The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-20

be called at all hours for train duty.
1t is less expensive and really will be
fun, l think, if ever we have any lei
sure evenings. 1t seems not just right
to be so comfortable over here, but it
Is pleasant The house is rented fur
nished, and is very nice indeed. Many
of the so-called ornaments are hideous
beyond everything, but that is ques-
tion of taste.
Miss II. and | have a good sized
room together with little dressing
room. We have n bathroom TOO, with
a tub. Quite a luxury | assure you.
There is steam heat on the first floor.
The bedrooms will be cold. ! think, but
everyone is getting used to that over
here. am wearing more clothes than
ever before and getting on comfortably
We wear pretty blue frocks, one-peice
affairs with white collar and cuffs, and
DO not need blouse under them They
are much like the canteen frocks The
uniform you saw | only wear in the
street, and now IN just slipping by
big overcoat over the blue frock We
also have cunning little white organdie
caps with red cross on them. Really
- ACCtN ~ NIT he pONS love
them
Oh, by the way, | climbed into a ear
full of stretcher eases a few evenings
ago, calling out Good evening every
body, as is my custom, and was an
sWered by one chap, "Good evening
Miss Liberty!' Then the whole car
took It up Three cheers for Miss
Liberty, And | got them, After
giving them cocoa and cigarettes, I
moved on to another car followed by
Goodbye, Miss LIBERTY" | suppose
It was the cap with the red, white and
blue effect Anyhow, it pleased them,
and the men of the unit who heard
them, call me that now.
The French servants who have fear
full struggles with American names call
me Madam Petite"
can hear planes Guess | II look
out. Yes. there are two going over. the
motors roaring like the exhaust of a
steam engine. Dav before Yesterday.
saw % planes flying in battle forma-
ton They are fascinating to me and
/ do so long to go up in one. No chance
now though These we see come from
la field some miles away / started TO
write the name of the town It is so
hard to remember all the things we
must not Say.
Well, must stop. | have an GRAND
to do before going on for the next shift.
Give my love to all who should have il.
Oh, four more planes are Just going
over. do wish the Brattleboro
friends could see them. Dom think
m working too hard The work is
really hard in spots but so verv inter
esting don t fire of 1t. Yon know
the difference between doing what YOU
like to do, and what YOU just must.
Oct -. Vichy.
We have received our permits for
Christmas package. so l am hurrying
to send it lest il be too late This is
all we may have 50 YOU see it doesn t
permit of much. If this Is all YOU can
send. ! want candv-reaI candy. (She
had IT'D Sweets we so very much miss.
| think the "Spansh flu Is worse
IN the states than here We have had
no new eases in over u week. The
regulations are very strict on all sani-
tarv matters.
We are madly chasing cooks in our
spare time. \ house without one is I'M
satisfactory. especially when we are
all too busy to get n meal
The weather is vile Cold and rain.
rain. rain. what we may expect for the
next three months. understand. only
Of course, Il will be much colder
This Is not TO be a long letter. for
must HE me to the commssarv be-
fore ! 20 on duty, to get some Jam. IT
IS very expensive in the French shops
and none too good.
We have Just opened up our last two
rooms at the cantecn, and ii : all fulp
to Overlooking every day. | never saw
50 many men-.iust hordes of them.
most of them anxious 10 get a word
with The American girls" as they
| call Us, irrespective Of age. l have
more tales of woe and funny questions
per day than You can imagine.
A man will come really desiring
sympathy, saving Il have a dandy
letter today; | want you to read t..
too. Some are really ine-are inspira-
tons some pathetic, some simply
inane
Ny love TO all the good friends big
and little. and | hopes they get some