Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-28
OUR BOYS
OUR C0UNTRY'S SERVICE

Private William Wage. who has
been attending sniper school some
where in France" sends the follow
ing letters to Bowdoin friends
Somewhere in Frances
Aug. IS. 1918.
Dear Girls:
/ got that nice fat letter of yours
this morning that was dated July 6.
and you can bet l was some glad. l
read or that letter for all Of an hour.
over and over again. hope you are
all as well as l am. It's great wealth
CT and climate here and l never felt
better in my life.
They have Y. NJ. c. A. here now;
that's where l am writing. This is a
fine place but we can't make much
talk to the people; they don't under
stand very we'll, but they will talk
to US and We might as well listen to
a dog barking. But they are all very
nice and vely accommodating
They'll lend us anything we want
and are always glad to see us. We
went on march today to see an old
castle that was built in 1882 IIow's
that. some old isn't it? 1t would make
you laugh to see the teams they have
here. Great big two wheeled carts
and about all they have to haul them
are little Jacks" about as large as a
dog.
I've got to go on guard tonight so
I've just been cleaning my rife.
went to Catholic church this morn
ing, some different than our church
at home. I'd like to be over in that
old parlor tonight having tune or
a song; we'd raise the roof wouldn't
We? Oh. well. those good old days
will all come back some time and
they will all seem better than ever
when they do. And if it wasn't Sun.
day night we'd have game of Jack.
strcws out on the kitchen table.
Guess l didn't tell you in mySotller
letter how fat I'm getting. I'm IL
pounds heavier than l was. I didn't
gain it coming over on the ship. We
didn't get as much to eat as at camp
or here in CAMP either; we get all
we waEt and it's good food, 100
This Y. NJ. c. A. was formerly q
schoolhouse. There are desks here
y
out and see the moon, it doesn't seem
as though it is the same old moon
you can see. We have been having
some fine evenings.
How are the plums? I'd likef8 to
have AZ of them just now. ma, ha
We have sing at our barn where
we sleep every night. so I'll have To
join them soon. Hope you get this
all right. Ill write again next Sun
day ~
Venesmes. France.
Aug. &c, 1918.
I'll see what 7 can do toward writ
ing few more lines. ! haven't very
good table, only Il piece of board in
my lap. Well. I got another Of your
good letters today. I've read them so
much I can't hardly see the words.
guess by the tone of them the thunder
showers haven't forgotten you. I've
heard il thunder once and I'm not SO
sure but II was the big guns. It's
been lots cooler today much 10 ev-
erybody's relief. I suppose tomorrow
is Brother Jim's birthday l am going
10 write him letter tomorrow night.
l expect you are all through haying
long ago. How is Sam. also Otis?
Are the chicks growing well" Prob
ably ] won't get as much time to
write later on so I'll write now as
often as possible. The paper has just
come in but | haven't seen it yet sc
don't know what the news S. III
read some by and by. I'll have to call
this enough for this time. ! have to
leave room at the bottom Of the page
for the lieutenant TO sign his name
Hope this finds you all well. Lots OF
love TO all.
PRIV. WILLIAM WAGG,
Co c, 800 Inf, A. p. O. No. 773
A. L. F.