The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-06-21
ORRIN WELDY WRITES
LETTERS TO PARENTS

6y Mr. and Mrs: Lester A. Weldyy, oio
f9urtn avenue from their son, Orrln'
who Is with the 377th aero squadron,
stationed near London, England. me
address ls care United State All
service, 50 Eaton Place, London >.
The letter in part states that the
young man is in the best of health and
that two or three years Of sight see
ing will do him good. The letter fol-
lows: =! am feeling better every day,
getting fat as can be. l only weigh
IL stones 8 pounds English weight)
or 162 pounds. I think if l continue
at that rate my small sister will really
look small.
"We had liver for breakfast this
morning. the first since we left Waco,
Texas. They haven't cut down on rice
as yet. We get Jul tea four and five
times q day and we very seldom drink
water. had a hard time getting
used to black tea but the English
don't know what green tea is. We are
given lots of rabbits to eat which
are shipped in from Austria. They
are about the size Of any ordinary dog
and not hard to take
cant help but say something about
the beauty of old England. 1t is more
than l can describe to you on paper.
From up in the air it looks just like
a large garden. The land is quite
rolling and the valleys and side hills
covered with pretty green fields, mea-
dows and groves of trees, sets the
most pretty sight that any person
ever looked upon.
81 took another trade test and am
now working on the big BIRDS It
is very interesting work and if the
censor would allow l could tell you
much that would be interesting. We
60 up quite often. 1t is a queer sem
s~ation, the first few times, but a per-
son soon gets used to it. You can't
imagine how beautiful it is to look
down.
"We work Sundays and get a holt
day every fortnight 1.-TWO weeks). Our
last holiday several of the boys and
spent in Salisbury, nine miles from
here and we surely opened our eyes
to see the strangely erected buildings
and narrow, time-worn streets. W.
visited several large and ancient
cathedrals and palaces, m Of which
was erected 100 years ago.. We were
in n cathedral yer two hours and
one of the interesting things we saw
was the kaiser's signature.
"This place here is called ~Stonehinge
the most of it is still standing it was
erected between eve and nine hun
dred B. C. It also has a very, very
strange story, which I will tell vol
when I get home.
"About all the sweets we get ove1
here is the few ounces of sugar the
squadron is issued every week. Yo,
can't buy sugar or meat or flour, lei
alone candies, or pastry goods. The,
don't know what white flour look:
like we get a very dark bread called
war bread. But it is good. and hour
ishing. l will try and have SOM
photos taken and if the censors will
be kind enough you will get one.
There are many Austrians (sol
one who lived in Butte for severa
! years.: We became quite interested.
4 hope l see him again, but chances ar
4 very poor. =,
~ wrote Aunt Lille a nice long let
be around the 4th of July before sh
gets it. It is too bad that it takes s
long for the mails to go and come.
q IL POSSlOIS SCHu lAC a C04 LOu "
P. A. or Durham, but wrap and tie i
up good. Five cent Durham i sonl,
zoe a package here, and only at tn
leading (tobacconists). They hav
this English tobacco, but oh, my.
"We come in contact with severa
of the British soldiers, who have see
actual service on the front and no,
we have a very good idea Of what tn
real stuff it. But from all reports an
dope you hear around. I don't thin,
we will ever see it. Old Fritz is jus
about to turn up his toes. I bought
can of California peaches the othe
day, this is what I paid for it, IS 3k
or 72c. Everytime I swallowed | sal
goodbye two bits, but they surely hi
the right spot.
"The English money is quite hard t
understand. They have a half penn!
which is equal to our cent, then
penny, &c: then %trepence, &c; sixpenc,
12c; shilling, 24c; form, 48c; hal
crown, Coo; crown, $1.2O; then 10 shi
ling and 20 shilling notes, 20 shilling
l pound; 5 pounds, 1 5 pound note. A
this letter is exceptionally long, | wi
have to close with love to all, write
oRR1N.
MYHU ATTN nY6n(