New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12


den the bandsges being the walks his hair the shrub
bery He was overpowered by the honor of having
lady wash him. as he expressed # that he did nothing
which too much for my sense Of the ludicrous 80
we laughed together. and when knelt down to take
@ dss Sss S nsss q
be aisy, darlin. for the days work ye are doonl-
Whoosh there ye are. and bedad its hard ten which
had MT been to the fore / should have gone pulling
under the impression that the "fut" was boot, log
trousers. SOCKS. shoes and legs were mass OF mud:
proptous beginning took heart and scrubbed away
Ike any tidy parent Saturday night Some OF them
took the performance Like sleepy children Leaning srer
scandalzed, and several Of the roughest coored NE
bashful girls. One soiled little bag about ny
neck and as moved it. to bahe his wounaed oreas'
said,
/ " Your tasmnn didn't save you iidi TT"
We'll reckon it did, marm for that shot would
cemphor bag answered the cheerful philosopher. :,
asked fJr ookinsc.ass su,5 wher brought re.
garded iis .wGleU face with dop-ous expression, a.
he nuC.s.ed-
u vow u gJ.A ihss too bad. ! Sarnt bad look.
inc chap cciDsc 3nd nDv I'm done for won't there be
thnnlerin in' what on earth WI: Josephine Skn'
Hc iooked up Al ne With his one eye sppcaingIy.
Lar controlled rJ risiblCs and assured him :ha- 4
Ioacphiae was eirl Of sense. she would admire toe
cns .lb.c scr =. lasting proof that ne had faced tie
oaeny .: Al n thoEght wound me best Gecors.
ys.r,f .ac go5G op.1ioh so -ashv s;fic'ee OK Nef
rils sfhJ he,el hJ0w.
'iat no; sl BE, t4prs eD.ueky leso''i"p e'G'' 'a''
: tie ,augLiD. sius .efwls.s Con. = taste o. irf''
experience y means .oi! 20 ''@ei' bui =; ''i'' "
! usual she sccs uot.urg oUs tbs G,nEs s.Hs
My delr sra reslis hsva yo' seE u ytl l," ''''
less You r,,p yoar:t!: aarG ihJ gaier or few G".
| Widow Wadnan $50 JirG .. ne "A7o Ii""s ~
the men comfortsbis. AMI la. hei ,agatiGs -
! Won are about again. Now do ee pTuden, Ia s.Le a
| ne tava IN add n "a
This edvice was delivered in paternal nsnner, BY
the youngest surgeon in the hospital kindhearte ht-
tie gentleman. who seemed 10 consider me ra oung
blossom that needed much eherishng. instead OF
tough old spinster. who had been knocking apons sne
covered sitting the stairs with nice cloud oi un
Wholesome rising from the washrooni party q
Jannary breezes disportlng themselves In the na ano
perfumes BY no means from Araby the blest keeping
them company while enjoyed ft OF coughing when
caused my head to spin In way that made the
on Of cool banster both necessary and agreeable az
waited for the frocsome wind 10 restore the breath
| I'd lost; cheering myself meantime with secret con
yiction that pneumonia was waiting for me 5ohnd tne
eral persons for week and refused by me with the oo-
stinacy with which my sex s so richly gifted but the
last few hours had developed several surprising Internal
and external phenomena which impressed upon me the
fact that il didn't make mastery retreat very soon
should tumble down ana nave 70 oe oolIe
ignominously from the field. My head ieit IKE cam
non ball nv feet had tendency 10 clcave TO the hoor;
the walls at times unduated in most dsagreeaoe man
ner eople looked unnaurally big; and the very ooc
es Sn y 5ns e1e. taxing ess things into
ton while blinking stupidity at Dr. L. resolved to re-
hoys nryste lec,nre to Mrs. Wadman and fcryent
wish that could take off my body and work 10 my soq
mouraiully asccnded to my apartment ahd NuiSer l.
For Inc benefit Of any ardent darnsel whose patriotic
fancy may have surrounded hospital life with hao OF
charms viii briefly describe the bower ~ "heh re-
! tired in a somewhat runous condition. IL Wos wen
ventilated fr panes of glass lad suffered COZ ouho
fractures which all the surgeons and nurses had iaeo
10 heal; the two windows drsped with sheets the
church hospital opposite being brick and mortar Ar
gus and the female mind cherishing prejudice ID i'or
Of rctracy during tie night capped periods OF eNtence
bare floor supported two narrow iron beds spieaa
Will thin mattresses Ike plasters, furnished WIN p
lows In the last stages of consumption In NE place,
ruitlcss Of shovel ongs andirons or crate purheu
log inch by inch being too long 10 go on an AZ once;
m vhle tie lse hazo away one end. did the same
=, tie other ,rppci over it dozen times day.
ard dow M 10 roke il dozen times az night mirror
dc, us bc slrrant oi the dimensions OF mn'ih ana
about ns r,hcctye hung over tin basin bue pieher
lff brace II yellow mugs. Two invalid tables dltto
.f r. wandered horc and tlcre. end the closet con-
tsutG d varied collection Of bOnreis, bottles nass,
boots bread and butter boxes aud pG-'. lie sloeet
' aas q reeg.ar Blue Beard cupboard to me- aiNays
opened it th lear and ifenhins oHihs !" rh's NM
f IL In az mi oi spirit for tine and space were NOS
70 be ind and cl gncd along wiih the rats our
ctrry y.uocs Was decorated with .ai irun Bible,
candle inuu. stick lavender bottle. new tin PAN 20
hrlant that n served nicely for pier-gass ana sncn
of poIty black bugs - preferred a warner cnmate
III
called runks lEfked behind the door CONTAINING tLe
worldly goods Of tne twain who laughed ana eFied.
slept ANA scrambled. IN tlis refuge WIle RON !le
vlAie.Vasacd walls above either bed looked down tho
pictured faces of those whose memory can make ior US
one little m everywhere"
For day or two I managed 20 appear at meals for
the human gnu must I'LL tie butterfly IL ready 70
break lose aAd had time 10 cone up Two nights
while Il was possible for me 10 come down. taF be u
from ne to add another aicog or reproach 10 that en'
during man. the steward; for compared WIN ms pre-
de.eisur lie was horn Of plenty butt put IL 10 any
candid minds no, the following OIL of ihre sseeplf
le 4 Improvement without p,Gng.ng tie nation inady
! INTO debt The three meals we're pretty msch 81
puclress and consisted OF beef evidently pui down
ion the rnsn of 70. pork Just N from the street army
bread cen posed Of sswdus and sleraus butter sait
as n ciLrnad hy Lots wife; stewed backbcgries SO
nrch Ike preserved cocAoaohes that Only those devoid
"a nA lAl, could prtake thereof IN reshi eoLrc
mn, aii uudd tea three dried hgokebcrry leaves TO
auart Of waier-Gayugcd with liine-aIso a.na'ea "lu
unconscious o. any approach to e.earaess. Nale! pe
,, the srce of life "A small pinch oi the article NOuid
lave been appreciated by the hungry, hard WORKING SIS
,,fhaod one II whom though accustomed 10 palh are,
soon found ,rscf reduced to hrc4. and water h~'lS
an aborn rpugarce 10 the fat oi the land and tbe sAs
Another pcsuliarity Of these hospital meals was tho
rrrdiiy With which the edibes vanished and the m.
.sbll., II getting drop crumb after tie usual
inr Al lie first ring Of the bell, general stampede
took place twenty hungry souls rushed 70 the tin
melaoni swept over the table ike swarm of oeusts;
od len fragment for my tardy creature VINO arrived
fifteen minutes late. Thinking il ot more Importance
.it the patients should be Wei and comfortably fed
took ny about my own meals Tor the hrst gay or
,o after came hut speedily enlightened ny isaac,
lie hhch waiter. who bore with me few times ana
then formed ne looking as stern AS fate;
say mann. u you comes 80 late You can nave nc
,ttl,s-causc IN heeged fer ter et things reSGy ier
lc doctors 'maln' spry arter you misses ana ioss 10
DONE DE gentlemen don't kere for Yer wai' 40 nors ss
ioes 80 you Jes please ter come al DC une' al" e'''
/ Wont be- no !rctiiu nowhercs. ,,,.os osn,.,,.
ponVy conscious o, one Of tie vacuGms which Nature
1 ..ltl, a