The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-19
SPENDS MONEY LIKE
DRUNKEN SAILOR
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on the street as there was there
that evening. AS / had to take a
train at / a. m. the next morning /
went to beo at 3. At IL o'clock that
nipht there came a terrific knocking
at my door. / had asked to be called
at a a. m. and until l turned on the
light and locked at my watch /
thought that was what it was. AS
the knocking still continued | opened
the door. 1t was the Boots" /
had not left my shoes outside Of my
door to be cleaned and he was after
them. / did net leave them out as
/ thought he might not have them
oack bv 4 a. m, so after telling him
to beat it, / went back to bed.
In the mornino the train was al
ready crowded when i get there. AL
some French soldiers invited me in
The ride was wonderful. We were
going along the French Rivirra,
mountains on one side and the sea
on the other. Everywhere villas,
some very wonderful, palm trees,
orange trees in fruit, olive trees and
roses blooming in millions: We
passed through regus and Carmes
and came to Nice. got off at Nice
New Years eve. Nice has a celebra-
ton, regular carnival Of flowers New
Years eve. / enjoyed it,for awhile
but finally the crowd got tiresome,
and as I had q hard time finding a
hotel, took q train back at 10 p. m.
to Carmes. l spent nearly all OF
yesterday, New Years day in Car
mas. 1t is almost a new city-made
popular by the English, Lord Brough-
am and King Edward made it. Late
in the afternoon took the train
here to Grasse where / am going to
stay for three or four days. Grasse
is very old place back in the Mari
time Alps. am sending you some
postcard pictures of it. like it
here very much. The chief industry
of Grasse is perfume making. A
French officer that / met here is go
ing to take me through one Of the
factories tomorrow. This afternoon
we are going to climb one of the
heights beyond the town from where
we can see Nice, Carmas and Monte
Carlo and if it is real clear, away
out at sea we will be able to see Cow
lea, the island where Napoleon was
born. The hotel am staying at is
stone building and colder than an
ice house even when the sun is shin
ing brightly as<it is right now.
suppose | will get used to it. i have
a big down coverlet on my bed almost
foot thick and slept very comfort
ably last night.
Well, my vacation has been broken
off and /. don't just exactly know
where / shall go next. The day be-
fore yesterday / was walking down
one Of the steep stone paved streets
in Grasse when / slipped and fell. l
broke the fall with my left hand. 1t
panied a little at the time but then
didn't bother me much the rest of the
day, although of course, | did not use
it. However, / had a bad night of it
that night so the next day, yester-
day, | came back to Carmas and
locked up one of our military medical
stations. After a short examination
was sent out to the hospital. My
left wrist is sprained and possibly
broken, that last cannot be told for
certain until an X-ray is made.
Meanwhile it looks on the face of it
as il / were in for stay here. The
pain is practically over and am feel
ing top notch. The only thing that
bothers me is that ! am separated
from the company and if it were not
or that wouldn't mind since this is
one gorgeous place. The hospital is
in one of the fine English hotels sew
eral miles east of Carmas perched up
on cliff with several million dollars
worth Of scenery scattered around on
all Sides. The room l have would in
pre-war times cost me the price of
q Ford about once a month and the
brand of grub they feed Us here would
make even a shipbuilder's mouth wa
ter and you know that they are the
only class left who can afford to eat
real grub. Besides that there are
Y. w. C. A. girls and Red Cross
workers and goodness knows what
else all around making life both ex-
citing and embarrassing. However,
l hope / can get back to the company
soon. know it is only a mudhole,
but I am homesick for it. With love,
Charlie.
Sergt. G. G. Roe,
18th Co. goth Eng. A. Z. r.. A. p.