The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-01

SOAho uho ubSuOu Oub phoi Nv
masses oflopg black hsir that grew thick
over his brow. 1 soon found that Illness
had made him childish, though | at first
started at his childliks bluntness. '' 'h'
you're mighty purity" ho said eud
denly. and for moment. did moi know
what to say, but then, I thought, "'l'may
seem SO to him, poor fellow, and only
smiled in reply" ''.'.. "-'' .'' ~,
whats your name?" he next inquil
ed. ~ '''' 70 .''..' = ''' ?" ''''
IS" replied.
"You amt married, are you?"
"Yes.Ssnd my husbands gone to fight
as you did at Fort Donnelson."
"Oh, dear" he said fretfully, I'm SO
sorry. What did you get married. foIF
Never mind. I'll put d spider in bis dunn
ping when / get well. ~ Ss T
With the last words, rnischievouV
light broke over his face, and his black
eyes twinkled. l laughed merrily at him,
and he seemed to snjoy7it hugely. + Poor
fellowI1lialGenough smusement 4he bad
Ifhe could phuse himself at my expense
| would bave no objections. .E-lsSNt
My'next patient was an orphan boy
sixteen yeats Of age. Frank BIZ. be
longedlo Birge's SbatpshooterS and a
brsver hearth never beat in the bosom oI
mortal than that which ,throbbed in his
While barhing Iris face. I asked, him
what induced him to leave his, home and
friends IN Nebraska, to come away and
pslilllis life at such an early ages His
reply is uorthy, to be ,wriltc1by that o
the noble Nathan Hale. who regretted
having but ''one life to offer to, his, ,coun
try" He said: joined the army be
cause l was young aud stropg. Law
but one life, and that would be worth
nothing 10 ne, it, not offered to my coun
lryg, "a sse sal 2, sJta 'aN 5Wl
Noble boy! How many more Ike hin
have fallen willing sacri6csslTyN
The. next day ! carried a basket Of ap
pies, oranges. pies, tss. &cr 10 The hospi
tai. As | went in, rsevefatsdf-the me-
lifted their heads and nodded pleasantly
'l'm glad you have come back, 'sai
one, and another thought. Iii looked s
home like TO see a womauaamongstthem.'
Ny" admirer,'''. with Cha black eye;
olOsped my hand wheny offered him a
orange, aud Kissed it gratefully.
'Ii7I iive," he said, "Eltalways pra
"a God 70 bless YOU. II Idie, plk watc
over you from heaven" ~
! Poor lellow'l L wonder If lrom ths
heaven, y yhiGb, hjs, spirit has flown, b
is watching over ime -aotpighs as pc
Ihese lines!" ~ idle1l'',-i ~ ~
a Frankie's blue eyes greeted me with
GLAD smile before |. sNnear enough /
speak~t6 ahimI When bent over an
asked how be isl6 lie ans wsred ma eheej
t fully, saying he hoped te be e.ablesoon
return 10 his regiment. : -(--,s5sSst
| oaFbalLed his face and gave Tim a Gu
: Of hot tea, with some toast, and left BIZ
sleeping sSeetly. "a a..a,N - -.
. Those wEo have never visited lie h'I
| pitals cannot con, eve OF the, wretche
condition into which they arc brought II
to them, That day twenty eight wei
| brOuga. fromg p opslson taad Sayannal
ard such objects newer saw. The
4 faces and hands were sdf with coal du
aud burning with fsvers TbsirASfr lor
S aud matttdL1beald uHcut ane full
i atIt'havs ieih rtsn'a- 'Hn. M 4 S31
1t was serious tasktofattempt re-
: desips chem comfortable, bat 4 did n
sbtiuk 'ftomjt, es0n the contrary, G
}. grieyed at,my inability 10 serve more III,
d one at,aGme, Oh Now 4 lspgel Eor i
power thenrto stirsome of my own Sc
8 sho i'll that town passed the days
/. -tboughtless idleness, ID aotioa,%T on
d tor. ~ hour, iRsssist in{bhdgiag THO
4 poorqSufsrsTS tWa'eotnfoflsble cohditio
II P,9t ,tt From mbtbibs I'LL iiSoH.g I loiled fait
q fully. glad from my hear, ,-andl dlthanki
i, for, The impulse ihaG had ses,t me there
3. | went. he@s and dineJ, and feeling tit
r wanted 70 lie down aud rest. But ther
ut remembered 4rhad promisedte bri
Some fruits to hs7boyst iri the Ait9t moo
,e dad i could 7notfesLh sftis6ed iiIi
e, tdoue SO, fHowlhg aliat nc6dif rest d
Tine ,while;thsy lay aossing and resIl'
ID with fever and pain, perhaps longing I
or a cooling draughi they couldp6tget
1t was four o'clock before ,4got ab
Q again,sand then I was really ufsd.
as IdavSa nierUed7si iifoo 6eekG lind 7