The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-09
Letter From Corporal n. N. Sidney Of
the A. E. r. . Ais Grandmsther,
Mrs Thomas Williams Of Manehes-
ter Dep0t.
lie Mons, France,
December 5, 1918.

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My Dear Grandmother and Sadie:--
Just few lines to let you know |
am well and hope you are well and in
the best Of spirits as am.
| have been in the hospital with the
mumps but cm over them now and at
work again. | am attached to the
hospital as guard and ! don't have
very much to do ! am on duty only
four hours q day and can go where |
want the rest Of the time. But | also
have charge Of getting all the patients
tobacco, cigarettes and candy and that
keeps me pretty busy as we have
about 750 patients here, but | do the
best | can for them. They are all
after me to get candy for them and ]
can get only few pounds every other
day, so | have to make that 90 as far
as it will, and it doesn't go very far.
think when | get home | am going
| to get five pound box Of candy and
carton of Camel's andmake an awful
hole in both Of them. Those are two
of the things that are hard to get over
here. Well, hope to be in the States
soon, but don't know how soon. ! am
in a rather large city now and it is
very pretty, but not like anything you
ever saw. Almost everything looks
fun Y to me over here.
1 Everything over here that is sold to
us is very high. that is in the French
stores. but things here from American
canteens are cheaper than in the
States, think. expect perhaps few
things.
haven't seen many Of the boys OF
my old regiment but there are a
couple of them here in the hospital
and a couple more as patients whom
see quite often. haven't written for
couple Of weeks but really haven't
had time. Just about the time ] think
OF writing | think Of something else
ought to do so | 40 that. Also |
haven't heard from you in some time,
/ but il is because have changed places
! so often that my mail hasn't caught
up with me yet think when ! get
back will take a couple Of months
and look around the country a little.
Then il Gramp wants to go on
farm, will go with him and stay
there. surely will be glad to get
home now that the war is over. There
are a lot Of divisions going back to
the States but ours tthe S3rd) doesn't
seem to be going for awhile. but II
may be going next month hope so,
anyhow.
suppose Gramp got my letter
I Fathers Xmas letter. and what dld
he think oft! presume it is getting
rather wintery weather at home now
1t is not so bad here, but It rams
lust enough to keep il nice and muddy
most Of the time. But at that II isn't
as bad as at Camp Greene last winter.
! suppose Sadie is still there and VIII
read this and so will mother. | am
sorry haven't written her and Sadie
both. but guess they will forgive me
and all read this one letter and I'M
agine Il is to each one Of you. You
all know how ! hate to write and !
am writing this while on tour OF
duty. | can't take so very much time
TO write anyhow. hope that at least
you will be able TO read this.
have tried to think OF something TO
get here to bring hack as souvenirs
but haven't succeeded yet Perhaps
you can suggest something IN your
next letter, and will try to get il for
you. I suppose the old car is In good
working order yet can hardly wait
TO get to running II again or riding
that new horse you have. ] suppose
you like that pretty weil by this time.