Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-10-25

ing | went TO bed rever1su ana not teei
lug myself at all The day had been
one of horror In the camp. AMI dis
patches were dying between headquar
ters and the war department The
evening shades brought no relief 10 tho
tired soldiers No one seemed TO be
asleep and the men were stretched
outside their dog tents The ground
was dry and hot. and the moon hung
In the heavens like great ball OF Dire
Just as the midnight hour was called
! heard some one In the direction OF
the Ecnturky regiment. that lay across
the road from us. begin to whistle
the "Old Kentucky Home" The notes
fell sweet and clear across the tented
field BEFORE he had finished a bar
some one took Up the tune and whis
tied second One after another Join
ed in the melody. and finally there
was hardly man IN the regiment. so
IL seemed TO me, who WIS not Wits
ting u died away as suddenly as II
had been inspired. and think the
camp slept with sweeter rest for hav
ing heard the screnade | fell into
ttful sleep and walked 10 partial con
seriousness ouly when reVeille was
sounded
made nm effort to rise. but fell back
too weak to move again The surgeon
came IN shortly after that and took my
temperature II was with slckening
sense OF humiliation that heard him
say that II was n had case OF fever
BEFORE I could he moved Bud came In,
and learned afterward that he feared
wonld Oc taken down. turned my
eyes 10 MIN In mute appeal He touch
ed m, hand Kindly. ana ! drew him
ueai me.
III ! sbonid die Rud. will you tell
Miss Ellen thai ! nave always loved
ner ana ,nni my last thoughts were OF
nerg SID q a nall w,ssI -,
ana pinred mis- olhes on my fcvered
temple / heard him ask the dortor 10
let him nave cmrce OF this patient.
His lite ~ dparpr than my own" he
said. J saw the surgeon uou his head
and heard him add that II would take
great nursing to pull lue through
IL was the lasi thing | remember for
many day. ! heard aiterwnrd how
he nurscd NE. how he slept by my cot
at night and sat by It all day. After
ward he told me that alked only OF
the fines In my delirium and for the
hrst time he had learned that IL was 1
WHO had uken up the uOrtgage and
reduced the interest The day came
when the surgeons despred or my
life. and then u was tat he tele- |
graphed his sister | have that faded !
bit of paper on which be wrote the
message framed and hanpng over my
desk and underneath II hf answer. /
Lieutenant Palmer lyiE at point OF
oeuth. Your name inceSntly on his
lips. Don't come II you thDk best. but
1t might save his life." vas what he
sent
The answer was even shorter. It
read simply. Keep him dive until I
reach there
They told me hat her mrsing saved
my life One touch from iT hand and
my deIlrium would subsldsand. though
l lay unconscious for daG she took
little rest. and when sk would lie
down u was Rud who void take her
place at my side
One morning Just after uders came
for my regiment 10 start 10 Cuba my
eyes opened 10 the word and my
senses returned Bud w@g my side.
knew then that Miss Ella had been
there. for the influence VI presence
was with me still
where II sheT' asked
Getting little needed rt. he an-
swered The crisis was assed last
night. and she knows you Gr saved to
her"
The big strong fellow osd stand II
no longer tie knelt by o. pea hhd
holding NV hnnd. hurried ~ lace IN
the covering knew tm NC was
weeping FOR very JOY for Ss SISTER
turned over YEARLY and sA my hand
on his head
Bud" I whispered "ba sue Tor
givenT
( YES. Howard" he said she nus
told you 80 herself many Of one 10 the
long watches Of the night
lapsed into uncOnsciOussS again :
and when ! awoke Miss Ee was Dy
my side She IL was whg i'' hle 'nnt
my regiment was goins aH ne'o my
hand In sympathy. for she ps" now
II would hurt me TO be : "nla
he
] words OF praise for the u''""' mao :