The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-30

doing back here when The regiment is
having a fight In 'front.'? Pat sduted
and said IN reply: Faith. and bedad
doctor, II IS mesilf that Is going to- the
same front where the boys are fcht
ing, | carried Jamey back there 10 the
hospital and strapped him 90 q dure
while they took on his leg 1t is q
sorry day for the poor lad These field
hospitals are little more than butcher
shops-a dure for an operating table
Bad luck TO the whole of them. After
trudging along quietly for few min
utes Pat said. exploslvely. III / were
not better sawb0nes than the spal-
poems back yander 1 would never take
scalpel in my hand again
"A change In the bearing of The man /
change in the tone of voice led the /
doctor 70 suspect that Pat was some /
thing more than a straggler who had /
drifted back 10 the field hospital Sim /
ply TO get drop of the crathcr and
he piled him with questions so skill
fully that he soon learned that Pat was
a graduate Of Dublin Surgical college
and had Dracticed surgery A few davs
later Pat. at the suggestion of Sur
geOn McCauley. was detailed 90 assist
In the field hospital lie proved 90 be-.
when sober. an expert with saw and
knife, and In a few DAYS made the
quickest and neatest amputatiOn re-
corded from Perryyille to Bentonviio
Later he made hip joint amputatIop
regarded at that time as very diff
cult and placed to his credit one of the
noted operations of the war"
remember" said the major. "sov
eral men with histories who enlisted
IN the first three months Of the war M
carry muskets. There were "a full bu1-
dred men Ia my company IN the rbre +
months service. but didn't know tba
antecedents Of more than 20 of thcm
All were well appearing men and
Few seemed 10 me rollicking dare.dev 70
lis looking for trouble or adventure
noticed in the first weeks drill ip the d
mud OF camp one man who was disre
gardful OF injury 10 a very fine pair of 3,
trousers which he wore every day
These would be crusted with mud hall p
way TO the knees some days and YET
me wearer was never disturbed.
Every garment that ne Wort was Of
Inc material and he started iu every w
morning clean as 20 person and an. 70
'areL However. he trotted around with
he most awkward OF men. making no 20
emarks. until some visitors identified lu
I'm one day as the son Of an old arm, w
nicer who had run away from scboo.
nd enlisted. For years I watched with
interest his steady promotion in the
egular army. Another man puzzled I GIL
ie not little. lie was a fair-skinne5
ink-cheeked, slender young fellow
cry choice In his speech and gracious BE
manner. One day there was a scrap Do
his mess and he handled himself en- nm
ell that | asked Where did Won learn
use your hstsy Taken of his cpar5
said; AT Elton. sir. and In a fem
eeks learned that be was a YOUNG Cha
hsishman who. travelling in ths "a.
'untry. had bolted his tutor and on. dar
'ted. He served a year and was sent 4
'ihe Dy the British minister fal
In one OF the early drills noticed 20
man who seemed TO regard the drlu thi
nceF with smiling wonder. but who
As stupidity or perversely awkward IN
ecutns commands One dav 7 Or.
req him 70 the front and said 5000 Ter
lmoredly: The awkward SQUAD win
We an exhibition drill for the bene. M
OF officers and men, Without mora PEG
Q put him through the French can
uaVe drill. and. much TO the amaze. tain
'ht OF the men, De executed ever,
'Vement with marvellous dispatch
q precision. then put him fhrorch w
own manual He had been havine boss
3 OF run. but the next drill day tool lf'
without protest the work OF arm N
ls'er OF several companies
In few days be COMPLIANCE NJ nous
Ihed Dutchman in one Of the com. ers
Mes given. ne thought to deri6,7,
methods sent for the quiet Ger.
~ ana asked him what he had ~ o
TOT himself He said at once. That d
'1 lehman Is not man TO drll OH
~, .oI practical work. He Is too rppcb
.aneu 70 frilis and snowy movements r,
eH you are not watching him ana fault