The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-30

know what they were, After all, we are
well off and everyone is happy.
met Lawless last night. He is in the
same camp with us. II was quite n re-
union. Tell his father, will your
| got Genes letter that he sent to me
| in Mantle. / am very sorry that you and
pa felt so bad about me going away.
II certainly isn't so bad as it seems.
You must realize that / couldn't have
stayed with you always even if / wanted
to- When | come back you can figure
on my staying at home and working in
a stoneshed Maybe one of my own.
I'm in the best of health and haven't had
a sick day yet Also believe that I've
got all over being round shouldered.
They gave out American tobacco to
us last night and you never saw hap
pier bunch. We also get paid in eou-
Pile of days and | think / can send some
to you.
I've started four letters to you, but
each time we moved so I tore them up
to start another. hope this one goes.
Give my love to all and please don't
worry about me. Write when you can,
about once O week will be enough, be-
cause that is about as often as mail
comes across
Best regards to auntie and every
one. Edmund
Another letter received from Private
Loranger reads in part as follows:
"In France.
Dearest Mother: At last / have time
to write you real letter. am wonder
ing why / don't get any mail from you
and you probably are doing the same. |
do hope you will get this before Thanks
giving day, the day of all days. | won
der if auntie will remember that / ,isu-
ally decorate her table on that day.
France is nice country, mother, and |
Is not nearly so cold as IL is in Vermont |
They have wet weather here, instead of I
snow and ice. All the boys seem to like
It pretty well and | can assure you that |
do We get enough sleep and to eat
IF course don't mean that we stuff our
selves, but we get enough for any work
ng man and more than some. 1t is also
rood substantial food. This stuff that
he papers say about people starving is
Ill rot I believe | haven't seen any yet.
If course we miss the canteen, where
We could get chocolate bars and smokes, but
hey are not essential to life. They say
,ou can send stuff across pretty safe and
hope you will be able to send me some
weet chocolate and smokes so / can have
hem for Christmas. ! guess you would
ave to send them before you get this,
hough, so ii you haven't sent them al
eady, please do. | don't care when
ct them. Be sure and pack it good,
fon't your
81 made out an allotment in your name
or SIS and hope it will go through
0 you will get it about January or Feb
uary 1t win come regularly after
hat, and about the insurance, they say
hat we are automatically insured for
1000 until February without paying
ny dues. and after that we can take
Mt $4,000 for about So a month. /
link / will take it. 1t is about as good |
as there is. I'd feel safer if !
had it anyway. A man doesn't like !
, live 2l years and die beggar. I /
ont anyway. / might as well spend !
" money some way. You can't spend C
over here. "
Life is only chance and men are S
lied or die every day right at home and =
mt get our chance for adventure and S
ayeL never was fond Of either. but I t
ouldnt have missed this for a good c
al. Y
Il was in French lady's house one \
ght for little feed when her son came L
TEX from the war He had stiff leg, h
II they didn't make any fuss over his A
g. In fact they were proud to think "
at he had done his little bit. &
Il get along very well with my French j
i'd can understand quite lot / study d
cry day and it won't be long before
will be able to converse freely 1t is d
e same French that / took in school. a
| am in luck. al
I'm hoping that you have sent me W
sweater by this time; they come in 81
ndy in the morning. Ii
Il am in perfect health, so don't worry pi
out me. just keep them all well till A
return and be sure not to worry about II
ur loving son, Edward" d