Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-03-25
In a Hospital.

Nv ward was in truth ballroom. Of z.
shot wounds could christen IL. Forty
were prepared, many already tenant
the tired men, who tell down any Wi,-
dr1wsed until the smell Of food rouseI
Round the great stove WAS gather.
drearie>t group I ever slw-agged
ami pale. mud 90 the knees with bloody
ages untouched Since pot on days
many being bundled up in blanket.
being lost or useless and an wearing
di-l,arted Look which proclaimed Oh.
more plainly than any Telegram.
Presently Miss tore me from r.
refuge behind piles Of onc--..syeI shirts.
socks, baudlge, and lint put ta-lu. -r.r-.
towels and a block Of sap into m7 HaH-
with these appalling directions "tau-. --
dear. begin to wash as tas: a. YOU -.r. IT..
them b take of socks. coats and Shirts -.-r
them We'll. put on clean shirts, and tr-a.
tendants viii finish them 1i and i1y them
bod
IF she bad requested me- o. shave them
or dance hanpipc on the stove funnel
should have been hes staggered but o. -er
-lme dozen llri, OF creation no O NOM
notice. was resllv-reailv Howe.
there WIS n1 time Tor nonsense. 900. asrr
resolved SO d1 every thing was hrl. drown
eel my -r-ur.as in any v'-h bowl. clutch.
my slir mlutuliv. and. assuming tu-ir.--
like slr, made q dab az the fret dirty sre.
men I SOW. bent ON performing nv task 70.
1rn.fE II nee, s>arv. | chanced 20 light or
w,-haroI old ir.-hman. wounded In the h--
which caused that portion OF bis frame 90
tastciully laid out Ike garden. the ban
ages being the walks. bis barr the snrub5sr
He was 50 oyerp0weret by the honor Of be-.
iug a lady wash him, rs he expressed 10, OH
be did nothing bat roll up his ewes and Dies
me, IN irresistible style which was tOo mo-
for my sense Of the ludicrous 50 we laughed
together. and when ! Snelt down o. tas- "a
his shoes he "fJp.ed also, and w1u.i-
hear OF my touching ''thcm dirty crarss.
Nav your bed above be ai,y, dariiu, for OLD
dave work We are doom Whoosh there 81.
are. and heiad it's hard tellin' which !, d.
d.rticst, the tut or the shoe. Il was: ar
81 be badn been % the fore should tlr.
gone on pulling. under the impression that
tue "iut was the boot, for trousers. sock.
shoes and legs were a mass of mud. Tia
c,mical tableau produced a general grin. Of
which propiri0us beginning took heart ar
scrubbed away like some tidy parent on
Saturday night. some Of them took On
performance ike sleepy children. leanin
their tired heads against me as | worked
other looked grimly scandalized. and sever
of the toughest coi0rcd like bashful girl.
One wore a soiled little bag about his 6s..
and az | moved It % battle his wounded l---..
/ said
Your ralIsman didn't save YOU. dds
" Well, ! reckon 1t did, marin. f-.-.-
shot would a gone a couple OF inches dss..-
but tor my old NANNY s camphor bag.
swered the cheerful philosopher.
Another, with gun shot wound thrl1.
the cheek, asked for looking glass. a-t
when | brought one, regarded his swo.Is-
face with dolorous expression, as he nut
tered
'' l vow To gosh. that's too had WAT,
bad looking chap before. and now I-
done for; won't there be a thunderin' scar
and what on earth will Josephine SKIM
say ~
lie looked up at me with his one eve
appealingly. that controlled my risibes
and assured him that if Josephine was a III
Of sense, she would admire the honorsbIs
scar as a lasting proof that he had faced tts
enemy, for all women thought a wound do
best decoration brave soldier could wear
| hope Miss skinner verified the good opinion
! 80 rashlv expressed % her.-LSs AIrotf