The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-10-15

You Just ought to see us all to.
night sitting in our clean coy rooms
by our wee stoves. II seems like q
real home to have a nice warm fire
I first thought we would not have
stoves unless it got awful cold. This
has been one of the busiest places
this afternoon you ever saw, about
five of the soldiers put up stoves for
all of our rooms, twenty-five of
them. The SCOT fell all over our
floors and through the entire hall
way. We got brooms. mops. soap.
rags and water and you never saw
such scrubbing.
Our lights went out on us last
night, so this morning we had to
dress by moonlight. Most of us Just
laugh off these little things that hap
pen but of course there are few
who get a little peeved and complain
some. / feel this way about tiff
we are not willing to accept condi-
tions as we find them we should
have stayed at home" ] don't like to
hear them find fault with the way
things are. did not expect to find
conditions perfect, that is why l am
so happy. I am willing to put up
with any conditions so long as the
war lasts and / can be of any help.
It looks very much like we will
be ready for France some time next
spring or summer. / am longing to
go, for | know we will be badly
needed. 1t would be a great disap-
pointment for me not to get to go
overseas.
| appreciate so many folks asking
about me. Tell them there is just
one place | would rather be than
here and that is in France.
Our house nurse and one of the
graduates have been in to see our
room. They complimented it very
highly. We get up early and clean
our rooms before breakfast.
We sure are well treated and have
dandy things to eat. and they sure
are well seasoned. l am afraid we
will be spoiled for overseas work
We have more sugar and white
bread than you have. I am not ex-
travagant with it, even though / am
one of the number in the list for
whom you are saving. | would not
mind having Mr.. Hoover see my plate
when | have finished eating.
We have been going to "Y" serv-
ices on Sundays. The regular chap
lain is away, but we will have an
other preacher tomorrow. Oh Il
wouldn't l love to hear Prof. Fortune |
preach here once?
l am so glad Edith and Ida are
going to get to go back to dear old
this year to school.
There has been a little rainy spell |
but it has cleared off and the sun
is shining and the sky is a wonderful
blue. l love to watch the sun rise and
set. You can't imagine how beautiful
it looks behind the tall pines.
Received a letter from Pearl as
we went into dinner. l sure do ap-
preciate hearing from home so often
Wonder why my Crimson Ramb-
Ter hasn't come? l am anxious to
know what is going on on Transyl-
vania campaus. The Advocate would
be welcome guest too.
Ask Mr.. Oldham to send us some
samples of cretonne for curtains,
preferably blue or green.
The entertainment last week was
the kind | enjoy most. A "Y" man,
his wife and another lady sang,
played on the guitar and ukelele and
told jokes. They acted part of the =
songs. Some of them were Harry
LADDERS. All the program was good.
and clean. 1t made per-
son feel better afterwards. I was
sorry to hear of some of our boys
being sick.
What has Orville decided TO doc
When have they heard from Ben or
If they have any letters in
the paper send them to me.
You would be surprised to see
some of the girls who have taken up
this work. One of them while wash
ing her hair, said it was the first
time she had ever washed it herself
as someone had always done it for
her. Many have lived on "easy
street" but they said they would
much rather be here doing something
han simply going around having
good time, 1t will be fine training for
hem as well as help to the soldiers.
Russell Cox is the only boy / have
seen from home yet.
We sure had pleasant surprise
when the head nurse called us on