The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06

keep a hot fire all the time and the
Mrs. of the house wanted TO pu
straw on the floor for us to lay, OF
! but we told her we wasn't USED t(
Dutch language, so you know l an
out of luck again for talking; Wa!
getting the French SO l could tai
pretty good when l left there, I'M!
| is a very good country and the
buildings look like the people were
| very prosperous but the war ma:
been pretty hard on them. iht
cattle-what is left-has the TOO
and mouth disease. l wrote YOU
several days back but haven't got nc
chance to mail it so will keep writ
ing until l do: This is very inter:
esting walk, but l don't like the
weather; it rains most every DAY
and of course, we don't stop for that
We have made about 15O miles
since we have started and sure VIII
be glad when we get to our Journey
end. Well, had to quit the otnel
evening so will write some more etd TO.
or between Is and II miles from
where we were. We have been here
two days now, don't know how
long we will stay here. Got letter
from you last night but we can t
mail ours. We are in about two
hours walk of the German border.
We are in a room of pr Iva tie
keep a good, warm fire for us. Lots
of the boys can talk Dutch so we can
get along pretty good. Got the let
ter that you had sent me a box Of
candy, cigarettes and gum. VIII
like that all right. You wrote you
wouldn't send the sweater if ! dldn
ask for it. l don't think l will need
it as | have been issued a leather
vest or coat like that has heavy
lining and is good and warm. II III, Is
pretty cool here this morning put
haven't had any snow yet. They
say that they most always have a
deep snow by this time but | don
care how long it waits. Well this
is December %. They say we can
mail our letters here. We came
about 40 kilos. We are in a small
town by the name of Ringeldort; It
is close to Ettedurf; is on small
it. They say we are going to be
here several days. | expect you
think l am slow in writing but ] am
going to send all my back letters in
this one. You wrote the flu was
pretty bad around there. There is
some here but not very much.
There are eight Of us in one room
of a private home. The people are
very nice; they keep a warm fire in
light of nights; they come in and
visit with us; they have, a girl that
is trying to learn English, so we
help one another, as we have a boy
that can talk Dutch pretty good, so
we don't have very much bother IN
our needs. This langu-
age isn't as hard to learn or talk as
the French. There are lots more
words used than are in the English
language. Well expect that you are
looking for me home most any time.
| don't know when | will get start
ed. They have runlor going that
we will start pretty soon but |
don't know. We cant start any too
soon to suit me- Well ! suppose that
Christmas will be over before you
get this. l don't know how ! will
spend that day. Have any OF ING
boys from there got home me-, YETI yet?
for this time. So good bye,
pvt. John Munyon, 2,163,37S.
Dear Brother and Wife: viii try
and answer your letter l received
yesterday How does this find you
all? This leaves me all o. K what
spend Christmas? This is Christmas
night and l don't think | ever spent
Christmas like this before. Last
evening was pretty dull to me; have
been Sitting around all day. | am
IN a small town by the name of
Verdun, about six miles from the
German border in the state OF Lux
enburg, not far from the city OF
which you might lind on
al ~
ties. The people are very GOOD TO
IS here: they are lots better than
he French were. | think; they gave
IS apples, beer and waffles here TINS
vening. This being Christmas they
II have a small Christmas tree and
IL trimmed up in grand shape. Al
hat bothers me is ! can't talk thls
anguage, but am learning 1t lots
aster than ! did French. ~ IS
fellow doesn't have to twist
lis tongue 50 much to say It,, 1t
ure will be nice when | get back
here | can talk to every one
leet. | am sitting in a cafe writ
NJ where | could buy all the beer
could drink ii | had the money.
will drink one for YOU before 20
0 bed, but there isn't much to II
Ike the beer in the U. 5; II IS
UOul DIS lDlOAlto iii GO ~
yer there. / suppose that the folks
ave got my letter that | wrote 10
hem while ] was on my trip up
ere: sure was some trip. | don
now how long we will be, here.
here was rumor going that we
'ould stay here about ten days and
heard this evening that we were
God here for two months. so you
ant tell where you are gong or
hen, but hope we will stay up IN
ere until we start home. we are
! a room where we have a good
re all the time and after the 26th |
f this month we only have to drill
wo hours a day and we have the
est of the day to ourselves. we
ct up at o'clock or. revellle is at
nat time. Have you had any snow
lere vet? We had our first snow
ere last night and it is all about
one this evening; it doesn't seem
, be as cold here as it is there; 1t
asn't froze but twice hard enough
9r the mud to hold us up and then
was warm through the day. Eva
rote that she was baking a choco-
tie cake. | believe she is trying 70
ct me sick for l just have a small
lea of what a cake would taste
Ike. The people where we were at
1e oath. were baking us cake Tor
,day when they heard that we we're
loving it made them about half
,re, but they didn't feel any. worse
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