The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-06

too large quantities dear good creatures, fussing
about IN eyerybodys way, and daobliag "a their long
few tears and tender clasps Of the hands were
very sefviceable surgical appications OF course,
will need eariy attention on the 6eid, and hope the
medical men there are NOT az absent from their
gSsnties % q them hem dsportins % their ban iaged arms
songht them IN vain. : ~ hl,S
view 1t In the dim ghs Of hospital ward with hum
dreds Of our felfow-creatures with bleeding aud
shattered limbs about us, and the winged Victory
should be painted with crimson wings-wings dyed
red With hnman gore. The loss OF blood from some
OF the patients was simply enormous, and e1e SIX
miles journey from the field OF battle must have been
very trying TO the poor fellows, who bore their pain
with wonderful forttude and patience, the less
seriously wounded assisting In undressing, and in
otherwise helping their more unfortu aae brethren.
Occasionally you hear cry If Mon Dieu! Mon
Dlen and one poor fellow, with a6all through
absent Doctor Poor fellnwl fear the only doctor
who can do him any good is that grand curer OF all
We turn to the right and are soon on the crown
OF the hi ana here, God what sickeuing sight
awaits US There, IN front, Is clean even line or
dead Frenchmen, three deep, laid out with military
regularity. As they stood In line so they fell
almost ell shot through the head. Most of them
have fallen forward their faces, their arms ex-
tended, some with their fingers on the trigger they
never had lime to pull Some few have reeled back
wards, and there Ii smashed and battered face
turned towards heaven.
There is another there whose face is half shot
and then it flashes to our mind that there may still
be some living here and We have duty to do In
which neutral may engage, aud we go up to him.
almost, 1t seems, be the greater mercy to end tn Ut
life Of pain at on, than attempt TO save the oa-
tered remains OF life he, should he live, will have
10 carry about with him But as he lives some
thing must be dOpe. The question Is, what
Not French soldier u near, not French
doctor. not one Of that multitudinOus aud
pOlypltt asEemblage who sport their white "Dras-
sards" with 80 much c0mplacency in Metz There s
help for II but TO go right up to the Prls5ials
there ana ask in Gods name Tor their help for a
wounded enemy. This Is done, aud with truest
noble. hearts dness party OF their own men aud q
cart arr sent off with us for any wounded We may
find. Here and there we pick up another still
breathing soldier and consign him to tue kindly
hands vi those who few hours ago were yust as
anxious to Kill him they are willing now to save.
This IL the scene Of the hottest part Of the hght,
and the dead lie tbickly around. Scarcely, however,
do we see Prussian. They have already removed
them, and their wounded have been cared fo- sone
hours ago. IL. a., IN 81.
must be living, his color is 80 gosd nor can he be
| deeply wounded. Why, then, is he 80 stiil2 Hear
ing frehcn voices near MN he iooks up preeehlhe
| to awake out OF sleep For about sixteen hOuIs NJ
has in there in mortal funkDO other word VIII DC
and the wretched coward appeals to US to Gelive
| him from the hands Of the Prnssiars. am sorelJ
tempted tn call them up aud give the wrerched ant
nal into their custody; but then they wOnld have u
ket him. and he certain is not worth his Keep sC
| the cuunsels of nv French mend D evail and VIZ
| pick the creature up. He ID SO stn IRON h seem
| ing death that he can scarcely stand. We call
| seriously wounded; and thus we leai hi away.
A well-tO-do-l0okiDg farmer stops us aud tells u
| there are some wounded up by the wo vi yonder; ),
! across th, fields We go, and here We nnh heap o
| dead, aid amongst them three poor soldiers, VIII,
| have lain there since about O'Clock Yesterday
| unable TO move, without D particle VI food, or
above all, without a drop OF water. Que OF us goe
| back to Borny to seek some help, whiist the othe
| stays and tiles to give some relief to the crampet
and sffened limbs, or at any rate q few kind.
| words OF hope and encouragement An hour
| waiting brings a long country cart with plent
| OF straw in 1t, and We liftan the poor fellows int
the shaky vehicle, and jolt them over the fields a
gently as possible, yet still with hOrriDle agony
tbeir crushed and bleeding limbs. AT last We relc
the road, and progt IL somewhat easier, passing
| on way another poOr FELLOW whom 1t would D
dangerous 10 lift into such cart ours. He need
those beautifui stretchers which scientitcall
| constructed, but which are all where th8 doctor
| are, In BetZ doing nothing Nor can we do any
thing for him now, poor fellow. He wOu prObabl
die Un the road snd meanwhile would cause an IN
creased agony to those are alTeary transporting
| Al. we can do ia TO build q bower OF branches {
Keep of the blazing sun, and sent word when gs
10 Metz 10 have him brought in II he should live tina
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