The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
DENIES HE is DEAD.
Peter MeAuley, with Canadian Forces
Shows He Is Very Much Alive.

John McAulay OF Barre has received
the following letter from his brother
Peter McAulay, G. r. FL
France, Feb. IL, 1918
Dear Brother; | received your wecom,
letter to-day aud quite surprise yor
gave me, but II was nothing 10 the il,
you gave me about the idea OF me being
Nappoo. Who in the world started such
a bunch of rot anyway Homesick
Why, old boy, I'm not going TO be a
wanderer for close ON to II years and
come over here and go nuts with that
dope. Plenty of chance TO get r. /. p
(rest in pcacel without doing il my
self. We haven't time for the funerals
here. Yes. the fellow who started that
better start another, only the direct op.
posite. Never felt better in my life.
and ii anyone ever intended TO get back,
well, I'm him.
Well, Jack, I'm very glad 10 hear you
are getting along so well. You are right !:
| won't know anyone when ] get back.
although you understand il is long
time since I've seen anyone from home.
Iwrote to Margaret sometime ago. She
ought to have received il by now If il
didn't meet the fate of lots more |
wrote. The largest portion of my mail
reaches the bottom before its destina
tion.
Yes. heard Arthur Mcdonald was in
the Canadians, but | have never met
any of the boys. OF course the infantry
and the artillery do not mix up much
with each other. We don't have the
4 IL
in the infantry myself, Those were the
days of action. Hard work, you can bet.
But we certainly were soldiers then. OF
course we are now, but in different
way. You understand. We do all our
travelling on horseback which is much
easier, you'll admit.
had letter from Mary Anderson
a while back, stating her brother, Charles.
was torpedoed twice in ten days. He
must have had some experience with
Heinnie. He was a captain NJ. o., but
met with an accident which compelled
him to resign his commission. Herbert
is first lieutenant in training. An
other is an officer on one of Uncle Sans
so | guess you are right.
They should leave Donald at home.
But if we are not very badly disap
pointed. Fritz viii be glad to beg for
mercy before long. He has an awful
iebt to pay when he does. | shouldn't |
DC writing like this, but so long as you |
eceive no information it is all right |
You must be having a whale of time
,ver there this winter by your account. |
Ne are having very fair winter so
ar. Not much snow but heaps OF mud.
We exchanged for the mud. II is not
square deal though. think King Sol
must be Scotch jew. He gets the
,est Of lis every time.
A year ago this time / was in Glas-
ow. enjoying myself. Wish we were
here now We are all anxiously await
NJ word Of our leaves now, so maybe
he pleasure will be repeated soon. We
II hope so anyway.
Eleanor is keeping up good CORES
ondence with me these days. She is
great girl | enjoy reading her let
ers very much. II was she who told
70 about you and What YOU had done
he also told me Of the rumor concern
70 me, only she had it that was
rowned. -, Il
You Vermont people are just as bad
! ever. Ask Cousin John the next time
bout the time he made the raft and
cnt after the duck | shot. lie sure
ave ME the jump when | found out he
,uldnt swim. He will tell You all
bout it.
Well, Jack, have several other let
RS to write tonight, while | have a
,ancc, so give my kindest regards to ey-
-ybody, best love TO Margaret and the
,ildren. Remember me to your wife.
our brother, Peter.