The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-02-27
SERGEANT BROWN
Seeing FRANCE
Magnificent Scenery Of the Alps; His
Experiences With Skies and MAD
am0iseIler.

Then came reality-the rough voice
Of the usher as he urges us to our
seats to clear the aisle and thus
spoiled for us the beauty Of the play
we came to see Twas but the voice
Of my companion who had started
down the tower telling us to hurry
less we miss the train.---So, after
walking to q level place that dropped
slowly off in a long, steady incline
that ended at the hotel, we donned
our skis and American smile and
started off. The man from Chicago
led with a long, clear sweep that
seemed to be ais perfect as the sail Of
the eagle. Twas SO very easy it
seemed that we all fastened to fol-
low suit, and let me say right here,
"all are not birds that twitter", for
as usual my feet and head were at
"outs", and my feet ran off and left
my head. 1t wasn't fair in the least,
for my feet had not thing TO do ex-
cept stay on the ski which was very
simple, due to the straps, but my head
had to hold my hat up and everything
ike that, so 'twasn't fair. ] at once
proceeded to sit down and talk the
thing over, and after few moments
at last managed TO make them
friends again, long enough TO coast
with much grace on down to my
| friends who were awaiting me at the
station with the news that the train
had gone on back down the mountain
perhaps to get more water, but Of
this | have my doubts, as ! remember
ed the wine | drank at our first stop.
Anyway, we were informed that it
would return in the afternoon in time
/ g. ~. A. fxr lac Ro4V ~.
| time for the night train to Camp de
lLaValhonne. SO while regretted
the dinner Of AK les Bains, which
| had missed, we soon discovered that
| the hotel above us could offer us
"lunch.n I left my skis ard got a
| toboggan (bob sled) which / managed
to pull up the then beaten track to
the hotel.
Our "lunchn proved to be an awful
/ failure, as lunch, but had one called
L dinnern 'twould have been a per-
feet success After we had all a.
greed that it Was out Of the question
to consume all the food set before ue
we began to have fears for the price.
All Of us were sure that it would cost
us all we had, SO we made check up
Of all funds, and / Was forcerd to ASK
of madame the sad news. ! at last
mustered up my courage, and French
at the same time, and after telling
Madame, whom very thoughtful
" referred to in my best French as
am'sellep that she had a very beaut-
iful hotel and that it would be a
shame If she didn't become very rich
when I told my friends ID the camp
of how very nice meals she served
aid how very nice IN 'seile" was her
self, and then ended up BY asking
um,gelIev to please be as kind as TO
ask esmadam" how much ! owed her
II Fdi the meal. Well WELT the poor
3 man who, WAS at least fifty i q
: laav. at once Informed me that i
spoke French very weli for a stranger
land that ! Yves very much of a fattet
box. assured her in very shocked
tones that ! was not, but was sincere
when ] said that she had wonder.
full hotel and meals and eyes anc
everything and--and and-and
prattled on while she made many
/ smiles and pinched me on the ear ant
called me very nice Lieutenant
After had pafted her hand agar
and told her that was surprised tina
she wouldn't marry some yount
french captain real soon-and 50 81
and so on--for good hail hour
while my companions, who az nrs
laughed at my truly bad French, tnel
kept quiet when l imploreo tnem
hold their peace and tell the womal
she was very pretty, but TO shut "
after that. So at last when lhad ex
hausted nv supply Of verbs and stic
I. | emplored "m'seile 70 tel me m
Z bill for such wonderful dinner,
!. was compelled against my ow
Z wishes to 20 out with my companions
It INT assued "m'seleD that | shout
return at the very FIRST chance. AM
d 80 help me over the back fence,
She didn't want % giye Re ghe dinner
hut Of course I insisted that be q
lowed 70 pay for such wonderfl
4 .lunch' At last she departed whil
IL sank back exhausted After Q fe
a moments she returned bringing n
her bill served on silver platter
herself. looked ii with fear +
/ am well aware thatsene people
s hearc and cash book are often stral
GERS. and | was doubtful o. my 50
cess. took the bill, carefully pie
y ing It face down, without looking 90
\. on the tble and drew my pocket boz
T' from my pocket with nourlsn, Z
y lowing everyone to see that ollls =
=, xerv small things like dinners we
u very unimportant.
~ Nov in the city Of Lyon, where ;
ii often 20, a meal such as we nad eau
e Z. would have cost. us at least 70 iran
" fs41 apiece, and / knew that on I
Ie An Of this mountain food cost mu
ms more lnan y ~ ,'1 Nj ~ ~ ~
nc was YES expeeslaA y 94s Il n'.S IL ~ nv faI
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