Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-05-08
ATCUCLlING SCENE.

VA. c"uvcr~;"y not long since with a
rcirGul ! v,,l' ;ccr.
81 vas IN the hosn,'al as nurse, for a
l@n- ti'nc,'' s;i.i he "Arl assisted in taking
4 limbs. nj i!cssr- al sorts of wounds;
hu' Tie na.G:s, ;iIi:.- ever done was TO
:;.!:> ,nv :,"r.l q: - mans leg
80 :" - !. '::aw was that? Then
=" j.. -.
i:":: :: 80 IAN who had severe
80. j. =. =. The bal passed COM
.'..., '---:I . a;:]rH'a';on was neces-
say. =: ~ w.s cu; o! close up to
-. =. 80 a'::r!rs taken up, and he
SCENE! - /: j9ay we'll. Subsequently
c:.,. u! H.. Si:.:... a!ie:les sl,ughed of.
Az ;uc>.yn wa- n: de, and j. WAS again
taken ~. Il; IS weii !, WAS not the main
, a,trrv, sal ::.c sur-,on n he performed
; Tie operation: lie might have bled to
death before We Gull have taken it up"
Bu, Cia'iry Isci %. ;:n.y aal was isvor-
tic with us all.
was passing through tie ward orc
II .!it, about niinigl.t, hen suddenly as
w's passing Char'cys bed he spoke to me:
"H-<, my leg is bleeding again"
I thre " back tho bcd-clothes, and tie
blood spir'N in the air. The nai.1Mte'y
had sio"eLcAeh.
For:un,,Ay " kaew just wh2fo do, aud
in an instant I lAd pressed ~ thumb on
the pace ana sd Rped ,l|bleedirg. 1t
tarr:v n " room room f. for 'o ny 'h8I; but succeed
ed in k"cr;og i: then hd arousing one of
The co.v,!c>cc's's ST him for the sur
g,oa, WHO c.;ac i: II the'un. II am so
I!"nE u. It. >":! he, as he saw me,
"tIa, ,ou W. ~ .:,! f?ew what to do,
Tor l,v n:u>; lave t.ri 10 dea.! before I
sou!t have 20: c:c
Eu; n cxaa,;.!a on y IL, case he look
O., exceedingly .:.!i Us and sent out for
u!hcr surgeons. \ came who were with.
in ach, and a consultation was held over
tie poor fellow One conclusion WAS
re;:cl:cd by all. There WAS no place to
wo,l; save the sIo, where my thumb was
placed; they could rot work under my
: thumb, and if moved it he would bleed
,, to !ca:h tclurc the artery couli te
taken mp. There WAS no way to save his
lie.
Poor C.a,lcyl lie was very cain
: when they told him, and requested that
= ii.; b.n,!.er, who WAS in the same hospital
| III Ehl u" cai'cu Hp. iic t'tIc auu sa'
Il down by the bedside, and too three hour.
!. J stood, anl by the pressure Of my thumt
" kept up the lie Of Charley, while The
Il brothers bad their last conversation or
: earth 1t was II strange place for mo te
) he in, to feel that had the life OF fellow
; mortal in my hands, as it were, stranger
g yet, to feel ihnt an act of mine must cans'
, that life to drpait. Loving the poor feI-
low is did, it was hard thought, bu
2 there was no alternative.
TIE Last words were spoken. ChaIle.
). had arranged all his business affairs, ant
% sent tender messages to absent ones, VIII
!. liltl. dlcamed now ncar their loved on
n stood to the grave. The tears filled m
=, ewes more than once rs listened to thos
~ parting words All were said, and Il
i turned to nc. "Now, Il, gues
y, vou had better take off your thumb.
" 20, Charley! how can ?" 1 said. "Du
70 i, must be, you Know" lie replied cheer
!, m!Iy-''I thank YOU very mucl, for you
- kindness, sad now, good byc."
- He turned avay his head, raised m
:: thumb, once more the life current gusle
,r forth, and in three minutes poor Charlie
is was dead.