The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-16

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1 came aboard ana he told me he had
heard Brown. our other nal. had been
m.de 4 rerreant IN anofher rerimeuf
az the Teofon,
We were boft SURPRISED AZ eome az
he dTFerenc,. hefueen the French
NV ana our-. mt after we eof used
10 Il Ne ffourbt puanv a. their cr,s-
toms frunrovenerfs over ourz. Buf We
could not eef used n n A. nrst. Fer
sussance an An American rs,fn- when
vou are pounding vgur ear In 4 nice
warm hammock and II Is time 10 re-
lIeve the watch on deck. ike as not
You win be awakened gently BIZ a burIy
9nrby armed with q fairy wand about
the size OF a bed STAT. whereas IN
French ships. when they cal the
watch. You would think YOU we're In .
swell hotel ard had left word at the
desk. II was hard 10 turn ont at first.
without the aid Of club. and harder
stu To break ourselves Of the habit
n calling our relief in the CAV ana
festive American manner. but. as I
say. We got 10 like II after a while.
Tben 100 tsev ID not do any h.zfnz
IN the French navy. and this surprised
IA. We had expected to 20 through
the min lust as We did when-we Joined
| the American service. but nobody slung
a hand At M. On the contrary. every
zarbr aboard was kind and decent and
extremely courteous. and the fact that
We were from the States counted lot
With them They used to brag about
/ II % the crews Of other ships that were
not 20 hon0red
Buf this kindness we mieht have ex-
/ peeled. II Is lust Ike Frenchmen in
/ any walk Of lie. with hardly an ex-
ception. 1 have never met one Of this
i nationality who was not anxious 10
Il help you in every way he could; az
Il frennely generous. though not reckless
i with small change. and almost always
Il CHEEKY and there with a smile in any
weather. A fellow asked me once why
Il was that almost the whole world
loves the French. ard tr'd hs-a IL was
because the French love aIr-0st the
whole world. and show II And think
that e the reason. too
About the only vsy you can describe
the PoIIus. on land or sea. Is that they
are gentle Thst is. you sluays think
that word when you see one and talk
n hfrn-rnlee- Won fauDen to see LA
within bayonet distance Of Fritz
| The French safIsrs sleep between
declzs IN hunks. instead Of hammocks,
ana n 7 had nor sIeut IN a hunk since
nv Southerndozn DAYS. II was pretty
hard on me. So 1 cot bold Of some
! heavinx lire. which f. one-0uarterinch
l rcue. and riered ND q hammock In
nv snare time / taught the Others how
10 make them. and pretty soon every.
body was doing IL
1 WHEN truefs fbe sailors n make
h.ruuor,r-. frured- a. cuur-e. fIat
Thev vouId pse the-n as ne did-ff.,
4 Il elem IN them. They we're greatly
nIe.sad At frs. Int after thew had
tried the =.zus Of getting IN and stay.
Ing in Il wns auofher sforT. A ham
! mock e IKE some other thines-ii
-r.-.== while rou sIeep-and II You are
not an 70 II. Won sDeud most Of YOU
sleeping time hitting The nOor. 10ur
gun caDrnfn tbazzht / had put over 3
friet hammock On him. but I did not
need to. erery hammock 4 4 trick
hammock.
i AIso. / tnurht them The Wv Ne
make mats ont q roDe. 10 use while
sleeufnr On the steei eratines near The
entrance to stoke holes. In cold veafh-
/ er this part Of the ship Is more Gun
; fortabIe than the ordinary sleeping
ouarterz. but without nat II gets 100
hot
American soldiers and sailors e;
the best food IN TIE World. but WHILE
fhe Frzueh navy cA5= Eas sot fzlG
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