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Robert Morriss Browning correspondence to Karl S. Hoffman, 1919

1919-08-14 Bob Browning to Karl Hoffman Page 2

Gunner there's not much else that I can relate with much pleasure.
This camp is located about eight miles from Columbus and taxi drivers want a days' pay for a trip. Besides the creek at the edge of camp has been high lately so that the bridge is closed to autos so that if I did want to spend my money on movies and taxis I'd have to walk about a mile through the mud to get to the said taxi. It's nearly always muddy here. It rains most every day.
Mosquitoes are supposed to be almost completely abolished by the Sanitary Engineers the Government has here but there are enough of them left to make us keep our bars down on our beds at night. That makes it a bit stuffy but when I left mine up I got chewed up and then spent three or four days in alternately sweating and shivering until I decided that it was better to sleep between bars than to have malaria.
Had a letter from Gwendolyn a month ago in reply to one I wrote on my return from Iowa. Haven't answered it, and don't know where she is now, as she spoke of leaving Iowa City soon.
We're getting up a football team here. Have ex-Notre Dame, Nebraska, Washington, Texas, Purdue, Cornell, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt and other players. One young major was quarter for Illinois a few years ago.
Give my love to your mother.
Affectionately
Bob

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Gunner there's not much else that I can relate with much pleasure. This camp is located about eight miles from Columbus and taxi drivers want a days' pay for a trip. Besides the creek at the edge of camp has been high lately so that the bridge is closed to autos so that if I did want to spend my money on movies and taxis I'd have to walk about a mile through the mud to get to the said taxi. It's nearly always muddy here. It rains most every day. Mosquitoes are supposed to be almost completely abolished by the Sanitary Engineers the Government has here but there are enough of them left to make us keep our bars down on our beds at night. That makes it a bit stuffy but when I left mine up I got chewed up and then spent three or four days in alternately sweating and shivering until I decided that it was better to sleep between bars than to have malaria. Had a letter from Gwendolyn a month ago in reply to one I wrote on my return from Iowa. Haven't answered it, and don't know where she is now, as she spoke of leaving Iowa City soon. We're getting up a football team here. Have ex-Notre Dame, Nebraska, Washington, Texas, Purdue, Cornell, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt and other players. One young major was quarter for Illinois a few years ago. Give my love to your mother. Affectionately Bob