Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-08
Mansfield.
One Day of My Vacation.

One day while I was visiting at my -uncle's he told me as my father would not go to see my mother he would go with me.
 So one Sunday morning about half past 10 we started for Wlllimantic. To get there we had to go through O. | lumbia Green, which is about ten mifi- utes' ride from my uncle's. when we got there we took an old back road to Willimantic, which is the shortest way to get to Willimantic, and we
 must be in time to catch the II o'clock trolley.
 When we got to Willimantic Uncle put his horse out at a livery stable and we went and got on the trolley. This was my first experience on trolley. We passed many places. Among them were South Windharn, Baltic and Taftvllle. We saw many pretty buildings and ponds. the names of which I cannot remember. After we had ridden quite long time, we reached Franklin square, Norwich. We got off there and went | into one of the stores and got some | Moxie and peanuts. From that store we went into another one across the street and bought a box of chocolates for my mother. Then we went into 3 | place where we got our shoes shined. | In this place we sat down in chairs l the floor. In front of these chair5 were places made to put your feet On when your shoes are being shined. We | stayed in this place about fifteen min- uteS.
 We had to wait about half an hour before the next trolley came. Whiie we were waiting we stood on the street corner eating peanuts When the troll | ley came we got on and we rode to- some time, passing houses, stores and | many other places. Soon we came in sight of the hospital, and then we came tn danaf xuhara rrft off To get to the hospital we went up a long cement walk. There was a man outside the building. We asked him | where we should go. and he said int , | many were waiting. Soon it came our
 turn, and my uncle made out a slip, | which he had to give a man, who had to finish making 1t out It was rather
 hard to make this slip out. There was a man and his wife who had as much trouble making out the blanks as Un- c1e and I did. He had made out three and was making out another. My uncle asked him why he didn't take one home with him and make It out and the man said:
 ''The fellow here would think I was crazy when came back here again." | Soon the man came back with the slips and we went out and turned to | the left. We went down to the build
 ing and went in.
 | The nurse said my mother had been 1 transferred. So we went down past
 one building where one of the in- l mates called to my uncle and asked 1 him
 If he was looking for someone wno
 was crazy?"
 | Uncle said 'fYes.''
 The woman replied: You won't have
 to go far" and I thought she believed 1 we were crazy. We went past this
 building and into another one. There wasn't anyone at the door, so we went out and saw one of the nurses going Up to one of the other buildings. We called to her and she came up to us
 and went over with us to the building
 my mother was in. The nurse unlock ed the door; we went in and sat down
 Soon the nurse came in with my mother. We went into a room which
 suppose was hers and visited about half an hour. Then we went out aflG
 back up to the station. There we | waited about three minutes for ths trolley which took us back to Nor. wich.
 We went into a store .nere and Un- cle bought me some r-ach-s I ate
 three and he ate one I d:dn't Hk.
 them very well and difn't want tc
 carry them all the way home. 80 Uncle
 told me to go and trade thrm for bar
 Of peanuts. so did.
 We went from his store down to {
 bridge but a little ways from there
 and stood on the bridge and looked u:
 the river.
 Tf.e trolley came along soon and WI
 started for Willimantic. When we go thero Uncle bought me a number O.
 things and then we went to a restau.
 rant and got our supper. then got oui