The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-24
WAS IN BIG DRIVE.
Pvt. Ernest Lafayette at Chateau Thier
ry-Used German Paper in Writing.

Pvt. Ernest Lafayette at Chateau Thier-
ry-Used German Paper in Writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lafayette of west
hill have recently received two letters
from their son, Pvt. Ernest Lafayette,
who is in France. He speaks of the good
1t does the boys to receive letters from
home and hopes to be home by the
spring of 1918.
In his earlier letter, dated Sept 20,
he says; Got your letter last night,
which I have been longing for. | don't
think you are anxious about writing,
for / haven't got any mail from you for
several weeks, and was somewhat wor-
ried. Wish you would write often If
only line. You don't know how good
it makes one feel away in this mans
land, and | know you are not in the
same fix, for You can get writing paper
where we can't Had to run all round
asking everyone if they had any paper,
and after asking about everyone in the
company got this, so as to answer your
letter. We are where ii is impossible
to get anything. Even the Y. NJ c. A.
hasn't got any paper. This is the first
time have been out. viii have all we
want later
Was some surprised to have you tell
me that Perley has got to come over.
| just hope he doesn't have to go on the
lines / haven't as yet run onto Eddie or
Wallace. Would like to see both very
much. If you will give me their ad.
dress | will look them up on our next
rest, Don't know when II will be, but
have it coming anyhow,
/ tell you just hate to think of
spending another winter here. II will
be very hard. Have been getting lot
of rain, and living out in the open air
is Sleeping here and there on
wet ground, getting wet and having to
let your clothes dry on Won is no fun at
all. The nights are cold now, but can
stand it if the Germans can They are
getting all that is coming to them. /
have enjoyed eating some Of their bread,
smoking their cigars and cigarettes and
drinking some of their beer, which they
left behind This Is some Of their writ.
ing paper. Wish they had left more for
us all.
You were speaking about not getting
my statement for three months | wrote
and told you it had been stopped, SO
June will be the last month that you
will get until / make out new one.
Now Sept s sent you Sl60 through the
Y. M. 9. A. and wish you would let me
know just as soon as you get ii, for
have some more TO send and win send
! 1t just a. soon as possible. ! have two
months pay coming so will have another
good roll to send you. ! am in hopes
ii will be larger than the last
Have gone out Of the barber business
so that ! can have. more time to rest
and sleep. Have only got once to live,
so why not take 1t as easy as can
On Sept. 2s Pvt. Lafayette again
wrote home, as follows: | haven't got
much of your mail lately. What Is the
matters Haven't you time to writer
was over here several weeks before got
letter Of any kind from YOU. Gee, the
time seems twice rs long when | don't
hear from You and dad. You may have
written and / not getting it, but it
seems funny that l should receive mail
from other parties and not yours
The way things look now, If get back
IN the spring OF 1919 | viii be a lucky
boy. Here we are the last OF Septem-
Der and next month it will be year
that we have been over here and II
seems like had been here for five Have
had some very exciting moments, believe
me- Was in the drive at Chateau Thier.
~ and had some time. Yes, I guess
they intend TO have US in all the big
fight and the Huns can run. Wish they
would quit now, for it Is getting cold
and rains about every day. Makes Il
hard sleeping out in the open air in our
little tents. 1t was always fun to 20
camping for week back in civil life,
but when you have to day in and day
out you get sick Of it,
am getting ready for winter now. All
the fur ! find manage to sew onto
my clothes The other day | got nice
piece Of fur and sewed il on my rain
coat collar. Before get through with
ii / will have a fur coat. Am getting
pretty handy with the needle The only
thing ! would like would be rubbers
with leather tops, but can get along
without It will be too much trouble TO
have you send them Oh, yes, / wish
ii was so you could send ME box Of