New-York tribune., 1873-03-06
CLARA BARTON IN EUROPE.
HER MINIsTRATIONs ON BATrLE-FILLUS AND
HOSPIrAL5.

HER MINISTRAJlONo OH ipfNiA''>
HOSPITALS.
Con. J. ]. Elwell formerly Chief euartcF-
ostor'of the Department OF the SOUTH eends VA inc io
o,vpo extracts from ctter written by Mics cara bar
tom which will DO weomo to thousands OF soidero VINO
remcnber her niDistratons with gratitude;
II was little fear that accomplished duIng me late
prrsgIan War but IL freely rendered ana
aceoptSd have learned at least what foelgn ware @ g
Ike IL seems to me now tnat hy war So, ,,oved
learned But it must not be supposed ,nSt IO,eu ,
among these strange troops with the same @
he same readiness TO sacrifice myself that aa 1nyhs
our own brave volunteers Ihat cola noC - w. @ % rov nc
face OF the whole earth there VA never an @
OF such ours, and never VIII % 1e * te
God forbid tthcy are rallied asi,l ~ ,no sis W ' ~
dag finished my work among the WaE@ulekSeh % y,
FrInce less year ago. worm %eary Ssia' m r aIv
palf bind After rest In Germany Journey en n lsy
some mouths-was on Mt Vesuyius two days before us
ro eruption. The entire mountain @ ToGkSa WIN from M
nal :hunders and the 9t leaeu INC 10 i
eraters With much difficult persuasion tncceeded ~
overcoming the fears OF my guides and g9tns na tns
accompany me TO the bIazhg nouth Vi % nne ~,
looked IN. Then learned something now tne eiehemS
make war. Their scale IL gIander than ours.
Perhaps you recolect laughing AT Ine as ,,yosa yoe
did, for having taken refuge rom one Si i3s hn3s
9arfuy ST, erf Ro1a storms n % powder aHs magaane Wen
singulary enough, remembefed and thought OK tnat
ratsr You hope have "not deserted the hand we
trle,i 10 serve" Oh not have not deserted my SO
try but she has need OF me nQw-she has penty VI
htier Workers and am missed from among theln
IL was terrible thing Tor me al nFst 70 'o 49,
at bound me there 10 the old moOrngs bnt year ye
the main s less and, though one can never Oe happI
under It, one grows quiet at last ana IL patient & hnu
after all TINS mAfcn OF
ME have kept time and stepped while nave stOod hl
should hardly dare strike for my place agalnlt Wou5o
nnIv be To miss my hold and he swept under Inc hahds
that form the whrng chain are all strange 10 me now
Stanton and Ia pine and dear Horace Greeley are gohe'
yd IN ~ only now and then that sbslirdy od-Iash-
Toned friend afflicted with steadiastness, renenoeIs
me at all. No; I am not deserter. | grew ure9 anu anu
scL In the battles and marches-yes fell SICK ana was
sent 70 the rear was slow TO recover have Deen re-
famed in tho hospital and when finally discharged the
rav has chan ,ed base Ny regiment has removed ana
DOM know where 20 nnd II. Imay be straggler put
Svu an not "desorterD II you meet soldier who re-
me NAV venture to ask you to say that toe.
remember them, and that although many many thou-
sands OF world famed soldiers have passed OcIHe my
go since saw him hs noble comrades, ever Tor an
Instant have our own su, red IN comparison with tIeso
ct European armies; that still believe tat nowhere
In te world aro there better soldiers Drawer CT tIuer
mon than they who stood secalled aud sefJaHght III
defense of the undying principles OF huah'J JU0ce'
and right.