The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-11-29

Miss Bonnie Fields. former teacher
In the Price public schools, has been
In France for several weeks now ms a
nurse Nv one OF the American base
hospitals. This week letter came
TO one ~ her young lady friends In
this city. dated American Y. NJ. g.
A.. Hostess House. Hotel Pettograd.
IS Rue Caumnrtln. Paris. Nov. /.
1915" from which Tho sun Is per-
mitted to make excerpts y am down
here for Few days rest, and only
wish all you dear ones NJ home were
here with me In the big GENE" writes
Miss Fields. MY work Is IN g. large
base hospital near Paris and I sure
have plenty 20 do.
"Our boys are trumps. aud no mat
ter how bad their wounds they are
anxious 10 get back to the front and
see the finish. met hoy from Utah
the other dny who showed me piece
Of shell that had Frno through his
right arm and lodged In his hip lie
said he WIS saving II Co show his
mother. In spite Of his suffering ~
the time he looked up az me and said:
But lady. saw the Hun fall before
I left. Ito has not had any mail
from home for three months. The
mail here in Just fright have had
only two letters In two months
n met hoy recently from Mime
sofa. who had enlisted with his twin
brother. and ~ Co the day they were
both wounded they had not been
seperated. hut they were that day.
however. and he asked me 90 hunt up
hia brother. So I went 60 tho home
communication dcartmont Of the Red
Croaa to see about u. lie had gone,
His general had wrote ~ his death
and described the beautiful ccme-
tary whore he was buried with many
Others I met nurse who had cap-
turcd a hound right from the Fland-
crH front. lie was utiil wearing his
little pocket FOR messages and was 20
kccniy trained that he knew the Ger
man prisoners from our boys. Aud
he would fight nj the least chance.
"t am living with "a French woman
w. pension That has been y school
for English girls. hut II under the
supervision 81 Milo. Julian. She
speaks very little English anC asked
mo 10 give her list % my laundry M
she could aak the laundrcsa TO steal
AZ few OF her clothes az possible. l
saw IN her garden Tor the first time
Christmas holly and English walnuts
growing.
she has big black and white
Angora cat that sits In her lcp al
mcaltimc with his paws on tho table
during the whole meal. Lizzie tCrock-
eth would have III over II. My
room IN not well heated. hut II fairly
clean This morning I awakened
early with little red spots all up and
down my arms and raid: That's
how tho ah0rthnired actress of the
| militia lost her hair. and ! began Ca
/ look for CootieA Tonight | shall use
a hit of ~ Vampire.
Paris ~ an interesting city, and
hope ! may he this close tho day
peace IN declared and zee u nt ~
hsat--all lighted mp. II In wonderful
the way they dnrken tho cities. Lon
don IL much darker than Paris, The
/ fall foliage ~ beautiful and the air 10
damp and chilly. For the first time
In years I have donned heavier under
garments. aud I wear a sweater and
coat all tho time. I am sorry thai
you all nre missing 10 much by not
being In the hlg game.
~ have Just received "A letter say
Ing my twin sister IN o. be ne Fort
Riley. Kan. You have no idea how
my mind IL relieved 90 know she viii
not have 10 take that trip across
Periscope Pond, when think Of tbs
trip Il haunts mo. Six OF our girl
are In the hospital with the influenza
one came from California and was on
the way fourteen days. She h stone
deaf In both ears. All OF the Other
nurses In the ward are French. wher
I rubbed the deaf ones head she
screamed outs 'oh. America, dom
leave me-. l have been blessed by
the pope. All the cathedrals are II
mourning for Cardinal Farley"
Miss Fields address In 80 Boulevar,
Rue Chateau. Neuilly. France. care OF
Mile. Julian.