The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
STORIES FROM VERNON
VERY INTERESTING LETTER
COMES OVER SEAS
Miss Mary E. Cornish Writes
Nieces:: Painful Injury to
Charles Kraus
Especial to Free press.J


following is letter written by Miss
Mary Z. Cornish with Base hospital
No. &c, France, to her little nieces
Mary and Dora Kraus.
Allerey, France, November %, 1918
Il wish l could be at your house
just n month from this morning just
to see what old Santa leaves in your
stocking, but since | can't I'm going
to write you in hopes this will reach
you for Christmas day.
Thursday you will be going to
Grandma Kraus' for Thanksgiving
dinner ] am sure we all have some
thing to be thankful for this year, for
we have the old kaiser or the run
and row he is begging for mercy. 1t
is just five years since I met Ida
Kratch there at dirrer. She surprised
us by coming in Friday, having walk
ed ter miles from where she is sta
toned. She had just come off night
duty and took her extra day to visit
us. There are three or four nurses
with us who trained where she did
We all live in the same barracks, and
it just happened we were all off duty
when she arrived. Wasn't that lucky?
She could stay only a little while and
one of the officers took her home in
car. We invited her to eat Thanks
giving dinner with us and she is 60
ing to try to get over.
When / saw the beautiful shops in
Paris last week l wished could buy
something to send you. but there is
so much going through the mails now
l thought best to wait till ! could
bring it. 1t was real treat TO see
such fine stores again after six
months of seclusion.
/ saw so many interesting things
while in that wonderful city. Get
your books or Paris and see if you
can fird the places I speak Of On
the Monday afternoon / was there /
walked from our hotel down the Rue
De Rivoli and saw the exterior of
many handsome public buildings
among them the Hotel .DeVille and
the Louvre, and passed through the
lovely Tuilerie gardens. Then. while
waiting for some glasses to be re-
paired / dropped into the Church OF
the Madeleine below the Place de la
Concorde.
/ had planned to take a train out
to Versailles but my friend the die
tician had thrust her company upon
me, and she found the scores of Jew
Ell shops such an attraction that there
was no further time for sight seeing.
She is a married woman with two
grown children but perfectly helpless
in getting around. If she had not
DeeH SO much so, / would have let
he' GO hnrha nv heyself hit .s.ll7 va,
SO ightened at the mere idea that
l took pity on her and stayed by.
Never mind, I'm going again when
can see everything at leisure
l wasted a lot of precious time in
getting my travelling orders fixed up
to return to camp. having to get
taxi twice to go to two different places
so you see travelling under military
regulations isn't the pleasantest thing
in the world.
travelling on French trains isn't
nearly as easy as our, own. You have
10 rely entirely on yourself for no
obGging brakeman comes through to
let you know the names of the STA
tones. In coming from Paris here.
had to change cars and | had TO
Keep watch myself, but l reached here
safely and am busy at work again
with my blesses.
I'm looking for the Christmas box
for I'm longing for some good old
american sweets, but IF it gets lost
no matter-some other A. E. F.. can
reap the benefit God bless vow all
and a, Merry Christmas.-Aunt Mary
Charles Kraus, the eldest son of
MT: ana Mrs. II. c. Kraus, suffered an
and painful accident Sat
urday evening which will put hir,
on the inactive list for p month or
SIX weeks. On entering the barn TO
do the evening chores. he quickly
mashed on tho electric !iehfs and NJ
the same time gave his pet Indian
pony slap TO make him stand IN
nearer the front of tho stall which
thls fperfectly safe pony?) evident
" resented. With 4 vign-ops l,;nr,
which struck Charles on thn knoo
tearing the ligiments Of the leo
loose, IN falling he struck against
something sharp which made cash
way across his right eyelid. Forum
ately me ball of the eye was unin-
Jured, but it was close shave and
all are very thankful that il is no
worse than it is. Charles over abun-
oance of optimism is valuable &C.
set and he is bearing the pain and dis
comforts of "shut it,. as heconos
a true scout. The frequent visits
from the boy scouts and scout mast.
or ard many friends help make tba
nours pass pleasantly and Grandma
cornish is giving him great pleasure
three hours daily by reading aIoud
10 MIN. So take it all around Charles
boy. iucAy
We are sorry to report that Nrrs
herman Reeves condition is very
serious ard that she is a very sick
woman. suffering with pneumonia
ahlch developed after ar attack or in
nuenza. DR.. J. E. Merrill and
framed nurse are doing everything
possible ard all hope that the cricie
VIII soon be passed and that she NAV
De soon enjoying her usual good
Mrs. John Fleming of Minneanolie
is spending the holiday season with
ner sister. Mrs. Fred Fleming in
NORM Vernon and her parents Mr.
ana Mrs. Long in Sterling.
MIS- Clara GuDpy is making eood
recovery from bor $500. . - 60