The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-27
A COW in ONE DOOR, A GIRL
IN THE NEXT; THAT'S FRENCH
HOME SAYS CHICKASHA SOLDIER


1t Is customary sight to see a swell
dame standing in one door to q
French home while in an adjoining
door, cows head protrudes and you
have to be careful when you enter
ono of these abodes, to go into the
family living room instead Of the live.
stock department, according to a let.
ter just received from A B. Roney,
formerly connected with the Chick.
asha Star. to Chas. Il. Day OF tnis
city. The letter in part follows:
Dear Day: If you believe in "for.
eign missions" you had better write
me, for, after reading tonight's pa
per- | have reached the conclusion
that | am stuck here for about six
months. Sure am about to fall from
grace, too.
THE mademoissees' are getting
better looking all the time; | rarely
| gee one with wooden shoes on. Yes
terterday, | went to see one and she
couldn't understand anything that l
said and as | took her box of candy
| made some hit. l nearly lose my
mind listening to them talk They
talk real fast for about ten minutes
and then say compre?' and if you
say no. away they go again for the
same length of time After about one
hour you depart, but not until after
shaking hands with all the family
and kissing the baby. Then-strong
garlic is like unto a sweet essence of
nitre.
"In entering the house, you have to
be very careful,' for one door leads
into the family abode, and the other
to the livestock department. 1t is a !
daily occurrence to pass house, see
beautiful girl at one door and a
blamed insignificant COW at the other.
Of course, most of the people who /
have been abroad, never mention
facts like this, but as my ticket didn't
cost anything, and as they are years
behind in the issue of culture in the
army, you are getting the inside dope.
"The people l have been writing
about don't have any fence around
their houses, so this paragraph will
be devoted to the elite or those
with stone fences around their place
of habitation When you are ushered
into one of these places, you can fig
ure you are among the high brows
and nine-to-one you won't find COW
in the whole house The The lieu
tenant even goes so far as to say
he has had ice cream at one of these
places when he was invited out last
night, but I believe it was just some
milk that froze on its own accord |
am not going to give you a complete
history of this country, just merely
an insight to the society in the sub
urbs of our camp.
Il have made known the fact that
| would accept a furlough, and have
a slight chance in receiving one in
the next two weeks, to visit the gay
City of Paree. Wish you could be
with me, for / have been told it is
some burg. The only trouble, ac-
,ording to the guys that have been
here, is that the M. P.'s try to
manage all the entertainments, and
hey take so much pride in a pri-
,ate's personal appearance, that it
makes him feel like he was a valet.
If get to go, I will send you some
ards, so as to have some proof Of
ny visit when l get home.
"The latest thing around the camp
S the French itch and, like every
hing else that is catching, it is
beaucup.' So far l have been inn
nune, but all things come to those
Who wait, so l am expecting nine !,
ny day
81 am enjoying the best of health r
nd hope | will get to be in Okla
ONE, some time in the near future. !.
i've my regards to all my friends
nd write soon. Your pal, =