The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-22
CR4NITEUILLE
Interesting Letters from Malcolm Nc.
Askill Tell Much of Life "Over There"

The following are portions of letter.
recently received by Donald McAskil
from his brother. Private Malcolm Nc.
Askill, now stationed in France:
Somewhere in France. Jan I, 1918
Dear Brother and Sister: This makes
my second letter to you since new year
set in, | hope and trust you are all
we'll. | received your letter with the
pictures Saturday night and believe me
was very glad to get such long, in
teresting letter from home.
Well, folks, how is the world using
you one and ALI feel like top all
the time, having the time of my life
away over in-I don't know what
you call it--but the people in this part
of the globe call 1t France
- | got box from Bella Tt
was sent to Mantle after | was up in
Graniteville the last time, but ii finally
landed over here. She had cake in it.
along with some other things, and ii was
like brick, but tasted good just the
same. She told me in the letter that
came with it that she hoped if ii got
lost that some other fellow would get
it, but that was one time she got fooled;
got it myself.
Well, folks, think that is all
for now viii write again in few
days. hope you will always write long
letters. | can't tell you how much en-
joy reading them
Jan 81, 1915
Dear Brother and Sister: Only q few
lines TO let you know | am still in the
land of the living / hope you are all
well, also all the friends around Gran
iteville.
was at concert last Sunday night
given by the Y. NJ, c. A. The best selec-
ton ] ever heard on violin was there, |
and some good singing also, There was
q young lady from Paris there and she |
sang quite number of English songs. |
| may tell you we are having real
nice weather just now, just like April
n the states. The SNOW Is all gone. II |
mas been raining steady since last night.
had pair of hip boots issued to me
o-day, so water and mud doesn't worry
ne any now. The French people wear
wooden shoes over house slippers. It's
queer to see them drag their feet along
II order to keep those wooden things or.
guess I'll take pair of them back with
ne for q sourenir.
Only few of the boys in the
ompany got the packages Marion sent.
think il awfullv good of him sending
o many to the boys of Barre and Barre
Gown. l think ] have written
nough to you this time, so will ring off
nd hope to hear from you soon.
Feb. /. 1918.
Here 90 few Lies tonight. How are
GU anyway and the boys? ! hope you
re well We are having ideal weather
ere now. | saw some of the French peo-
lie ploughing to-day. Some contrast bs-
ide the weather back in good old Yer
lont. I often think of the difference
etween this winter and the last one |
Dent in Vermont
Yes, ] am a stranger among the BOYS
ere in way. | know them pretty well, !
ow, though, of course, there isn't any I
ne that | knew before | enlisted with I
IL at present. John Murray and 4
ordon Guy are only few miles away I
nd since I've been over here I've seen d
NV only once. / saw John Murray I
vice and hope to see him again soon. 9
got your big box at last IN q. h. v
'ndition and thank you very much Tor a
| was surprised very much TO see c
: your letter that Murdo A. esmpbeii a
down South. | thought he was over
re all the time. p
hope things will be brighter up on q
e hill when / get hack | hope to he o
ok next summer and il NAV be hall h
zen summers. One never can tell. 4
Write as often a. you can. u
Brother Mack y