The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-05-14
A Touching Scene.
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uiu was 10 tahe ny thuWD OH luau
leg
"Ah!" said 7, chow was tha.?' Then
he told me.
at was a young man who had severe
wound in the thigh. The ball passed
completely through and amputation was
necessary. The limb was cut off close
up to the body, the arteries taken up,
and he seemed to be doing well. Sub
scquently, one Of the small arteries
sloughcd of. An incision was made and
1t was again taken up 1T is well it wac
not the main artery as he performed
the operation; 'nc might have bled to
death before it could have been taken
rp. But Charley got on finely, and was
tavortc with US al.
was passing through the ward, one
sight, about midnight, whom suddenly,
as was passing Charlcy's bed, he spoke
TO he: ii, my leg is bleeding
~gaiu' | threw back the bed clothes,
aud ,hc blood spirited in the air. The
main artery had sloughcd off.
"Fortunatcly | knew Just what to do,
and in 2n instant | had pressed my
thUm5 or the place and stopped the
b,cc'tIug. 1t was SO close to the body
that there was barely room for my thumb,
hu. I succeeded in keeping it there, and
nrousing ono Of the conyalcsccnts, sent
him for the surgeon, who came in on tho
run. 4 am SO thankful, IL said he
as he saw me, "that you were up, and
knew what to DO, for he must have bled
to death before could have got here
"But on examination of the case, he
looked exceedingly serious, and sent ou.
for other surgeons. All came who wero
within reach, and a consultation was held
over the poor fellow One conclusion
was reached by all. There was no place
to work save the spot whore my thumb
was placed; they could not work under
my thumb, and, if moved it, he would
bleed to death before the artery could bc
taken up. There was no way to save his
life.
L" Poor Charley, He was very calm
when they told him, and requested that
his brother, who was in the same hospit.
al, might be called up. He came and
sat down by the bedside, and for three
hours | stood, and by the pressure of my
thumb kept up the life of Charley, while
the brothers had their last conversation
on earth. 1t was strange place for me
to be in, to feel that | held the life Of a
fellow mortal in my hands, as it were,
and stranger yet, to feel that an act of
mine must cause that life to depart
Loving the poor fellow as | did, it was
hard thought; but there was no altern-
ative.
"The last words were spoken. Charley
had arranged all his business affairs, and
sent tender messages 20 absent ones, who
little dreamed how near their loved one
stood to the grave. The tears filled my
eyes more than once as listened to those
parting words. All were sad, and he
turned to me. 'Now. II, | guess
you had better take off your thumb
80, Charley. how can | ?" said |. But
it must be, you know he replied cheer.
fully. 81 thank you very much for your
kindness, and now, good bye
ole turned away his head raised
my thumb, once more the life current
gushc! forth. and in three minutes poor
Charley was dead.
A French writer calls dyspepsia the
rcmoIsc of a guilty stomach.
Kindness in the heart is like rose
leaves in the drawer, swcctcning every
object around.
- 1t is better to be laughed at for not
being married than to be unable to laugh
because you arc.
- An alum spring and a great bed of
the substance itself, ~ pure as the i'm
ported article, has been discovered in
Grenada Territory
- We notice that several of our wild
over acquaintanccs have suddenly be-
come fondly solicitous about their young
children, since they have learned that
they Owe TO them their exception from
military duty. They don't seem SO
much Impressed rs formerly, with the
necessity Of providing q mothcr,in law to
take care Of them.
--"1Fcll, how do you like the looks of
the varmint?' said a Southwestern to a
downcastcr, who vas gazing with wonder
at huge alligator, with wide open jaws,
on the banks Of the Mississippi. "Wal,"
replied the Yankee, "hc amt what ycou
may call hanSuD, critter, but he's got
a great deal Of openness when he smiles"
-Everything is very cheap in Japan.
y firs.-class house can be purchased for
thirty dollars. Servants work for fifty
cents a month For the use Of horse
and groom, one dollar and half. A
person can live comfortably in Japan for
two cents day, or fourteen cents
week.
In one Of the New York State reg
iments, in Hooker's army, there is pri.
vatc soldier who owns a pet pullot, which
has escaped, with its owner, all the per.
lis of the battle thus far, and which is
quite an acquisition to the chicken fam
cior who has carried har >lo,rr u;tb l.; -,