The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-03
"cALLY" DOES AN IRWIN COBB
AND GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS
OF HOW TO GET BY IN EUROPE
Continued from page H.

eign travel A porkchop may be
pork-chop in Pocasset it may be
outlet in Pocatello, but there is n
given rule as to what it may be j
France. Italy or any other of thes
countries over here, that you are cor
stantly running into. Running int
is right, you may make circle O
France, across Suisse, be through II
ally and be into Petrograd before yoI
know it. Well | am DEPRESSING. Th
most | could do the first day ashore
was to learn to say, Give me I
match please and then when
started off after drink, found they
had a kind of local option; that is
certain hours in which to serve
drinks. Naturally it was an off houl
and | went without
From the town of Brest, and
say town with some misgiying, we
were trundled along in coal truck
up to what was to be our internment
camp for ten days, (they call them
rest camps over here,) but if you
would term Zodletone a rest camp,
why then these are. They draw a
line around a nice dusty, or muddy
spot rather, post guards all around
it, give you a number, say 40, which
is the tent on the far edge without
any distinguishing characteristics If
your baggage comes out that day,
which consists Of a blanket and one
sheet you sleep in there that night.
If it doesn't come you sleep there
anyway.
Naturally the first night I felt the
call of the wild and after learning
Of the whereabouts of, what we
would call a STILL" over here a per-
fectIy respectable wine house, | de-
cided if I could find some kindred
spirits, we would explore the regions
roundabout. OF course among a great
concourse Of people like this, one
would not have TO declare in clarion
tones that he was looking for a run
ming mate, but just walk up on the
off side of Sam Brown, unfold your
findings and he would most assured
ly join you
Now I saw no harm in these mid
night rambles, but the guard on duty
did not altogether agree with me, so
one waits until a friendly cloud has
obscured the moon, the guard around
the corner, high wall on which he
was walking and the time is propi-
tious, I would say. so, one goes away
on his first A. w. o. L.
After you have tried the stock at
hand and find it fills every require
ment, you decide that there is an
air of enchantment about everywhere
SO you visit other places across a
winding stream and up the hillside,
until you find little place tucked !
snugly back out of the way and you
go inside. | forgot to mention that
in the meantime our little party of
two had swelled into larger proper
tions say of about Is.
Being man of moderate habits,
q nj oh q
with the idea Of returning to camp
lest we be missed for breagfast, 50
after voting on it, we decide to re-
turn. Marshaling our forces, elect
ing a captain and his "Lieuts." we re-
turned single file and how we got
back the deponeth sayeth not, but
be that as it may, some one had re-
moved my tent from where it was
when I left and I answered roll call
always pick out places like that to
ward off suspicion.
Now away from camp You know
here is a peculiar thing in France,
never knew until came over why
t was that the French are of such
mall stature. If you have ever slept
II one Of their beds you will know.
have tried it all the way around
md there is one system, whereby
me can do fairly well if one IS tired.
That is, sleep S. w. by N. E. This
works all right unless you take your
meals in your room, in which case
'e careful in getting up, otherwise
'ou arise, standing on the breakfast
able. There's always something
ike this to keep your interest up
-ou see.
Il spent much money and consider
bile time, finding out the difference
etween first and second class
caches, until at last l hit upon the !
simple explanation. In the
he first class coaches, one gets an
dor of Three Star Hennessey," and ]
in the second class,
Vim Ordinaire,' or, ordinary wine, /
nd stale bread. You see the service
; the same, it's the atmosphere and {