The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-20
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Henry r. Chaplin and Joseph 81. Almond,
Formerly OF wiiliamstown, with
Cavalry at FL Paso, Tex.

Mrs. William y. Roberts of Williams
town is in receipt of letter from hel
nephew, Henry h, Chaplin, who is Will
the Massachusetts cavalry at FL Paso
from which we are permitted to publish
the following,
zone of the boys has Just received pa
per from home, and is raving so over il
that | cannot collect my thoughts for
writing. ] do not know as there is any.
thing YOU need send. We can get any.
thing in the line OF clothes from the
commissary department. Letters and
cards are about the best of anything,
and reading matter is acceptable. Pay
day will soon be here. Believe me, il
will seem good 10 get some change jung
! ling in my pocket again, for am used TO
getting II once week. While we We're
in the state We drew two dollars a day.
Now the government pays us fifteen a
month. ! have been promoted TO private,
first class. That means three a month
more. Have just been appointed orderly
for the captain meaning five month
more, so you see am well Off.
"The captain brought his two horses
one for himself and one for his orderly,
so, believe me, | have some horse. We
were one week on the way from Fra
mingham. Only four OF us who took the
examinations from the Y VI. c. A. passed,
We are together most of the time. My
chum Is Joseph st. Almond. He lived in
Williamstown quite a few years ago. |
have been studying since leaving Boston.
SO long as ! am in it. am going 10
make the most of IT, 1t is no pleasure
trip, "a some who left home with that
idea are finding out Joe and ! are GO
ing TO attend strictly TO business. II
will help us even after we are out of the
cavalry. A man has to be as clean as
possible. There is an inspection each |
day A military training is a fine thing. |
A fellow who has been through the army |
or navy certainly knows his place The !
only way TO get along here is to do what |
You are told and do it we'll We passed /
through some beautiful tracts Of land,
in Ohio and Missouri. Kansas
Is more for raising horses. The people
Ill along the way gave us great recep
ions, beginning with the big feed at
Al the stations, and even
n many towns, flags were flying. Wher
,ver the train stopped great crowd
would gather. even at 2 a, m. We
topped at one town in Missouri where
,ipes were manufactured The manager
ave each trooper cob pipe. Mine will
10 for a souvenir Near another stop
water melons were being packed and
Yearly all OF the four hundred troopers
eceived one | ate till | was nearly
usted The weather to-day is 1875. Be
ieve me, it is some hot. But let it come,
stick as long a : any of them The
eat has put some on the sick list.
'either Joe or | use booze or tobacco so
re are in better physical condition than
many OF them. The climate is better
han you think, so don't worry about me.
We are three or four hundred feet above
ca level. IT is high and dry. No rain
as fallen right here since last Septem-
err We are five miles above Fl Paso,
{ the base of a bare mountain. There is
OF a tree to be seen anywhere. There
re no mosquitoes. very few flies or bugs
ONE snakes, poisonous spiders, cente-
edes, lizards and pole cats. The Mex
ans are on the opposite side of the riv
:. We have the bridge mined, They
1ipe all of the time, and get a man if {
icy have a chance. The other day {
llow was watering his horse at the riv. |
and his head was shot off. We have
zen here just one week. 1t seems q
onth and then some, ] am having as 4,
Nod a time as can be expected, but | :
ISIS the ladies. ! am busy with some
your gum now Gee, it is good. Write J
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