The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-04
LOCAL LAD WRITES
ABOUT FRENCH TOWN
Visits Hamlet About tho Sire Of Elm
drove ana Patterson While
with Army.


Wallace ii Philadelphia. who is with the
\. i. r. describes his visit 10 one OIL
the small French towns near his camp
lie way II grnduatr of Llnslcy Institute
1914 and has many friends IN this CITY
His letter IL as follows:
somewhere in France Dec. &c, 1918.
bear Mother: This has been tho best
DAY since l came To this camp. y"
rain ut AL and the sun shown most
u: tho time. 1t is very muddy, but
am quite used TO that. now. |, way an
excellent day for Il walk, so went
down 10 the town. about mile from
here. The road was too had. so ! went
along the canal. The paths ON both
sides were beaten down hard by mules
so il wasn't ST. very had. Several boats
went hy, and bv the amount W bottles
They contained. / iuds" they were hll"u
with vino. A. one time row Of trees
were growing along both sides Of the
canal. but most OF these have nceI
cut down. probably on account ot inc
war Nothing remains hut inc stuIhps'
1t surely must have been L pretty p'Ac"
four or i've years ago
in due tim" | arrived in town. II Il
about as large ~ Elm Grove and rat
terson. hut d much hvclicr place. More
soldiers than civilians. Naturally. !
started looking in the windows anu
finally came across Il place that inter-
cstrd mo very muGh. / rcmcmhcr"h
that | had promised You 20 sct my pc
turc taken. 50 l entered Tie phO'"-
srauhcr looked like an ancient Ii"ihe"'
tie was tall and ;hn. and wore the aC-
,us,uued long llurk locks. He told
m. thu price. 50 ! took the chance.
don't think it will Il" good. $" don't BE-
&c I
1 had seen. from the camp IVA tow
crs. and | decided wumid Ike 10 go hp
and see what they looked ike. 5" |
started ND the street. and soon louhd
IN. desired objects. One nj them ma"
partially. fallen away. so ! c"uldht 4"
IN. However. | entered tn" other ono
lady mot mc aside. Don't get 'N-
cited, for il cost M Two cents |" G'l
to tho top. We'll / assembled the vino
,ur staircase which VA" mad" entirely
Of stone cam" ont on tho top after
| had walked for about II minutes al
least l. seemed that long I" lac. !
had Il bird's-rrc new of tn" town ana
could look over til" country Tor mules
and miles Th"r" wrt" rrhclcaily n"
hills 80 could -" - great dlSiHHc''.
Thrr" is a Yer! interesting gray
ward in the outskirts Of tn" town lat
| didn't know that mnu, Il WAS d"Tk'
but will SO II tho nest TIM" | &" down.
II is An extraordinary place. 80 HuHl
not fnli "a En there:
STAGED down for supper. and ha1
A very good feed. Ercfsteak. French
fried POTATOES. bread. butter and cot
frc") last got hack 4" camp hsi"r''
cans" and considered ! had had Er:!
: nniurahlc afternoon and evening
You have probably read about III"
boys over here having pets. sum" OF
The companies have dogs and goats. bill
No heat them all. A. hiE cat. black as
coal has adopted our barracks Tor MS
hraduuartcrS. and the boys claim We
have been having very good lATK. Tic
z!"rt NIL day on the bunk next 10 mih"
and | exp.-.t II. will sleep the hours
,lEay tomorrow on NINE.
The quartet is practIcing FOR hr'S>-
mas entertainment. and Il certainly =
tlnc nHlsic. They no sooner get through
with ON. pi"r" Than they start ah"Ih-
,r expect 10 play christmas night
but tho horns have not arrived Eei'
viii probably play baritone. "a there ARE
ulrn,y ~. rurnriists. Ermrmocr no"
! :sI!"c'' USED IL play. baritone. We nave
4 s,ringrd band. Sr They are going 10
rent no brass for tht, big day. W" r"r'
ta.nly. do look forward :" it. Tor w.
hav" IN .d"a there = hiG din'"r. hF
The :i!ur yuu r"ct:N" taiS 'hr!%ln!d>
will. he over. and We will! r. looking
/ for another holiday.
/: - 70 nu,id:. h'r" that ~ wear
! long EMIa hrnIs Ia w"ih. and "A"H we
! COME III ;hry ~" covered all OYER. ne
evil war veterans can talk all M:
| wan. %. but they don't know ha!t Is
much about war as "" do. I'M" - n"
: refrigeration. 1t is :" bad that INC
lie, tractors, .uElcnd ~ hnr$oS and
! autos. However. this * an "\r"HolhEiE
, bnd Mace. liz. worst have boon II
! sine" landing
Some Of ihr boys arr hom' by this
time | s.irr,s-. They r"r:aitL" ought
To- have y Eun,i tIIu" r"lhrE ih"Ir tx
n.ri"ucrs The crowd ,ha; ltfi IaS'
! September will P:nbnhl" h" among nc
first They deserve il. any way.
Paris ~ som cIiy. hear, and II Is
M, greatest desire To <" thrr'. hil n"
! afraid | vii nrvrr ct there. rave
s">n som" interesting scenes. Out lhcS
wrrs too large (" carry around. H""
| ever. understand that small albums
ran II. obtained 1t II r"as"na0'" PrF"
and | will get "r'. and :'th@T Sfnd Il
or bring i with me-.
! am .lult" wrll. hui am no; E"'tint
: am hravlcr. Was hoping ! could Sf'
j some fat on mr.. h'It the army ir"" nae
! NOT nut ola III" desired arn'rnniHlS
| Nns- nr III. h,,ys are getting hIEEri
every day, but rot $" win l-''t," y
lie" The 'fcrd'' IS b"ttrr Than
,hnugh; :: vas though. w" rc"sr go
! "hard.;ack and cornwilli"." unl"s" We
arr travelling.
Don't know when they are going u
| .bi, ,rr lam nm Nupng j. wont w