Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-02-20

up his own prayer of gratitude an
praise which needed no words to eS
press it anyway, because it was
prayer of the heart and not of tn
lips.
That Victory Cheer.
Well, we just stood and looked a
| each other for a minute or two ant
then it suddenly occurred to US all a
once to cheer. | don't know how tt
! describe that cheer Nobody led it
nobody whistled through their teetl
or clapped their hands or beat tir
pan to try and make noise, but we
all just opened our mouths at once
and let 60, and no music can ever
be written and no instrument ever
produced that can equal that great
hymn of only one chord that seemed
to express all the emotions of joy
and relief and renewed hope and graft
tude. Then we all looked kind of
sheepish as men do when they give
way to their emotions and we were
all relieved to see that the --th
Infantry Band was starting to get to-
gether. And my, how they did play
Some patriotic airs, but mostly just
plain, good, old American rag and
with syncopated jazz that only an
American band could give, and an
American band only when they are
intoxicated-not the drunkenness of
alcohol which may make the head
light, but makes the senses dull and
heavy, but the intoxication of pure
joy and unrestrained relief. 1t felt
as though that good old American
ragtime music was washing out our
ears and taking out the horrible ring
ing of the firing, and you could just
feel your pulse quicken to try and
keep up with the drum, and the cleo
tricity in the air made your hair stand
up, and, inspite of your hob nailed
boots caked with several pounds of
heavy French mud, your feet just felt
as though you were going to do a.
eakewalk in the sky.
And the funny part was that the |
American major on my right and the |
seedy little Poilu on my left and the
young "wop" with Italy's star on his
,ollar and his too large cap on the
side of his head and the English Tom
ny standing just beyond with his pipe
n his mouth and his hands in his
lockets, and even the poor bent and
'roken old French peasant woman on
he outskirts of the crowd, had the
anne look on their faces and the same
ook in their eyes.
l had just come from up by one of
he artillery batteries and all we knew
hen was what they had told me that
t II o'clock the firing would cease
ntil' further orders. We didn't learn
he terms of the arnistice for two
avs; in fact, l didn't know then for
ure until | got back here again to
ur headquarters in this town where
re were before.
/ guess | never told you about the
unch of souvenirs l have, did 1? You
ee we were following tie advance
light up and there was lots of aban-
oned stuff that hadn' been salvaged
ct when / first went up there. l
idn't get any sword or helmet, as
ne doughboys nab them the first
ling, and l refuse to buy any souv-
Mrs. What good are they unless you
ct them yourself, or at least find
hem? So my collection, although
!rge enough to send me to Leaven-
-orth for life, is not such an awfully
ig one. This is what l have to date:
German gas mask, French gas
TASK, German bayonet scabbard, Ger
Ian canteen, French canteen, Ger
ian knapsack, German mess kit,
erman ammunition pockets, German
nall arms ammunition, barrel of Ger
ian flare pistol, empty German she'll
asing (about 5 inches), German
rinking cup, piece of machine gun
cit Omitted States), clip of tracer
ullets Omitted States), German in
shovel.
All abandoned or captured prop
rty belong to the government, SO
ow l am going to get this all home
ont know. also had a French rifle
nd a a carbine and a Springfield
United States) rifle, but gave it up
nd turned them in. AS it is, my
Junk locker now has only the tray
1T for clothes, and my bedding roll
as swollen so the straps will just go
round it. l may have to throw away
ome blankets and clothes in order to
tie all my junk along.
Chateau Built in Year S2S.
l think / said once that the mem
ere quartered here in an old chateau
didn't exaggerate bit. 1t was
uilt in 1913. Gee! it's wonderful
Id place, too. III send front and
ear view of it as soon as censorship
lifted, which hope will be soon.
have lad typewriter just few of
lie interesting points in the history