I wish you a mary Cristmas once more I am well and so are the rest of the boys I recd a letter from you of Dec 17th with $10.00 in it and I was glad to receive it for I was out of money and tobacco We are haveing quite a good time of it now for the past 2 days we are in Camp with nothing to do As for the news there is none of any importance to relate as I know of only all appears to be quiet at the front as far as I can hear

We are ordered to draw 3 days rations this eavening I would not be supprised if we had to light out in the morning for parts an unknown to me but not to pap Thomas as we call him The boys were quite noisy last night it being the night before Christmas They got there guns and loaded them and begun to shoot They had got quite noisy and the officers got out on patroll and started out in search of them and the rest of the boys yelled out look out for the patroll and all was still for a few moments untill they found out which way they were going and then they

at the other end of the line to shoot and crawl into their tents as they came back but they could not catch any one It is not much use to try to stop them for they are tough you know if you do not I do Well enough of this The boys say to tell you they are well They are makeing so much noise that I cannot think of anything to write We are the toughest lot of boys you ever saw in your life I must close good by write soon

Yours as ever
H E Randall