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Conger Reynolds correspondence, July 1918
1918-07-05 Daphne Reynolds to Conger Reynolds Page 5
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work you all are doing, and we back home are very proud of you. My only reget is that I can't have a hand in it. To have to remain inactive, while someone else is on the program has never been my lot before. Don't mistake me - I don't mean to infer that I'm a hard worker - far be it - but when ever there is any real excitement I don't like to be a rank outsider. It's all very well to be a home-patriot but I'd much rather be really right behind the man behind the gun. (You'll observe I said behind the man.) Yesterday afternoon a letter came from Mother Reynolds, and as usual, it was full of sweet encouragement and love. I am so anxious to meet her - all of them, in fact. You and Mama are very nice to arrange my future for me. So much obliged, old Toppy. It was becoming a
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work you all are doing, and we back home are very proud of you. My only reget is that I can't have a hand in it. To have to remain inactive, while someone else is on the program has never been my lot before. Don't mistake me - I don't mean to infer that I'm a hard worker - far be it - but when ever there is any real excitement I don't like to be a rank outsider. It's all very well to be a home-patriot but I'd much rather be really right behind the man behind the gun. (You'll observe I said behind the man.) Yesterday afternoon a letter came from Mother Reynolds, and as usual, it was full of sweet encouragement and love. I am so anxious to meet her - all of them, in fact. You and Mama are very nice to arrange my future for me. So much obliged, old Toppy. It was becoming a
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