. Ellington 1918. lman At three hundred feet And was confined to the post. A stroll through the dark. And the deep peace of Texas evenings. Comforting sounds. The frogs chorusing At the edge of the field. The creak of the new boots And the soft glow of the little burs On his shoulders. The night ships and the stars— And romance! Taps! And a social bite before turning in. Ginger Ale. And ham— Ham sandwiches !****** ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 122 ^IIHIIHIIUIIlllllHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllll MIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllll
. Ellington 1918. lman At three hundred feet And was confined to the post. A stroll through the dark. And the deep peace of Texas evenings. Comforting sounds. The frogs chorusing At the edge of the field. The creak of the new boots And the soft glow of the little burs On his shoulders. The night ships and the stars— And romance! Taps! And a social bite before turning in. Ginger Ale. And ham— Ham sandwiches !****** ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 122 ^IIHIIHIIUIIlllllHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllll MIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllillllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllllllllllllllll :: Trials of a Bride at An Aviation Field :: Til in I mi 11 ii i mi mi i ii i in 11 mi 11 ii 11 in i mi i ii 11 mi i n 11 iiihii 11 in iMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii. Dearest Patricia:—Well, Patricia, here I am, way down south on a Texas prai-rie, married and in the army and everything. But would that I had taken youradvice and remained a single girl. Army life is not all that it may seem, Patricia,and me just a bride of a week. Oh, would that I were back at the art school,where life is not so complex. Yet, before I relate all the misery I have under-gone, Patricia, and the mistakes I have made, I must tell you of a few compen-sations and thrills which one ma} get, even in the wilds of an aviation , imagine having ones ice delivered by a handsome khaki soldier. Thebread and ham ditto, the fuel and coal by same. And even the ash can carried outby some stunning hero. And each more handsome than the last. I am asking,Patricia, would it not somewhat dispel the monotony of married life and house-keeping? You are wondering what sort of an apartment Oswald would select forme. Well, in the army, thev are called quarters and
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