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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 09/25/1914

    11 Holford Place

    Percy Circus

    London, England

    September 25, 1914

    My Dear Son,

    …Glad to hear you had a couple of days rest and enjoyed diving and swimming so much. Would have liked very much to have seen you. I might hollar if I saw you jump into 20 feet of water if you didn't come up pretty quick. No more branch streams or sewers now. Fancy jumping into 20 feet of water. I think you will have to give Pa a few lessons. I believe Pa would rather kick a football. Sometimes when he sees the boys kicking he feels like he would like to give it a kick.……

    Well the weather here is very nice. Too nice for war. I think they had better be working and improving their countries, in place of robbing and ruining them. The country was bad enough before the war. I don't know what it will be like after. I believe if I were you I would stay in your own country. They have brought it all on themselves and let them get out of it the best they can. I hope the one that is to blame will get well punished for bringing on such a calamity and loss of life. Look out for your own best interest regardless of who they are or what they are. People are small in every country. Fancy your super being so niggardly as to begrudge you a little money after the way you have stayed and worked for nothing. He must be about as small as Cushing, but such is life. He can't hurt you now.

    I am glad you got two suits. Pa has more than you now. He has five nice suits. I got a nice dark blue the other day for £2.6 or about $12.

    Well everything is quiet here. You couldn't tell there was a war in England. It is a wonder the Germans don't drop some bombs on London.…

    Your loving Mother

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