The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-10-19
LACK" WRITES HIS LAW
RENEE COUNTY FRIENDS
Camp Taylor. october u, 1917.


The buys here are having good times
When we left Louisa all the good peo-
Die there treated US awfully nice. The
candy we got there did US week May
be some got candy and some nat, but
when we got here We all ate IT togeth-
er. We treat each ether here Ike
brothers They are all alike. Nobody is
better than some one else.
When we got to Ashland they fur
nished us :, fire lunch. You can call II
s'iunch" If you want to. but scme Of us
never did see such a lunch-a big shoe
box fun of food, fruit and all kinds OF
good things. And another thing, too, be-
fore we left Louisa l telephoned my
sister at Ashland and she met me at
the train with big basket fun of al.
kinds of good things l think il must
have weighed forty pounds We ate
on II until we got lear 20 Lexington
We thought the train was going to
stop at Lexington, but it did not Big
Sandy boys met "A gang of negroes Just
below the depot and the boys CON-
menced hollering and screaming They
made SC much noise il would have put
life into dead horses. si
When one Old horse beside the track
ntdTU ~ IC ~ eAhN Ae@A 49,
about half a mile, taking the wagon
with him !, light along beside the train.
He kept right along with us, but at
last he met another horse and wagon,
when they got all mixed up together,
each trying TO go his way and IRE NY
ing everyway, and so We left them u
that fix TIE last thing We saw was the
fire flying.
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9:2O at night and all we could hear
was the boys yelling. About six miles
farther ON we came TO Camp Tay Tor. 1t
IS south from the city. 1t seemed like
they marched us around for several
miles before we at last got to our quar-
ters We then had to get OFT and make
our beds and get our sui BY that
time Il was about two o'clock before we
got TO bed. Everything was kindlp
strange to he boys for a daYoT two,
but now they are having good time
we rrade a collection of about s. . and
bought a couple OF balls and bats and
two footballs, and the boys have a great
time pl,.ving with them. We have plen
ty of time for play. Our officers are
fine fellows and treat us well. They are
all the time saying o us keep clean
They want each fellow 10 take "a bate
at least twice a week We have goo7
bed to sleep on ard plenty to eat They
drill us about four hours each day, So
far. We have rot received our uni
forms yet, but think we shall in day
or two. Then we shall drill, hours
a day, and that will be about all We
snall want to. So thought 1 would
write to all tho people in Lawrence
county before got too busy.
On Wednesday and Saturday we have
half day off and all day Sunday. On
Sunday Harry Roberts end | go to
Sunday school and Chi rch at the z
NJ. C. a. Some of the other boys g.
and great many CT them do not yet,
Maybe they VII later. We Only have
TO go about 1s0 yards from our bar
racks. So you see it is very handy We
have fine Sunday school and meetings. |
Last Sunday Mr. tt ompson of Louis
VILE preached a good sermon and to-
day Rev. w Y DAVIS of the Fresby |
terrain church of Louisville preached 10
us 1t certainly was a fine sermon. |
Afterward he said. Listen TO me, boys.
And he began on the following. Title. |
"Uncared For Unknown"
Wounded and sdrrowful. far from
home,
Sick among strangers, uncared for
unknown;
Even the birds that used sweetly
sing,
Have swiftly and silently taken to
wing.
No one bat mother can cheer one
to-day.
No one fer me would so ferveltly
pray;
No one to console me. no kind friend
is near.
Mother would comfort rue If she
were here.
Gently her hands my forehead would
Trying to free me from pain and
distress.
Kindly she'd say to me. BE o. good
Mother will comfort you. mother is
near"
Cheeifully. faithfully. mother would
stay
Always beside me by night or by
day.
If should murmur or wish to
complain
Her gentle voice would calm me
again.
Sw.etIy as mothers love shines like
star,
Brightest in darkness when daylight's
afar,
in clouds or in sunshine. shadow or
pain
Mothers affection is always the
same.
Gently her hand on my forehead she
pre- sses,
Trying To free me from pain and
distress.
kindly she'd say to me, BE of good
cheer,
Mother will comfort you mother
is near"
When he got through most OF the
boys seemed sad. They were thinking
Df home and their mothers.
Listen TO me, / would be glad for ev-
cry mother, father Or sister who has
sons or brothers here to write them
urging them to attend these services.
It will do them great good. We intend
10 do the best we can here.