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post every relief which isn't at all pleasant
about 2 am, in the morning. I am about
a mile from the guard house and do
not have to worry about an officer
of the day coming around. My slumbers
are not interrupted at night at all as the
sentry on post wakes up his next relief.
We have a regular little room made
out of bales of hay so we slept nice
and warm. All I have to do is make out
a short report for the sergeant of the
guard and see that every thing runs
O.K. He was over about nine o'clock
this morning for it, and told me he knew
this was a cinch when he gave it to me.
He happens to be a good friend of mine.
The new guard on at five o'clock
so I only have three more hours of
vacation. The guard is on for twenty-four
hours.

I took out $10,000 worth of insurance
last week to go in effect February
12th. I am insured for $4,500 until then
at the expense of the government. It will
cost me $6.50 a month. If I get died the
folks will get $57 a month for twenty
years, and if I get permanently disabled
I get $57 a month for the rest of my
life. I thik it is a good proposition
my self. If the war should end today
I could carry it at the same premium
for five years and then get it for
22% cheaper than a regular insurance
will insure me for in any kind of policy
I desire, without another examination.
-- or I can cut in in half or make it