Thursday Morning Aug 8th
	My Dearest Darling
	Good morning my sweet, and how are you by this time, as
for myself I am still ok, just trying to keep dry, yes we
are having a real rain for a change.  It started in last
night about midnight and has been at it every since.  It sure
spoiled a good breakfast for us this morning, we had fresh
eggs, but I couldent enjoy them for trying to keep dry while
eating.  You know a put tent dosent make a very good dinning
room.  It wouldent have been so bad if we could have sit out
in the open and eat. Honey the mail hasent come yet but I
thought I would start this anyway so if I do get a letter
this morning I will have had a head start on answering it.
	Boy the war news is sounding better all the time, or maby
it is just my wanting it to end so I can get home to you
and the youngesters that makes it sound that way.  Lt. XXXXXcol
Driscoll is due back from pass to day, I will be glad to
see him. it seems that things just dosent run as smoothe
with the Btry Commander gone, especially when all the other
officers in the btry are 1st Lts and one is afraid the
other is going to out do him.  I dont see why I always seem
to draw the job of helping break in a new Btry Commander, or get
some new officer that are assgd to the Bn, but I guess it
is just part of the game/ I guess you are wondering how I
write all this stuff about them with out them getting wise
to it, but I do all my own censoring these days and they
never see my letters except to sign them;  Lt Driscoll seems
 to think that I should have the same privialage as the
officers as for as possiable, even tho some of the officers
in the Btry dont think so, He is a swell fellow and is going
to make a good Btry commander with a little more experince.
	Honey I saw a good show last night, Two Girls and a
Sailor, but it wasnet any to good on my moral.  It may have
already shown in the states but if it hasent and comes there
be sure and see it.  Honey I guess I will have to wait untill
the mail comes to finish this;
	Well I waited Honey and here it is the next day and still
no mail, and now I am the one who has the fidgets.  I told
you it would be that way.  I did get a good long letter from
mother yesterday, but I still want one from you.