Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-12
A DECEPTION.

The bombardment had come TO an !
end Every fort along the line had been
ilenced, and in common with the other
men-of-war lying in the harbor we were
sending landing parties ashora
As chief surgeon On board ] was busy
below with the poor fellows who lay
suffering unspeakable agonies with COM
pressed lips and white, haggard faces
Bending down with my assistants
over the PROSTATE body Of young mid
dy, did not hear footsteps approaching |
and started when some one laid his hand
on my shoulder. It was Lieutenant !
Harold Patterson.
Garter, old man, he said as stood
up and wiped my hands, "this rough
work has niggered me bit I've got
nasty knock here, seer" He 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 con-
gealed blood.
''Bit of small she'll, 4" he continued,
with easy carelessness 81 want you to
doctor itgup a bit. for I've got to go
nshOr6 WIN IeaSer.
Teaser was his gum. 1t was light
machine gun, capital weapon for
square or retreat work Patterson was a
perfect child with his gun. he treated
it as if it were one of his greatest friends
on earth.
There's going to be some sport on
the other side of those batteries, l can
assure you" he said, pointing with his
thumb through the porthole toward the
land.
"Old Teaser's going to make things
hum round there o bit, or she's going for
old iron when we get back. Candidly,
Carter, did you ever see gun like her?
Did you ever see q piece of metal pump
bullets Like she does? Lord, I'd stick
against dead wall and buck up 500
bowling niggers with her single hand
| ed"
When had fixed him up, we went on
deck The hot air between the bulk
heads made me feel sick and dizzy, and
I wondered at government like ours
taking it into their heads to send out
women as nurses among the wounded.
Out in the ofing could see the trans
port that was bringing the soldiers and
the women.
i The advent Of the women was o con-
founded nuisance. 1 told Harold SO.
"Fie, DOCTOR" he said. II should
never have thought it Of you'll Shame on
you for speaking Of the ladies in that
disrenpectful way. Why, the little
dears, they'll be the means Of bringing
round the fellows o lot more quickly
than you and your crew could ever hope
to- Three cheers for the ladies, I say" "
And as he raised his cap and waved it
round his curly head I 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 I 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 respon-
sible for this outburst of vehemence.
His wound did not prevent 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 superinteded her ma
nipulation until at length the whole bat
: terry disappeared from sight through q
> breach in the Notifications.
: A couple Of hours later the big trans
port arrived She brought out two regi-
, mants and half dozen voluntary nurses.
One Of them came to our ship Ifear
: : the reception I gave her wasn't very
: cordial one, but didn't want her there
at all and expressed my annoyance in
z my actions.
t The expression Of the face, tanned by
: exposure during the VOYAGE was firm
: and intellectual, and there was look
Of businesslike suavity about her man
ner that we doctors always admire in
's any one. But time alone would show
I. her worth.
"a In tbs cool of the evening had the
% sick brought up on deck. There were
y few serious cases, and for these I could
- !. do no more than had already done.
t Nurse sat reading by one Of them. She
y. had o remarkably clear and well bal
D. anced voice, and could see the poor fel
lows on either side straining their ear:
to catch the sweet sounds that had beer
foreign to them for SO long
e leaned over the bulwarks ant
= :. watched landing parties returning tx
:. their respective ships. / could see cou
rs pie Of the men of our boat inpatient.
IN walking up and down the beach, whil
" the others stood with boathooks keeping
In the pinnace few yards out and off tn
10 bottom.
y Then through the breach 90 yard
= above them came the remainder Of ou
n. party. They were walking slowly AM
a carrying some Of their number. coult
lis not see the gun.
I'd When they came alongside, the tw
d, wounded were handed up. One was
=. seaman. Hewas taken below. The othe
y ~ came up
% q His face and part Of his body was GOV
- - cred with blood stained cloth, but say
" the legs and the sturdy arms, and bi
lump came up in my throat AS ! turn
rs ed to follow them down below one 9
IT, the men said to me in hoarse whisper
II "Gun burst, sir. For Gods sake don
Id, say he's goingp .
IA THEW loved him. all these men 0f(
He had been like brother to them.
lxnelt by the side Of the boy-he WI
sy only a boy. He still breathed, thoug
% slightly, but, cruel sightl he was blint
- ~ and his once handsome face was horr
II bly, dishgured
4 BE raised his hand slowly and to
=. NV arm and carried the fingers up