The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-08-17
A YOUNG soLo,eR's JOURNEY

count of the iourne, ia Newport News
I, will be noted that e,eryw here he
found the Red Cross on duty aud the
boys appreelaiise
Deaar True Democrat
The Headquarters company oi l5iih
Infantry together With hundreds ot
niherf bearded the train al camp
gaanregard. la Aug |. 1915 at SO
a. IA W Departed from there 81 =
h. 80. arrived Ia Alexandria 20 minutes
lat ~ view perhaps Tor Nh" la time
h good did leisure hours while oh
rrmii from Camp
W. we're al ~ fine spirits aud Wnii.
aeiiuR wha, direction Ne would take.
Fhn train then pullrd Out on the y
raj Guards were i,,s,ea aud ofiefa
set issu.a h, the officer Ia charsr
@ conrb With the L : regulations
~ i.ii . IA We arrived tn Lafayette.
-. = b.auilt,ll little city a nice depot
ard brsi nf al \ iarsr crowd OF pretty
eifls tu bid IT, farewell We we're
fhr"a =, mlnntes that wasn't hong
asua. b, However, Ne had fun The
.eho II oa one Of the psiyatss..
fhgn Ne moved on through one oi
~ L.a farm countries att the uap
II klsiers ~ could STE tn. wireless
+ aad hgllo static a. q. Tn.
hello sas s.niine on, a message Ia
ship 10 the stream while Scare oi
sisnai men were taking u down from
our Troop train This reminded us III
the s.gaal men III our service. the
eye VI the army.
Ne we're then transferred across the
Mississippi. into the city Of New
Orleans. We stepped off the train and
fell into formation aud marched ~
canal Street less than Is miles oni
officers were nice and allowed W. Il
fall out for u rest jus, in from. of .
candy factory. II is needless Ia stats
how much candy We didn't eat. Aitel
Ne had rested the march WAS resumed
our 0llcer gave route step occasional!
aud III course We saluted the giris
Often sas~e oas woSld ash. Oh. ~her
lss~ vAwvpSms TA~ v~Vsy WIS. - ~
sorry lady, hut I'm no informatio'
i,nreau." II II Was man N. reply war
WIS wants To know" ar something
better don't knoa II they nndei
stood ~ ar not. but jas. the same ~
got them. told"
We were back q, the station by !, :
all supposed 10 be- IN ranks. ! didn'
think II would be- very risky 81 skippe'
oui for hot cup of coffee when
got around the corner wasn't SURPRISE
. IN meet u number III my comrades, "
had a nice lunch and pien', Ia drin
aud made II back In time Ia board III
train Anp. 2 IL: 10 a M A. Ne aer
sitting little girl came up Ia the vii
dow aud asked " PVT. Helfrl'sh nigh
be- oa that train lie vas, and With
surprise IL was his dear old mother I
kiss him goodbye. Kindness of IN
litiis girl did tina, much for then
: Within a few moments Ne were sa!
ing farewell 10 the crowds aud oH q
the t. 4 n,
81 | then doged IN & q. m. by ahic
. time We had passed through louisaan
aud Mississippi We we're In Mobil
We saw some great sights Viii
= passing through Alabama We reachs
4 Montgomery q, II 20 and were gree
q ed BY a large crowd We were sers,
h refreshments BY the Red Cress. Sieve
g al soldiers we're there and one NJ u
a tpre,,iss, girls Ne saw on our rot
VAS there Ia eollee, the mail that vi
flying from the windows ~ the tros
:. train. We Travelled through Alaban
:, "a, a high speed and came To Ailani
: ia 4 10 p. m. We had just put supp
3" in our bread baskets. However !
= were able Ia receive the refreshmen
from the Red cross and take the mar
over The bis city. seeing some ~ I,
inadihs factories II America
mf co went on guard nj this poii
Vas on isi relief from ~ Ia : al
" KEEP, myself hall awake BY looking
V the sights Of Georgia. ! saw lots
:" towns and factories along the way b
IL sas dark aud the train speeding
" fast l am unable la tell more II u
" particular state | will have Ia ma
;" another trip through H. After III. fl
~ tnishu hours had passed ms Rns,
v relief eams and took sharR. of No
'" sns suou In ieo per cen, sleep VII
'" awok. tng. sfd Ne had pass
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