The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-12-28
ELR|E ROBINSON
WRITES FROM PARIS
central Hotel.
a. Rue Dn Louvre.
Sunday . IN November, "a

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Sunday m November, ~
This is one OF what presume viii
be many tteary Sunday afternoons for
me The san has not been shining TO
day and Il has been foggy all day II
has not been cold and IL one could
have access 60 fire occasionally the
Temperature would not be at all bad
The French are rstioned on fuel and
they have none to spare one Is quite
comfortable walking around bat that
soon grows tiresomc. and then Il n up
10 you TO so around Ia an oyercoat
After lunch party of us walked
over 20 tie island and took In Notre
Dame and the Hotel de- VILE The
former Is a wonderful old structure,
and ! wish you were here to see II
could not help bat try TO figure out
where the hunchback hid the girl
have not bought anything here 20
send home yet. as prefer 80 establish
sense Of values first Some Of these
Frenchmen are engaged IN the gentle
rastime Of sticking the rich" Ameri
can and want 10 get full value In
what / huy. rot being "oue OF them
things ~ oar friend Mrs y says.
, .s14 4, ,,.,4 f.p,pnrart anHEyu
meni In getting out the material for
the Chrlatmas boxes for the boys In
the hospitals ! believe | am doing so
veil on (, that | viii be kept on II un.
al Il Is finished have made hit
with my immediate superior and he
wants So give me warehouse, but
ana going 10 lay for something more
congeulal | think By waiting awhile
I win Ee something more 20 my lik
Ing
have worked very hard all week
and ey ~ muscle In my body has been
sore, bet am getting tougaened and
feel better. have three gangs Of men
nj work IN different places end II
keeps ne bnsy keeping up With than
Some of the men In my ganS wear the
Croix DC Guerre
heard this morning that ! show up
very well Ia the moving pictures Of
last Sundays parade ! have not seen
the pictures
made o visit. Friday night. TO the
New York HEARD Office and they gave
me quite nice Writeup this morning
An the Paris papers are small nov
the largest being bat I pages col
umns Iu Monday they are bat two
pages
am getting along fairly we'll with
the Language and can order what |
vant IN the restaurants
While I have not seen much 81
Paris am beginning 10 love the city
and 'he people The people are very
courteous end have more patience With
foreigners that the average American
would have With one ~ a different
tongue
have not seen any Of that vicious
ness for which Paris is noted but thon
have not been looking for il
Ny room mate leaves Tuesday for
the front Ia werk IN a hospital An
other friend a banker from Gotten
Vile. Kan is going 10 come IN with
ne became his present mate does not
talk enough Can YOU beat 1T We an
know how laxative he is Eel !
I mind the shortage Of sugar and
butter more than anything else ~ the
food line However. French coffee il
not strong ike Louisiana coffee and I
can drink Il without sugar The French
use saccherine, but don't care for II
II Games IN two forms. one liquid
aud the other In little tablets which
look liz medicine The only candy
10 be- bought Is chocolate. and thar il
teiy dear Fruit IL also very dear
Bread aud meat are plentiful and fair
! ~ reasonable In price
have no idea 81 how long | will
be- here or Of what work sill ha SGT
60 Do eventually The end ol the wsr
bas made many ehanRes SO may be-
! stationed here permanently or sert
/ gomea d fe else on short notice
with regards 10 az.
ELRtF ROBINSON
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