The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-29
'FATE's QUEER TURNS.
Condolences Which War Has
II Brought Forth.
First Alan Ssuth Sea islander Sy,eaAa
10 In Linden 10 Man He IL
Lookina For--lther inier
esking Gases.

London. While Z. II. James. .
prominent resident Of kAlham. was az
charing Cross = few days ago be mo-
tices. a number Of men clad In khaki
getting out of the train. He learned
they had lust arrived from the TAR oil
Fiji where they had given up good
situations to offer their services TO the
mothsrIand In her hour OF need, Mr,
James asked II any OF them were from
Suva.
Sure" replied one OF the stalwart
young fellows Il come from Suya,
DO you know Harry James in.
CURED the man from Fllham.
Il should think do. He and are
oYerseers on the same plantation,
have letter OF introduction U his
brother Il. H. James. OF Fulham."
you can hand Il over now" said
Mr. James, Both were amazed to learn
that the first man tho South Sea
Islander had spoken 10 on reaching
London was the very man IN all Eng
land he wished TO see.
This Is but one OF the ext. sordinary
condolences which the war has
brought forth. A London hospital had
another remarkable Illustration
A young soldier was severely wound.
ed In the fighting somewhere in
France He lost consciousness. and
when he regained II he was lying com
fortably In bed in ward OF large
hospital. His first words we're
Where am ?" The nurse told him
that he was IN London. that during the
period OF hts Inconsistencies he had
been transported across the channel
and that HIS wounds had been tended,
lie asked the name OF the hospital,
the number OF the ward. the day OF
the week and the hour, The nurse
told him 4 say. nurse. you might
tell my dad | am here The nurse
looked al him. thinking the poor lad
was In dclirium,
"All right. nurse, my dads In the
next ward now You know he Is the
surgeon there and this is his visiting
day"
And so Il was. The father was In
the next ward performing his work
thinking all the time that his son was
In France. He did not even know that
the boy was wounded far less that he
was being tended few yards away.
Writing from the front to friends
at Llangoilen, Private s. n. Jones OF
the motor transport A. S. c. relates
a peculiar coincidence concerning
himself lie was driver on the
Llangollen Wrexham motor bus rorta
and enlisted soon after the commence.
ment OF hostilities In France. strange
to say. he was drafted to the identical
chassis OF the motor he had been
driving on the Donbigshirc route II
having been purchased, with many
others, by the government
The manager of the road car com
pany has written 10 Private Jones stat.
ing that. IL Il should be possible. they
Will repurchasc the car after the war
and place upon II plate recording
the circumstances related,
David Henderson. a Bowhlll soldier
belonging 10 the Black Watch. has a
remarkable story to tell Of how he
was able to pay back on the field of
battle the services OF man VINO saved
his life in this country in the piping
times OF peace.
About q year ago, when taking part
in a regatta at Wemyss. his boat was
capsiIed and he was thrown into the
water. lie had been swimming towards
the shore for sofss~ tsae wfscS he w'es
picked up In an exhausted condition
by a passing boat belonging TO by.
sart
Strange to say, after n fierce days
fighting IN France, Private Henderson
saw a wounded soldier lying IN front
OF the trenches. and on going TO his
assistance he was struck by some
thing familiar about the wounded man.
Henderson then asked his comraGe u
il was he who had saved DAVE"
Henderson from watery grave at
Wemyss the previous summer II
was" came the reply. Then ! am
pavie Henderson" was the dramatic
rejoinder. Henderson then took hts
wounded comrade by the arm and
under heavy FIRE, led him to a placs
Of safety,