Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
FROM WESLEY WALKER.

Domgernain, France, Dec. 10, '1S.
Dear sister and ALL
just got through cutting wood and
it started to rain so you see l was
wise in getting the wood box filled be-
fore it started. l am feeling fine and
am getting just enough outdoor exer-
else for good health. l hope you and
the others are feeling as good. Some
Of the Christmas boxes are coming
now but not very many as yet. l am
glad l sent my coupon now. / see by
the dates you received my letters
that some of the later ones beat 9TH
ers home, just as yours get here l
got one from Guy last night written
Oct. 70 and so was yours / have no
other place to go to spend my money
so am moving up town with a couple
of other boys. We get room with
three beds in it for about $12 month.
They are feather beds with a small
feather pillow over your feet and one
for your head. Thought l would stay
there a while but maybe we will be
moving soon, can't tell.
The only trouble with the beds
they are rather short for me- Most
of the Frenchmen are about it.
4 and am #. 2 now so / just sleep
ocrnerwise. The main thing is the
isolation and privacy.
/ sort of have to laugh at Laura.
She was mentioning a few places in
her letter for me to visit before / get
back but / haven't the least chance
to get more than six miles from camp
oftener than every three or four
weeks. / sure would like to go
through England and Scotland but
don't think ! will get chance.
The rumor now is that we go to
Germany soon but I don't believe it
is anything more than a rumor.
would like to go down there but
would rather come home. won't be-
lieve we will go either place until we
get orders. There are too many rum
ors to take any of them seriously
There is some talk of the married
men and the farmers going home first
so they kid me little and ask if
they can't be my assistant, etc. I tell
them to marry some of these French
widows with two or three children.
l just got back from the with
$3.50 worth of bon bons for the bunch.
i had zoe worth myself | guess be-
ing in France / should use French
terms; francs instead of $50. It's
good candy and kind they can't get
much Of
So you had a great celebration did
you? We celebrated but not so elab-
orately. 1t sure was great relief.
Thank God there won't be so much
exposure and hardships this winter.
am glad you got the handkerchief
and suppose you have the pillow COW
er by now and the picture The boys
can't get any stamps now to send
their stuff home. A lot of them are
sending home exploded shells for
Christmas presents or souvenirs. !
am going to bring some if I can man
age it. Don't know when it will be
though.
There are three or four children in
this town with their hands or feet
cut off by the Huns. One little boy
with half of his foot missing and
two little girls with hand off. l tell
you it makes a fellow rave when he
sees them and knowing what caused
them to be cripples. This place is
about the size of Sitter and 50 of
their men will never return. There
is only one boy here over IA years
old and the men at home are all so
and over. But the women are cap
able of handling the work all o. K.
There is one German family here in
termed until after the war. I guess
they knew their people pretty well
and fed back into France and were
turned over. France has also had her
trouble with pro-Germans but not so
many of them here as in the states
Bon Saux a couple of times.
Wesley Walker