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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918

1918-06-27 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 4

packer, too, I am.  I have had enough practice at that sort of thing in the last six months to be all of it.  You should see the amount of stuff I get into one small trunk and a bedding roll. It comprises all the comforts of home but a wife.  Come to think of it, I even get in a house wife.
Did you get cool after you left Missouri?  Really, I can't imagine any more what it is like to be hot. We have had warm days here, but nary a hot one.  I haven't changed to B.V. Duds.  One reason is that I evidently thought the war would be over before summer and brought only one suit with me.  Another is that I can't find any more in the stores here.  And the concluding reason is that I should freeze have the time if I didn't wear heavies.  After the way you used to get cold walking down past the

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packer, too, I am. I have had enough practice at that sort of thing in the last six months to be all of it. You should see the amount of stuff I get into one small trunk and a bedding roll. It comprises all the comforts of home but a wife. Come to think of it, I even get in a house wife. Did you get cool after you left Missouri? Really, I can't imagine any more what it is like to be hot. We have had warm days here, but nary a hot one. I haven't changed to B.V. Duds. One reason is that I evidently thought the war would be over before summer and brought only one suit with me. Another is that I can't find any more in the stores here. And the concluding reason is that I should freeze have the time if I didn't wear heavies. After the way you used to get cold walking down past the