Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-11-15
FROM A SOLDIER BOY
AT WASHINGTON

let every body know how everything
is in the army here. l. is pretty
lonesome here without anybody you
know, altho the good people OF
Washington try to entertain us the
best they can. We would like to
receive letters from any of the people
of Marion County that appreciate
what we are doing for them in the
army. We have heard about good
things to eat until we are sick of it.
Most of the boys are busted and gst
nothing to smoke. 1t doesn't do any
good to have a pal for he is broke.
We are called out 6 o'clock in the
morning by reveille and drill at 7.45
until 1870, then drill again at to
to 4, then retreat at $50, tattoo at
9.15, at night lights are out and no
talking allowed then.
We would like to hear from all
of the Sequatchie boys and girls, toe,
if they can spare time to write.
The 10th regiment is expecting to
leave for France in about two weeks.
Have been here over a month now
and | have not got any pay yet.
Uncle Sam seems slow about paying
his soldier boys.
When We get over on the other
side of the land, look out for news of
what the Engineers of U. S. A. are
dong over there.
l would like to be home for a few
days now.
There is one girl in old Sequatchie
| would like to receive letter from
and If she sees this in print she will
know who | am talking about. She
doesn't live very far from the depot.
Everybody istrying to write this
morning to someone. As it is Sun
day, they have nothing else to do I
would like to receive something from
everybody in Marion county.
1t is very cold here now but we
fare very well. There are three men
detailed to keep fire every night now
while it is cold. Some of us have to
60 on guard every evening at 4:30
for "a hours. 1t is pretty bad out at
night on guard. We are not allow
ed to stop walking for two hours at
a time. Then we get relieved for
four hours.
| wish you could see what we are
doing around here. You would think
there was no chance for Germany to
last long. | don't believe there is,
myself
The District OF Columbia is dry |
now, but whiskey can be ship
ped in here. That is not so bad but |
is bad enough, | wish the whole ma
ton was bone dry. 1t would be 30
much better for everybody if it was.
Well, | don't know much else to
write this time. | will try to write
more the next time, if have the op-
portunity of seeing this in print.
think | can get up lot of news for
your paper, if you will print it and
send me a paper once in a while.
We don't get any home papers here,
only what Is printed here in Wash
ington, ID. g. Well, | will close
hoping to receive paper next week
and see this in print.
Here is little song of my own:
am in the Army and don't you grieve
after me,
am III tue army anu uOn q yOu gf;eVe
after me,
am in the army and don't you grieve
after me,
don't want you to grieve after me,
am going to France don't you grieve
after me.
am going to France, don't you grieve
after me,
am going to France, don't you grieve
after me,
don't want you to grieve after me-
When I'm in France and you cant sec
me, don't you grieve after me,
Wien I'm in France and you cant see
me, don't you grieve after me.
When Pm in France and you can't see
me, don't you grieve after me,
don want you to grieve after me.
am going to get the Kaiser, don't you
Fr|eve after me,
am going to get the Kaiser, don't you
gricve after me,
am going to get the Kaiser, don't you
grieve after me,
don't want you to grieve after me.
JOE +. THOMAS,
American University,