Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-22
OUR BOYS
OUR COUN1RY'S SERVICE
Sammie and the Demoiselies

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Sammie and the 0emoiselles
I'm glad there amt no mash.n laws
In France 10 hinder YOU.
Nhon long Yer a gentleman.
Inc girls are ladies, TOO.
So start, RICH, in with VIVA: F-encn
words
Ye know how. e pecnource,
THEY'LL look quick az Ter UNIFORM,
An smile back in response.
"Comang YOU zapelay vouc'
Which means in French, What IS re:
Nance"
They'll sure give it 70 You.
Sometimes it's Jeanne ~ else Jeanette,
Or maybe ii Manon,
Perhaps Adele or Gabrielle.
Bu- queens they are each one
They'll answer SC nethin' ye can't get,
Bout You noz allay":
Then with d sigh. YOU say good-by:
Their names will with you stay.
You will recall their faces too:
They'll follow as We go:
Suzanne. Yvette. Frarcoise. Georget.e-
All friends now that ye know.
I'll never see Ursule again.
Forgotten has Ariane
Ny face and flush ami foolish blush.
"niie ashin 10Y ner lame
And C,audi,. eli. with ,ava,
HAIR.
Justine O. angels grace
E.ch ,a,,.. ~. 'a M s..,a
And Lavinie and fair Fortune,
And beauteauS Eugene.
An. gra cious. hardened me.
n n, eoil - .he l:ont ,oaas s,,,,
These demoiselIes in fancy dwell.
In mansions by the hill
To see NJ ' hnrm -. comes ,here
And they above. for Frances love.
VIII voice .tr me q prayer
So have NO fear r,arisse 50 sweet.
sleep on. M!gnonne. so fair,
In fere win gun; IN war Is done
ANU ''07''e '-'|''' "'
For yo., all make me think OF her,
Ny sirl in Michigan.
" hoss s-n nuat' Is '''e' '''e "''o'e wa
Fen if her names plain Ann.
-"Bugle Rhymes from France" by
faai MSFoh'
Tho many friends Of Jar,es Corey
pich.rdso, FORMERLY Of East yaes,l-
horo will he Interested i'm tho follow
inc ,ettor received hy his father. seth
richardson If North Ril1eric, Mass
M Dac o., Tho latter reads.
uor;c 1es Tom France Nov oath
H,se HosnitaI No p q TT
American Revolutionary Forces
Nv dearest Dad.
This ;s tho d,y when iii .he bows
over hero write tho .ol1 man" n, homo
q Christmas Victory letter
thing this is snlerdil idea for
although 5rc are all always thin,,inr
of THO .o,d ue,." !. i ,anorol,,
mother that is favored win ,ur LOT
ters
Wolf +bis i. , ora.. a,y n.b,,
thousands of hovs vii, write ,beir
dads many of ~ ox,or;o,cos .nd
h,rd,b;ns. d,,;,, .Lo .r,i,, ~. ~.
1be,. have ca roco,.l,. ii,.d ,breu,b
ard which b.,a r.sn,,ad IN Tho cro,,
as+ victory. il an h;s,or,
fool suro ,boro GRO thousands ~
nro,,d "d.ds, in +ba ,ood ola r :
tod,y u.bosa .o,s b,1.. Waved , 49,.
IN +b;s ,re,+ s+r,,,eIo ,nd ,,.a ~
for,o+fr,, of No tho,s,nd. oe ..5,ds."
tod,,. ,ybo ,,o ,.ar,. s,d INT 1890.
tbelass yar,. nrond fo,. Va s,,n,a,,,e
s.or;f;o. tbair cove b,,.o ,,odo ~, a;,.
inc 4beir ,ives for tho pro,+ c,nse of
ius,;ce
II u,s tho s,ddos, oxner;o,oo ~ Wv.
life Dad when =, fav. months 400 7
had IA ,.,xo ,o,, al, r.bo,, ,o,.o so
$50, ,;..a; ,.k:,.,,
,b,, t;r,e s,.,,.d ca ,rco,,.;,
Put today .-;,o ,h,nI,s ~ Alm;cb.v
r.od for ,ba o,nort,,i.,. ,,,,+ o,,,a ~
mo a. that limo and for sn,r;rg wv
l:fo .brs f,r ,rd fo,. u.,,abir.- o,.a,.
va, all a. homo while b,vo hoo,
ahsent
Somet;nes T roc,o+ ,a,v r,,,cb +b,+
have not had , rooro .c+;,. ,,r+ IN
,hcre tho fcbt;n, u,s +ho ,Lic,.ost
far rho boys v.bo won, ,bro,,l, tb,+
exner,cncc u,vc some.biru really
worth talking about and thousands If
them have souvenirs of hrrstine sheI,
and shrannel left on their bodies to
show what they have suffered that
those who they love at home might
he nrotected from tba SAVAGE hands
Of q nation whose sole ambition was
to rule the word and DESTROY foreve,
the peace and freedom of all ciyiliza
ton.
Rut Dad tho mart 7 was ASSIGNED
to do | have done the very hest