The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-24

seemed 10 do him q vsst deal Of good to
fonals tho eggs with his hands have
seen men in hospitals with half dozen
potatoes under their pillows in the ssrae
way.
But the Medical Director spied she eggs,
and ordered them taken to the kitchen,
declaring that s'he would have no hens
nests under the pillows" The sick man
vas just weak enough to cry miserapiy,
anc the nurse in charge went TO Mosser
Blekerdyhc with the story. If any IN
necessary offsnsc came to hec "boys,"
woe to him through whom it came! She
would have "showu fight !" to Secretary
Stanton himself, if he lad been the
offender. CATCHING up large pail flled
with eggs, she, strobe inao the ward, Fer
blue eyes blazing. her checks glowing,
DR., Will you tell nee what harm Il
does, to huInor sick mec in an innocent
fancye Let this boy have the eggs where
no can SEQ can. There, John. there's q,
whole pail full Of eggs" pushing them
under his bed, " and you may keep 'em
here till they hatch, if you've mind to r
And she strobe out sgaiR. The doctor
chose not to hear, and the poor boys eggs
were not meddIed with.
A few days after, on her return from
her regular visit to the smallpox Eos
pital," she found that the blow that she
had been expecting had fallen. This
Medical Director had left written order
for all the contsabands, detailed to her
service, to be sent to the coAtrabond
camp, stating that he should inspect the
hospital at nine the next morning, when
he Should expectto find them ell removed
It was night when she returned and re-
ceived this order, and raining hard. CO.
ing to the door, she called back the de-
parting ambulance. Here Andy" she
said to the driver, "you and I must have
some supper, these mules laust be ted,
and thea we must goto General Eurlbut's
headquarters I'll see whether these
darkles are going to the contraband
camp or not, IfDr.--- is going TO ne
ugly, he'll find swo can play at chat
game, and that 6 woman is bester as it
than man" The negroes stood round
with comically doleful faces, like so
many ebony statues They Liked Mother
Bickerdyke and hated the camp. "When's
We gwine from dis yer hospittle?" they
Inquired "When I tell you to go, and
not before" was her laconic reply.
Through the pouring rain, over broken
and excayated streets, not a glimmer of
light anywhere save from the one lantern
OF the ambulance, haltad every few PAGES
by the challenge Of the closely set guards
for Memphis, though conquered, was
| still rebellous city-Mother Bicker-
Idyke, toiled on to the headquarters of
\ t,or n I
to get access to him, for he was in bed,
but at last her importantly prevailed,
and she was conducted 70 his presence.
| She told her story honestly and with
straight-fowardneSs, and asked for q
written authority to keep her detailed
coutrabands, until he, Gen. Eurlbut
should revoke it. 1t was granted, and
back through the rain rode Mother Bick
erdyke, triumphant. The next morning
the Medical Director made his appear
ance at the "Gayoso hospital" according
to appointment. The negroes were all
at work, in the kitchen, III the laundry,
in the ward, everywhere, as If he had
left 10 order for their dismissal. He
came to she kitchen where Mother Bidk-
erdyke was making soup.
JAIS. blChC10S hC, 0lA va ACCCI'O dAl
order [ left for you, yesterday morning p
81 did, sir, continuing to season, stir
end taste her soup.
"An order for the dismissal Of these
black people to their camp"
Yes, sir, exectly?"
az expected it would be obeyed !"
81 suppose so, sir" very nonchalant in
manner
"And why has it not beens" with
louder tone aad rising anger.
Because sir" turning and facing him,
" Gen. Heribut has given ae an order to
keep EN- here till he dismisses them and
General Hurlbut happens TO outrank you,
and must be obeyed before you" and
produced him General Hulburt's order.
There was storm. The doctor was
vulgarly angry, and rave in d manner
that was very damaging to his dignity
He threatened all sorts Of things, and
wound up by telling Mother Bickerdvke
that he wouldn't have her Ia Memphis
that he would send her home before he
was q week older.
But shan't 60, DOCTOR" she answer
ed Give come down here to stay, and
mean to stay till this thing is played
out. I've enlisted for the war, as the
boys have, and they want nae, and can't
get along without me. And so [ shall
stay, and you'll have to get along with
ne the best you can. It's no use for you
to try to tie me up with your red tape
there's too much to be done down here
to step for that; and there's no sense in
your getting mad because l don't play
second fiddle to you, but 1 tell you
haint time. And, doctor, don't believa
you had better get into row with me
for whenever anybody gets into row
with me, one Of us two always goes tc
the wall, and faint neger me !"
The doctor had a lively sense of the