The diary of two innocents abroad . Ypres Cathedral. Arras Two Innocents Abroad 57 Paris, May 7th. Burlingame was right when hesaid Wait. Today we have seenthe devastation made by those samepeople who squealed when we ap-proached their turnip fields. Getout your maps and draw a line fromOstend to Lille, on to Arras (pitifulArras) through Doullens and all thatregion of the Somme down to Am-iens. I wish now for the first timein my life I had used my pen forsomething else than figures, so thatI might tell of it. But we must allcome over some day, for the visitsof the strangers will build up Franc
The diary of two innocents abroad . Ypres Cathedral. Arras Two Innocents Abroad 57 Paris, May 7th. Burlingame was right when hesaid Wait. Today we have seenthe devastation made by those samepeople who squealed when we ap-proached their turnip fields. Getout your maps and draw a line fromOstend to Lille, on to Arras (pitifulArras) through Doullens and all thatregion of the Somme down to Am-iens. I wish now for the first timein my life I had used my pen forsomething else than figures, so thatI might tell of it. But we must allcome over some day, for the visitsof the strangers will build up Francemore quickly than indemnities. Itsall graves and dust and little heapsof stone and mortar. And Chim-neys! A chimney always speaks fora family—^little boys and girls andgood French soup over the say the French will come backto the powdered heaps of homes andbuild it up again. We are of newblood in America. We dont mind 58 The Diary of Two making a fresh start. We sort ofenjoy moving on to other if we told a Frenchman to comet
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