Deborah Florence Glassford Letters and Memorabilia
Letters written to Deborah Florence (Leighton) Glassford of Vancouver by men serving overseas, including some cards, programs and memorabilia. Learn more.
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will have me. You see they all go into the question of finances & say "When you come with $100,000 cash, then I'll think about it". I'm afraid the modern female has the "almighty dollar" deeply engraved on her heart. When all the men in the world are killed off in this war, I'll find myself up for auction to the few odd billions of lonely females left; & knock myself down to the highest bidder, for a pound not including one yeas - I [illegibe] life change & variety. There's no fear of being killed - they look after me far too well for that. I'm just a "found' in safe places, & not asked to do my work - why, I don't quite know.
On my return from France last April, I was sent to Seaford, remained there for some time- doing nothing - thank god. Shot off to the Imperials for work as the "Lines of Community" & was made a Town Lawyer for two French villages. Here I again had nothing to do except learn French from Mademoiselle who resided at my billet. She was an awful cook & annoyed me by falling in love with me, so I wasn't sorry when I was moved. My next [illegible] job is G.C. of an area Empoloyment Co. in the heart of the Sommes battlefield. I have 150 men, mostly Scotch or [illegible] men, who as soon as the get a little beer in them, at once start a 'Hell of a Night', endeavouring to prove which nationality, Scotch or English - is the better. The bottle has so far never been import. to a Finish. I came along [illegible] a row, [illegible] to hospital. This fight is
BC Archives, MS-0089, Box 1, File 5 GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton), Vancouver Correspondence inward, 1917