The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-17
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one that revealed an infinite willing
ness TO bear that burden, one Of per-
feet poise, and with the fearleSIness
OF a crusader. but yet careworn, con-
scious OF responsibility Of his exalted
station.
We watched him pass down to the
landing with alert step and pleasant
greetings to the crowd of people,
standing by the waters edge where
he boarded the Mayflower, his private
yacht, returned to the tomb heavily
laden with floral offerings of the rep
resentatlve peoples whose debt to
our nations founder they can never
repay. The tomb in keeping with
the general nature of the place is NOT
magnificent except in modesty and
simplicity. The place seemed the
more haliowed by the tomb's nearness
to the estate.
The impression one gets is that no
one reared in the atmosphere and
surroundings such as these could fail
to react In some measure To them.
The view Of the broad Potomac as
high open and commanding one with
the cali of the wild distinctly evident.
even the Turing of the sea cannot but
be inspired as the white sailed ships
glide past on their way to the ocean.
Here, if anywhere. all the native
gifts and elements of a nature fun
oamentally noble would, find ample
room for expansion.
was loathe to leave the place with
so hurried a view of it all and SO
meager a knowledge of all these his
toric relics. ! managed to be one to
get good cold drink of water from
the same kitchen where George must
have gone after riding the wild colt
We passed through Alexandria on
way back and saw church where
washington and Lee worshipped.
OF all my travels since coming here
this was one of the finest trips even
if 1t did take until a. m. to get back
to Baltimore.
''Ihe Bullet comes out a week
from Monday so tins will be a busy
time for me. May try to get fur
Tough soon.
Giad TO get your letters. Sent
Bullet" to Uncle George.
DID say Mart and hub went to
Mt. Vernon with me? Must say good
n ght. Love.
p. S.-Mart and ,were given an
auto ride into the hills Of maryland
Tuesday night. Had a different I'M
preston OF the country down here
driven home to us.
Mrs. A. w. Simmons has received
a letter from her son, Lynn, who
enlisted some time ago. Lynn COM !
plains somewhat on not getting
enough to eat. HIS letter is as fol-
lows:
Dear Mother:
expect you are anxious to hear
from me because l have not written /
tor long time.
1 am IN England now, quite a long
distance from nome.
1t was very long ride across the
Atlantic; one Gay there was aystorm
and 1T was quite rough. We did net
get very govu things to eat on the
BOAT; one Jay all the fellows In my 4
company wen. up on deck and started
4 rumpus, men we did get a little
better. About half of the fellows
got sick. Harmon was quite sick
out l did not get sick though III,
thought would any time. The boat
we came over on as a freight boat
liked up for soldiers; 1t wasn't very
lice. We saw lot of whales and
,ther kinds of fish; we saw some
Jelly fish. flying hsh; they looked
IKE little swallows.
When we first started out it was
'ery foggy for two or three days.
There were more boats besides our ,
'wn that came over with us.
We saw the city of and the
'ity of Winchester. The trains are ,
'ery much different than ours. They
ire very short; the freight cars are
bout 20 feet long and have only four
wheels; they look like toy train.
1t rains about every day here, but {
lot very hard; the place where we ]
re is on hill; about 80 fellows |
n our shack; we have to sleep on !
'oards for a bed; lot of the fellows |
'ot covered with lice, me with the
est.
We don't get any more to eat than T
We want now; about every guy in our
ompany weighs about 10 pounds less >
han we did when we were In the u. S. :,
Lyle will be very lucky if he don't !;
ave to go to France. II
We have not been to France but we =
vill be<here before this letter reaches
ou
We saw an old church that was !,
on years old; 1T has the old kings !,
nd queens buried in it. =
AL WIG LuBHS pcOplc were very
lad to see the u. S. soldiers come
yer to fight; a lot of the girls and :
'omen gave us milk and things to eat =
hen we went through the cities.
This country is very much different
nan u. S. The fields are very green
they don't have any fences here;
hey watch their sheep just like they
id in olden days.
1t don't get dark here till about IL
clock and it gets light about in
he morning and have cold nights and
arm days.
When you are eating dinuer we are
atlng super here; about six hours
Ifference in time
l could write whole book full but
e don't dare tell anything any more
, l can't write very much.
guess Earl is in Fl. Dupont yet,
e did not want to go to France very
ad and i am sure / don't think very
Iuch Of it myself; lots of the guys
ant to go to France but when they