Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

hardship far better than their hortlera
and Wallets. Almost without exception.
the rich young society awolla have been
unexpected revelations VI herOlrm. Eiv-
Ing M their own few comforts to need
Ter men. brave and accomplishing TO
the last. A. the United states IL now
10 largely un-Ametican, her army was
recruited from all the nations Of the
earth. Hence In the hospitals We sec
the unmlstnkahlc Irish lip und eyes Of
Irish blue besides the German psyuiaue
on the next pillow, ana the blonde sax
on IN contrast 60 the Hwarthy Latin.
Some are Rrcy-haired. mlddle-uged
men, other boys In their teens ana all
are no bronzcd By exposure and IN
kcmpt ~ TO hair and beard, that I
doubt II their own mothers would
know them. Every case 10 sad enough,
heaven knowa-of strong men brought
TO the gates Of death. not on the field
Of battle, but by unnecessary exposure
afterwards and the criminal careless
ness OF their supcflora. and some are
positively hear,-fcnding,
For example; A young Hercules.
whose name nobody knows, raNod ave
days and nights In the dellrlum Of ~
phoid. until death ended his nufIcrlnEs.
lie Hes In an unmarked grave. hl
Identify not yet discovered. Another
mothers boy-a swcct-faccd. gentle
fellow. under 20. died OF lung fever.
from sleeping on the wet ground In his
rnln.soakcd clothes Most Of the men
have the local calcntura--a swift. sharp
fever. which runs its course In week
or two-induoed from lying In the
trenches. with insufficient food, during
that dreadful FIRST week In July.
The most peculiar case thst has come
under my observation Ia that OF tall.
bfonged cavalrymnn. who Tor six days
ana nights has lain most OF the time
IN an unconscious state. Nobody knows
VINO he IL. lie came rushing Into the
hospital one hot midday, week ago,
leliFioua with fever. having walked
from some distant camp In the broillng
sun. lie spoke OF himself a. Guy
ana u now known by that name. though
whether II really belongs 10 him. as
family or given" name, none caA say.
ne spent the first night alternately
stalking up and down the hospital.
imagining that he was commanding a
regiment, and struggling with the at
, vd IN Efforts 10 leap over tho
morning he lapaed into Unconscious
ntsa, and lay Tor three days like one
lraa-jaw dropped, eyes rolled far
haek Into his head, thu only sign OF life
q faint nultorlns IL the pulse, Though
ueath was momentarlly expected, the
teththl steward injected medicine Into
ms arm az regular Intervals and poured
y lew drops " nourlshment down his
shtoati and stlll he fingered hour by
nnul-np fever now, no weakening OF
lhe pulse, no change In the rolled-up
Yves ana liked expression, II seemed
sueh PITY, a strong docking man 10
lle ana give no sign. ON the fourth
gay ! sat beside him. holding his two
warm, limp hands between both my
own. praying within myself that heaven
would send the poor soul back from the
poider-land of shadows. II only long
enough 20 send some message 10 the
waiting wife or mother-when suddenly
q change flashed over the countenance:
nlht an expression OF agony, quickly
followed by smile. and then the eyes
uhelosld and looked with fun lntelu-
sence into mine, Holding fast the
nahus, ~ N by that means TO stay the
nut!erlnE soul, l bent over him and
saul "auy' Tel me whore YOU lived
WIZ write 10 your people," lie under
stood, and made a desperate effort 10
tleak' The lips moved. but no words
'hmei then the eyes turned upwnul
akan till nothing but the whites were
visible ANA the strange, half unconsci.
Gus, state returned. Hut he was not al
tos, thcr insenslhlo lie moved himself
20 the edge ~ the cot. as close 10 me
~ possible ana a. long as | held his
nahus, remained quiet, but the Instant
i laid his hands upon his breast and
ul'a 20 move away. his arms beat the
ar Ike wlndmlllf ana feaful expires.
SION came to his face. SO there / sat
"'l uark-and stu he made no sign.