The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-07-25

on the ground with my back against
post, while the other boys are ly-
ing about taking life easy. l secured
full canteen Of milk this morning
from an cd lady for 25 centimes [5c1
that would have cost me 15c in the
U. S. A. Several days ago Cox and
l were walking through beautiful
lane when we met 3 French girls
cutting grass for their rabbits. We
said few words to them which they
understood and then they asked us
if we did not want to help them get
the grass, so down l went to grass
cutting. The children seemed to en-
JOY watching us as they laughed and
talked among themselves. We had
a bar of chocolate with us which we
divided with the children much to
their delight. Such little episodes
are very pleasant diversions to me- =
June 3rd 1918.
In walking this afternoon we again
ran across the little French girls
who we helped gather grass for their
rabbits. They seemed glad to see us
but we made bad out at talking to
them. Nevertheless we enjoyed see.
ing the children again. The boys are
hard at work and ready. We will get
the Germans some of these days. you
can bet your last cent on that.
June Sth.-Got my first mail tc-
day. Am we'll and happy.
June 14th Am well, working hard
and enjoying life Give ms
best regards to all of the old Masonic
Lodge at Chesterfield. June
19th.-Have learned enough French
to get what l want, and have quite a
deal of fun talking to some of the
people. June 9th. Tell
mother and the folks not to knit me
any more socks, etc., The
load is pretty heavy. as it is and 1
don't care to increase my pack Just
watch one of the soldiers march by
in full equipment and then you will
understand why l say don't knit or
send me anything more. We are well
provided with everything
There is dear old French lady that
lives not far from where | am sta
toned that is just as kind and dear
as she can be. A friend and l bought
a half dozen eggs yesterday and car
ried them to her home and asked her
to keep them for US until the next
day at dinner. She asked if we would
be back the next day at twelve. We
said, yes, and left. Friday we got
our regular army dinner in our mess
kits and then went to the old lady's
for our eggs. She had them nicely
fried and had added to them a nice
plate of French fried potatoes for
each of us, for which she absolutely
refused to let us pay her one cent
either for cooking the eggs or for
the potatoes. She is a dear. If any
of the boys are sick she finds it out
in some way and fixes up something
nice and carries it down to their
billet for them. If needs be, she
will nurse the boys and if she sees
any soiled clothes she will wash and
iron them, for all of which she will
not accept one cent. She is poor
but says she feels like we are her
boys. There are nineteen of us she
has adopted. We try to be careful
to keep our soiled clothes hid where
the dear old soul can't find them to
keep her from working herself to
death. Sunday Sam and Ed Taylor,
of Greenville and myself went to
- not far from where I am To-
Gated. Where | saw many beautiful
and petted beautiful
white swan that was on the lake as it
came to the bank where we fed it on
bread, etc. 1t finally allowed me to
stroke it's beautiful neck. The best
part of NY visit to the town was the
dinner had which included nice beef
steak and-gravy, Irish potatoes, bread,
butter, tea, etc. and the most delight
full strawberries that have eyer eat
en-. We sure had some dinner. Did
we eat?
From letters written to various par
ties in S. G. and Georgia the follow
ing extracts are taken: Twas hard
for mother and dad to part with me.
lis true but don't you think that
parents are honored when their sons
go forward to help defend their ma
ton? l know that my parents feel
that way about it. These kind are as
patriotic as the greatest
heroes that ever graced battle field.
AS ! see it, is is easier to go to the
battle front than to stay at home, and
suffer the anxieties that parents do
whose age and circumstances forbid
that they take an active part in this
great fight for truth, liberty and civil.
ization. / am going to try and
make their faith and trust in me we'll
founded and well pleased and theil