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ing they are so small, they are good likenesses, and the children to 

 whom I showed them said immediately, "It is Mdme. TAmericaine, who 

 did so much for us for Christmas !" This exclamation repeats to you, 

 Madame, the happiness that you gave to them. I told them that the 

 generosity of your personal friends assisted you in giving them so much 

 joy, and we have ofYered a prayer that the good God will bless these 

 charitable people. Will you please, Madame, offer them my particular 

 thanks and say to them that the little orphan refugees of the north of 

 France will pass many happy moments this winter, thanks to your toys 

 so well chosen? 



Thanks again, Madame, for the sugar that I have just received. Yes, 

 more and more am I overwhelmed by your kindness to us. 



Let me repeat to you also how much I regret your departure from 

 Landes ! We were accustomed to see you sometimes at Coudures, and 

 you know that your visit and that of Mdme. Rouge were veritable holi- 

 days for the children. The poor refugees of Mont de Marsan must be 

 very sad — you were so good to all of them ! A new field is open to you 

 for your work, since you tell me that you will go soon to Mezieres. I 

 doubt not that you will again do much good in this part of our beloved 

 France, and I know in advance that the poor stricken ones will bless 

 you. 



Of our return to Bailleul, it is not yet possible to think of, for it must 

 be entirely rebuilt and this work will take a long time. When the good 

 days will return, they will think of us again perhaps ! 



In closing, please accept, Madame, the respectful remembrance of each 

 of the Sisters and those of the children, to which I join mine, accom- 

 panied by my affectionate salutations. 



I have the honor to be, madame la Presidente, 



Your very humble . c 



^ SCEUR SlOT, 



Sister of Charity 



U. S. P. O., A. E. F. 711, France, 

 My dear Wilding: September 3, 1918 



When I received your first letter I was at Condrecourt on the staff of 

 the 1st Corps Artillery Schools, and, as the Irishman would say, "and 

 a very nice job it was too." The country around there was one that 

 would surely appeal to the average Sierran. Long sloping ridges with 

 pine forests, each ridge teasing you to go to the top of it so that you 

 could see what was on the other side. When you did you saw stretched 

 out before you just about the same kind of a valley that you had trav- 

 ersed to get there, with plenty of wild life and a French town or two 

 sticking its Gothic church spires and slate-colored houses up through 

 its green surroundings. The wild flowers were in bloom then and the 

 frequent rains keeping the grass green, all added to the spring beauty. 

 The flaming-red coqueHcot (our red garden poppy — here a wild flower) 



