Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-02
STFpTERDSTOVN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, SAT

she raised us heau IN O'LeT lO aNOIu Hi'p
if possible some ease, if only from The
change Of position. She had scarcely
done so when painfu. sigh issued from
the lips Of HE ounded youth, his head
sank on the young lady's shoulder and
his measured breathing told that lie had
almost instantly fallen asleep. This re-
suit vas so unexpected that Miss
was for some moments comp IeIe'y at
loss wha. course 10 pursue. 1t seemed
an unnece ssary and excessive act OF al
tentinn 10 remain thus holding the youths
hesd-her position was becoming very
psnfol one-her companions had passed
To other portions Of The extensive battle
feld-she was alone in the midst OF a
great waste OF fields and woods. Gt night.
unprotected from insult, and holding IN
her srms. wounded soldier, who would
in all probability soon be corpse !
Under these Tying circumstances, she
once or twice essaved 10 move, and place
the boy in an easy position upon The
grass but whenever size atlempled 10
do So his features contracted painfully :;
he moaned uneasly, and it was only
when she resumed her position, holding
his dropping head, as before upon her
shoui der, that he sunk once more 10 calm
and painless slumber. She was still sup
porting thus the form Of the wounded
youth, when one Of the Federal Sur
geons' approached, ard looked with some
surprise al the touching group. Ihen
his gaze wss directed to The face OF the
voutb, whom lie evidently recognized.
In few words addressed to Miss,
the Surgeon explained how he had him
SELF, dressed ard bautaged the youths
w0unds-his case was most critical one
-nevprIheless if lie could sleep for some
hours, he light live. lie had not slept
since the battle was dying Tor sleep
the crisis OF his fever had arrived II this
slumber continued until morning he might
be out of danger, if il was broken his
death was a certainty. Having made this
announcement in Ihat terribly maue' o.
fact tone whirh chsrac!erIzes peIsous ia
mjiar " iih suffering and death, the Sur.
eeon passed on, leaving Miss, alone
among the dead and wounded, and sl'li
holding The bleeding young man IN her
|atms.
| ThiS S|t0nbtr continued unfH morn.
ing, lie might tasn be oW of dmger ri
ii ,cas broken, has death ras certain
~.
This was the plain, clear, and terribly
illogical statement Of HE Surgeon. i"
live he must sieep-and those Two or
lhrec attempts TO deposit her burden on
the grsss, " lth the ,udd"n wskeiuIness OF
he ps'ien, proved to ,he Young lady hat
tn sleep his head a,usi continue 10 res,
upon h,r shoulder. When his fact was
clear and patent 10 heI intelligence, her
resolution was taken. No movement OF
hers should disturb The deep slumber of
the hoy-no sCi of Der own arrest the
subiil spiIt Of life which like blessed
balm was even then lRfuslng itself into
his shattered frame. The place might be
dark and loncly-lhe night cold, fearful,
terrible there smers the dead--her posi-
ZION might be, as il Iadced soon became
unul,tratiy painful, weighed down as
her arm wss by the poor youths weight;
but there was someIhng worse than
night, cold, pain, loneliness and me pres
ence Of dea,b-i, ~ss, not TO save tn al
boys life when she could save il.
And she determined to save ii,thrOugh-
out the long hours Ofthe weary night, she
remained as mouonless as a statue OF
mercy. holding tie boys head in her
arms. All others had returned 80 WIN
chester around her was the vsst moon.
! Ii, field, over whose surface the wind
sighed mournlully on every hand were
the wounded, the dying and the dead =
and We. this brave kind heart,- US say
this good true girl-dId not shrink from
her hard task the young heroine did not
stir though the delicate arm Was nearly
broken by the weight upon it, no lremonr
OF the nerves in5icaied the dire pam
" bich he was suffering. and suffering.
with that silent iOrliIude which shames
the foolish theory that women are less
brave than men.
In our comfortable homes, By OCT
,cheeriuI fires We read Of tha, and cry
jsvo ! lerhsps-we applaud, but wOcId
we have thus nobly sc,ed for broth
or, husband, or isiher-doubIless (; bu'
for stranger that wounOed outh wss
a perfec, Stranger to the young lady ; she
had never seen his face before thai even
ing i, was an angel of mercy, surcour
ing fellow creature. not sister or moth |
er facing all things for brother CT a son.
Do you wish subject for a great peiHlng
Mr.. " sshington, hner even than that OF