James E. Henschel letter to "Ma Cherie" - October 24, 1918
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SAINT-AMAND, LE 24th of October 1918 Ma cherie - This is too good to hold over - so I am spending some most valuable moments sending it home. I'm preparing with great glee to spend the night on a bar room floor! Not in the proverbial stupor - however. It was only after a lot of persuading that the Madame could be inclined to permit me to unroll my blankets and claim a corner of her second-rate buffet. She only relented when I patted her cheek and told how wonderful and "gentile" she was. (she seems to be about fifty and decidedly the worse for wear - but quite delightful - like Dynamite). Such a lot of mail! Letters and pictures from Mother - a letter from Emmett - and from Ramsey and Harvey. To say that I was pleased last night would be to under-rate the sensation. It made the prospects of the convoy on which I started this morning less doleful, and at 5:30 I left my bon lit carolling gayly. (Too gayly, for another acting first sergeant who was not going along, hurled an iron-clad field shoe me -
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wards - without the warning specified at the Hague). This convoy is a three-day affair - in fact, a sort of holiday party - for right now is between schools. We go (or have gone) a long ways - go another long way - and return to camp. It occupies quite a few hours - but of course is not nearly so difficult or fatigueing as a convoy up front. For instance - we are really stopping at a town where there are still people, actually set up a stove and cooked a supper - of a sort. Also - I have the delights of a nice bar-room corner to look forward to - instead of a camion bed. And there are lights - and the bar-room has a roof (as well as a ceiling) and there is no probability of Fritz and his avions disturbing our peaceful slumber. In short - quite a convoy deluxe - in spite of the fact that my feet are wet. Only one fly in the ointment last night - and it was such a baby-fly that I ought not to mention it. There was a decided lack of letters from the Tregembas and from Winifred - (Mrs. Kenneth Gedney sounds so queer!) Still - maybe they will show up later, for the A.E.F. postal service is given to queer pranks. I have received letters from a couple of weeks after letters dated later. (The Madame has demanded that I finish this bientot and get to bed). Love - as always - Ned.
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| Title | James E. Henschel letter to "Ma Cherie" - October 24, 1918 |
| Creator | Henschel, James E. |
| Source | Henschel, James E. Letter to "Ma Cherie". 24 October 1918. James Edward Henschel Collection, 1917-1919. 1996.51. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In this letter dated October 24, 1918, Henshel wrote "Ma cherie" about being between schools. |
| Subject LCSH | American Field Service; Missouri. National Guard; United States. Army. Motor Transport Corps |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Motor Transport Corps School |
| Site Accession Number | 1996.51 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | October 24, 1918 |
| Language | English |