Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-22
LETTERS FROM OUR
SOLDIERS AT HOME
AND AT THE FRONT
From II. p. woodeon, Jr.

Some of the references in the loHoW-
ing letter from r. +. Woodsoh Jr.,
with the Twenty-third engineers ad-
vance section, A. f.. r.. are old
stuff now that the aTmsuce mas
been signed, EJt 1t is 50 enter ainins
and well written that we are sure our
! readers Will enjoy perusing ii,
Dear Folks-Yru guessed it-Wa We
made the long hike at last, ana arr
now at the big snow, if not pare OIL
it. We eased into the front one morn
ing before day, and climbed OH our
palatial eme's with us much
breathless care--and about the same
sersation-as we would enter ne gh-
; hors melon patch. Huns lurked pc
| hind every bush and but waited Tor
! a lit lie more light before opening IRE.
Our Top immortalized himself in one
/ hastily spoken, oft-regretted sentence,
"Shh! mem We must reach the woods
by daybreak"
For once we failed TO notice how
heavy pack can be when bailasteo
with extra hob-nailed shoes, steel!
helmet. gas mask, Enfield, 100 rounds
for same, one can Willie, ditto To-
matoes, and one package of hard'ach'
Fat chance of running all dressed up
like a pack mule. Sunup and good
look around, however, brought wei
come establishment We found thal
railroads are not within view of the
o 80 riiai ileo' o''" ,,o,osso ,ii,,
u ,p"'.o w ,.,,,,,l,oI loo
night And this isn't called :" he front
iAei othS '"i9 ~ ioatas come
wing ilolli, "le ,e,a a,oa
Wllere pe."ee'' we 'o'''' "'''
'ie o. ~ o
Rlght now we are our III het couh-
try, billetei IN atlltue Ffehcn NllIdsS
that except Tor variation IN SIZE anu
degree or edmonton, Is JUST ike an
other French villages. u Shueeles III
q little valley that opens our on ron
lng fields OF grain ana nops. anu
there are dense wooded NUS NOT tar
away that almost des' rye 10 ne CAMEO
mountains. Did tell you that we are
in blllets? Wen, we are. mat
word | never gave much thought 10
before, but now II $ meaty WIN mean
Ing. Our billet Is cow-garaget WIN
democratic spflnk'inS OF piss ana
chlckehs ana sheep, IAat makes u ue'
llsttully eomfortable ana unsahitaiy
Jhelr peoslde manners are above eil'-
icism, although there is foos er thaI
&c IS peevish along about a. m. ano
tries to haste n'he coming OF DAY win
an untimely reVeille-as II 5:4a WASH
early enoush. some llhe morning thd'
bird is gong TO forget 10 wake up.
Nothlhg put ne lact tlat ne mas Win
stood every bomhardment since 1914
mas taken the edge OIL our appetlte
so far, .
Time, joining the village Ilock as II
goes by to the fields' one OF our most
exciting daily events Is watchlng 'hls
rock drllllng BACK through the s.FeetS
IN the evening, followed NY snai'
French Houngster WIN norm "nc
never heard OF Llttle SOY Blue' ~
I the sheep pass each mouse, small ne-
tachment drops out ana illes INTO itS
own corral. we nave looked IN VAIN
o see them get mixed up. Ihey never
90. reckon they nave peeh solnE
INTO lheSe same parns Ior UPWARD Oh
2d0 yeafs-lhe age OF me village,
our town Is to9 small TO support "a
toWn-c1ef OF lts OWE, SO we norfoN
one from the next village ne hoppies
over every morning with All the lefkV
spryness OF 30 ana some odd, ana
UNIFORM OF tine war OF 1871, OF when
ne IS as PROUD as punch re peats hti'
out OF re uedIum mat IS as Wea
er-scarred and dried up as ne is ana
When crowd large enough TO satisIH
ms importance assem- pies, ne haits'
a11usls ms specs, pefllously NEAR the
END OF ms long nose, uhroiis ms scroil
ana IN a piping, vet resonant voice
dramatically feetes t1e latest war
comlnunlques ana the price OF hops:
we seem 10 be as much mover y
To me toWhspeopie as they 40 10 Us
ana theN nave every chahce 10 satlsiy
their curiosity, as our hte from
reVeiile TO taps IS an open oook' lhey
take particular interest IN our mess
line, whlch IS opportunely loca'eo
| near the center Oh the toWh' ana