Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-11
IN HEADQUAR-
TIERS COMP ANY
Corporal Russell Rowe Would Like
Some Real American Ice Cream,
But He Manages to Have a Fairly
Interesting Time-Symposium, Sol
d;er's Prayer.
France. Sept. End. 1915

four letters this time. Three were
from you and one from Blanche. Of
course had to change the story so
l decided to write you another letter.
Got a few letters from you last week
and that was the first mail 1 had had
for three weeks. l had letter from
Harold the other day and he said it
had been several weeks since he got
his last letter from home. l got two
more letters from you today. These
were dated around the seventh OF
August and were written while you
were staying in Wauseon. They
were numbers sixty and sixty-two.
In them you spoke of Mr.. Green's
barn burning. Well about a year
ago | was staying with Myrl and help
ed thresh at this place so l know ex-
actly where it is.
You spoke of having ice cream and
having enough left for breakfast
Why in the world didn't you send me
some inside your letter? It's some
thing I have not seen since leaving
the old U. S. A, Gods Country.
sure would like a dish of real ice
cream. Eerything they have to
drink is warm. They never have ice
Guess they don't know they can keep
ice in warm weather. Water is the
best drink l have found since I have
been here. I guess they think that
is to wash their feet in because when
we first landed in this place and
would take a drink of water they
would shake their heads and say "no
good" Then they would bring out
some cider but they soon quit that
because the boys would drink all they
had if they would bring it out.
Say, 1 feel like an old man tonight
Another lad and were over to the
gymnasium last night and I could
hardly turn over in bed this morn
ing. We were over there the other
day watching one of our Sergants
who is very clever. Very naturally
we thought we would practice while
there was no one around but we did
not get very far. We have been hav-
ing a ball game every afternoon AM
today we were badly beaten. This
is something new for the people over
here. Never saw such a game Oh
course they play football and tennis
We are soon going to begin to play
football. Of course we won't play
any games around home as we Gic
last fall. However we are having
good time. We have a bunch Of
real lads here in our room. Wher
one of US has money we all have
money. | guess it has run short al
present but pay day is near at ham
then we will all have Frances.
You asked if 1 got seasick I an
glad to say it never bothered me ii
the least. forgot l was on the
water and how much danger we wer;
in. We also had a boat ride from
England to France across the channel
The fellows who stay at home do no
know what they are missing. A nict
boat ride, box car ride and all of the
fun we are having. 1t is one grea
"trip. All we saw for about twe4vt
days was water and more water
Following this we enjoyed car rid
across England. That sure is /;
beautiful country. Now we are il
France.
You said in your letter that yol
could not find cool place. Yo,
have nothing on US. Old Sol sur'
looks US right in the face. You cal
guess how we look wearing our Ftti,
caps. We will soon be good lookins
coons but then we should worry. 1
just makes US look that much NOR,
like soldiers.
You have nothing on me when i
comes to the question of threshing
l went threshing one day here abou
two weeks ago. The only trouh
was I left when they went in to din
ner. Some machines they have!
guess if they worked right hard the,
could thresh one hundred bushels O
grain in day, but it would kee
them going.
We had written examination tc
: day. Had one glorious time.
! ! think they are trying to find out hoy
much we know. Well, they 500
found out. We have study hour
I every day. 1t is about like goin
into school room to see all the boy
digging down into their I. D. R. an
;, N. c.. o. manuals. Our compan
consists mostly of non-commissione
officers at present but we will 500
have all the men we can handl,
E There are sure a lot of them crossin
l the deep blue sea now.
! We sure are having some col
q nights. This morning we had mic
q frost Hope it isn't that cold owe
q where you are. I am making goo
= use of my sweater these days.
think l will have to take my laundr
down to the old girl so l will hay
some clean clothes again. Some {
the boys throw their socks up again!
5 the wall to see if they are dirty enoue
: to wash. If they don't stick the
are good for another dap.
l. 1 suppose you will soon be startin
= work Well I feel somewhat like
school boy myself today since takir
Y those exams so go easy on them b
cause you were young once yourse
e remember.
l am sending you the followir
d poem, written by some of the boys
our company:
Soldiers Prayer
w Now I lay me down to sleep,
l pray the Lord my gun to keep;
% Grant no other soldier take
My shoes and sox, before wake.
Lord please guard me in my slumbe
g And keep my cot upon the lumbe
And pray do not the guy ropes bres
e. Aid let my tent down before l wal
Keep me safely in thy sight
Grant me no fire drill in the nigh
10 And in the morning when | wake,
Breathing scents of surloin steak.
g God protect me in my dreams,
And make. them better than tht
4' seem,
Is Grant the time may quickly fly
Till I rest with Thee on High.
Deliver me from work and drills,