Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - May 15, 1918
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May 15, 1918 My dear Mother, We have been on the move again and I have had no chance to write. We have seen quite a bit of France now & I like it better the more I see of it - but this is not saying anything about liking it as well as the U.S. by a longshot. I am trying to learn something of the language and have picked up a few words but I find it very difficult to carry on any kind of a conversation. When we get the chance to see a town for a few hours a friend of mine (a very nice lad) and I walk around and look things over then locate some nice restaurant or perhaps a hotel dining room and get a regular supper. We
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did a few evenings ago, wandering around in a little town & finding no restaurant took a chance on the hotel. Supper we were told would be five francs each so we went on into the dining room. It was a very nice place and we had the cutest little french mademoiselle to wait on us you ever saw. The meal was served in courses and consisted of cream of potato soup - fish ball & brown bread - veal roast with vegetables - spinach greens lettuce salad - stued peaches, prunes & appricots. Also a little bottle of red wine which is no stronger than grape juice. We talked to the mademoiselle about the war. She had a sweet hear at the front & he has been wounded three times. We found
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[censor signature] out all this after a great deal of talking, misunderstanding, looking it up in the book, etc. I think about the cutest thing I ever heard was to hear this little mademoiselle say "oui." She would repeat everything after us and if she understood & what we said was correct she would say "oui" with a kind of rising inflection and a real French accent. She was certainly a peach. We finally finished our meal and left amid a profusion of "Bon Nuits." We then headed into a little book store & bought some maps of France. The lady understood a little English & we had quite a bit of fun talking to her. She complimented me on my
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French accent which of course made us fast friends right off. She gave me a little calendar which I am enclosing as a souvenir. I have found that we can send souvenirs of certain kinds and I will send you some to let you I am really in France and for us all to look at in future years. I have quite a number of picture post cards of various towers but they are barred by the censor and I will have to hang on to them. Well, I will close for this time. Give my love o all. I am writing to Raymond & Plant. Write when ever you can. How is Pauls' garden? How are all the kids, especially John Glendower? Well, Goodbye. Your loving son Glen.
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Title | Owen "Glen" Tudor letter to his mother - May 15, 1918 |
Creator | Tudor, Owen Glen |
Source | Tudor, Owen Glen. Letter to his mother. 15 May 1918. Westover, John G., Collection, 1910-1946. C3733. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
Description | In this May 15, 1918, letter to his mother, Owen "Glen" Tudor described his venture into a French village. Tudor, a Maplewood, Missouri, native, served in the 128th Field Artillery in the 35th Division during World War I. |
Subject LCSH | United States. Army. Division, 35th; World War, 1914-1918 |
Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
Site Accession Number | C3733 |
Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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Date Original | May 15, 1918 |
Language | English |