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Identifier: warscencesishall00spen (find matches)
Title: War scences I shall never forget
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Spencer, Carita, 1882- (from old catalog)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, C. Spencer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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recitefor us. He said it would please him enor-mously and would give us untold amuse- 42 War Scenes I Shall Never Forget merit, and he was right. We entered thecourtyard of an old stone house, and aftershaking off several layers of the white dust,went in to the bounteous feast prepared inour honor. The welcome was simple andcordial. We washed our hands in an old tinbasin and used the coarsest towel I have everseen. I am sure it will never wear out.Then we sat down to enough food for twentyinstead of six, and how they did enjoy it! I dont wonder Father was almost as broad as he was long, if he enjoyed everymeal as much as he did this one. He orderedup the wine from the cellar, the last preciousbottle he had carried away from Ypres, andthen, after much persuasion, he rose at hisend of the table and in a dear, gentle, crackedold voice, mouthing his words so that hisapparently one remaining front tooth wasmuch in evidence, he sang the favorite songsof his youth. I am sure they were funny
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War Scenes I Shall Never- Forget 43 because he laughed at them so heartily him-self. Luncheon over, we walked to the boysdormitories. How they did love the jollyold priest, and how glad they were to seethe Abbe! From all corners of the court-yard they dropped their play or their fight,as the case was, and came running with allthe joy of a pack of little tail-wiggling foxterriers, to throw themselves upon the twomen. Where he carried it, I do not know,but the Abbe produced cake after cake ofchocolate and every boy had a bite. The boys are taught all the simple studiesand always to sing. The Belgian peasantchildren really sing beautifully. Even thelittle tots can take parts. We went upthrough the dormitories. There were closelyfilled rows of cots graduated in size, andover the foot of each one the sisters in chargehad neatly laid out the boys other suit, for 44* War Scenes I Shall Never Forget to-morrow would be Sunday and they wouldall be dressed up. The lavatories consistedof wooden b

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