The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
rs WELL AND coNTENTED.
But South Royalton Boy Would Apprc-
ciate More Mail from u. S. A.

| From their son, Harold O. Flint, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis II, Flint of South Royal.
ton have received the following letters;
Somewhere in France, Oct. 80, 1917
'Dear Father and Mother: How is ev.
erything up that way? / am well and
having fine weather. Everything is green,
chestnuts and apples are very plentiful.
They say we won't have any snow here.
The country il beautiful | would not
take good deal for the experience I
have had. but am not anxious to go
through it again. | would not be sur.
prised if you would have chance to
lick me my next birthday, the 4th of
April, providing you can do it,
"of course we are not allowed to write
anything pertaining to the war, but I
win tell you about il sometime. How
is John? What luck is Bill having with
his dog on birds? Tell Bill would like
to 90 out and bag few with him, but
will make up for it next fall. i sup
pose everything is frozen up by now up
there.
Everything seems old fashioned here.
The railroads are fierce. ! have written
several times, but have not received any
mail yet"
NOV. 8.
Dear Father and Mother: Well, this
letter will probably find YOU eating
dinner. L don't know as
you have heard from me yet, but / have
written you every few days. / have not
received any mail yet. I presume lot
Of the mail goes to the bottom of theI
ocean, but | keep writing. You will get
some of it. / wrote letter yesterday |
and am writing one to-day to Mr.. |
Holmes and Ethel. Has Mr.. Holmes got
my trombone?"
"Nov. 7.
Dear Father and Mother: Well, I
will write another letter TO let you
know that am well and contented. How
s everybody over there? 1t seems fun
~ to be broke We haven't got any pay
or the past two months. / saw a big
iye-ton Velic truck burn up night before
asst 1t caught around the muffler
ut would seem queer to you the way
hey drive oxen. A piece of plank is
trapped to their horns so that all of the
'uIling is done by the horns. Horses
re hitehed one behind the other and the
river goes on foot"
"No,. I6.
Dear Father and Mother: | hope
'ou are well. You probably have had .
now by now No snow here The wealth.
r gets a little chilly. Ii rains most of
he time. The country is not as beauti-
III in France as it was in England. We
My stayed in England few days. We
re living in cement barracks.
81 got letter from Bill and one from
Lildred the other day. but they were
JAILED before we left Westiield. Some
the fellows here have got mail that
as sent the 26th of October
Don't know how long we viii stay
IRE. We may move any time. We
on't like travelling on French railroads
is good deal like riding in lumber I
agon. Can you imagine me being a 9
Lrpenter7 Yes, | am learning. That is q
bout all have done over here. A bunch y
us fellows are putting up Y. NJ. g. :
that is larger than the opera house. =
g viii have 1t nearly done in another
eek.
Il am writing Herchel and Ann to-
". We hear that we are TO have
eat Thanksgiving dinner, but / shall ri
we to see it before | believe it, You te
member | wrote you about my birth
y. Well, | don't think there will be st
ything doing then, for we hear that fc
e United States is planning for five la
ar war. II doesn't seems as though
could last that long al
Harold 0. Flint" in