Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-04-28

however. While / vas out saw
some Of the finest timber yOa ever.
kA eyes on. Ii Is al hA1d wood
and Just Is straight as a string The
trees are 100 feet high before there
Is a limb on them. but they re in
sach a rouEh COUNTY, that yOn cant.
set 70 them. Dad wOuh be happy.
! guess, Il he could get into timber.
lie that an feeling better. now
that ! have taken q bath and put on
clean clothes and an on a good
bed.
I met that fellow l told you about
seeing at IT. Russell last year. Rob
eu rrtmbIe. l met him here IN Ma
Mia a few days ago. He Is from
Mexico. too. And there was also a
fellow with him by the name of Cor
sidine from home.
] guess ] win be sen away from
here pretty shortly. now that maneu
vers are over, for there is not a thin
for Us TO do here. But address my
mail here. for TIER win send it to.
me wherever / may be.
Wen. l am learning quite a bit Of
native lingo and am getting SO get
along with them fairly wen.
/ have been oyer here Just a month
now, and / find there Is no place
Ike the old Z. S. A 1t makes one
think OF that song that says, NO
matter where you may be OIL where
you roam you 7 always glad TO say
that you are from the L. S. A"
There are lots Of Americans here
and quite a few other white for
eigners. but then the place viii never
look or feel like the States.
Every Transport that sails takes
home a bunch Of soldiers and you
are always wishing that you were on
Of them. But then every month
brings my time closer and closer and
only n more New Years to pass.
l hope that Mrs. Potts
and Mrs. Bowman are both
well and give them both my love and
best wishes.
Today Is Sunday. and, as the boat
sails in a day or so l will finish
your letter. / went out for a long
walk this morning and went all
through the town of Pasig. which
lies just beyond this post. 1t is GER
tainly interesting to go through the
little narrow streets and see the
bamboo shacks and naked children
and every son-of-a-gun Of the men
has a rooster, as chickenfighting IS
the national sport oyer here. 1
went to see one the other night down
at Santa Anna at the pit there. They
have long steel gaffs that they fast
en- on for spurs and a rooster doesn't
last but a minute. And you never
Eheard such a noise in your life as
when they are betting on the fight.
They have about forty different
matches each fight. They win bet
on a chicken and they sometimes
fight themselves when they get into
a hot dispute.
It is certainly nice here In this
company. We have all of our drill
over at 3 O'Clock and after dinner,
which is at 1880. we sleep until 4
O'Clock, and then get up and take a
good bath and eat supper. You
would think that would ruin our
nights sleep. but 1t don't, for a
person can sleep all the time and
sim be sleepy. Everybody keeps
Just as clean as can be. We change
our underwear three times a week
and sometimes oftener.
Everything is higher than a cats
back over here and you can't gel the
best at that.
Well. as | have written about all l
can think of just now, / will close
for this time and maybe | will have
something new to tell you next time
l write.
| hope this will find you and Dad
doing nicely and enjoying good healt
Give my love to Dad and tell him /
will be home some day to help
him along.
Love and kisses for you and Mug
gy. Regards to all.
Your soldier boy,
Virgil MiIler