, 1880-07-31

through the body" just then. can,e Tie
Captain Of Company f. unwounlcd indeed,
lMt bruised. AaKEnr;lf staEEcttng; WITH
fsiIg@s eri1g1ns I1ga9 IL ctsnnnt !; 1t %it ah
II us bad al they say?"
"coU1.pN'r nE woRsE,
Doctor. Tho Forty-ninth can't furnish hn1t
company for duty. 1lcre comes tile Colonel
With smastlgd arm atld e. wounded "! M !, head,
tSnsS t',ey say .ns gSt PAL y f aqas l%Ss
"bsnd on the i!eldl,' replied, hts hollow
bent oyer the Lentenni,t, whose coi''pnrai1 /.
s;yey sigt burt srSn w9s sopn SarH rcs snS as
llloln where to lay rim by his friends give
Liollterni,ts In a rnw with two or three
Captains), my attention w's @ drawn ~ t ssvelni
fSas 9r ' 'esS sns1 s1FyI ys wnS efss s o eGfi goa,
somewhat larger than usual lAll ~ tall
1igure Of our Colonel oil tho groinl before
inc. How proud We !,nu hern Of nnr Col9ilol.
s Is raasS g SG%T III Ills sssSss Ssry se ms 5 s9t osi
leaned oil lin mike. Our attacllricnt 10 him
was almost Il ,proverb n the brigade. Jig
ad gone imo taat ns ssIi,!r aS ,I 1nMtf n'
tries and tangled bus'rs. Of That hnlf
mile or more Of plain over wllic1,,
;s eno n'sa Snt xHFs "sef soaia sniaaTse Mea cd i III
regiment. Ishudderctl to think of having 10
taka away another. limb .frUm uie already
1uallned body that hat borne 50 brnvely Ills
s ss!%Ss s S %!sty yss III 1 s1 With sp5'1 & Inc Mfhs fyi
father. an,l mother, who Ind cl,argud. N.c MS
left home to Look nfter their boy, rose be-
forc INC AID wrslnE my hcart, .nlrcnly sore
Sys5 as S Sa 1ahai 5 e sas re- M nns SfsT @ Gs an
linur, Ills clear blue eyes met mine steatl!y,
Its strong right haia .ErnslWh lnsllu 1ti1!!ty.
md thu voice ulat could ring alnnE t!,e lt';c
ltke ~ tralntet IIH,l 40 way,r II It as It snitl,
"HoW nre y0al, DoctorP We've Ind
A 1.ou0N TIME or IT.
Now you must do your best for mo. / can't
lose nrotllcr limb, y0n know" / saw that
the hurt III the lIca,l. conltl hc nntlllns serl-
gus; btlcksi,ot Ind scnrrtl tic scalp 10 the
Gandago t &C. tlat be. bounI i'd his ill., LETT wrist, md
cxnmtned Il, 4 ball. Ind cmterct oil one
side, mid 'ay near the surfaces .'l, the ntllcr;
aa as sSS syes tkg ss|f5 .Sat 5 IT; @ 5 waS rsp, y rc
a' "t you yeies: @ou s take Of y I'D % SS' isl Viii
do nothing without loItlnx, sou know nntl
rsN nyljE oe yST yovc eSss All ccea gSa''l q ,sP 20 LIZ ~
Ills dream wns mt nf home. "poctor,"t he
nIttefe.l [tnlktng lii thu etller Sleep, ihat's
my brfdIc-iadt you know: Never t'Itt rl!le
fId' # ne 81 ha oi ny TegHtct @ MEan H., T. }", },,' @
my hand, mid saw will toy TINT 1t WIS
rountl. a1id rather snall, giving reasnn 10
hope that It had not shattered tle bones
G9S5S 5ya II Sm sS4E ar thrSag5 5 T L cn ss soa Ss
No loose bonu WIS t. be, felt, ald lad tic
10 consciousness, tl,at t],cre, was EInd
fsasSn as wd" to g 99 5 by tof S a rs rein p1;s ns.
A smile ol .Hattstnctloll md relief 1T np tho
face which hull TIL then been set III tho IT,
solve 10 bear tho wnrst; and, with the sinplc,
lcnrty thanks WHICH we surgeons Ind frOnl
Of to his blanket side by sfdu viii, his Of
Tlle short twilight lte.l now 50 dcppeuetl
Into night that artificial llEsS were I,lhis-
SO dellcn,c, 10 impnrlunt by the light 0f tw0
spnrnl candles III tho open air! llnppy wns
1t for us TINT tho breeze lIatl hted awny, for
thora wero but thrca or four lantCrhs on the
midst 0f that ever.i,'creaslng crowd Ut SUI
fercrS almost helpless to relieve tloln. u
PICTURE To YouHsELF,
rs YOU cntl, tho dim scene I,l TINT woodland
hospital; the leafy roof cutting OF much II
%hat tttle Hight fa,n' ffom tn lt
sIS'a spots aooss ss' ino nlo s. tSe see
on approaching any ono Of which ,ynt!
snw tho !lttlu, group Of <opr or tiyo lighted
faees, qulet, Intense IN expression; few
1'o,;mtn91 h,f ,,nt s,,ti!;n nt,nsiiona mn, r
p,,rnasasi grnnna r'lnrn Svcr1, s.1I.,,, cri.s or
sl,risks ,Tj,nt space. mara lighted tflu,T TIC
nfhnrs wI,nrn WI, ann st.e niiiin,.ni, yaElltiy
entire f}EWrcs st0opiug or 1,loyiile,Stllat ii tlie
dmpulGftnu tnb1c. hut To rrnitze the Sur
geon's experience you must not only see with
Ills eyes md hear with hts enrs, sou must
feel with him; for he and lila patients Are nll
feeling; thoy feel the suffering; l!e feels With
the sense of touch tile skilled touch. Per.
hnps none but blind anal1 can know how all
sensation seells to contrn in the surgeons
finger Mt such times, rs It takes up tho mo-
Mcntons Investigation whare the eye falls.
Try-f0r It Is worth an e!fort-to realize how
he longs for strong uni steady daylight, ult
tho while compelling. himself tu be firm and
patient, tllat he may do for each sufferer his
very best.
just nfter darkness Ind settled down the.
Lieutennnt-Col arrived, walking bowed
and painfully Into my circle Of light; how
unlike Ills alert seltt But 1t was 4 relief to
SEQ him, for il ga1ice told me tint IT could
scarcely be that the ball Ind penetrated tho
chest. rs was supposed. It must be .sDti!e-
where IN the muscles Of tho shoulder. l'llVfn,
plowcl its wny thitller nlonEf fesIi TINT moves
with every breat, We draw, but usually does
this 50. Without effort or lnsn that we taku
no n0tu Of tho motion, ! fniled to lind tho
ball then but MI hour inter ono Of my nysfst-