New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-10-19
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
Somewhere in France.
Sunday, Sept. 9Th, 1918.
Mrs. J. A. Lemaire. New Iberia.

Mrs. J. A. Lemaire. New Iberia.
My dearest mother-To-day pc
ing Sunday, L was lonesome for
you and the folks all day. 1t
seems that | generally feel that
way every Sunday and will find
comfort in writing you a letter.
tt is now about 6 P. M. and have
lust gotten back to the office from
supper. Our kitchen is about SIX
blocks away under shed, and
on days that it rains too much l
90 to the "Epicerie" Grocery
store) which is only a block away
and get some cheese, jam, etc.
and eat it up in my ROOM which
is nothing else but a space up N
a hay loft. But its quite com
Portable. So ] don't mind just
how many COWS, sheep and horses
the old Frenchman has below us.
To-day myself and four of the
other boys who work with me ate
dinner with a French family. 1
went around yesterday and
bought a lot of stuff and paid the
lady to cook it for us. She GER
tainly is a fine cook, and as I sat
there and ate, i couldn't help but
think of the nice dinners you
usually had on Sundays when |
was home. Here is what we had:
."Civet de lapin," pain. corn'-
chtons, gryere, salade de tomato,
salade de "lobster," raisins ct
vim. It was a very appetizing
meal. / assure you. The whole
cost us only 40 francs ($S.Oo).
You might thing this dear, in COM
parison to the prices in the
States, but here in France every
thing is "tres cher" you know
and even staple article like
bread is quite hard to get. The
civilians must have ''bread tick
ets'' which are issued to each fam
lily by the Mayor, limiting them
to a certain number of gram
mes" per day. Their bread is al
most black and very heavy.
There is very little wheat. if any
in it. OF course our bread, l
mean the one the Government
feeds us on. is much lighter and
winter. I sometimes wish you
could see these French women
and children stand around while
we are eating. / suppose you re-
member that / take after you in
a way when charity is concerned.
and / always give them some
thing. The other day the whole
troop, every man in it, got q box
OF tobacco from the States. 1T was
sent to us BY 1.-THE Tobacco
Fund people. I gave half Of
mine to an old French soldier
who lives near our stable To-
bacco cannot be had here IN
France, SO naturally they are ex-
tremely glad whenever we give
them some.
How are you, mammal 1 trust
well. Give my regards to papa
and Avery.and kiss Mona for me.
/ certainly hope some of your let
tiers will reach me soon, because
/ am anxious to know how every
thing is getting along back home.
Ii it isn't too much trouble. ask
papa to mail me several copies OF
The Enterprise and some New
Orleans papers. / read only Lon-
dom and New York papers and it
is very seldom that they contain
Louisiana news. When You write
next time. tell me how the Bull
lards and Aunt Choug are, also
at Dave and Remy. Tell Rena
and Ocey that / think Of them
often times. Also the same to
I Uncle Arthur, Walter and all
others that ! haven't mentioned.
Will look for letters every day,
% be sure to write me all Of the
news. You have no idea how
mnch letters are appreciated here.
Tell Winnie to write me too. NY
sincere regards to Miss Haase and
her folk. Love and kisses to
you, mama dear,