Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-08-21

There is no cantesn here a. yet, though we
hope to have one. So we have some little
time ia the evening 10 ourselves. One OF
the sous, or aforementioned officers,
came back with Us and talked for awhile.
he is instructor Of signaling by flashes OF
light. By half past time Ger fire WIS
nearly out, ~ we have oniy the scaniiest
supply Of wood and coal, and what little
I coal there is is very bad. so shortly be-
tore 10 / climbed into my sleeping bag.
eent 10 sleep, dont saw lullad by, bat
hearing the frequent heavy reports OF the
cannon not so very far away. The bonn
bardmsnt is not heavy just nov, bat even
in these quiet times il is kept up more or
( less night and day, and one soon becomes
accustomed to the sound.
1 Dec. - Last night it was cold. This
morning the Thermometer was thirteen
beloS freezing, and the wind was blowing
hard. II went right through our little
cabin, despite the paper on the walls NJ.
Taillsnt bad 10 get up early, as be had TO
go 10 town three miles away 10 ask the
commsndsnt that he let us have some
pianks for the floor of our new foyer,
which is to serve as our csnteen. An
orderly. therefore, brought a cup of black
coffee unto which he put a little con-
densed milk at O'Clock. We have no
bread or anything else-iust a cup OF
coffee a hen we get Up. Then at half past
ten we have our break fast, which Is a real
solid mesl-soup, meat, potatoes, (gener-
ally two kinds OF meat, or an entire, like
such as beans, with cheese and bread and
sometimes dried fruit, such as prunes, to
end of with.
We had to break the ice in the tin !
pitcher in order TO wash. Tue orderly |
lit fra in he stove, but only bad wood |
about the size OF small kiudiing and one |
little shovelful OF coal. II was cold dress
ing, bat soon we hsd smoke, at least, in !
the hut, and II Was not long before we
we're fairly warm. Ordinarily we do not
sc, up until about o'clock on these dark
mornings, ssd our cup OF coffee 10 brought
to Us and our FIRE lit before We get up.
The foyer is open from II tin 2, ~ben
some OF the men have a little time OF.
Dinner was at s. ard then we we're At she
foyer until a little after 5. When the
foyer eloseo ops ortwo NJ tho yren earns
to our eabin. and ynvs. lesson In Fnr-
Iish. which NJ ITALIAN. a. vail a. the
others, seemed to enjoy. At bali past ten
/ brought out the sterno and made
TsiIlsut and myself some bo~illon, which
we enjoyed nightly, as it ives cold.
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