Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-08
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though he had not been badly hit, was 90 reduced by the heat that began tc fear he would succumb. He was 8 plucky little chap under fire; that learned from several of the other pa tients who had been iD the fight with him, but dropped under inaction. Be sides he had been very delicatelyl brought up. I asked him if l should pot send word for some of his family to come out to him, but he said he had run away from home to join the army against his fathers express wish, also knowing that it would be a great blow 10 his mother. Now he expressly de sired that they should not know of his condition till he was well out of it
 But the weather grew hotter, and the poor fellow kept losing strength. Ii was plain that he was suffering from nostalgia, or homesickBess, a trouble far more common in war than cow ardice. Could I have brought some member of his family to him fel; reasonably certain that it would save his life, but didn't know whom to ad- dress, and, well, ito tell. the truth. he was not the only man in the hospital ] had on my mind. and l didn't have time to take any action.
 One day we secured lot of women nurses When they began to fit about among the patients with their neat white caps and aprons and striped dresses, many a poor fellows face that had been gloomy enough before hgbted up with new life. The day of their ar rival l was at work with case so dis dressing that I placed a screen about the patient to shut him of from the others. From behind this screen l heard voices:
 Tt was very good of you. Jenny, to come down here to take care of me. The surgeon wanted to send for some one from home, but 1 wouldn't let him. You see. mother didn't want me to go to the war. and it would not be the right thing to have any one come to this TOphet on my account or even to let you know I've been winged. for they'd do a lot of worrying. especially mother"
 recognized Cliford's voice and look ed over the screen and saw one of the nurses sitting by him. holding his hand.
 You must keep up good heart" she replied. "so that yeU may get well and go home"
 ''Tbat I'll do very quickly now you're here. I've nothing but a scratch, you know, and ought not to be here al all. But somehow it's taken the strength out of me"
 'PH come to you often, but now that I'm here 1 must help the others too. So I'll go away for awhile-not long then we'll talk some more of going home"
 As the nurse went out beckoned her 10 come to me and asked an eXpiana- ton She told me that Clifford was trife fiighty and had mistaken her for some one at home. Thinking that the arrival of the real Jenny-for as soon as Clifford came to himself the illusion would be gone-might save the boys life, we concluded to send g message 10 that effect to his people. The nurse found letters in his pockets giving the desired address, and the message was Sent Clifford when net delirious treat ed the nurse as a stranger. but when deIirious as Jenny Meanwhile he was losing strength daily.
 One morning soon after the arrival of ship from the north l was told that Miss Clifford was on the veraDda and wished to see me l Mens Gu. there and saw young woman in train ed purse costume.
 "I have come to take care of my brother" she said, though ] am also ready for other work. l was sent bere as nurse for all"
 There was that about Miss Clifford which attracted noe at once. resolnte bearing. an especially graceful figure, a large. dark. honest eye. Beyond these there was soasething which appealed to me individually, though if is not to be described. l conducted her to her brothers bedside. There had been a change in him for the worse during the night. and he was muttering in eohereDtly to the supposed Jenny. The real sister took her place, but it seem ed to make no difference to the patient
 I happened to be near when young Clifford quieted down and became him, self heard an exclamation and, turn ing, saw the boy with his arms about his sisters neck. There WIS nothing spoken. Eugene kept his arms where he would not have had the strength to place them without the perye the meet ing gave him. as long as be could. then they dropped and tears rolled down his clocks. His sister passed her hand over his brow and whispered Q few words, and in nttle while tbe boy fell into doze-
 The tonic of this meeting was all that was required, and in few days Eugene had gained sufficient strength for his sister to do otber work. Mean while had observed that Miss Clifford possessed an adminisrrat:rc ee;s:y. q cool head which she never lost and splendid nerve. Sbe was one of thosC women with no necessity for self sup port, but with a spirit incapable oi simply waiting for husband. Sbt had. therefore. chosen profession fol