Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07

The official welcome to the return
the Hudson river and q Land parade
n the Hudson.
and embrasNres. It would easily house
1000 men and I would have liked to
have seen 1t when knights were bold
and their ladies fair" were present
for it was a real place. You could not
build it today for hardly less than q
million. A woman has little inn be-
side the castle. I enclose her card
she makes the inn look almost as large
as the castle, but the perspective is all
in her favor. The young lady came
out and holding both my hands, she
said, I'VE will have supper (dinner)
in forty minutes for you and your
friends" but told her we had to hur-
ry back for an engagement but we
went into the kitchen and 1t certainly
made me hungry for they were fixing
fromage (cheese) soufflet, an omelet
some big thick steaks and plenty Of
nice side dishes, and the mountain ride
had whetted my appetite until I GER.
tainly wanted to stay and try that om-
elette. She showed me big fat,
dressed chicken she was going TO have
for dinner tomorrow. We had to leave
however, without even the little drink
Of port wine which she insisted upon.
The French are great cooks-you must
yrant them that-they are not the fry
ing pan kind. They really know how
to serve a complete meal in course,
even If it is little bit Of a place.
Did I tell you about my trip to La
Fayette's chateau-fifty miles from
here? I have forgotten whether that
was in my last letter or not. 1t is
fine ride and we went by La Chaise
Dieu (the Chair Of God), an old town
with a famous cathedral adjoining an
old monastery. It seems to me told
you this before. Anyhow, this cathe-
dral was worth while. We got there
in a snow storm. It Is away up on q.
hill and was founded by Pope Cfement.
Moore will know more amout him
than do, for have not read any his
tory Of the middle ages in long time.
The tapestries were the main thing
Of Interestingly were made In Arras
several hundred years ago-are of silk
and wool and they have refused $2,-
100000 for them. The wood carvings
around the organ are also good-the
organ was damaged by the Huguenots
and has not been repaired. The HUI
guenots also broke the pope's tomb
which Is in the center Of the cathe-
dral. The old c.re told US about the
place. He is great big fellow, about
like Albert Cathey. and he gave us
some fine cordial made ty the monks
a long time ago-a really fine liquer,
and I wanted to buy bottle, but they
had none for sale-the supply had
been exhausted
I am going back to Chavaniac to-
morrow morning to operate on some
Of the orphans. I will take the auto,
and a nurse and anasthetist, and we
will stay two days, for there will be
about thirty to operate on for ade-
noids and tonsils. They are bringing
some other children up from LIE Puy-
I twon 20 miles further up the noun
te ins, so will have hard work to do,
for they are children about ten or
twelve years old, and there are no con-
veniences there at all hardly. I have
taken all my stuff prepared, already
sterilized-plenty Of it. 1t will be cold
as whiz there too, for the chateau
stands on a high place. La Fayette
sold off a part Of the estate to finance
the expedition to America. under
stand his last lineal descendant has
been killed in this war, and the Amer
leans have taken over the property
and made an orphanage Of it. They
are building some houses there now
for the children and the old chateau
proper will become a museum. There
is nothing Of the La Fayette's in the
house now except his bathtub. 1t is
big wooden affair, lined with. veneer
ing, and I am sure there was no trou-
BILE in preserving it, for the Auverg-
nat seldom bathes and after the death
of the marquis there was no one else
to use It. You have to give the old
fellow credit for having "gu.s", for he
picked up and left his country to come
across and fight with the Americans
against the British, and he financed
his own enterprise. These children !
am caring for up there have all lost
their fathers in battle, and are very
nice looking lot of boys. I am sure
will have quite hard time with them
the next two days aand am sorry for
them and will surely deal kindly and
gently with them. I am enclosing a
copy Of the proceedings at Chavaniac
last summer when the Americans took
the place over. Do not lose this. for it
is an interesting account, and the pic
lures are good.
Here is another piece Of interesting
news. We have been ordered to close
this hospital at Royat by February 1st.
So It seems that we will be moving
somewhere soon. suppose the French
are wanting these fine hotels we are
using and we have been ordered to
move the patients out by the end OF
the month. We shall ship them to
different places-some 70 the states,
others to other hospitals, and some to
drty-we have only 500 now. I hate
to see the place close so soon, for
though 1t means we will get started
towards home, I am afraid we will
have to stay sometime in barracks
somewhere, probably in the cold and
mud, for know how congestcd the