Newark post., 1919-02-26
AMERICAN ARMY
SLANG PICTURESQUE,
English Nurse Finds it a Thing
Of Wonder and a Joy
Forever"

OF Wonder and a Joy
Forever
The American soldiers social
conduct, and conversation, to say
nothing of his military prowess,
have endeared him to all classes in
France and England. French
newspapers tell of his chivalrous
attitude toward the fair sex gen.
orally, and his kindly, paternal
way with children in War-racked
villages; the English dailies print
columns about his alert, military
bearing and the charm of his ma
tive slang. The last characteristic
draws forth the following letter
from the London Daily Mail:
"The doughboy is in my ward,
and I like him. His face he des-
cribes as 'one of the sort that only
a mother could love- but somehow,
lantern-i iawed and high-checked as
it is, it appeals to me.
even more than his face I like
his conversation. His experiences
during the war are, suppose,
much the same as those Of other
men; his mode of relating them is
peculiarly his own. The pictur-
esque imagery with which he
adorns his speech may be an old
story in Gods country'-tO me it
is thing of wonder and joy for
ever.
"He came over the big drink
some months ago. He had a pleas
ant voyage, saw no tin fish, and
had plenty to eat - six meals a
day, three up and three down On
arrival at the port they got into
the dinkiest little train ever Be-
fore it started the captain asked
for key to wind it up with. The
doughboy says that personally he
intends to take one home as 6
charm to hang on his watch-chain
"They went into camp, where
they spent their time hiking
: about the countryside. The eats
were not overgood. They were
! given tea which tasted like thu
last water Noah kept afoat in ant
= fish that was never caught, bu
S must have given itself up How
ever, they made their motto, 'Worl
o like Helen B. Happy and stuck i
t out bravely. The one thing tina
I really got their goat was havini
to sleep on terra firma. That, h
says, is Latin for terribly hard
! ultimately he and his compan
e ions crossed to the front. TIL
/ country pleased the lad, but h
t found the language difficult an
:, the French people slow of compre
II hension. On one occasion he want
IT ed pair of duck shoes, so he wen
l. into a boot-maker's and quacke
% but he couldn't get the old dam
2 wise to it.
l. For the fight that put him ou
lie of action he says his lieutenar
IS was responsible. He was sur
/ tired of his position and crazy o
'r becoming a captain or an angel
lie The doughboy was ready enough t
lie help, but Boche shell intervene
and insisted on sending in h
name with an application for in
mediate transfer to the tlyin
corps"
- "Hence his presence in hospita
u "It is my duty to give him h
III letters, and today, as he read
Of voluminous epistle his face brig
IS, tened to such an extent that | WI
I'll forced to inquire what good tidinl
ce had arrived. He hesitated, The
IL grinned. 4 don't mind telling yo
he nurse he said. It's my wife wri
ing, and from what she says | CO
culate when / get back hon
there'll be something besides
49,, fende running around my lit
81 place in Seattle
n "He goes tomorrow, and | sh;
F. miss him badly. He himself is ;
We anxiety for an early return to t
ast front, where he anticipates re
m good time for the Yanks and
raj correspondingly bad one for Jerl
he The latter is assuredly up agair
,rnnlCs Of la CT