The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-13
bling along behind. It is surely fan

nv, and talk about our rocking on the
c. V. railroad, well just ride III one of
these for a little while. Eacn coach
is divided into four compartments five
bv 10 feet, in which are two seats fac
ing each other, holding four to a seat.
Each compartment has two doors
which catch on the outside, but by
reaching your arm through the door
window YOU can unfasten the door.
The largest stations in England EUR
nish sandwiches and coffee for troops.
SO we had a lunch the following morn
ing, which warmed us up after riding
for five hours with no heat in the ears.
The nights are as cold here as in West
field but it is n different air, being
salt air. The temperature is not SO low
though.
In passing the farms there were
very few men working, most of the
work being carried on by the women
and children. Whoever says England
has lot of men left at home is
wrong, for they are rare feature ex-
cept in work for the government or
skilled trades. The farmer girls Of
England have very fancy dress cos
tune, puttees and frocks reaching to
the sleeve of the overcoat. The girl
conductors are also dressed cleyerlv
Speaking of costumes, YOU should see
/ the different army suits worn by the
various branches of service The
Australians, a fine hardy bunch OF fcl-
lows as | ever saw, are noticeable be-
cause Of their hats like ours with one
side turned up and pinned with the
Australian seal and with the different
colored triangles on their sleeves Their
there are the Scotch kilties with then
short skirts and bare knees. Boohi
think | should wear long stockings
now Another oddly l noticed was
the cattle in England. l saw one jus'
black cow and l believe she was OF
Scotch blood. There are the Hereford
Durham, Shorthorn and Scotch cattle
though.
The English soldiers here all wea
the caps with the brass royal badge OF
them, also coats with bright brass hut
tons and the A. S. c. (Armv Servic,
Corps on their shoulders. If ] wa
an English soldier q am glad that
am not. though. as they only receiv,
six shillings or $3.50 week. woul,
wear one stripe, being lance corpo
raj. l have been talking with Al
English Johnny, Bridges from London
wounded at La Somme, and he SAYS
am lucky to be in the ammunition
train instead Of the trenches as thi
first branch is the best branch owe
there. That sounds good TO me any
way, as I have no idea of being hur
over here as | am going to come bac
to good old L. s. and be 80 much wise
because Of my experience.
Last night Willard Hamlm and
went 10 the street and bought ci,
ilized feed Just for a change. / ha
hair cut for n sixpence or II cents j
= our money and then went TO Il
ally high hero as ! said before. bl
5 Of the same time bought a good sui
5 per for what would be 30 cents
y L. :. Here there is just 20 niue
bread allowed each person and nc ca
not buy any more than that at an
= meal. One slice a meal is all the sci
ers are allowed to give You, herau,
of the law. The streets are all darl
, ened so il seems strange to see i lal.
: population like this cropping about
the dark. There are a few gas ligh
It on the main streets but at great !
: tervals of space.
l must close now and &C to dim,
t as it is p. m. Be sure and wri
me as l shall expect letters befo
. long.
Love to all.
/ KENNETH.