The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-13

their best to win the war. I've seen
Maud Mullers raking meadows
sweet with hay, and I've seen other
feminine patriots building houses
and ships, firing R. R. engines, and
doing nearly everything else a man
can do. I saw pictures in my youth
of a woman and a dog pulling a
cart. I never thought I'd see it.
The W. A. A. &C, (Wacks, they are
called) dressed in their pretty uni
forms, are doing great work in
France. 1 believe they are all from
England. B. and I talked to a cou-
pie of pretty one in. the rest camps
All the girls seem strong for us.
The thing I envy most over here
is the gold service stripes given for
each six months of foreign service.
Have seer lots of soldier wearing
one and a few with two. I want one
ors than anything I've ever seen.
They r beauties.
I'm wearing the Sam Browne belt
and the little overseas soft cap,
creased in the center you know.
Around the top of the crown it has
our colors, a red and blue cord, and
pin our rank insignia on the left
front, and I'm sure you'd be crazy
about it. Just learned today that
we can send personal photoes home;
so I'm going to have some snap
shots made to send back.
The "Y" is still a great friend of
ours. There are three buildings here
and they sell us the only solft drinks
we have been able to buy since
leaving the states. Their lemonade
is like water in an oasis to me, for
all I've seen before was wine, beer
and whiskey. The boys al | y
any thing they want, and they Ego
to it" when they first get here. At
ter hat, they are a bit more moder-
ate: These people haven't found out
yet that water is good to drink, and
seemingly very few have discovered
its fitness for bathing purposes.
You would have laughed at your
brothers, perplexity a few days ago.
The. train stopped at a good sized
town, for mess, and with several
friends / rushed into the buffet and
said in my best lingo, "donniz-moi
du cafe. au' lait" I was right proud
Of my performance tin the; gareon
began to talk with mouth and hands,
shooting about 10 meters Of French
befors caught ny breath l.: I
haven't the Least idea what he said,
but it must have been that their
milk was non est for he. brought
the coffee at last without the "lait",
also minus sugar. You know that
1 never could drink it 50, but on this
= = " %. ~ - 4" fN- - r
trip it was delightful. Am glad to
say we have splendid cafe Eau lait
ct au sucre" here.
Well, I've. made this a right long
letter, and I'll ask. that you send it
around to the other sisters and
friends.
My address at present and while
at this school is, 18th M. G. Bat
talon, American P. o. No. 703, Via
New York.
I may not be here long enough to get
letters you write after getting this,
but they will be forwarded to me.
So please write and have the others
to do likewise for I haven't had a
Letter now in a month, and no pros
poets of getting any for another one.
I'm enclosing a letter from King
George of England, which was hand
ed each of US as we came down the
gang plank. Put it in my trunk
when you are through passing it
around, as I want to keep it for a
souvenir.
Don't worry about me, for I'm
coming back whole when we have
helped to end this awful scrap.
With lots of love to you and all
the folks.
Lovinplv. ROddey.