The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-12
SOLDIERS LETTERS
LITTER FROM Alfred 4. seymour. A. 4.
=. To n. NJ. Campbell Of norsst.
BsEoillcS-SUr Meuse, Nosges,
0aV oU 1919

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BsEoillcs sur. Mcuse, Nosgcs,
May 20. 1919.
Dear Mr. Campbell
received your very welcome letter
sboa, week ago. and as have moth
ing 10 dpthis evening thought that
would run you Of a few lines in reply
10 Ame. was very glad Of the
Victory Loan report. and TO know tina,
Dorset did so we'll. which il has on
every loan. You surely mus, be kept
pretty busy, but ! guess that this viii
be- sour las, loan.
Just returned Saturday from a
thrs ,.day leave in Paris, and | had a
wonderful time. went with three
other fellows from here The Y Nj.
c. A. has fine hotel Hotel Pavillion)
there where We stayed at very reason
able rates. and first class aeoommoda-
tions. We had fine weather for sight
seeing. and Of course was on the go
most Of the time as three days are not
very long 10 look over a wonderful
CITY IKE thffN
took several Y. NJ. trips around
the city visiting all places Of interest.
among them being Napoleon's Tomb,
No,re Dame Cathedral, the Palace Of
Justice and many other very wonder
ful sights. One of the most impress
sivc things tha, | saw there was the
painting OF the worlds war or called
Pantheon De La Care. II occupies a
very large building alone, and Is Ger
tainly one of the most wonderful
paintings that ever expect TO see. II
contains over 6,000 portraits, including
Taft, Roosevelt. Baker, McAdoo, Dan
iels, President Wilson among the
American section Of the picture. II
took 10 artists four years to complete
il, all of the portrait work being done
by only two artists. also visited
Versa lilies and the palace of the Kings
of France where peace will be signed,
and where the German delegates
are now stationed. II is very won
derful palace and has a park around
IL, told TO us by many that the wealth
OF France was spent there TO beautify
this grand place for King Lous XIV.
There are hundreds of most beautiful
water fountains on this vast estate
which was this one kings hobby, the
water being furnished by horse power
We were there just in time as this
palace is TO be closed 10 visitors this
'week until after peace is signed.
think that | have seen about
everything Of great interest in this
country, that is possible for me on my
limited number of francs, and the only
trip ,'lat ! am looking forward to
now IL toward the Statue Of Liberty.
OF course ! endeavor to see as much
as possible as long as ! have got to
stay here Every week il seems as If
we would surely move out by the next
week anyway, but disappointment is a
very common thing in the army. We
now | ave ~ men TO do the work of
enough r3v only i3 men, so you can
see that the most Of the men are loaf
ing most of the time. The fault Of
none Of us being relieved as we should
be is not with us.
have recently sent home a very
good collection Of snap shots of nearly
every front over here, and some Of
them arc very interesting | think. Y
hope 10 gather many more, and many
which | will be unable TO get until ]
get home. as the fellows are now back
home We got many snap shots in
southern France, also some at Paris,
which should be good.
| arm very glad that you are receiv-
ing the Stars and Stripes all right !
have sent you several recently They
are very interesting to me, possibly
not SO much to you | watch the sail
ing lists more closely than anything
else, quite naturally.
Well, | guess that have raved on
about enough for this time, so will
some to close, hoping this finds both
you and Mrs Campbell well, and with
my bes, wishes, am
Your SINGER friend,
A. A. SEYMOUR