London Ont
Oct 28, 1916

Dear Sister,

Rec your most welcome letter and was glad to hear you are well. I am feeling better to-day the orders were out for another enoculation but the Doctor refused because they were three died the last time we got it and you see it is a lot colder now and I will bet there would be more die because we get a double dose this time.

I guess I will be going home on saturday if I can get a pass. I hope I can Because we will be moving and then we have 10 minutes recess and then drill till half past a eleven or 15 min to twelve and then drill till half past four with a 15 minute recess then we have supper at five and are free till ten that night and if you want to stay out after ten you have to get a mid-night pass and you can stay out till twelve and they will give you on eof these three times a week if you are good. Taht is about the same hours to work as if you were going to school.

There is a free show here every night and boxing wrestling and foot-ball, Rugby and all these games so we are always busy.

I got a letter from B[?] and he is as lonesome as can be. I wish he was with us. He always was a good hearted kid.

I seen Dad when they were here but I was on duty as a picket and I was not long with them. we get paid on saturday and I think I will get them some little wedding present. I was sur-

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alongside of there sons mebbe for its last time. we were all lined up as they marched passed and they were all shaking hands with us as they kept moving and I shook hands with one officer I did not know but he almost burst out crying all he could say was god bless you. I guess he was leaving a family behind and likely he had a son about my size. I met a bunch of big fellows from the 33 bats. and I got them out of a scrape and now they think I am the whole thing they want me to play and play in their band and I will bet they would use me like a king for these sought fellows are the ones with the biggest hearts. if Dad will let me go with them I will go if they don't go before I get back from Wiarton so if he lets me I will call at Guelph on the way home and see you for if I do join them I will not be able to see you again before I go over the pond.

The colonel said we would leave that is the 71st in four months so mebbe we might as well make sure and make our last half a year as happy as we can. These fellows in the 33 said to me I can sympothise with you it is not so bad for us to die because we had about thirty five years in the world but I am going to write to Miss Pope and find out the directions were [?] is hiding and I will be all right.

The 29 battery from [remainder of letter missing]