Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-04-15
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Roy J. Bell Writes 10 Home Folks
From Oyerseas

From Overseas
Mr.. Edward H. Hell. whose son. Roy
j. He'll enlisted here last year and left
with the SnnndStorm Division. called
at the Graphic office Monday and
handed us the following letter which
had just been received:
Dear Folks at Home II think II II
about time was answering your letter.
| got when ] got back on my trip.
| just got back last night and have
been gone about nine days Went down
tu the Pyrenees mountains near the
border of Spain and had a nice trip.
too. believe me. We left here Sunday
morning and got there the following
morning or afternoon on Monday sure
was tired when we got there. hut had
n nice featherhcd To crawl into. 81 we
Soon forgot about the trip. went to
bed about ten D. ~, and did not get
up until eleven the next day, So you
know ! slept some. | feel fine except
I've an awful cold hut will get over II
IN II day or two.
got three letters here when | came
back. one was from the kids and one
| from YOU aud one from Lee Perkins
lie Is up In Germany some place ar
other. Fie is fine aud dandy, he says
How is everybody back home. | see
by the papers that they have had II
Dig snow In northeastern Nlw Mexico.
The papers said there were about
three or four feet. II must have been
sQme snow. Did you get any of II
there: You tell Ma | said | would try
and not get 80 fat that the Ford would
not pun me, Ha got those pictures
that Won sent me- | don't know wheth-
er | told you In my other letter or not
hut thing ] did.
And also You tell Ed aud George that
| think they had better plant late wa
termclons instead Of early ones as they
spoke Of for me rs il looks to me now
and Ma can raise some late chickens,
too for I'm going To eat when ! get
home. believe mo. sure saw some
pretty country and cities. too. on my
trip. The place where we went Is away
up in the mountains Went rs far as
we could on the train and then took II
trolley train To 90 up the rest of the
- q
cts aud I.ourd's. I don't know whether
IL shows IL on the map or not and
another little place by the name OF
Pan. Dad may have heard Of II as II
and l.ourd's Is II bible place of the
world or France anyway. There are
some pretty places there. believe me
They have u cross on the top of the
mountain there and II Is liz up by elec-
tric lights and sure shows up for miles
around. There Is an old Fort and old
Grotto or cave there That sure Is
pretty sight
II took two nights and two days to
get hack. Got here gfoot at | II. m. In
the night and some one else had my
bunk. aud thought ! was out Of luck
sure enough. but my old bunkie had
moved NV things for me and | soon
got Ia sleep. believe me. after | had
missed two nights sleep. wish you
could see some NJ these plces hut l.
would be- better on IL | was home.
don't like To travel over here. any
way u
won't he able 10 get another pass
for about four months now. and hope
will he back aOme by that time. I
would like to see Paris yet aud would
he ready To 90 then.
The kids must he doing pretty well
/ trapping this year. They must have
had some chase after that coyote they
told about In their last letter
have got about five letters to answer
ahead Of me now. So will have to get
busy ! guess.
They sure treated us fine on our trip
and we STAYED at big hotel and and
II was sure nice We had our beds
made up once day and we had nice
show 10 go To every day and night and
nice reading room. writing room.
and a game room. We had some eats
nice table cloths and chinaware and
rilverware and napkins. Hardly knew