The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-05
BROOKFIELD
oney E. Lanciault Will Get Wound
Stripe, Received Bad Gas Burn.

Oney Z. Lanciault writes thus to his
mother: May II, 1918.
Dear Mother; | received your letter
and the papers few days ago and
would have answered sooner, but haven't
been able to get any paper until now
/ sent for some. | am feeling good deal
better now and expect to be back with
the company in few days. got few
gas burns the 2lst of April on your
birthday, but | am better now. Ny cap
tain was down to see me the other day
and he said | would get a wound stripe.
Well, mother, am looking for some
maple sugar. My mouth waters when
think of It, | hope you are having
good luck this year with it.
| can't write very well; ! am weak
from being in bed for so long will
be glad when get out again.
| see by the Barre paper they are Civ
ing the news pretty straight about the
Americans, and also have got the places
where we are, but / don't understand
why they won't let us write about the
places.
| received some cards for my state
pay and have mailed some of them, so
guess it will be all right now.
1t sounds kind of funny to be saying
Una and her family" She says her
baby is fat as a pig. / would like to
see it. | have three nieces and haven't
seen any of them. l wonder if / ever
will.
Well, the chicken wire sure does make
good bed. When | got into the bed
/ have now, ] didn't know how to sleep;
was lost in a real bed, am sure
getting fat now; eat is no name for it,
everything nice.
Well mother, | guess ! will have to
close now, as | am getting tired and viii
have to lay down again, so please write
soon, and I will write as often as | can
and viii try and write little longer
letter next time. Oney.
June s, 1918.
Dear Mother; Just few lines to let
you know that | am out of the hospital
at last and back with the boys again,
and it seems good to get back to them.
When got back, found your Christmas
box waiting for me to open. was some
surprised. The cigarettes and gum were
the only things that were any good. The
rest were spoiled. The apples were rot
ten and the cake was moldy The nuts
had a funny taste to them, but | ate
them Just the same.
Am sorry that father Is having such
hard time. / heard that he had neu-
ralgia How is his cold getting along?
Mine is fine now.
met Paul Parizo and Pine Stacy the
other day. They are looking fine and
feeling fine. They aren't cooking any
more. Parizo is a mule skinner in the
l02d and Stacy is in the l0lst ammuni-
ton train just a little ways from where
am
Well, mother, i will have scar of a
gas burn to show you if l ever 60 back,
and guess will all right. am getting
along pretty well in the company with
the machine gun and like it fine. Yes,
| have received the papers you sent to
me, and thank you
got a letter from Phil the other day
and he sent me clipping out of the
paper about my being wounded, and
think it sounded worse than it really
was, although the doctor said it was
worse than thought it was
guess | will have to quit, as I can't
think of anything more to write, as
usual. never can. Thanking you again
for the box and the papers and hoping
you all get along well, also father, am
so sorry he is losing weight, will close.
You won't have to worry any more
about me, as l am feeling fine oney.