The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-06

"A
was received yesterday by Thomas
McCabe, business manager of the
Miner, containing a readable review
of his experience and observations in
France, told in a style that can not
fail to interest his many friends in
the Occur dAlene district and is
therefore published in full;
DR.. Quisey's Letter.
vannes, France, Jan. Is, 1919.
My Dear Tom;
The outlook for us, over here, is be-
coming more encouraging every day
and unless the unexpected happens
hope to be back in Wallace by May
/, and possibly much earlier. The
sick and wounded are being evacuated
very rapidly from France and our
usefulness is diminishing every day.
am very glad that / was given the OPP
portunity to get 1over," but / will
have no regrets when the time comes
to go back, and the same sentiment is
expressed by 80 per cent of the army.
Owing to the difference in languages
and the difficulty in making ourselves
understood, there is very little associ-
alton between the American and
French male population. AS much
can not be said for the American male
and the French female population.
This combination seems to have a
language that is not understood by the
Iall-male combination. The dough-
boys and the French girls hit it off
very well. In walking along the street
one is very forceably struck by the
lack of association between the AM
erican and French soldiers. Here you
will meet a group of khaki clad boys,
laughing, talking, whistling and SEEM
ingly having the time of their lives,
and on the opposite side of the street
a group of blue uniformed, solemn
faced Frenchmen and each group APP
parently oblivious to the existence of
the other while further down the
street you will run into groups of
oughly enjoying each others company.
Living is very high over here and
such luXures as candy and tobacco
are very seldom seen except in the
amusing and sometimes very annoy
ing to have the little French street
urchins six, seven and ten years of
age, tag along beside you asking for
cigarettes, or a penny or anything
that you will give them.
AS for weather, IL you take the ther-
mometer into consideration, it is de-
lightful but if you take moisture in
to consideration, 1t Is rotten. The
grass is green and the flowers are in
bloom, but il never stops raining.
The natives say we will have a change
in March, when the continuous rains
cease. hope to be on my way home
by that time.
There are very few amusements ex-
cept what is provided by the Knights
Of Columbus. the Red Cross and the
Y. NJ. c. A. The Red Cross is doing
great deal to help make the soldier
forget his inconsistencies. While in
Tours a few days ago I attended
vaudeville staged by the Argonne
players and 1t would have done credit
to Broadway. This company is made
up Of professional actors that enlist
ed with the nth division. These play
ers are quite famous throughout the
army in France. The Knights of Col
umbus are also doing splendid work
and everyone has a splendid word for
them. They have certainly done
great deal for the boys and the boys
all appreciate it, and the Salvation
Army has done wonders. The stories
told of their work up in the front
line" would make a book that would |
be good reading.
The mail has just come in and ] see