The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-08

Of the sweet saint who blessed the old war-times''
And who could have described better than this
letter does, the patient courage of brave, wound
ed soldier:
Rustic Sldneys are so common we have
ceased to think of it. " | guess that next fellow
wants it more'n do." {" Won't you ius' 90 to
that man over there, first, If you please, marm :
l hearn him kind O. groan just now must be
pretty bad hurt, guess. l hant got anythin'
only flesh wound" You may always hear such
phrases as these repeated by one after another. as
the ladies' are moving on their first rounds.
There is not the slightest appearance of con-
sclous purpose TO play the hero or the Spartan,
GroanS, and even yells and shrieks, are not al
ways restrained but complaint j. never uttered,
though the Irish, especially when not very se-
verely wounded, are sometimes pathetically des-
pondent and ldchrymose, and the Frenchmen
look unutterable things. But gratitude and a
spirit OF patience never fa-a cheerful dispo-
sltion seldom. In this republic Of suffering. indi.
vdualS DO not often become very strongly mark
ed In ones mind, but now and then one does re,
unaccountably. | am haunted BY the laughing
eye of brave New Hampshire man-laup6ing
am sure in agony-whom saw on theo(T6is
was one of the worst of the government trans
ports, badly managed, hastily loaded, and dense
ly crowded.) lie was lying closely packed
among some wounded rebels, and in giving
them somt attention had passed him by, be-
cause ne looked as If he wanted nothing-so diff
terently from the others. Aferward returning
that way, they seemed to have fallen asleep but
this mans strange, cheerful eye met mine as |
was carefully stepping over his feet. Do YOU
want anything my man ?" We'll, now you are
there, don't care if you list that blanket off
my leg piece the heft ont kind o rks nv
wound" " Certainly" | said, drawing it down,
and knowing at once that he must be painfully
wounded is there nothing else can do for YOU
Wouldn't you like cup of water ?" :. If YOU
have got some cool water handy, | should be
obliged to you. I've got some in my canteen
they gave me this morning, but it's got warm
brought him some as soon as could "rhat
tastes good" says he "Do you know where
this boat is going?" "She goes first to Fortress
; Monroe whether they will send her on from
there TO New York, or take you ashore there, |
don't know. 1t will be decided when you get
there. They mustn't keep me there, must 90
: home Where is your home ?" Its a
place called Aeene, up in New Hampshire"
What's the matter with you ?" " Got a ball
through my thigh" did it touch the bone pi
Yes, broke it snap off," Rather high up the
thigh, isn't it ?" =" Just about as high as it can
be; the doctors they tell newell, first thew
old me tnat 'twould kill me if they ddn't take
it off, and then they told me 'twould kill me
if they did take it off, us 50 high up, they saw
: they can't do it. So accordin to their own oc.
count, I've got to so anyh.w. That's what tie
, doctors make out but I'll tell you what think ::
think God Almighty's got something to saw
about that. If he says SO, we'll and good. ba'nt
) got nothn' to say. But I'd like 10 get b cI 10
= keene. They must send me. know III die if
they don't. They must "Pm afraid il would
hardly DO to send you out to seattle mo ion Of
the vessel" 40, ant bit afraid of that.
; don't mind the hurt ont. The old doctor he
wasn't gon' to send ne he said { warn't no use.
5 and there wasn't no room. But after theyd got
n about loaded up the young doctor came along.
d auG got mold O. him, and told him tbev must
- send me, and finally he told EN- they must ger
; me IN somehow. They did hurt that air Fact
is, tainted away when they put me in, it hurt so.
!, never felt anything like that But | tell YOU.
4 when came to, and found was rattlin' along
y down here, didn't mind how much it hurt.
e Is 1t painful nowp' 'WelI, when they stem
rou"d here, and when the engine goes, it's kinder
like Jumping toothace. down there. Well. yea.
it does hurt pretty bad, but don't mind, ifheyll
e only let me go home. | guess il they'll let me
r &c. home can pull through it somehow and if
e dont-that's God Almighty's business, too |
amt consarned about that And be smiled again.
e that brave, man to m:n, knowing New England
: smile. found that his wound had not been
dressed IN three days. fortunately there was time
tor me to get Ware to dress i, before the boat
left"