The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-01

fered from the necessary handling,
and even emitting. Of his wound by the
surgeon. On the other hand, those
not exhausted from loss Of blood
ioked aud laughed about their hurts.
and each was ready cheeriully to tell
the bysianders how it happened and
what he saw Of the battle before he
was hit. Not a few mingled with
their stories praises Of the work Of
the hospital corps on the field, and Of
the heroism Of their comrades, the
roar OF whose guns was becoming
fainter and fainter as they pushed on
il pursuit Of the retreating insurgents.
Some came hobbliug up, using ride
for a crutch, others holding one
roughly bandaged arm with the uuin-
jursd other. Some crawled painfully
along, shot in the leg or body, until
they were observed aud men went out
10 bring them in, while others were
carried in on litters or the arms Of
their comrades, or walked slowly
aud painfully, their arms about the
necks Of those assisting them. Patiently
they all waited for their turn on
the surgeons table, the more slightly
wounded refusing TO take their turn
when others more severely injured
had been brought in later. One man,
who had waited q long time in this
way, and at last had taken his place
on the table, all others having been
attended to, insisted upon getting up
again to give place to a badly wound
ed man just then brought in. A man
with a painful but not Immediately
disabling wound in the side ioked
with the surgeon and others as the
knife aud bandage we're busy in get
ting him into shape to 60 to the hos
pital. When he was ready, he low
cred himself painfully to the hoor, re-
marking. That's a good job, Doc.
Where's my gunf'
What DO you want with your gun?"
asked the surgeon
'Why, I'm going to the front again
and help the boys out
But this the surgeon refused topper
nit, and the disappointed man was
soon ON his way to the hospital at
Manila. These are but marked Incl
dents OF scenes that we're general
The desire to 90 to the front again in
spired all the slightly wounded, as
we'll as some who we're too severely
hurt to stand MP. They all made
light Of their injuries, seemed anxious
not 10 give any trouble, aud thanked
everybody who did anything fox them.
A number Of Englishmen, Germans
and spaniards we're present, aud they
all expressed unbounded ast0nish
ment, not only at tue bravery of the
men ia battle, but the fortitude aud
eheerfnlness Of the wounded. It was
revelation to them, these two traits
81 the American soldier, which won
their admiration and made them re-
spect more fully the military poten
tiality Of 20. 900, 600 Of such people as
these. This war has certainly been
an educator. It has not only taught
ms better 10 know ourselves, but It
has done much to open the eyes Of
foreign nations 10 the true character
Of the American people,
As I said 10 the beginning, these
things I saw and know. aud II one
man can observe these on one small
portion Of q limo six or seven miles
long, what must hare been the sun
total Of the deeds Of heroism, forti-
lnde, self-sacridce, and uncomplain-
ing endurance from one end Of that
line 70 the other2 Not in the Philip
pines alone. nor in Cuba alone, but
wherever the American soldier goes to
battle, are there unknown heroes by
the thousand. New York Post