Letters between John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his Mother, 1914 - Part 5 of 9

Septber 3rd 1914 
14 Bertram Street 
South Shields 
  
My dearest Jack 
Only a few 
lines Hoping that you are 
still keeping in good health 
as this leaves me at present 
but Jack England is in 
terrible trouble with This 
awfull War God Knows 
how it is all going to end 
it is awful to think about it, the 
people here are terrified 
for if the Germans got into 
England They will stick at 
nothing look at the terrible 
atrocities that they have 
comited in Belgium & they 
will
do worse here for they hate the 
English for taking the part of France 
we have been waiting for news 
since Sunday but heard nothing 
yet I can tell you that its 
making the people very anxious 
we have already lost about 
6000 Soldiers & God knows how 
many poor Souls will have 
gone by now What a lot of 
young fellows are enlisting 
Shields is full of Soldiers 
& terretorials They are guarding 
all the principal places & this 
place is full of German  spies 
I heard today that Tisher of the 
Pork Shop in Frederick has been 
caught sending carrier pigeon 
to Germany What do you thing 
of Naturalised British subjects 
they want hanging it too good 
for them They should be rosted 
alive the traitors & make

an example of them Our Navy 
had a Battle with the 
Germans & they sank 5 of 
There ships but we hope 
that our fleet will be able 
to keep the Germans out of 
England My dear Jack 
I am thankfull that you are  
away from here now but 
I hope that this War will 
soon be over & things go  
quietly again for its terrible 
to think on what might happen 
but we will just live in 
Hope & trust for the best 
I sent you some papers last 
week & I am sending some just 
now so that I hope that you 
will get them but they will 
be stale news when you get 
them for you get all the news 
in Australia but Australia  
responding handsome to help 
England but all Countries are 
doing the same & good luck 
to them for they that think 
England if fighting a just 
cause & surely to God the 
right should win Now my  
dearest Lad I wonder if this 
war will keep  me from seeing 
you again I hope not 
but I will live in the Hope 
Now my dear son I will have 
to stop for I am broken hearted 
& I cannot settle I am worried 
to death & I cant help it 
Now with Love & Best wishes 
from your ever loving & affectionate 
Mother 
Good night & God bless you 
& take care of you if XXXX 
write soon for I feel crazy