy line. I think you will find Jones give good engraving service as Geo. Stevenson is there, and will I think will try to give you a little better than ordinary service. He should do a good business this year, so many being over here.
Will try to find out about Capt. Theo., when I get down there.
Too bad that tire went down, how have they lasted the past season? Has that Pulman stood up well? It sure looked good to me.
We do not look for any result from the peace move, nor for a very early ending of the fight, but I hope this spring will be the beginning of the end, perhaps a year hence. Love to all.
Your loving son,
Worth.
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