The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-05-21
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|. hsSasH yo,,nR man VITO had q se-
svssa s~opod in the thigh, The hall
rAssed completely, tI,rodgS sir. s,apn,s,
tt'cn wss necessary. Tie .imb. va. ca,
faclose mp 70 she body, tie Arteries ri
ken up, and he seemed 10 BE- fdoing we'll.
SefaeGaehily; one u The smaH .sr4sries
SeIoughedToff. An ineisia6 s<Na nnade.
asd ID was again taksir up. .'l,<is~cI;
we'd MOI the ,nsin artery" said the
Surgeon as he perfhmed Ife operstion' /:
"be ruight have bied 10 deatl, before
we could have takeG II 'ab". Blu,
Chaiey got Oh timely; s5d ~ az a faso.
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+ 4 was passing rt,seugh the ward one
night, aboat midnight, whan suddenly
rs was p,esing Chafley's bed be spoke
To me; H.. ms leg j. 6leeliin,;
asain:"- ! ltlfreS back the he'd clothes,
aud the blood spirited hf the air. The
! main artery had-slonghed off.
I Fortunately 1 knew jtsi what to do
and in an ihs,sn, l pressed nv ,humt
o" the place and stopped the ibleeajips
Y was so close to the body thst ther,
Was barely room for my thumb bu
succeeded in keeping i, lhere and arous
ing ono of the convalesc.nrs, sent him
for the .st!rkeon, who came in on tht
run.,.." atm 80 thahetul, IL" said
hs' as ie saw me, that you we're .pF
and knew Mhs, to do. for lie mus, hav.
' bled - death before ] codld have 90,
there.". :. -
But on, examination in the case h.
!n3ked exceedingly serious ,ad sent ou
tn other Surgeons, AL came who were
ni'hin reach, and cen.uiintiea wsI
fheld over li,s poor fellow. .Ore Gonclu
( sion. MAS reached ty all: There was n,
.tl'laco to woik save tEsF spor where. M n
! ihoa'b .wSs placed ..ihay co,ld mo-
work under ms' thumb. ssa II | rnoy~e
!i,, ho no,;ld bisel 10 death before H..
artery could be 'nkch up. There wa,
TO Nay TO save hi~ life. :.
- Poor Che,lcyl lie was verv calm
| ~hsa ,hey tohl hin, and requested ,hs
bis 'oroihcr, who Was in the same, has
pi@l, might be called up. IL. Gam,
thfee hours ] slood KhI by ,bs pressure
oftny' 'tlm,nb ekelt up the lie Of Char.
1 hey. while dhe brothers had Their las
conversation one earth. ltwas q strang.
place t,r ma TO lie in, to feel that | hao
fhe life Of fellow mortal iu INV hand.
As i, were, and stranger yet, to feel ,hs
an ACT OF niue :ans: cause that lie I.
depart. Loving lho 1""r fellow as
did it WAS n hard thought but tier
was no sleruali,e.
The las, words We're .poEcn. Ch.i
ley bad arranged al his business .ff.i,.
and sen: tender messages 10 sLsenr1;i ones
Who little dreamed how near their 10, @,
Que s:ood to iha grave. The tears Gil
ed my e,es .lnGre than dner rs | listen
ed TO those f.st,ing words. All wer,
said, and he turned TO me. " Now
| Ii, fg"ess you had le;ler take of
! v"ur dumb" 20, Chmlv !! how ca,
] ssi'f. =" Bot i must he, vo,
knaw," he replied cheerfuty-.@f shaal
so" 8s'y much for Your kindmsss, xflc
now. good k,c."
,Hs turned away h. lead, I sai~ts
my tliuab. once more the lie rurfrrss' 8
gushed forth. ahdSin three fhmules poo
Charley Was dca.s -.