Title
Dyer to Tarver, May 15, 1918
Creator
Westley Dyer
Date
5/15/1918
Format
Correspondence
Type
Document
Text
Camp Grant Ill.,
May 5-15-18
Corp. Westley H. Dyer. 350-mach gGun Bri, Co, B. Barrack 1021
Miss Elizabeth Tarver:
My own and only little girl,-
Your most sincere and welcomed was rec. was really surprised to hear from you so very soon. It makes me feel more than consoled to learn that you have throught of me even once since I taken the last glance upon that "sweet little face" of your's. "Girlie" you have been forever on my mind since I told you good bye sat., night. Now I wonder if "my little darling" have been thinking of me? "Derie" I have been so "blue" for the want of someone to "cherish" like you. It seems that it is always my fate to be made happy, and then my luck unfortunely changes, when it comes to finding someone that can "cheer me up" when that I am sad, and "love" me when I am lonesome. "Dear" have things ever occured to you in that manner? Now girlie it is you have have played on my heart strings, and have aroused my most passionate mind and "soul." So girlie it shall be you, that I will carry in a cozy corner deep down in my heart to the front line trenches somewhere in that fateful land of France; I plead with you that I may find courage and withold the tenacity that it takes to endure and undergo the test of morality which I am about to undergo. So all that I ask of you "little girl" is to be true, be faithful and swet to me, and I will make you the happiest of the "faries" of the earth. I know as you read this message it seems somewhat strange and mysterious to you. We are now preparing to break camp, and our time is limited in this good old place that gave me prosperity, love and happiness. We are to leave Monday as it is understood by our Comp. Com; to some eastern port, I donot know where. So Derie, you should know just how it grips my very heart. Not because I fear tragedy, but I am to leave behind a "little girl" that has the disposition of a "flower in may" and with a smile that would tame a "lion." With lips of rosy red that is "sweeter than any honey." It peirces my very heart and my soul burns with grief and agony, at the very thought of my departure. It is my utmost regret that I cannot come up to see you sunday, and I guess it would be asking too much of you to come down to see me before my leave, is it darling? Gee! how I would like to see you. It has been only three days and it seems as though it has been three months since that I saw you. The Martin Girls was down to see Raymond Barnette today, dont you think that was awful sweet of them? "Dearie" when you write please write more than three pages, for I could read a thousand pages from you and never get tired of reading. Wont you love! I know you will. Mr.Ward was telling me of seeing you in (Rockford) he says that he had quite a talk with you. I was indeed glad to learn that you found your Aunt, and was also glad to learn that the friends that you met was so loyal to you. I am not by no means a jealous fellow, but I am a "bit selfish." I am liberal with anything but my "own little girl" and it is not equitte to form the aquaniance of strangers. Thats why that I havent many lady friends because they donot appeal to me, "Well little drops of sunshine" if only I had you in my loveing arms tonight,????????? I never will forget the night in the park, I only wish I could repeat it again for things was not compleate. Well girlie with your kind permission I will bring this brief message to a close, Heres hopeing that I may see you again before my departure, please drop me a line as soon as you get this message Give my best love to your mother and my most sincere wishes to your Sister, the one whom I talked to over the phone. With a million kisses lots of love. I am
Indeed
Sincerely
Yours
Westley Herschel Dyer
May 5-15-18
Corp. Westley H. Dyer. 350-mach gGun Bri, Co, B. Barrack 1021
Miss Elizabeth Tarver:
My own and only little girl,-
Your most sincere and welcomed was rec. was really surprised to hear from you so very soon. It makes me feel more than consoled to learn that you have throught of me even once since I taken the last glance upon that "sweet little face" of your's. "Girlie" you have been forever on my mind since I told you good bye sat., night. Now I wonder if "my little darling" have been thinking of me? "Derie" I have been so "blue" for the want of someone to "cherish" like you. It seems that it is always my fate to be made happy, and then my luck unfortunely changes, when it comes to finding someone that can "cheer me up" when that I am sad, and "love" me when I am lonesome. "Dear" have things ever occured to you in that manner? Now girlie it is you have have played on my heart strings, and have aroused my most passionate mind and "soul." So girlie it shall be you, that I will carry in a cozy corner deep down in my heart to the front line trenches somewhere in that fateful land of France; I plead with you that I may find courage and withold the tenacity that it takes to endure and undergo the test of morality which I am about to undergo. So all that I ask of you "little girl" is to be true, be faithful and swet to me, and I will make you the happiest of the "faries" of the earth. I know as you read this message it seems somewhat strange and mysterious to you. We are now preparing to break camp, and our time is limited in this good old place that gave me prosperity, love and happiness. We are to leave Monday as it is understood by our Comp. Com; to some eastern port, I donot know where. So Derie, you should know just how it grips my very heart. Not because I fear tragedy, but I am to leave behind a "little girl" that has the disposition of a "flower in may" and with a smile that would tame a "lion." With lips of rosy red that is "sweeter than any honey." It peirces my very heart and my soul burns with grief and agony, at the very thought of my departure. It is my utmost regret that I cannot come up to see you sunday, and I guess it would be asking too much of you to come down to see me before my leave, is it darling? Gee! how I would like to see you. It has been only three days and it seems as though it has been three months since that I saw you. The Martin Girls was down to see Raymond Barnette today, dont you think that was awful sweet of them? "Dearie" when you write please write more than three pages, for I could read a thousand pages from you and never get tired of reading. Wont you love! I know you will. Mr.Ward was telling me of seeing you in (Rockford) he says that he had quite a talk with you. I was indeed glad to learn that you found your Aunt, and was also glad to learn that the friends that you met was so loyal to you. I am not by no means a jealous fellow, but I am a "bit selfish." I am liberal with anything but my "own little girl" and it is not equitte to form the aquaniance of strangers. Thats why that I havent many lady friends because they donot appeal to me, "Well little drops of sunshine" if only I had you in my loveing arms tonight,????????? I never will forget the night in the park, I only wish I could repeat it again for things was not compleate. Well girlie with your kind permission I will bring this brief message to a close, Heres hopeing that I may see you again before my departure, please drop me a line as soon as you get this message Give my best love to your mother and my most sincere wishes to your Sister, the one whom I talked to over the phone. With a million kisses lots of love. I am
Indeed
Sincerely
Yours
Westley Herschel Dyer