Dear Mary & folks at home

Friday Oct 20/16 France

It is quite cool to day but dry we will not be able to get any mail for a few days yet I'm afraid I will not fix the henpen this fall as I intended this cool day made me think of the hens. coming from the M School last night made me homesick for the fall plowing was able to walk in a new made furrow alonge the roadside if it is not to much trouble send a parcel of soft underwear & a pair of good strong gloves. I have been chafed for 6 or 7 weeks very bad in places as big as my hat hard to march. young Gillen is sick with a bad cold. he & I were up to the city Tues. night we had 4 eggs some French bread & butter two pots of tea cost 60F each but it is the first since London. We had a longe talk with Swifts Meat rraveler of Chicago he was eating next to us. I have been careful of my money lately lent Gillen 6 Francs $1.20 I have 22 left we will get 14 Monday. it will be a few days before I get the mail will be looking for the main part of the news every thing O.K & bright we will be moved by that time will write Fred a card the things are looking good eveyone says some of our fellows are going to Canada in month or so but it is better to see things first Cutliff has a weak heart some are to young some to old

well bye bye

your old man Roy