Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21

cost as much, a francs)-S0 cents,
but a honest-to- goodness French
show. 1t was advertised as sensational
1t was too. French humor being quite
prevalent throughout. You know that
is rather nasty, so 1 won't describe
the show. How could 1 when 1 did
not know what they were talking
about myself. l would not like to
shock you either, although some OF
the costumes We're very beautiful
what there was of them.
Got out of town the next morning,
after paying hotel bills. Funny thing
about those bills. The word for ac-
count in French is addition" but
they generally use more multiplied
ton than addition when they add
everything up.
What a night to arrive at Avord!
Raining like all possessed. To
moke matters more cheerful we dis
covered that our former barracks
were occupied by the American pilots
and we were way down in the artil-
lery camp about mile away. A stable
at that. Talk about the babe in the
manger, you're wandering son is one
now, because 1t is a stable. They SIM
ply chased the horses out, white
washed every thing to kill some of
the odor, and in we went. Even the
stall partitions are still there and we
use the feed boxes to place our tooth
brushes, soap, ETC., in. By the way,
l received a box from Mrs. Wallis
containing palm olive soap. A most
useful and surprising gift. l have yet
to find the stable where we wash.
Still, the stable is not so bad. even
If rat does run over ones face dur
ing the night. Last night, being my
first night, 1 did not sleep so we'll
still thinking of Paris, you know
and the queer sounds L did hear
I've heard snoring before, but never
any to equal one fellow in that room.
thought he would break something
sure. My! he sure did enjoy his
sleep. and l am still wondering
whether the idea was to scare the
rats away or to draw in maximum
amount of air. Pretty chilly air, too,
and incidentally L slept with my
clothes on under four blankets and
an overcoat. Woo, l didn't suffer
any, although several times |
imagined something moving on Vari-
Gus parts of my body. 1t muse have
been imagination though, because
it's too cold here for bedbugs to live.
To make things a little more cheer
full, the fellows had just returned
from a funeral when we arrived.
Very encouraging, wasn't it? And
then to-day we all turned out on
parade in honor of the Minister OF
War and of Captain Guyemer, VINO
died while fighting for France after
having downed some sixty Boche air.
planes. He will, no doubt, have one
of these alleys named after him now
with the explanatory clause below
10 IT~D n q
Hope they don't name the alley
live on after him. as 1 fear his name
may fade into oblivion. Last night
| went out to hunt some water to
drink, and returning could not find
my home-I mean stable. They all
look alike, you know, and there is
an awful lot of them. Some night
I'll mistake the wrong house and
retire with the horses. VIII also get
some machine gun practice here 1t
certainly was a beautiful sight to-day
to see all the machines lined up
all around the field, every type and
number, but it was quite enough to
awe one. So beautiful are they, and
to think, 1 am going to ride in the
prettiest one of all soon.
A big package of yours is in Paris
for me, so a letter informed me
when l arrived here. Sounds as II 1t
might be those knitted things. It's
too heavy for the mails though, and
will have to be shipped by rail. 1t
has arrived at an opportune time
and l hope 1t soon gets here for
addressed them to send it on. l have
only received two packages to date.
They must be all held up at Doc
Gros.