The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
CHAPTER XXI
AMONG THE wouNDEn

When A m an lies Iettefeu NJ tne DOItOIn Of -
joitIng wagon ssd unable. to help himself; Is
isysrlsh strussl.. 60 near to stIfIns g hin and
death. passion soon die, down. Anger gives
gets his enemies. thinks Of his friends,
not TUNED s.ior. ceased to cry out and that
gained me the one sllsylatisn l had.that !
S..d hGa sfTo:Sns Dfs our sid. q course.
,hudd.rsd ss each msnel.d wIr:tfh came in:
sround me, could s.s the dark hisht SKY iit
stars shining eoidiT and isdlffsrsstly down on
this scees OF pain and misery. 80.
isG, and. wsilins, to an appointed place. and
took out some. leaving only snsufh TO cove.
began. That which At first mad been an In
convsnisncs became In time intolsreble pain:
h' Gu, ws no s and
tightly sO1pd eSniS p9 S, %0y L.r I mG
ali night the wolves howled around the camp;
In one corner nan whose eyes Ner. injured
iii H nisht h. rolled hi: head and Clustered and
laughed In the morning ne also. we
The p.s. ASA To- and tn. soldier sup tn. real
q to OAR: Death a.: IL the a
", very rarely to lie wounded under the burn
II: sun through n: ss% s rf ss.s S,
Tor my lady put .aT. ana goia. IoT n. com.
p %Ha p day Snpsid.i. tn. lot Of most.
When morning at last dawnsd. / was hall
were purpls with the tishtnsss OF my bonds.
Deep Kroans broke from. me. moved my eyes
RenaI Gn me- sni' heard S' the sick THANKING God.
the Light tSs and .lpss m .
would soon add to my mi.eriss. the heads IDS
OF the two men who sat propped against me
wagon boards next to me-
i took one OF these to be dead, for he had
70 os' fld: ana a.. Arm I'm do a T " tSs
man O had Il. comfort Of the corner; there Wa.
s s's 'fd ihca:ht Sim dead toe, and had nor:
face face and :tns me. But ). aid net and By and.
By when the sun had risen. and felt could
hear IT RN IGnSs, h ySss Up and raised his
1t was Ludwig. He stared At me for m minute
%o %S is leg ana cried out with pain After
that he looked at me more sensibiy. and BY and
~ bonner. mani he said; "whstisit1 You
Il / tried to answer him. but my lips and throat
H" low WI T Va, W Ef me- move however and
%llIiSrod who ]. ther.i Gep. .c@s ONE;
Ro 'SS a::r cr ySa wn.n am :Soat again
1yiii ind som: OF you quicker heels ala.
ust adwT Ssds emb IN .n
loosen my bonds. and set me up against the
"kpd take away thas carrionr h. added
s s:i,:T Iou AZ give him some water. He will
lowing wh.rs L had 'b.ss before restrained.
f fsTisd to thsat BIN. .s.%:d 70 :: too i.rs.
for my mouth But I could ne. rev cit up D;a. and I'd
. S 5 5ssE to i. sr Il. ~. 1
.T si :y rtS .. s Fs.a my ,h.. wa. an. ma
tHs; A va. a..d But II. r;.t IivsdsIiS:d.
on the pain and lstharEy .pd ds;pair q tho
happy accident. / would not be wanting. Ihad
still day or two. and all the chances OF
SiLaa.ig gaze me :9p T, feed and drink from
:%s la.. AT pity rGsS .%
our compsaion, - AGO Tor tk,mi 10 cali
i6sn;;vi; :G iI.s sSaa PpI' ike ssm'ai
Il
wagon sS5 N. TN: sr: :F dss ifs@ tn;
ssaS Sat 9 "oundsd SST.ss out 81 th.s
c at TSf s'F Ssd 's' Syqs %
th5CgEh the and up .. iht river Ssa Sn
neither part Of the valley. EvsrywSsrs men
were WORKING f1rionsly. shoutlng, ..Ss.IinE
his so.ty By a timely rstr.st to his camp
and H turned as .roSad' aud pr.:.atiS We S toof
cur place In the slow. creakink procession,
:Sa Siss. for mn But ne :sS 1sd
Of her Ihs nsiss va. prSHdiEIou, the d th,t
Sad rlggsd ever Sn hssF that sSiI re were O
Until IN. aitsrno DON va. well ssvsscsd. ''
Then singular thing occurred The wagon
s6Tsa n WSs:s s..as .: tR.y pioddsd w n
along at the tail OF our Wagon we're 80 close to
Which was as fSi i' Of .suna.d m n and oc~sT.d
MN an .wnisE o NJ. 9SSld , Re. ssS'y say;
mov.a and the white glare 81 the sunlight
cav 70 ;S:ty,hing 90 phS.som;ibSs an ,H.
R %.rs iOot is' on real asinxs " " We
Be that as il may. the first thing saw when
! .woEs and rubbed ny sJss Was the wald,
wagon ns head on sh n . ia SRd sa:
i dreamed, or that the dust deceived me
rubbed my eyes again and looked still II was
he. His eyes were closed. He was pale, where
the dust did not hide all coler; his hsad moved
with the motion OF the wheels But he seemed
TO 10 alive, for even while locked . man who
sat By him leaned forward and moistsnsd his
forehead with water.
Trembling with sIsitsmsnt touched ,Lud-
wig on the shoulder. Lock" said The
WaldErAVsp
He looked and nodded. Yes" he saId.
ehueklinR. Now you see what yOu have
done for yourself. ~ man; AID all fer n eth
But uhs tosk him up p persisted.
:. he GsnsrAl. he answered ssntsAtiouIlI
WhyT cried. why did he doIti'
his own 6u.iHs.s.' BE- said. Il suppose he
found he hAd-lifs in him"
=. Did Ne take, him up At snosf After Twas
"0I eOar.: Eh.tA.r h. will lIv. or no /.
another natter"
The helpless way In which the dusty be-
drAgRlsd head rolled a. the wagon ioltsd
warned me OF that sllll. he was alive. lie
might live: and lOngsd to be beside him. TO
tsEa and nurss him. % make ths most q n:
hands; and when / looked again he had