Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Mother, 1914 - Part 4 of 9

August 17th pm 1914 
14 Bertram Street 
South Shields 

My dearest Jack
I received your very 
kind & welcome letter & the money 
order for three Pounds all safe. 
I thank you  very much I see 
by your letter that Australia 
is in a state of excitement 
about this war but Jack 
we have been in a terrible state 
here to for if the German's 
had got into England God 
help the British for they would 
have been treated worse than 
the poor Belgiums for they 
have used them frightfully 
& destroyed there beautiful 
country but thank God that 
  
they are getting well thrashed now 
the English & the French are 
taking it out of them. They 
are driving them back  They 
havent got into Paris as they 
thought they would the wretches 
for where ever they go they are 
commiting terrible atrocities but 
wait ere the Russians gets to 
They will make them sue for mercy 
but they will get none, the Brutes 
for the horrible deed that 
they have  commited Germany 
should be wiped of the Earth 
but our day  is comming but 
England will be too lenient 
Now my dearest Son you were 
saying in your letter that you 
were going to come home to 
get a cut at the Germans well 
my son I cant blame you for 
feeling loyal for your Country

Now my dear son I am sending 
you the papers but I dare  
say that you will be getting 
all the  War News just as well 
as us Peggy has not got away 
yet the War is keeping her 
back The Government it taking 
the Ships for transports but 
 I think that its another excuse 
I never see her Now my dear 
Son Hoping that you are keeping 
well &  that it wont be long 
ere I Kiss your dear face once 
more With fondest lover 
from your ever 
loving & affectionate 
Mother 

Good Night & God bless you 
write soon 
XXXXXXXXX 
  
but I hope & trust that by the 
time that you get Home that 
England will be at peace once 
more for its been a terrible time 
 I wish it was all over for I feel 
worried to death Shields has 
sent a lot of young fellows 
to the War a lot of your old  
Schoold Lad are away & the 
town is full  of Soldiers I see 
by the Papers that Australia  
to is sending a lot of men 
& money Flour & all sorts of 
provisions so is Newzealand 
India & Canada & Africa 
the World is helping t us 
so England must be right 
its the best thing that has 
happened England for the 
will not have Germany to 
compet & cut her down with 
her industries Let us hope so