Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-04-20
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A DECEPTION.


end. Every fort along the line had been
sllenced, and in common with the other
men. DIVA lying in the harbor we were
sending landing parties ashore.
AS chief surgeon on board was busy
below with the poor fellows who lay
suffering unspeakable agonies with CON :
pressed lips and white, haggard faces.
Bending down with my assistants over
the PROSTATE body of young mildly, |
did not hear footsteps approaching and
started when some one LAID his hand
on my shoulder. 1t was Lieut., Harold
Patterson,
Garter, old man." he said as stood
up and wiped my hands, this rough
work has fingered me bit. I've got o
nasty knock here, see ~ Ile lifted up
his left arm painfully with his right
hand, and then saw that the dark blue
cloth was torn and stained and stiff with
CONCEALED blood,
'Bit of small shell" he continued,
with easy carelessness II want you to
doctor it up bit, for Two got to go
ashore with Teaser."
Tcaser was his gun 1t was light
machine gun, capital weapon for square
NJ gotroat work Patterson was per-
feet child with his gGG He treated it
as if 1t were Que of his greatest friends
on earth.
There's going to be some sport on
the other side of those batteries, | can
assure YOU" he said, pointing with his
thumb through the portfolio toward the
land.
"Old Teasor's going to make things
hum round there bit, or she's going
Cor old iron when we get back. Can
didly, Carter. did you ever see a gun
like her? Did you ever see piece of
metal pump bullets like she does ?
Lord, I'd stick against dead wall and
buck up 500 bowling niggers with her
single handed"
When had fixed him up we went
on deck. The hot air between the bulk
heads made me feel sick and dizzy, and
| wondered at government like ours
taking it into their heads to send out
women as nurses among the wounded.
Out in the ofling could see the trans
port that was bringing the soldiers and
the women.
The advent of the women was con-
founded nuisance. | told Harold so.
"Fie, DOCTOR" he said. II should
never have thought it of you ! Shame
on you for speaking of the ladies in that
disrespectful way. Why, the little dears,
they'll be the means of bringing round
the fellows lot more quickly than you
and your crew could ever hope to-
Three cheers for the ladies, | say"
And as he raised his cap and waved it
round bis curly head felt that there
was soft place in his heart for women
in general by reason of the fact that one
of them far back in England was sigh
ing for her bronzed and handsome lover,
who was just now so enthusiastically
championing their cause.
But although had been in his com
pany for at least three weeks he had
never once mentioned to me the name Of
the girl | was now convinced was re-
sponsible for this outburst Of vehcmence.
His wound did not pr event his taking
his place in the pinnace. Teaser was
there in the bow, carefully wrapped in
yellow tarpaulin
/ watched them take her ashore and
saw through my glasses how carefully
and tenderly he superintcnded her ma
nipulation until at length the whole bat
terry disappeared from sight through a
breach 10 the Notifications
A couple Of hours later the big trans
port arrived She brought out two regi-
ments and half dozen voluntary nurses.
One Of them came to our ship. ! fear
the reception gave her wasn't a very
cordial one, but didn't want her there
at all and expressed my annoyance in
my actions
The expression on the face, tanned by
exposure during the voyage, was firm
and intellectual, and there was look OF
businesslike suavity about her manner
that we doctors always admire in any
one. But time alone would show her
worth.
In the cool of the evening | had the
sick brought up on deck. There were
few serious cases, and for these coul(
do no more than had already done.
Nurse sat reading by one of them
She had remarkably clear and vel
balanced voice, and could see the poo
fellows on either side straining thei
ears to catch the sweet sounds that hac
been foreign to them for SO long.
| leaned over the bulwarks and watch
ed landing parties returning to their re
spective ships. could see couple q
the men Of our boat impatiently walk
ing up and down the beach, while tn
others stood with boathooks keeping th
ninnace a few Yards out and off th