Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-23
vi ! sc EI.I.AN
THE SURGEONS STORY.


tins questiOn- lie lay stretched upoa n.
sold'er's cot. IN the Seminary Hospital.
George,o-n. A fs- hoars before the sur
geons lad ampuiafed hi. right l~g above
the knee. a cruel operation. attended Nth
grsat dagger IN thi. cAse. as the patient vas
suacring from other causes also. lie all
dressed these words % me. Who had special
care Of him. Again the suffering captain
Doaned:
Coming. did you ssyS-
d" The train j. due no-. III send n nan
90 the depot 50 tbcrv shall b. no delay
Keep up your spirits. Cap. There Is moth
ing serious IN your ease. ne hope-
There Is something serious IN my case.
doctor. and I van; TO sc NJ mother. You
did not kno- that my mother j. a widow
has been this many year. and Ian the
oldest boy. Mother and broaght up the
family 80 far. Ant-and--
. See here. Cap. shall no, le, you get
eNeiisl- iou must Be hep, perfectly quiet
icrbii tbe-e thoughts Ifyou ku~- bow
long u took ne 70 tie up these arteries-
the hast excitement and my York goe. for
nothing. Il -oaid b. benefit ~ The ser
wee hthey would pas, la~ preventing
everybody from visiting the hospital uni
the pAiisnt is oui Of danger. I've seen
nen Allied in half an hour by the excite
meni q meeting Oh iacss-
" Have you never seen ncn restored.
docfory-
" No, -ben there !. any Danger ofburst-
Ing arteries. I'll tell you what. Cap a
fc~ spirits. ubiiss I count ooc. two. three.
four. Eve. anI all i over"
"Y0a doat tbi-k I'm IN any sueh dan
ger
mot nth proper care. and you don't
get excited over ,his usesting. wish Il
uas over
ID" Won't ses ber II you think it oest. I
van, 10 live. doctor I have grrat B. al
10 live for. am wiling TO follow your
sdsioe. God kno~..-Only get me on my
feet Again-oe my foot should say--and
= shadow Of smile fitted over bis oounte-
nance.
We -ill 'ee What IS best. captain bot
in not gong 10 leave you. onlv long
cnough 90 get some dinner and welcome
your mothsr.T
God bles. you. doctor-
There again. Cap. you arr in such an
eEeitable state; though this meeting may
havc just the opposite effect iron What ~e
usually expect. At any rate. your mother
shall he within calling. and il her boy BE-
havcs--
The captain YEARLY closed bis eyes a. I
feh his thrcbbine pulse
An experiencci nurse took a chair BY The
patient. wiih orders 70 watch tie least
shadow ofa chang then descended the
stars. and ~As about 20 pass into the din
ing-room ~hen a soldier informed me
- hat laay vas in the ofies inqsiring for
NJ. ~
e. -. he has come. . mentally sseiaius-
ed '' God grant she may not Be The mesn.
ofhis deaih-
I~cut hastily into tbe Office. No mid
de aged matron thcre-oniy Htile pale
faced girl. IN q dusty travelling dress.
There unus, b. some mistake.
Did any one call ior Dr ~
Are you DR.. n - She ap-
prosched M just ike child. heh up t-o
itile ~hile hands. Ike one sinking 10 the
~aisr
" J. h. going 10 dis-I mean Is Captain
e. very daugerossiy -oundedY-
A" Cspt1in c. is in q very danger
Gus condnion.-
Cosld SEE hins'
Ar yos has si''erY-
. IN an instant fush covered hcr pale
lace. d. h.r agony sLs ihourht only -
hiu. She hooked in ay isee a. she drew
ASIDE ~ vel that covers the human heart.
4 Il am his bctroihed vife. Iiis mother
is 10 sLe cosli noi cone o. h,m BE said
ii was be.t ior ne 90 90. ! an al aiouo--
no protector Bot lin."
looked into che lace o. ,his brave Ohio
riri. Mo had scarcely crossed tle thresh-
old of womanhood. Not q tear dimmcd
thc iusier Of hcr blsc eyes.
Can see George
" lat couh ! say and thcn reasoned
% she seems the kind oi vomaa b - 10 q
I siek man's cot
We viil see. Who shan cell tLe cap
tain has comc O.
Mary place of his mother
Here vas d,Ieu,na vorsc than aniici
paied. callei the hesd nursc OF tie g.
uaie deTarimeut. ani toll her 10 oare 90
Msry. adding. she his come % seo Cap
taiu g. / tben hssisne,l % The cap.