The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
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Wnen the Spanish-A merican w,r
was over found myself ut Montuu;,
foine IN the hospital. l was merry
siSA' out not sick enough to prevent
my noticing things, aud there was NV,
thihs noticed mighty quick 1t was
my nurse. She was u beauty sr~,
enough. with superb figure ami
gracefus carriage. She Wore immenss
coils OF chestnut hair piled up ON n,.r
head cannon-ball-like and Jared ,--o..
lustrous eyes. Fancy a fellow whn
mad been for months in a beni.b,.,
country. never woman in sight, sud.
denly cared for by such a crcatr,.
!" men saw her coming toward my
cot she seemed like Venus rising from
the sea with all her clothes on and rat
imp rufiie in her cap or apron. She
catne straight up to me, looked down
on me With her fnwn orbs and tool.
hold OF my wrist. The first contact or
her soft fingers sent my pulse up to
ITO. She seemed disturbed at that and
turning away. looked about as thouph
Tor assistance. I didn't propose To
nave her call any one, SO said:
Don't worry about my pulse. Ira
normal-that is, it frequently sky.
rockets about this time of day and
when lovely creature takes NV wri.t
between her scraphic"-
But before I could get any further
she rammed n thermometer into my
mouth and I had to lie quiet. thourh
never once took my eyes off her
and If that thermometer had Registered
my admiration 1t would have stood Mt
1000 degrees. I'd been sick before
and knew that a few minutes was
quite sufficient for the test, but she
kept the thing there quarter of an
hour Then she took it out. swung her
long lashes down toward 1t and was
maklng the record when 1 opened fire
again.
you're the first woman I've seen
since 1 got on that Internal troop shin
to go to Cuba, and q more heavenly
sight
What did she do but lam the ther.
mometer into my mouth again, turn
her pencil upside down and rub out
the record she had made. This time
she left me with the little glass tube
sticking out Of my mouth like a pine
stem and went away. She didn't come
back for nearly half an hour and
when she examined the thing again |
saw by her looks that she was up to
something
It's only sight of so much beauty"
1 started in, but she paid no attention
to me. and saw her write down 9sls
degrees. She went away again and
came back with lump of ice, which
she clapped on the top OF my head.
She knew as well as 1 did hadn't any
fever and didn't need any ice. II
had she would have simply reported
my case to surgeon. She did It to
cool my admiration. But it would
nave taken frozen quicksilver to do
that, and as she walked coolly away
l followed her with longing eyes.
AS soon as she was gone removed
the ice, chucked it under the cot and
lay thinking that I wasn't in it for
1mpressinS her and I'd better keep
quiet. When she appeared again COLI
tented myself for awhile looking my
admiration, but she had to go and take
hold of. my wrist and that threw me
INTO another fever. with u consequent
delirlum, which burst out into speech.
I'm worse this morning" l broke
out, land the reason Pm worse is be-
cause you've been away SO long. If
you think can stand it to-
PUT out your tonguew she cried.
put 1T out just far enough SO
could humble what had to say, but
she ordered me to put It out farther
ana farther till couldn't say word
keep 1t there" she said quietly and
began scribbling something on her rec
ora paper, while lay with three Inches
OF red, furry tongue curled out.
threw lot of feeling into my eyes, but
somehow l didn't feel that there was
anything effective about this sort Of
pleading, for no man can make love in
such i way, and after awhile l pulled
In the member and commenced to wag
1T again.
Il will proclaim my admiration"
was beginning, Eat the cannon's
mouth, when she jammed her Their
mometer between my teeth. tried to
hold 1t SO that 1 could so on, but she
FORCED 1t under my tongue, and l was
oDllSed to keep quiet. Either way |
was bafiied. 1 couldn't propose to her
with my tongue sticking out or with
the cuSsed thermometer under it. l
made virtue of necessity and re-
manned temporarily shut off.
Inc next time she came she brought
surgeon with her and said to him:
Doctor, here's man who has been
made luny by exposure. He sees alb
surd visions and talks idiotlcally
What shall do with him?"
we've got permission" replied the
surgeon. Ito send such cases 10 the
- Insane asylum. I'll make out the
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