Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-02-22
ALL WELL AND HAPPY
BACK OF THE LINES
Harold Henry Writes Regarding
Sights and Eats in the Sunny
Land Of France

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cclred another letter from their son,
Harold, in which he says:
In France, Jan. 2l, 1918.
Dear Folks;
You probably think our letters are
few and far between. Well, they
are, but it can not be avoided We
have TO wait until we have something
to Wiite about and that something
can not be military in any shape or
form. SO far | have neen real busy
scouting around over the country,
and cumming around in general. We
fellows have no special duties to per-
form at present, so we take hikes
every day. We try and make differ
ent points of interest each time. We
went through the grave yard one day
and one would think from the dec
orations that it was a Chinese tea
garden. On all of the graves there
were wreaths of flowers made in
bead work and celluloid. 1t is truly
wonderful work. Then there are
preserved flowers in glass cases.
There are some large tombs that are
decorated up in great style. Then
just outside of the wall is the Amer
lean graveyard. 1t is to be improved
and monument erected by the
French. Another point of interest is
little village few miles from here
which is several hundred years old,
and is sure some place The houses
all have matched roofs, or red tile.
The atreets are crooked, narrow
and dirty; but the people are surely
fine. We stopped there for dinner,
and it was the finest meal | have had
since leaving home, We had head
cheese. egg omelet,' cheese, French
fried potatoes, wine, bread, pork and
chocolate, and it was cooked in one
of those big fireplaces like you read
about. When we got to the village
everyone was out looking us over.
We were the first American soldiers
that had been there. Well, we went
into an inn and made our wants
known. They did not have what we
ordered, but they rustled it and, be-
lieve me, it was certainly fine.
After leaving the village we were
mosieing along and came to an old
mill 1t was running, so we went
in and looked it over. 1t was run
by water power and had two large
millstones; one was stationary while
the other turned slowly. 1t had a
capacity of ! 6 sacks of wheat day
when running its maximum. Just
outside the mill we met girl bring
ing some grain in an old OK cart.
So you see we are in a country full
Of new sights to us and lot to see.
SO far / have only received one
letter from Mother. | don't know
whether my mail is going to the
147th or not but it is cinch | am
not getting it. Ernie and have
been separated here, but will be near
each other again soon, then we will
be able to trade mail and see each
other often. When we leave this
place we will go to one of Frances
beauty spots. Lieutenant Insinger
says it is one of the prettiest valleys
in France and, as he has travelled
over most of France in an auto, he
is saying something for | have seen
few beautiful places already,
| am getting to be a regular
Frenchy. I can pretty nearly tell
when they are hostile and when they
are peaceable AS far as eats go
there is no need Of telling you that l
can succeed very nicely in getting
plenty to eat There is one thing
that bothers the Am orleans when
they come here and that is trying to
ask for a sandwich The French
never heard of such a thing So
when we want cheese sandwich we
say lie pain du frontage" or bread
and cheese.
You have perhaps already heard
through the papers that our division
is being used as a replacement d.
vision, and that may mean that our
brigade may be broken up, but the
officers think not; in fact, they are
quite confident that our headquart-
ers will remain intact. I am sure
praying that they are right. Ernie
and may be separated for short per-
iods, so you had better write to us
each separately, and when we get to-
gether we can trade mail, but letters
are too few and far between for US
to wait, so write as often as you can.
HAROLD HENRY.