The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER S--continued-


W. had a sergeaa, In our ha.taiion
named Warrcn He was on duty with
h's platoon Ia tbs Are ttench ona after
noon when orders came up from the
rear that hs haj been granted seven
days leave for Btighty. and waild be
relieved al I'VE o'clock to proceed to
England.
lilo was ticaled 10 death at these
welcome tidlngs and regaled his more
or leas envioua mates beside him on
The ire step wlth the good sirnts In
q asase~ for him He figured It out that
IN two days time he wonld arffvs AZ
Waterloo station. London. aud thSu---
seven days bliss
Al about five minutes to Ave ho
started 10 Midget with his rifle, and
uitn snddeuly sptineina up on tbs tire
step with mu,terrd. "iil ssnd over
a couple of souvenirs 10 Fritz So that
he'll mtss nae whvn lehr~," he stuck
his rifle over The top aud tirrd tive shots
when crack" aeat y bullet and he
tumhiei or the atep, fell into the mud
~ the bottom of the tteph, aud lay
~tlll In ha,hlled heap with n bullet
holc In his forehead
Al ahout the time he expected TO ar
rive of Waterloo station he was laid
% res, In ,ifie cemetery behind the
hnoa lie had gone 10 Highly.
v In the trenches one can never tell
Il In not safs to rlan very far ahead
After "sshnd down" the men sit on
the IRE step or repair 10 their respec-
tive dugVats and wait for the rum IS
sue" h. matvrinilxe. Immediately fol-
lowing, the rum comes breakfast.
brought M from the rear Sleeping Il
then In order unless some special WORK
turas up
Around T. 40 dlnner shows up
when this IL eaten the mrn try 10
.lmuas themselves natil tea" appears
vt 'as'our four u'ritcS 'tfmn~t s.Snsi to-
Ind they carry on IA before,
While In rvst biIiets Tommy gets w
about str IN ths morning, washes ur
answers roll call. In Inspected by his
platoon officer. and has breakfast. Al
4 IA he parades (ir,lis) with hts com
pany or eo"s on fatigue according to
the orders which have been read cut
by tho orderly sergeant the night pre-
vieus
Retwren ~ M and noon he Is Ola.
missed, has his dinner AMI In con hts
own far the remainder cf tho day,
unless he has clicked Tor a digging or
working party ani So u enes en from
day - day. always looping the loop"
and looking forward 90 peaeS and
Blchty
lSamesimes, while engaged IN a
-coo.la" hunt you thAk Strange IL
ssy Nut Il IN d tark ~h.t@ ,T&hisfty- r.
searching bis Shtrt serious Thoughts
genre 60 him Mauy time, when per.
forming this operation have tried
60 egurr out the outcome " the war
ant what viii happcn,to ire,
NV thoughts geatra'ly ran In this
chRnncl'
VIZ, | emerge ssfc's from the next
attseaF II d. ~ttl l. skln sarnngh tho,
following cue. and So oa' White your
mtna is wandering Sntn the future Il
l. ,laely tp b. rut.sly brought ~ earth
by a Tomtay 'uterrupuHg with, What's
good for rhcumatismF'
Then yru have srme'hlnS else ~
think II. VIII YEN carle cut - this
war crippled and tIrd into Knots With
rheumatism, csuSe~i BY the we, and
mud ~ trenches anil dusnctsf You
x.ve II M ~ n Tad tah and Svoeraliy
esunter ever ~ the nearest estSm1ees
IN trpwa ycvr moosy fprsA,,~ling< In n
x,sxS ~ Scscntns Freuch beer or ~
try your tuck AT the always present
sare ~ house Yea ean hear the
ssrs xcae vctcr u a Tommy ar'Mtns
eut the Numbers IS he extracts shs
MT. squares ot cardboard from she
nas between bis feet