The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-24

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Dear Home Folks
should have written sooner but
have not had q chance. have
been on the job all the time and like
il fine. Had good trip and felt
fine after the first day. Came over
lots Of pretty country, but as far
as being good il is not so good as the
Plains Of Texas. came this route,
you can follow it on the. map and see
where II Is; Fort Worth. Dallas.
Texarcana. Hope. Arkansas. (this
is beautiful place. Little Rock, saw
the State Capitol, Memphis. Tenn .,
crossed the corner Of Mississippi, in
to Alabama by Huntsville. Here
the Red Cross met the train and
gave us cigaretts, gum and lot of
little things then we took up col
lection from the train and got bet
ter than $40 90 and gave to them.
Now believe me, no one knows how
that little thing was appreciated and
the feeling that the crowd Of rough
fellows has for the people Of that
city. Every one Of those boys will
remember that little act fifty years
from now II they pass through Hunts
vile Alabama | bet there was a
thousand American flags waved to ms
and at nearly every place they run
out with a flag there is service
flag in the window with one or two
or three stars in il. That told the
tale Of why they waved the flags
more than the others
Back into Tennessee at Chatta-
nooga. ran through the foot Of the
Lookout mountain in a tunnel mile
long. sa~ lookout mountain and all
of those old battle fields. Around
Chattanooga was the most beautiful
scenery ] have ever seen. 1t is
built right into the mountains Ran
around in the city three hours Am
going back and stop there as ! 90
home Then TO Bristol II was after
night there. then on TO Roanoak. Va.
(also very pretty then TO Lynchburg
Va Now talk about dretms Of pa-
ces. that city is a dream II is on
the St James river which has the fine
tobacco crops on both sides in the val
ley and hillside farms Of corn run
ming around the mountain instead Of
up IT, The town is manufacturing
town. has four big shoe factories
The main track Of the Norfolk and
Western (which we were on is right
Square over the river but Il il paved
until you can't tell t. About 50
wards from the river. which is very
swift one the stream comes out from
under the pavement and all on the
banks are those big shoe factories.
8 and 5 stories high There are the
biggest springs running ont Of the
mountain right in the city and on to
the river in cutters that ever saw.
One Of the paved streets is 80 steep
that ears can't pull !, in high. There
are lots Of little things that J could
tell but havn't time.
have not got TO be out since ]
rot here Arrived at 500 p. m. and
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70 on the job as Waterman so did
and watched all night until 1900 m.
the first thing when got here
Went TO bed at one the next day and
slept until four and went back on the
job at $3.50. II was just a week ago
tonight exastly 2;30 a. m when left
Lubbock. am laying off on the job
Just long enough TO write you. !
guess you think my job soft in one
way. ! do not have one lick Of work
treal work 10 do but il is the kind
Of job no one would have IL il was
not soft. Wouldn't you like o see
me stiutting around wearing pol. e
mans badge and billy, That il
what | have now. This is a JOB
that tires a fellows nerves belle me
| wish could talk to you and tell
you some funny things that nave hap
pened. II is too much TO try to w'ite
I have had some experiences that
were entirely new to me- For in
stance, the other night went out on
my beat and got away down in the
material yard where il is as dark
rs the dickens" and was walking
along singing my bill" and feeling
important tand scared to death tool
when all at once ] heard a voice, I
guess il was but il sounded like a bolt
Of lightning land had the same ef-
fect) said ''Haltlrr's Well you bet ]
halted quick, lt,,spme from behind
me and whirled around to receive
nv share ofrlead Wade for the Ger