The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-09

hurrF- Word came N mat tne
American lines were advancing This
meant skIrmishing. a few wounded
men and many more with rheumatism
and dFsentery and fever. The marches
in the broliing sun or the dragging
mud. the sleeping IN the rain, the half
cooked food, the muddy. poisonous wa
ter-ft was these things and not the
Filipino bullets that filed the hospi-
tails.
The train came jolting down the sew
euty miles from San Fernando-eight
cars full OF sick and wounded men
Lord" said the major doctor when
the report came TO his Office. two hun
dred of 'eml Haven't room enough.
DR. Long, he called TO an officer at
desk across the room. take big de-
tail and put up another ward. Rush II
right along Some OF these new pa
tients viii have to wait in the cars I'M
til you're done"
First. under DR.. Longs directions.
the carpenters-an American soldier
can be anything. you know-made a
floor for the new ward. a platform a
hundred feet by wenty. and raised two
feet for rainy weather.
What does that dude know about
buildin' hospitals" grumbied one OF
the men who was driving nails.
"Dudei" said the sergeant. indig-
nantly. that's Captain Long He un-
derstands his business all right. Re
member that little mix-up that Greece
and Turkey had a while backg He
was studying medicine in Germany
when II began. and he passed that up
and went with the Greeks for two
years. He saw some real scrappin',
I guess. They say he's the best man
here on dysentery and fever"
The doctor rose In the grumbleT's
estimation. Looks all right in that
white uniform" he admitted, critically
Kind o. fOreign-lookin' with those
whiskers cut OF TO a point that way.
the sergeant suggested. and the pri
vate went on with his nail-driving
The quartermaster's wagon with It's
four-mule team came along and drop
ped on several big bundles OF canvas
and pile Of tent poles and pins The
carpenters became canvasmen. They
set the tents mp. end to end. on the
platform. tied back the flaps between
rolled up the side walls and stretched
a Fly" over the whole row
All this time a string of brown
muscular. bare-legged Cinnamon had
been trotting over from the quarter
masters with spring cots and mat
tresses. blankets. pillows and sheets
After strenuous vocal effort on the
part OF the sergeant the things were
piled up neatly before the ward. The
Chinos enjoyed t. They laughed ap
pVeciatiyely when the sergeant swore
az them.
DR. Long took OF his coat and help
ed with the work He frightened the
last rope and Strengthened the last
pole
Sergeant" he said. ego over to the
Office and tell the major that we're
aoout ready. Have him send Miss
Howard over. She is to have thiI
ward
When the first ambulance came Will
its load OF hRggard. unshaven men II
faded Undiscovered brown clothes
they saw forty cots in two long rows
down the ward. The end tent. fur
nished with two chairs. table and {
chest fun OF medicine bottles. was the
Office.
The canyasmen helped the patients
TO ts.eir beds. now white and cleal
everything wasl Wounds almost ceas
ed to ache: feyered bodies grew cooler
in the soft beds: that pounding ant
ringing Ia the brain stopped: the,
closed their eyes.
Il seemed a dream. They heard III,
faint rustic OF skirts. then low voice
a soft hand brushed back the hal
from their foreheads They opened
their eyes and saw. for the first tins
In months. an American woman.
During the next two months War;
ID was always full Men came il
weak and worn out with the ena.esl
marching and guard duty on the line
grew better. and after few days
OF rest and wholesome food. and then
eager % be in all the fighting and ex
citment. hurried back TO their regi
ments Other soon took their place:
in the hospital
There were a few. four in all. who
came too late. The Doctors skill and
the tender nursing were in vain. Deaf
when II ended the battle for them
was welcome.
There were others whom the hes
OF care could not bring back to health
DIR. Long was plain with them. ant
they liked him for il.
Now. don't worry" he would say
that's the worst thing you can dc
Keep quiet Wen send you home a
soon as we can. You'll never be wei
in this country, but change Of eli
mates few frosty mornings will
make YOU forget you ever had ths
fever"
Home, What a bis place it was
this home that they had talked abou
every day. There was q lank, draw
ing fellow. Watson by name. whS
knew Of a little ytne-covered ston
house away in the mountains OF Ten
nessee He was telling them about /
one day-how you could stand in III
door OF the house and see the roal
winding down the side OF the mountain
and down the valley to the little tow
miles away
Mountains Interrupted his neigh
Dor. Mountains. You ought to Sc
cur mountains out IN Montana. High
Tops % EN- in the clouds; snow O
EN- the year round. See EN- eft
miles. An valleys, Miles an miles Z
green grass an thousands an thol
sands Of sheep an' cattle.s
The loERn across the aisle rose .
his elbow. Mountains are all right
he agreed. "but give ne long. lev.
road with brown eorn-aelds and ye