The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-11
WELL TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
Private Allan B. Nixon Sleeps on Spring
Bed.

An air of optimism and an eagerness
to go the whole way with the Huns per-
meates a number of letters received by
friends and relatives of Private Allan
b. Nixon of Barre, X. d., who went out
with one of the local companies last
summer and is now in France. Among
those who are in receipt of recent let
ters from the young man are Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry l.. Nixon, his parents, his
sister, Iona. and Miss Mayme Chapman
of East Corinth.
Writing to his mother, under date Of
Nov. 0, 1917, Private Nixon says: u am
getting my clothes again to-day, and get
out of. the hospital tomorrow, Sunday.
didn't have to stay in q days as
thought / would. | am feeling as tho
was only three years old to-day. Haven't
had smoke for eight days, and that is
the only thing want now. We're drill
ing with machine guns. There are 10
men to one machine gun. IL is some
gun!
'We are near enough the front to hear
the heavy guns in good shape now. I'll
have to close now and get ready for in
spection. If only had good old max
in" cigarette, made from Just Suits, and
wheat straw I'd be the happiest man
alive. I'm pretty happy as it is. Take
good care of yourself and give my love
TO ALL ! put ON my clothes to-day and
I'm as happy as fool over it.
"P. S. Don't forget the maple sugar,
and If you haven't sent the tobacco yet,
send that please. ! have little money
in the belt Iona gave me. 1t is handy
over here"
One of the letters of Nov s, written
10 his father, says: How are you these |
lays | wonder. 1t must be getting pref
" cold over in Vermont now, and it will |
De good deal colder when you get this
etter. 1t isn't cold here and they say
We won't get any snow where we are.
Ne get rain instead and I'll admit it is
,retty muddy, and pretty sticky mud
90. The boys have all got their steel
lelmets now and so we're fully equipped,
hat is. all but me, / had to turn all
nv stuff in when ! came to the hospital
lere. You don't have to be very sick, 1T
Gems, to be sent here. I've been marked
duty when | felt lot worse than | do
low. I'll weigh my IT'S pounds again
ghen ! get out of here. They use one
me, and I'm sleeping i'll the same room 4
With stove and in a spring bed az soft
5 my bed at home, only I'd rather be
here. | am able to wander all around.
Are you going to use the oxen this
inter? 1t would seem too bad to when
hey got to acting so well last spring. | Fl
fish | was there TO drive the old team
or you, but Iii have to wait a while.
don't seem as tho old Fritz can last
luch longer, does it? Well, / guess this ,
ill do for this time Take good care of
ourself and kind of let things slide till
get back I'll stay way back in Orange
ne rest of my life if ever get back"
To his sister Private Nixon writes as
blows; !
Dear Lona Here I am writing again ,
that is, writing home | forgot | hadn't {
ritten to You, but you know | meant .
OH as much as mother when | wrote.
ow are Aou anyway? Hope you folks /
re all well You couldn't guess in !
lndred years where | am, so I'll tell E
on. | got a little cold and sore throat .
I'd so I reported on sick call for some ),
lysic and one thing and another. Wei, {
didn't get over the cold as well as they a
ough / ought, so they sent me back to =
e base hospital and here I am. Nice
e rooms with spring beds sheets. stove !,
id fine feed; and the best of it is, I'm =
re for 2l days anyway We're in bar =
cks now-that is the rest of the boys
e, and they're pretty happy over it.
n in something better than barracks
w. I'm feeling fine and eating like
erything. Enjoying life while ! can. S
,lieve me, this old bed felt good the
st time | got between the sheets
"All the rest of the boys from the old
Vermont are stationed only about a
lie from here. About two miles from ii
Q camp the l0lst is stationed and w
-ge crowd of Vt. bows went up from m
r camp to see them last Sunday. The Of
st fellow | ran into was Edgar White. bf
was the first time / had seen him III
ice / left old Fort Ethan Allen. M
t my first letter yesterday, and it waS to
I'M home. 1t had p. o. money order Sc
it. and | got it cashed at the Y. NJ c. Ebr
1t will buy me apples, etc, as extra fu
mites, and be awful handy | had a ed
ID, long letter from l.. in it. as
Well. guess I'll have to close for this th
le. Don't worry. Uncle Sam hasn't pc
,ught us over here not to look after
I've drilled when | felt worse than sb
now when ] was in the state Love to in,