The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-26

Paris, Jan. 2B.-The following mar
rativo OF the suffering Of u wounded
soldier is sent by DR.. George poyot. II
noted laryngolOgist to the Iibcrtc
which declared II to be- more beuuti-
ful that Tolstoi' The author Is n
private soldier, Louis Nanderbergh,
from French Flanders, illlterate but
eloquent Fighting In Belgium along
side his friend PlanQue he found the
latter dead after n separation Of n
fortnight, and that Is where his uur
ratlye begins:
Here's where PlanQue died, find
him about ten days after I'm wound
cd, too ike him, have 10 creep along
on my hands aud knees to get away
from the bullets take UlanQue's
notebook to give with news Of him
to his family keep the book to
mark my address, Louis Wander.
bergh, rue Mlrabeau, Elves Lille,
aud | engage on my honor that II I'm
living after the war to carry II to
his family with news of him.
I'm wounded In the neck have
three bullets In my right leg that
make me suffer altogether too much,
hut its the left leg that's the worst
hit, the ankle crushed 10 mush. 1t
takes almost superhuman courage to
find something to eat In the gardens
where I've been since October 10,
when was wounded Its at least
10 days since and not yet stretcher
bearer or nurse. rather think
they'll find me alongside Planque,
Just the sane they might search bet
ter for the wounded
~ die from my suffeuugs,
Niye Ia FrMcep
Il Pray For PlAnque and Me
Il have searched PlanQues pockets
to find me knife to cut my boot and
look after my leg but | didn't find
anything hut the notebook ana q
watch that keep To know about
whnt time 1t is. n | get out uf this
IN give back his things one " my
hands is pumlyzed and that hinder,
me a good deal 10 get away Ih,
war ought IN finish now IN two OF
three days aud then they get lD
searching fur the wounded
Il pray every day FOR plnnque and
Tor me Let the good Lord hear m,
and let Him suyr me for my mother
and Tor my wife don't know how
many days have gone by since Ofo
her 49, but | think II must be- nc lens
the Both The first days | found his
cults to eat I'm the hayetsnrks lrft hl
the boys that fell but now I'm liylm
with the mirc, nin't got tAc fout
tu drug myself along ns during lhD
firsl days my nuklc hurts mr tu,
much Inlil tomorrow
Yesterday couldn't write ] wa
too sick To-Day ! found u little kuif,
and I've Just cut my boot I've look
ed over the wound IN my ankle. it'
frightful hut I've managed to fv 4
with q handkerchief, I'm going to n,
mp the other leg too, aud tonight 4
can TN try to ny the camp. II
only had a bite to eat I'm prett,
well fixed ON the straw under shel
ter; the worst NJ II is that 1 don,
know which way to turn, don
know where the French are and
may run into the Grrmans; AZ 10
me. rather think ! must pass 10
dead II only had the good luck /
get out
Now It's rheumatism hear a
the time the German flying machine
sailing overhead wonder why the
can't bring them down; they do lol
NJ harm It's II 30 by Planque
watch Poor plauQue! I'm going
ent cabbage that I've left and al
other Tor tonight before breakii
camp II only had some brea
what feast A prayer for me al
for planuuc and hreak my fast u
m tomorrow
Biscuits In knapsssk.
Yesterday | couldn't write neithe
crept several hours during the Mig
looking for the French. but ! had
hide they fired on me every minui
took an old trench German
think and they must have seen nj
for they did uothiug but fire at u
all day; they even spent q few b
shells on me, hut these must have cor
from the French firing without kno