The Republican journal., 1898-06-16
- Pumpkin Pie Cured Him.

IHI
a,men of Columbus, when the
. arose, organized a Soldiers Re-
...-lation, of which Mrs. Harris
...fltut, This association charged
ll the duty of ministering to the
ID confederate soldiers as far as
IFS lower, and of nursing the sick
.ea
by reason of the blockade,
o yet and exorbitantly high,
.. had been declared contraband
+. every store room there had
usly boarded small stores of
aaI sugar, against that posi-
.., when some member of the
he taken sick, but when the
wounded soldiers began to come
=. .,eIous stores were distributed
lem. Daily the ladies went to the
With hampers of delicately pre-
4A with which the men were
4 uler the direction of the sur
large. One day Mrs. Harris,
e. usual rounds, leaving cheer
U.ai- n her wake, stopped to chat
ii her "boys" who was then
ut Just as she turned to leave
te.I upon the occupant of bed
been empty the previous even
e- ma he come in and who is he?'
1r devil of a Yankee our boys
.-1. He was brought in with a
men last night. He has typhoid
say. and is pretty bad off, | be-
uent wave of repulsion, of
swept over her, but she was
iugly gentle, sympathetic ma
had three young sons III the
they, too, should fall into
-tl to his bedside and beheld a
-lwkl youth of not more than
with fever and tossing in de-
Mother, mother, where are
his iuressant and piteous cry.
i with tears at the sight of
fellow who but a few moments
. the 'enemy, but was now
# her boys to be tenderly
sought the surgeon, a good
l3ssed from overwork and in
ANS for the perfect discharge
e had undertaken,
What is the matter with No
.7s typhoid fever, madame, "
Id is almost hopeless case. "
nothing to be done fo1 him,
.e, / fear. BY the help of
lind nourishing food we might
9ugh. but as you are aware
Ge to spare. Ou own men
without, and he sighed
t. it will be only one Yankee
-lJ4ging his shoulders.
Ban going to take that poor
u special charge, and as long
any food OF medicine left he
i~ share of it And | know
ugh. doctor, to feel sure that
pend on that Yankee boy of
d care and skill as if he were
Hn double dyed rebel sons. ="
day, and the next, and for
long, weary days after, Mrs.
he doctor tended and nursed
..f bow from Maine, But he
Iy worse. His constant cry
vi his mother, but after a while
of believe that Mrs. Harris was
and as long as she was near
.0> 4met. The days heightened
~ ald at last the fever burned
aut it seemed also to have CON
vitality of its victim. Mrs.
lly needed to ask the doctor his
his patient death was written
4at wan face.
.-fe any chance for him?" She
.-d'v.
whatever, in my opinion, mad
l ano kissed the sick man 5
sad and fearful, left him to
aIself n a round of duties.
~ Jay upon her return to the
Wls astonished to hear THAT
..Nas sull alive. She FASTENED
found him conscious.
She said, bending over him,
hing more | can do for You?
LING at all you fancy?H
.- 100 weak @ speak aloud, but
he caught lis family whis-
~ "Pumpkin pie"
she must he mistaken, she re
tstion.
pie," was the feeble reply.
7lritied. My dear child, it
Ism there something else
. 5ust as well9"
pie, he whispered, and the
ted him utterly
-t the surgeon. "Doctor, you
NO possible chance for No.
a,eyer, madame. He will be
p A0tA nv III
-s pumpkin pie -
on laughed. "A queer fancy
man. But nothing can hurt
an only hasten his death by
-a actor, No. n shall have his
I'm going home this very
'r. make that pumpkin pie my
st morning when Mrs. Harris
5 hospital it was with heavy
7 course No. q was dead.
o4 corning, doctor. How are the
nadame, No. p for one is
1at mean it?"
l-.o and he is asking for more
l.e,"
s.. ct him have it?"
lr Mrs. Harris, after this you
-e him on thistles-give him
-ass unexploded shells-any-
.lean't kill that Y ankeer'
ighter heart No. PTS nurse
Nedside.
ay son, how do you feel this
'.a, mann. Can l have some
Ht?'
was weak, but there was in it
sreugth which had been absent
'e''re. His skin was moist, his