The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-12-06

gone from their pedestals but one,
who stood in solitude over the great
central arch. They were probably de-
stroyed during the revolution.
"On the way back we succeeded in
finding our way across the ridge.
There was beautiful sunset with a
casual flock of French planes soaring
in the middle. of it. Even with the
planes, the fields seemed to be miles
away from any disturbance like war.
AS we wound our way down into our
little town at dusk it was hard to real
iZe that the distant thunder was the
noise Of guns.
Going From To?
October 1S.
eve are pulling out from to-
morrow or the next day for ? to
spend a fc> days and then go to /?
All of this is very definite, nest CO
pas? Anyhow it conveys the idea that
Pm busy tonight and probably will
continue busy.
"To return to that haclineyed topic
the weather, we've just had two beau
tiful sunny days and we've been on
| road hikes both days. This counlt!v
is the prettiest, | believe, I've ever
seen-and | claim to have seen enough
to make the comparison worth some
thing. just itchcd to get loose with
kodak and bring home some Of the
queer old farm houses with their
pear trees and neat fields. But I'm
afraid I won't he allie to work it, A
kodak here is like a red flag in a
pen full of chloris balls.
"There was Ccond lieutenant al
ready in a Battery before | arrived
here. After accosting each other FOR
two weeks without question. | sud-
denly discovered two days ago that
he is Robert Wilson brother.
October %.
"Imagine an interludc Of some very
strenuous days here.
Shopping in French
81 still consider the country beau
tiful in spite of the circumstances un-
der which my tour is conducted. I've
lust been for short walk through
small town shopping for articles
most of which are still namclcss
ulary
"'Bonjour, Madamc Avez vous
run- un-' gestures and signs make
10 the rest of the conversation. When
get as far as CONNIE h;cn?" I'm
on my own ground and handle the
money like a bank teller. Some Of
the more ambitious clerks Try to give
me the price in English and that
mixes things up awfully.
The aforesaid jim Wilson, though
is Rhodes scholar, and has special
lied in language and as n result can
ling the conversation and receive as
fast as a native. When one of our
guns ran into a little railroad gate
the FORTRESS rushed out and opened
such a fOodgate of language on our
battery commander as / never heard
| before. Wilson rode up and not only
disentanmled one word from another
but understood them and actually
soothed her. Only two days later,
however. she rushed out swearing
blue fire because one of our men had
swiped two sausages that she had
! hanging on the fence for some rea-
/ son.
Steadily on the Move.
"IIowcver, we're out of her reach
now and the poor lady never did get
/ back her SausHges. We are now occu-
pying an old French cavalry barracks
with a beautiful stretch of grounds.
After two days, we'll be moving
again. We will be on the move for
some weeks to come I think. Watch
the papers and you will probably see
more than can tell you in this letter
October 20.
"I've only had one 'communique'
from the States since | paid my hotel
bill in New York. hope I'll find a
bunch somewhere, soon.
81 begged for tobacco not long ago.
Judging by my increased consumption,
any you may have ent will have
been ued up by the time this letter
can draw a reply.
al wish you could be with us right
now. We are no longer in camp, but
are billited in small town. The men
loft or barn available. justiiiiitnv' IS
are Quartercd in lunches in every