Item 04: Letters sent by Robert Christian Wilson to his family, 1916 - Page 113
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[Page 113]
The other day I took a photograph of a policeman and he was so pleased when I gave him a print that he took Rostron and me over the Police Station and Court House and there was a court being held at the time it was very interresting.
16th Sunday
Yesterday I posted you another registered parcel of a containing a little statue of a horse which I hope you and Mother will think pretty. I know Mother likes anything crystal and any way it is a good one of a horse and ought to look nice in the dining room at home – It is a god job that I'm going back to the desert soon as my tin is beginning to get low – it really has lasted me very well considering how I have gone about and spent money down here; but I have still got over £2 left and there is about £5 pounds of pay owing to me and you cant spend any at Tel-el- Kebir so by the time I get another leave I ought to have saved up a good bit again.
Suppose you are feeding off the wheat now and the Corriedales will be lambing on it; have you sold any of the cull ewes yet?
I have bought a book of Lindsay Gordon's poems to take back with me; it was the only one I could get - now that I have got my two kit bags with me I can keep a few extra things which is jolly nice. Love to Mother. I do hope you are having a good winter.
I am your loving son
Rob.