Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-23
He writes as follows:
 Somewhere in France.
Dear Mrs. and Miss Neault:3

May zI, lS1o.
 Dear Mrs. and Miss Neault:-
 I received your most welcome letter of May [ and was delighted to hear from the folks of long ago. It was not so long ago that I left, but it seems mighty long, and we have been here only two months; but we are doing our best of it at what we got to do. Well. France is a beautiful country 1 must say, and 1 have seen lots Of it, too, as 1 have already cov- cred over half of France. I was at one time working for the quartermas- ter corps. This post was in the cen ter of large city somewhere in France. and there I was an interpreter for the c. M. C., and believe me I had one good time. am a real French man, of course; I always could talk French, but here it is quite different than the French at home I had to buy books here and study a little. I carry one small book in my pocket always for fear I should get stuck, as do once in a while. I have been an interpreter and that is all I have done since 1 came to France.
 l have met some very nice people here in France and l have been to a good many homes of the people here in this city. We talk of America and we are welcome here in any home. The people here are very, very good The children in France. are all crazy over | our boys and when we go into parks on every bench you will see a soldier with several little school children, and the boys here are very fond of school chudret. Of course, you know that a 1 fellow Fhe can talk French like my self, fo instance, has advantage over the res. It is very funny to see our | boys trying to talk to- a French girl l when they meet them and the girls all like to talk to us and are always glad to meet an American soldier.
 have already myself covered over $50 miles by rail and covered as much
 in a Sunbeam touring car, eight pas
 senger through the largest mountains l in France. 1 have been away from the
 Supply company for a long time.
 was out with the 0. M. c. when vt l toured through the mountains as il
 was to buy cattle for our boys. Ser. seant Garrett and I covered a goot
 deal of France. I came back to tht
 Supply company last Monday. and i felt quite good to get back to ouI
 boys here in the Supply company.
 am an interpreter again and I like i very well.
 On my tour through the mountain.
 buying cattle we were so high at time
 that we could see 12 and 15 dffferen Villages at one time. Believe me
 France is q wonderful country, and
 have learned a good many things tha
 would never have known if I did no
 come here. We see some very ol,
 people here at times and woodel
 houses are very scarce in their vii
 lages there are none at all I have no
 seen one since I came here. I am al
 ways glad to meet French soldie
 from the front. Of course. you knoy
 that we are not on the firing line a yet; but as we go from camp to cam we are getting nearer. It might b
 soon, but we boys of the 18th regimen are all very anxious to get to the iron so we certainly do enjoy ourselves a
 we go along. We have quite a lot c . liberty out here, more than we eve got at home, and the food here is gooC 2 for French rations, at least; I thin the food is better here than it was a Fort Wright, N. Y. At this post Wher we are now 1t Is just beautiful an
 close by some mountains covered wit snow and at the foot of these noun
 tains it is nice and flowers grow an f fare all in bloom When we first ar rived in France it rained for ike weei, ! what rain and mud is Now the weath CT is beautiful, rain at least once week but that is nothing. I know 1 it would rain one day every week 1 the states or in Connecticut 1t woul ! be awful, but We are used to it her 80 don't mind it. Here it is very warn very hot from 12 til |. na., and i the evening very cool Our camp close by river here and the boys ar