Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-05
DINING IN NIEUPORTS

that here was where my guardian
angel got in her work, for YOU re-
member how much trouble 1 had
with my planes. not getting into the
air as much as 1 wanted at all.
Anyway, here we are with Spads and
1 sure hope the motors work. Don't
knpw yet whether tI'll get a two-gun
or Sone-gun plane.
Worst I'm the World
The stores in Chalons are the
worst places to buy anything. L
tried to get some sleeveless jerseys
there the other day. You should
have seen what they showed me!
They only had one size and that
must have been modelled after Taft
or Irwin S. Cobb. And the funniest
part of it was that the clerk thought
il would fit after it had been washed.
Naturally, 1 allow for sprinkage
when huying clothes. but not that
much, for no matter how many
times it were washed, il would
never shrink n foot. So not wishing
to buy a dress I left. Another thing
l need are pajamas. Being partic-
uiar-and broke l can't get any. II
it would not be for shocking my
feminine admirers, l might propose
they send me a pair of silk, or near
silk ones, as something useful in
helping win the war.
There ara a large number of
troops from Algeria camped near
here, whose curious costumes and
customs are very interesting, for
they wear those big white turbans
which so much resemble a Char
lotte Russo" with their twisted and
| curved effect. Not only that, but
: some of them wear complete robes
| of white and with a long stick to
complete the effect look much like
| the Mohammedan priests / have
often read about They might easily
! be that too, for some of them 1
know belong to the Islam faith.
] How? Well, while walking to the
I tennis court last night. 1 saw one
I kneeling on his prayer rug facing
Mecca, which is east, l believe, 60
( ing through all sorts of Calisthenics
Having often read of their partic-
ular way of praying. but never hav-
/ ing seen ii occur, I stopped and
gaped with interest. Not believing
/ in that faith I was naturally amused
at the manner of his prayer. First
! he stood erect like a soldier. facing
Mecca and then after some medita-
! ton, sank to his knees and bumped
/ his head on the ground-that's s
where the rug came in. I guess. for
I the performance never varied. as
/ he continued, rising. meditating.
kneeling and humping his head.
/ Finally I continued on my way, my
curiosity fairly satisfied, but after
I going half a mile-and 1 WASH t
walking fast either-I looked back,
and their was our faithful friend
! just recovering from another bump
on the head.
He seemed sort of weary. and 1
did not wonder after all that ex-
ercise. What with all his head
humping he should have had the
headache. Just from his next move
one would think so. for he held up
shis hands-but not for long, as he
soon began rising and falling and
humping again.
Golly! that sure was a long prayer
and he sure worked hard enough to
deserve an answer.
Don't count on that permission SO
soon, for just now permissions are
forbidden to America. Indeed I
will be lucky If I get home by Sep
temher, although I am hoping for
August.
Thanks for the clipping in the
{ typographical Journal. 1t surely
tory of my life since I broke" into
the flying game. I literally did
break into it, you know.
The author of that piece was sure
right when he said flying ran in the
family. and then quoted Dads flight
from the top of a barn TO prove il.
i AS you say, things that parents wish
| ed to do have a way of coming out
! in the children. when you remark
that many things coming out in
your daughters you often wished to
do. Yes indeed! You sure do shock
me-
/ Am writing this in the cool of the
evening with my back against a pine
tree. but have to stop NOW on ac-
count OF darkness and mosquitoes.
GoIly! but those mosquitoes can
make good landings, and they are
cruel as Hun, which is combination
enough to lick any man.
! Waiting
/ 1t seems the Printers Union OF
New York City has not forgotten
me either, for in their local journal
appeared a picture of yours truly
with some of the letters. 1t was
some writeup, and my former boss
in New York sent me the paper.
Wait until l get a Boche and
| then watch me crow. Oh boy! Won't
it be a grand and glorious feeling
Now that 1 am actually going to
fly again and with a thoroughly
tested airplane, 1 have hopes o.
accomplishing my "bit" and knock
a Hun out of the blue-Here's hop
ing!
And do you know, I am rather
proud of little old Dauphin, with
her $4,000 contribution to help
chase the Kaiser off the earth. Even
if 1 haven't put her on the map
by this time. that commendable sum
should, and it sure is worthy of a
celebration.
Received a Harrisburg Telegraph
tell of the flight of a French
man over Harrisburg. From wha
I I could gather from the pape
. ,fv haan q