The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-01

Only knew / am sure he would take ar
scnie, for we haven't anything one
half as pleasant to give him.
Oh course YOU know all about the
architecture throughout France and 50
cannot tell YOU much of interest about
that. Their old chateaus are wonderful
places. but terribly dark and cold. |
have seen some of the most wonderful
furniture over here, some of Il being
hundreds OF years old and III a Won
dcrful state of preservation. Ny
| Christmas was spent i'll Just such
chateau and as | had been living out
in a pup tent for the preceding 10 days
il was q mighty welcome place to me.
! The weather is very cold and we have
quite little snow The sun rarely
shines in this country and | haven't
seen it more then a dozen times since
| came ont here.
The worst things that the army is UP
! against are the cold, the wet and the
mud. The cold gets you once in a while
and the wet and the mud ALWAYS get
YOU when il is not frozen; in fact it is
| hard to tell which is the worst, but all
three are bad enough. Wood is very,
/ very scarce and we have to depend
| principally upon exercise for warmth.
| have been with this organization
/ bnt a part of the time since we came
! over, only returning TO il today. My
time away has been a bit tough and |
am of course mighty glad TO get back.
1 However, this same period has been
very instructive and | do not regret
having had TO 20 through with it. |
wish that could tell you more about
it, but that s not the kind of news that
is allowed. We can hear the big fcl-
lows pounding away every day and | as
sure you it is some music. Early eve
ming and early morning are the times
that they delight in raising the devil and
then they hold q regular celebration.
The evening performance is called the
daily hour OF hate, and il is surely
well named for as our guns pour out
their salvos they seem to roar hate at
their detectives.
We are getting a goodly supply of
well prepared food and no one should
have the slightest reason for com
plants As for myself / am a. happy
as lark, eating everything in sight
from SOW belly TO bully beef, and part
of the time sleeping like a hobo, where
ever night overtakeS me. ! never was
il better health and | expect to con
tinue in just this way until the wal
is over or one comes over with my mum
Der on it. Then | suppose | will fade
. away like the flowers in late summer
and someone will be after picking my
one lone gold filing out to pawn in
Gay Paree
The people back home are more than
bind "a b. l.,.-s
. tinuallv coming in filled with goot
r things from the Real Country. Thank.
. awfully FOR your kind offer to scnC
, :ue anything which l might need. but
for the present at least | am we'll sup
, piled with everything and am getting
/ along beautifully.
p The problem over here is tremen
4 dous one aud / do not believe that tai
{. people as a whole back in the states ca,
+ begin to realize it. Ny ideas rs to tn
. Tend hrve' HdlGfd most radi9aTr sihf
| have been here and | can assure vo,
{ that we have mans fight on on
D.. hands. The one thing that the peopl
o at home must know is that our arm
). here must be kept supplied at all cost
@ that II is no time 10 play politics an
O that every man and woman in the goo
" old United States of America mus
10 stand squarely and constantly benin
y our boys. We will do the Job, Their
n is no doubt about it, but war is wa
If and at best most terrible thine
d Families are going TO sustain losse
,r many of them, but where mother lose
$. son she must do it eheerfully an
,e be glad if She is so fortunate az (
NJ have another. to give to the cause.
in Everyone must be in on the Ri
10 American Push and every citizen mu
ii have his heart and soul in the figh
al whether he can shoulder gun or no
v This is the only spirit that is going I
ID be worth our good American bloc
IN Linn, and il must be, that s all.
40 the ones at home will only realize whi
!. our boys are doing and stand behii
ic them to the last drop it will be but
IL short time before we have the devi
sb on the run, and believe me when we g
rs them started We Won t stop short
ON Berlin.
= Now ! know that | have tired V,
ek with my lingo and l think that it
no high time to call II off. / shall
more than delighted to get a few lin
mi from You at any time and ! am su
,at that you would so favor me if V
ev could but realize how much our lettt
,xn mean TO rs over here. They are b.
arc ter than food and drink sometimes a
40 do a wonderful amount of good in ket
It'll ing the fellows cheered up. 1t was m(
md than kind of YOU to write me and
ast fully appreciate it. II there seems
ell be anything which | need especia
ire in the future | shall certainly rememl
on. your kind offer for | know full W
the spirit in which il was written.
di. Remember me to all my Brattleb,
ell. friends and such members Of the {
no Regiment as you may meet in V,
ysl travels. | am looking for Vermont
in. to uphold the reputation which the
can state has enjoyed for so many years q
tbe | firmly believe that they viii eco
Ion through in this scrape. no mat
erv what organization they fight with.
hat am trying to do my bit as see it,
.aot the very fact that | came from Verm
the helps me wonderfully at times,
dc. somehow | feel that in this sort
, i business q Nermonter cannot fail.
, in With kindest regards and m;
ont thanks for your kindness and words
: encouragement, | remain