Williams news., 1919-03-28

hear a new rumor about going I don't see what they are keep ing us over here for now as the war is over. It looks like awaste of money to keep so many in France. I guess all the good positions will be gone when we get back to the states. 1 suppose all the soldiers in the Camps ln the States are being demobil- ized. or rather, have been de- mobilized before now, haven't they.
 We'll, I guess I had better close now as it is ten o'clock me real often, as your letterG cheer me up so much. With much love,
 Your Bro. Milton.
 Feb. 16, 1919. My Dear Boydie:-
 I received two letters from you last Saturday and was sure glad to hear from you, again as I had not heard from you for some time. We have been real busy thelast few days have had quite a little snow and it has been real cold, and you know that would give us (beacup) trouble on our lines I was out of town about twen-. ty kilometers from here today and we strung about twelve lines into what is going to be a telephone office We are go- ing to have a war all of our own or what is known as Man noeuver" in the Army.
 I am still on detached serv- ince with the 9th. Army corps. There is no one out here with me that you know; most of the fellows that you know are with the company at Bar Sur Aube, doing the Squads East and West" every day. I would rather be where I am, working every day than with the com pany drilling.
 I saw French wedding the other day. You should have seen the nice little smile that the bride gave me. Another fellow and 1 have found a place to pass away the evenings. There are about five or six at the house and we go out and have a fine time. A Major and a Captain were making visits out to see the two that we were going to see, but we beat their time. We go out and talk about America and they tell us about France (but we know too much about France already> and then we play games. Then about ten o'clock their mother brings coffee for us; sometimes we have baked potatoes and an egg omelet. Her father has a shop in which he makes toys. He has his own water power and 1 don't ina zine he has to pay much for the wood he uses. They make checker boards and all kinds of games on that or der. Then he has a man who hand carves racks and orna- mental things.
 - He surely would make a lot of money in America because he is so fast and his work is done so well. The girls father only pays him six and a half francs day. ] imagine the old man is worth a good deal of money; they have a nice home and are pretty we'll fixed. :. Don't get it into your head because I am explaining this family so thoroughly that would fall in love, or marry any French Madamoiselle: because 1 wouldn't marry the best look ing girl in France, even if she owned fourteen Chateaus and half of France.
 We are still hearing rumors about going back to the States, but you can't believe any rum or you hear 1 wont believe am going back to the States un- til see the Statue of Liberty" and, believe me, she will have to turn around before she will ever see my back again.
 l guess we will be getting pay day soon and I am going to see if l can find some nice sou venirs for you all.
 1 may go to Nice on furlough in a few days, if I can scrape LID enough Francs This is