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bell practise. Seeing that we had a game scheduled for that evening I thought it better to accede to their wishes. So down to the ball ground we went end had a couple of hours workout.
The kid pitched in the evening and I covered the initial hes- © sock. We didn’t "’erf" clean up on the battalion we were nleying,
just 10 to 1, that’s all. Say, Connie back’s famous $100,000 infield had nothing on ours last night. We gobbled up everything in sight, without the semblance of an error, I played in "shorts" and rubber "sneakers" with my sox turned down to my ankles. We have a fine bunch of rooters, and whenever I came to bat it was "Wsilcro her out, old Sept, morn," or some other scathing comment on my "costume" or rather lack of it. Encouraged thusly, I managed to tear off two clean hits in four trips. Pairly good day's work.
Saw a bunch of bantams marching along yesterday, and judging that they were the 143rd, I yelled "How's Victoria?" "Fine" came back the answer. They are reinforcing the B.G, C.M.R.Battn. Don't know whether any of their officers came over with them or not. At
any rate I didn’t see any. Have a hunch that Lieut. Robert — Ely won't be over here in a fighting unit if he can possibly avoid it.
Was dragged out of bed this morning at to scrub the hospital
floor. Almost finished the job by breakfast time, and at that we didn't hurry any. Half an hours work after breakfast completed the task, and n ov/I am free for the rest of the day. any of us are being overworked these clays. Haven't had drill for quite a spell now, for which I'm truly thankful. rather do
fatigues any day in the week than drill. Had an elegant sufficency of that in Canada and Blighty.
Received the money for our Paris leave from Mr. Brayne yesterday, but don't know just Then we'll get sway, Ho passes have come to this unit for over two weeks now, but have hopes that there will be some before long. Am fairly certain that we'll be able to get away one of these fine days, I sure hope so, for the boys who have been there were tickled to death with their trip. In the meantime m I've handed over my money to the paymaster for safe keeping, as I
don’t care to carry that amount of money around with me.
Had a job yesterday morning that would have suited Dad down to the ground. Three of us had to dig up a patch of ground in front of the hospital, and then plant onions, lettuce and radish seeds. Posing as an agricultural expert, I did the seeding, leaving the hard work to the other ginks. I "hae me doots" as to whether there will be any crop, but am not worrying any, for I'm fairly certain will be away from here before the seeds have been sprouting very long.
It seems to be a habit with this unit, this doing a lot of useful? work just before leaving for another place. Oh well, if we weren't doing that we'd be doing something else, so I should worry.
I suppose you have heard or read about the National Service cards gotten? out by the Canadian Gov* to be filled, out by the soldiers
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