The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-06
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT
Soldier Boys Give Their Impressions OF
New Scenes.

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written his mother, Mrs. Paulina Cerasoli
of Barre. announcing his arrival with
American troops in England In his let
ter Sergt. Cerasoli says: II arrived in
------- all safe and sound. | am feel
ing good, and hope everybody in the
| family is feeling the same. / was sea
sick a few times on my trip across. l
got over it. l enjoyed the trip very
much. / have been on the water for Ia
DAYS. / am in low, but my
company has gone to camp somewhere in
the southern part of England. / was
left back to take care of our company's
freight, so probably will stay here for
two days before go to camp We had
some nice days on the ocean, excepting
the last four days. cannot say much
because they censor our mail have a
lot to say about he trip, but I cannot
say it.
Don't worry, mother; / am in good
spirits. just as soon as ! get TO camp
| will send you my address Give my
regards to everybody. Let the deacon
nesses know that arrived safe, and the
rest"
Mrs BERTHA Hamblet of South Main
street has received letter from her
brother, Melville n. Robinson, who is in
the United States navy. He writes in
part "Now that am in an electrical
class | may not be allowed leave for
about four months or more. | do hope
to see things come about on January u,
1918, as many people are thinking. The
kaiser is the beast spoken of in the Bible, |
in Revelations 5:8-l3. Then will he lose
his power to continue.
Here in the navy we do not know as
much about what is going on with the
navy as when we were out of it. Never
Snow what part OF the map we are
pound for. just 90 on our way. | heard
rom Mary Jamieson and ] was very
,lad that she was with Lizzie during
Ter sickness. How / would like to see
he late Robert Warwick Dewey and all
he rest of you folks! | would like to
cad The Times once in while, as I
Ion't hear from you folks as often as
Ised to. Well will close for this time.
With love to you all !"
Clarence l., Fuller has written his
nother, Mrs. Eta Fuller Edison of
announcing his arrival in
Europe. He says: II had fairly nice
rip over We have been here two days
ow but don't know how many more we
hall | am in England at present, This
rest camp for troops coming in sick |
nd wounded from across. This is the e
rettiest country Lever saw-eyerything t
laid out so nice except the houses. a
hey are most all alike and all brick t
ardly any wooden buildings One can t
de anywhere in the city for a two t
ance, big copper cent about the size
our dollar. =
at looks like Christmas here--about
alf of the trees are hollywood 1t is
lie beginning of winter, only it is rain
stead of snow. Talk about mud--it is !,
orse than Texas for that The trains ~
ould make YOU folks laugh They are
tilt like kids pIaythings. They have
X wheels and thay open mp on the side
r every two seats just like the old
shioned kind. 4
Yesterday | went downtown and went !,
the pictures. When the lights came /,
/ looked behind me and the first :,
ing / spotted was an old codger behind 81
e with his hat on and smoking like an 1,
ehimney-talk about laughing, that RI
re hit me funny. Everyone except u. II
soldiers were doing the same thing "
I'd the pool tables are so big you need r..
bicycle to Reep track of the balls. .
They do have good apples and water a
re, The junk we get for money sure 4;
At my goat Every time get a dol a,
changed ! hunt for a wheelbarrow -
til | can buy something or get TO camp
e girls think the Sammies are 0, X.
The women run the barrooms
1 also patronize them as we'll r,
Each man for his own country and
for mine. | just let the bones for
ee on one payday. ] wish | had a
ndred to let at that; it is a good Job Al
t before the eagle flies. m,
The last three nights on the water sir
slept with our clothes on, upon deck in.
were on the pond IA days and l6 of
hts ON
Well, must close for this, as I can't tn,
to write longer Everybody write tn,
enever you can, for letters are very ins
come articles. tia
pls
Irs. Georgianna Forbes of the Hub
aurant received letter this morning
N her son, Private Thomas Forbes,
, is with tho American expeditionary Fo
'es in England The young man writes
n Southampton and emphasizes the
that all of his acquaintance in the
pany are enjoying excellent health cor
looking forward to the next develop pul
It in their military career. Soldiers ha'
lrning from France for furloughs in the
land have brought home the war in da,
oreible way, Private Forbes writes, in
ough thew are almost unanimous in the