Harewood Hospt Aug 26

                       

Dear Sister

            As I have nothing to do to day & feel rather cross I thought I should feel better perhaps by writing to you I have not got any news & dont [faded] know what to write but spose I have got to answer your letter any how so here goes. In the first place I think Freds a fool thats plain aint it I should think he had got enough of it I know that the duty that he will have to do will be light but if he has got the chronic diahrea a camp life will not help him hard tack & salt pork is poor medacine.

 

Phene I dont see why all the 9 month men should look so bad they have not seen very hard times but I suppose 

 

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as Lea Fisher says they were the sinew of the [faded] those that came first were the scum & could not get a living at home & were obliged to go. Phena I should think that John would feel rather ashamed of himself shaving his hair & whiskers why dident he pull out his teeth I gues he looked at the 300 some time he must feel like the (Dev.) only a great deal meaner as well as to look like it. how does E Adams like a soldiers life has big yarns to tell I suppose killed any amount of rebs of course. tell Geo Clark he must drink Quinine & whiskey for the shakes you wanted to know what I meant by the affectionate Brother well he is a man that belongs to Freds Co his name is Walter Blake the affect 

 

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is a nick name for him he will [faded, paper fold] the Regt went [torn]mmersburg Co E is on Provo duty in the last fight they lost 5 killed & wounded & 6 is missing there is 3 more off his regt here only one of his Co thats Blake he sends regards to Fred. Phene I think Freds photograph looks just like him will send you mine when I come home well that is I must close for the boys are throwing peach stones at me & I want to throw them back give my regards to all at home dont think I shall be at home before the middle of Sept or the last of Sept respects to Geo C tell him to write to me Good by Phena keep your nose clean dont get mad              

John H Swarman

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