The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-21
SOUTH VERNON.
Letter from sergt. Carl Newton.


Mrs. A. A. Newton has Just received
a specially well written and interest
ing letter from Sergt. Carl r. Newton.
who is with battery in France 1t ii
was written Jan. % and reads as fol-
lows:
Dearest mother:
How is everything? Are YOU receiv-
ing my letters? | sincerely hope that
you are, for | know just how much
one 5 mother might worry over long
period when she got no news from her
boy in France. You must not expect
more than one letter a month from me. !
for mail service between here and L. S.
is very irregular. Still ! believe Uncle
Sam is doing his best to speed our
mail Up to date we have had one mail.
1t was mail sent from Merritt and for
warded from there. 1t is needless to |
say how much we look forward to let
tiers from home and those we love,
whose memory we shall cherish, and |
whose expectations we shall try to live
up to.
Lots of the boys have received mott
fication of packages awaiting them at
Merritt. | am afraid those packages
will have long wait. ! have received
one letter from Elsie and one from Mrs.
Francis, dated 12-19-'17, and 1919 II,
respectively.
| expect a letter from YOU on our
next mail, whenever that is. Above
Everything, mother, don t worry about
ime, for ! am in perfect health, and
receiving the best of treatment, not
alone from Uncle Sam, for France is
treating us royalty.
It is q beautiful day The snow has
gone, and the ground is practically dry
It needs only the singing of birds to
make this a typical May day, still we
cannot expect this to continue forever
Sunny France has her winter. though
not like ours. From my window | can
look out upon he surrounding hills
and little French villages nesting at
: their base. From the surface every
thing looks so peaceful, vet the grim
| god OF war turks beneath. Still one
can see little that speaks Of war, even
; though we are very near .he front.
/ l have not been around the French
r towns very much, as ! have had 10
, stick TO camp in order that ! mighi
e learn my job Still lots of the boys
p have been around and have found stuff
G very high. This may possibly be due
g to the coming of the American troops
e However, we can buy things of oul
own commissarv very reasonable.
We have lots of fun making our
9 selves understood and understanding
these people. My French at school
:, sure comes in handy for I can trans
late fairly well, but cannot talk i
d well yet, nor understand a Frenchman
as he talks so blamed fast. However
II | am learning
We were paid this week III Frencl
, money. As YOU know, the French uni
Of money is the franc. An American
dollar is equal to 81 francs So yor
sec a man can carry a big roll o
French money and not have much
- This last week has been a very bus
l. and put up d very good showing Thi
French - nm. Is a great gun, and ha
/. our thrce-inch beat a mile
b. l have splendid gun crew. In fac
| have been told it is the best in thi
to battery. When our time comes / don
a. believe they will fail Our trainin
continues. Lots of hard work is ahead
Is Soon we shall be ready for the from
J. There are many things | should lik
To tell YOU, but | must conform to til
as rules and regulations. Write me 8
v often as you can, and believe me g
always the same loving son and brotl
~. er,
F rtpJ