Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

wooden bed warmers were almost
overcome. / don't know when l have
had so much real fun. The next day.
when / went down to work, l found
one of the blesse-such nice little
fellow, who, I'm afraid is never going
to get well-had collected the scraps
of your fibbon and had cut a design
along the edge of a sheet OF writing
paper and through it he was running
the ribbon. 1t was really awfullv
pretty, and Of course ! was pleased
when he said: Monsieur Sammie,
c'est pour vous," (Mr Sammie, it is
for you). He is still working on 1t
because he had to have an American
flag and French flag to paste on the
top and it took me day to find a
suitable American one, but l believe
it is done this afternoon when l go
back. You may be sure the next day
took all of your ribbon back with
me, and since then several of them
have been doing the same thing-one
of them for his sweetheart. This
morning it was a great question with
mine whether the bow should go in
the corner or in the center at the
Top. but it was finally decided between
the most effective Some of the
"blesses" make bead collars with
most attractive designs, and it is
things like that keep them amused
and break the monotony Of their
months of hospital life. The day after
Christmas l was sitting on bed TAX
ing a lesson in French checkers
much more thrilling game than ours
and was being pretty badly beaten,
much to the amusement of lot of
the other "blesses," who were gath
cred around teasing me about my
progress while l tried to answer them
back in very poor French, when the
| head nurse came in. She stood by the
| bed watching us and then with tears
in her eyes and in broken English
said she wanted to thank US for bring
| ing what we had-we have nothing to
| give, she added and these men have
nothing-it was SO pathetic that i.
could not help but touch one deeply
don't want to bore you with all this,
| but it has been so interesting to us
and such pleasure to get in touch
with these men who have really suf-
fered so much through the war. 1t
hasn't taken them long to make them
! feel that America is doing it's bit now
Every night when l leave theF all say
'Au revoir, Monsieur Sammie, vous
reviendrais demain,' Goodbye Mr.
Sammie, you will come again tomor-
| row.. l assure them ! will be back
! at 9 o'clock, and then salute the en-
tire room while they wave their
/ clutches or salute, and the day is
happily ended. 1t is also helping my
French as We have to understand ev-
erything the nurses, who are also ex-
| ceedingly nice to us, say.
Our Christmas, under the circum-
stances, was very nice one; a dance
on Christmas eve with a Christmas
tree, and a talk from the editor OF
! the Paris Matin-a most interesting
one, on the feelings of the French TO-
wards the Americans. His son has
fallen in the war and one could no;
help but feel that everything he said
rang true. Christmas day we had ouI
f, dinner, nurses, officers and all, en-
| famille, for the day, and every one
at least pretended that they were not
blue have heard from Alice Keator
since she arrived and hope to see her
{ next month. | also occasionally hear
from Charlie Rosenfeld and / assure
you mail is eagerly looked for. Whic.
means l hope to hear from you as oft
Ten as you care to write. With re-
/ on ride IN Mr. Niytar apd honinr tho,