(25) Letter: Jack Bentley to Edith, March 19. 1919

March 19, '19 Dear Edith, I haven't heard from thee quite as often as I would liked to have but I haven't writen so regularly to thee have I. One of the things I am sure thee would enjoy here are the German forests. All the trees (pine and beach) are planted in rows and some parts of the forest are as dark as night nearly, in the day time Every now and then you will find a fenced in nursery with young trees doing nicely. The stumps are all cut so low that you don't see any at all. The people are allowed to go through the woods every Thursday and gather up wood that drops off the trees. Numerous deer stands are to be seen and we rarely walk through the forest without seeing from one to a dozen fine deer. We are verboten [german "forbiden"] to shoot them tho

Many times in my trip to England I wished for thee, I learned more history in my week in London than I was able to gather during my schooling. The aristocrates air shown by the English in every thing that they do is as I expected. The King and Queen really don't take many precautions out traveling about. He was greeted with plenty of cheering too he's popular. I really have been very fortunate in my oportuntity to tavel and if I hadn't have suffered so for the privelege I would almost go to another war were it located in the south some where - for sleeping in water during November isn't my idea of life in its luxury. still I dreamt of home on my coldest wetest and darndest nights. Must close with beaucoup love. Jack