The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-10
JUST LORD ROBERTS'S Way.
A BOER WAR EPISODE THAT HELPS TO
EXPLAIN MS POPULARITY.
The Private Soldier. wasted by Fever In a Hos.
pital who Ionsed for a sight Of tho
Field Marshal How Roberts Found Time
to Visit Him and speak a Cheering Norl.

fTlNulf NIllltls wv s'' {" ~ Wv 'HA N'ts
The big school room had been turned into =
hospital, and the blaCkboards strctCl,i
! around the walls like n band Of premature
mourning.
once he had been n very zig man, but row
his hairy arms that lay lirtie-sly outside tia
cover were almost the sam" size from wu.s
TO shoulder. and every bone is his skull shCV,i
plainly through the skin His hair had been
! clipped and 80 had his beard, but a tl.,k
stubblc hid his big, gaunt Jaws.
The doctor said that he vas probably go,ry
to recover, but he did not look II Fu'":.
fever had made such n wreck Il Him ttas
death seemed to be written IN hs deep surk,n
eve. and sound in the weeA. hollow tones 4
his voice.
lie was used ~ hosp!tGl Ne. having t'on
down 10 Wynberg twice in the fret SIX months
Of the war. with Mauser holes tn lin 1ien
lac got the fever at Natl. Sprlit, and this VS.
oil that was left t. look n, the more francs
work Of tho strongest man i'm ~" regiment
It wis very qdic, in the bare litt.o f..n.
Occasionally a man muttcr"d, lu' n-ai.s
, they all lay there with their cyol6s closed. =
else looking hlandly VI nj tie cling s."w
breathing. half-walinC sleep
An army nursing sister cane INT" 'he r'0'1
quietly. Some Of the mcr followed ~ vih
their eyes. She went to To Nttl, table I,lr
the window and put q little bunch Of 'ov =
in n glass. She wasn't very rr'tt" she -
tall and angular. and had rfor wont f..'t
teeth that were continually showing bat -
very presence seemed 20 brighten ih" room,
The little cap, with is l0ig white strorl.''s,
apiea red 20 soften the s%troi.Iy make. = .,
After she Ind arranged III" foHcrs e
turned 20 the end cot and straight ned =
pillow with q knowing pr!l here e'l % -
pat there She va, very proud of 'lW, 't
Sister Potter. for twice tLcy bad Ivt ~" ."'
screen around his bed, b'hIud which u'u zee
oypcCt"d to Oh" nor" lriNg'r,y, o. u ".i',
aud make their exit as gra"'iUly a. ih"' ga
"T H,t 81 Potitr had determined =, ,l
him Through, i p]o~.i'" Not itH' -, vs.
ciallv, for the oricri"- sad I'm th" cad It
would soon lee vn,uut And there Voc.
plenty enough WAITING ont IA H." t,'.
The voluGt, - -4rs"on VII" had 'lhtr
me TiTd G.,'tT"d th&' SSag.r' ,ru. = 49,
livery one knew -h" had a will Of her 'N',
and her word was law But w.at"yer .
Of Dom had passed by the end COT tn -"'
suddenly and ur"' rcctedly ON a lisit $50
Tho ,ls,cr iad NOT sad ANYTHING TO ~
pa'.rnt .h" arronr"4 IT., i,to"
81" :rit his VOW Win her long. ,olI fr.'.
>rmpcr a.!s looked ~ at Ter Il" "a
thing. and after one uT tw" c'oft, came It
Is Ia iittle mon comm ia see m"?" 10
lie nurse did not reply at Hrst Z; was g.,
same thing b" had said over and over a-aIr
coming: wiE wolIln't thcv let him ~ ia
yo~ iJsr outside tlorc asking fer .rlvH'.
Miller over and over agnir, in yt sorts =
way. IL had been r'polied as 4n"t'"I' a
complaint. or a request now H'r' ur "
without Il, degree = foyer. end yet with H..
oh. hos coming soon. but I suppose he (.
a. she spoke T. VS. evident wherein lay her
power and charm II was her voice. 50
low and sweet aud comforting, Many q poor
y rSh'%% he " few "' !et,Gr Msn wy had found "a
Of the sound OF lhcr r.,ly Priya,e Miler
time. as il he AGED and was con-olcd
In the evening, as - customary with 70
nurse came to give him his little bowl Of
arrowroot, he was a little Eighty and would
ne wand ms. room" he muttered, Hes
! went Ia dee-,he. waud ma COON 49,. s,..
mo, he couldn't come to-day, said sister
Potter, but perhaps tomorrow
Then She went out aud told the volunteer
surgeon: and that night he dlnol with a .nem-
be- of IA" h"aduH"r'orS sian
Tho ccnyalc,c in thoir light blue h.
Ii,al suits wi'e ihr 9r'ad' WAT r ,rin NJ
capped nurses in The corridor w"r" In q @fu''"r
q; whi.psrtss IN" orGrr,i". si,n''hs ..
1 'If' tI'ltl'' w wv 10 l''f' ''.' '' '
titudo Of attention. Sister Potter bent over
Private NIller's pillow.
He'll he IN In a few minutes. : she said.
"Nhnf"
"The little man. You know you wanted 70
"G"d guide us. Tn not NJ TO he seen Caui
m | get a shave h,-'. chr ACm sa!r rH-
kerr
" it, put his weak fingers 20 ~. rop gh, hairy
chm. I'm di-%rrryUtabio. blt you're a
ur4rin' IT," lr added. wcGhlv. III" wr.i
ma take the trouhln go soc &" like % mo
Ia re.I, the nurse gave q l'il" Spu'Nfry
cors,. e. his wasted. huu- hand.
Down Tire currrIar cam, four or 0ve kLf'.
clad Hgtlr,-. A. the head walked th" v..tI-
,..r .Tr.,on and beside him. with 70 s'T.u-,
mick ,trp. walkcI q -lur.. wc,l-tn.t ng.r.,
d II mn iUwarula',ly neat 70 uru. l..l
in by n IrnIi belt and cross s'ru'-. AN.''
il r,.r a kindly. strong face. with % genie.
nl,,n-, merry HXpI,,oion I'm tie eve
urm month win strong downward lines. v,f
syr.uItte, as a 'vNmHn'-. a brow mr!u~ri
l. ',I. and WORK and n voice 'pHt. uk' '|,
,.,r-n'. made ones Heart warm 10 him., ,u'-
,.,...I "a. rrn
' WA. tLo itrlo mon" 'Bohs. tho 10.
l,r.3'"
"aTL, occuu1r, ~ tho cnd co., cauAh- s.lt
of him inst ~ he entered fip struggled -
-, J,tf St-t.r pDf..r'a borE restrained D.