Shorncliffe
18 5 15
My darling girl,
I got your letter of 3rd O.K. this afternoon, it was rather short, sweetheart & a little ddigalon towards the end. I have not yet had your letter which you mention telling me about your trip to Brandon seeing off Ciss & Gwladys, I bet Gwladys will keep them alive in Vancouver.
Dont you worry about me depriving myself girlie, I know you'll make good use of the money & I will send you more the end of this month, you say I dont write more than one letter a week, most weeks I write two, especially if I get two from you in that week, you know kiddy its the hardest job in the world for me to write most people, except you, it's a pleasure to write you although sometimes I have very little news. It is very quiet with us just now, we have only about a hundred men & about 30 officers but are expecting a large number from Canada any day. Will Ferguson is in a Camp about a mile from here, I went to see him last Sunday, he tells me he has been there for about a month, one of the officers here was in S. Africa with him & told me he was there. I am slated to go to Hythe on the 28th of this month to take a course of Musketry, the course lasts for about two weeks and teaches us to teach Musketry, it may mean that I shall be kept here for some time as Musketry Officer with the next bunch of men, I know you'll like that, but it isn't what I came for but dont build on it as was [sic] never knows what changes happen from one day to another. Am waiting for that long promised letter from Frank. Fondest love to Eric, Frank &
your sweet little self, love to the girls & all on the farm. Your loving hubby, Jim