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This is the day when Peace has been
declared, and all the church bells are ringing and the bands playing and
thousands and thousands of people of all nations are walking through the streets
packing them so that no wagons or streetcars can run. All businesses have been
closed. I walked a mile or two up the middle of Fifth avenue this morning, for it's
a fine bright autumn day, and I passed so many old French and Italian and Irish
women, carrying little service flags for the sons they had lost and smiling through
their tears. Some of them were so old they had to be supported, but they would drag
themselves in the procession of the Free Peoples. We sent
Last night I went to dine with
yab having such a hard time. She has a little
flat for her and od older sister and come down
here and have a good dinner and a quiet evening. She had got so tired of her own
cooking that she had not eaten anything solid for several days. She relaxed and
smoked several cigarettes before our wood fire and got quite rested. Today her
daughter is very much worse again, so everything looks discouraging.
I hope the weather is fine
Tell Wih Winterth that I am very grateful for. Ivv I've certainly never written anything that people
seemed to take into their hearts and love as they do th this. I am very glad to give people so much pleasure, but it is hard
to get round to answering all the letters that come about the book.
Now, Mother, I must say goodbye for this time, and I send you a great deal of love.
Please send this to Elsie, mother, to give her the news.