Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-07

ERlCKSBURG.
 might write to his friends! Perhaps he has a mother and sisters even now wait ing with agonizcd hearts to hear from him." But, during this series of battles, such great numbers of wounded were daily sent to hospital that it was quite impossible, especially in the case of pri- vate soldiers, to give in their names, much less the address of their friends, and it sometimes happened that, the patient himself being delirious and no other at hand who knew him, this in formation could not be obtained for some little time; hence the anxious nurse could only wait until her charge should be restored to consciousness.
 At last, one night, eight days after the Wilderness fight, the wounded youth fell into deep, calm sleep; the surgeon said all danger was past and that when he awolle his mind would probably be clear.
 His fair attendant could not have told, if asked, why she felt an especial interest in this particular sufferer, but, from some mysterious cause she did, | and therefore requested tho surgeon to | allow her to remain by the cot through out the whole night instead of being re- lieved at twelve o'clock as usual. So, for hour after hour, she sat lulling her | patient to deeper slumber by the gem tie, ccaseless movement of large fan, while he lay still. white and motion less, his rcsniratior becoming every moment more soft and natural, unti nearly daybreali, when he turned ovcl on his unwoundrd side, quietly opened his eyes and wondcringly asked, as ht gaHcd on the vision by his bed: What has happened? Where am l? Have been hurt? An! yes, l remember now that last charger
 The girls voice trembled with joy al she answered.: You are in the hospita ut Fredericksburg. You have been here six days; but, now that the fever i gone, you will soon get well. You mus not talk much, though, just now, un 'e you wish to dictate few lines to you friends"
 'Oh! yes, ycs," eagerly said tn young man. Do please write a shor letter for mo at once"
 Quickly bringing pen, ink and paper and saying: You must be very brief because the doctor forbids all eXertio until he has seen you again." tn young lady waited for hm to begin.
 ''Nhat is the date?" he inquired, an being told, dictated ns follows:
 ''FREDERICKsBURG May l4, 1864. "My dear Mother:
 F q got bullet through my rigf n shoulder on the second day of the Wi derncss fight. l am now in the mil tary hospital here and will soon , able to carry n rife again. My ol schoolfellow picked me up, but he wt hurried off next day, and maybe h' not had a chance to write you. Don be uneasy about me. Lots of good lac ,I nurses here, and I'll soon be we'll
 Your loving son, HERBERr. !"
 And now, Herbert, tell me the q dress" said the lovely amanuensi reaching for an envelope.
 1.-The address--oh, yes, it is MT Frances Leslie, 216 Forty-fourth stree New York City"
 The words were barely uttered wh' the girl sprang from her seat with glad cry and then, in full sight of [ the night-watchers, bent deliberate over the cot and gently kissed the boy smooth forehead.
 "Oh, thank Godp' she exclaime 'tyou are Herbert Lesliei I am Miria Ainslie, your friend Fred's sister. wonder I felt so much interest in yo Fred has often told me of your mutt friendship"
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