The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-24

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average hospital are unknown here,
There. are soft lights and comfortable
beds and pretty women going about
as visitors. The stage beauties and
comedians come TO entertain us The
| food Is delicious. and the chief thought
| Of every one seems 10 be 90 show the
| inmates whit comfortable and CHEEKY
thing II Ii to be III among a lot ~ real
| friends | was there from December
until February, and my recollections
OF the stay are so pleasant that some
times / wish ! was back.
On the Friday before Christmas
| there was concert In our ward
Among the artists who entertained US
were Fay Compton, Gertrude Elliott
SISTER OF Maxine Elllottl. George Robbie
ana other stars Of the London stage.
After our protracted stay In the
trenches aud our long absence from
all the civilized forms Of amusement
! the affair seemed 10 us the most won
derful show ever given. And IN some
| ways it was. For Instance, in the most
entertaining OF dramatic exhibitions
| did you ever see the lady artists go
around and reward enthusiastic ap.
plause with klsscsf Well, that's What
We got, And am proud 70 say that
II WINS Miss Compton who conferred
this honor upon mo
At about 3 o'clock on that afternoon.
when we were all having a good time,
ono OF the orderlies threw open the
| door Of the ward and ANNOUNCED In a
loud voice that his majesty the king.
was coming in We could not have
been more surprised II some ono had
thrown iif a Minis bomb Almost I'm
mediately the king walked In. accom-
i panied by number Of nids They
were ali in. service uniforms, the King
having little IN the style OF his uni
form 70 distinguish him from the 9th
crs. lie walked around, presenting
/, each rafiout With cory Of Queen
! Mary's GIFT Bopli," nj artistic little
yolnme With pictures 91d short stories
Eby the mos, faiaogs OF English drtlsts
and writer's Hlcu hc neared NY bed
he turned 10 one, o. the nurses and IN
gulred
MS titis trc one"
Tie nurse solGcl. Tic scamo and sat
lat the SIDE Of Tie bed and ahook hands
with rue. lie asked rs 20 what part of
the United States | rad comc from.
how had rot my wounds and what
the nature OF them were how | was
getting along and what ! particularly
wished done for mo answered, hls
questions and said that everything !
could possibly wish for had already
been done for me.
Thanked by King and Decorated For
Bravery,
al thank YOU" he said. ''f3r myself
and my people for your services, Our
gratitude cannot be great enough to
ward men who have served as you
have"
He spoke in very low voice and
with no assumption of royal dignity,
There was nothing in the least thrill
ing about the incident, but there was
, much apparent sincerity In the few
, words.
After he had gone one Of the nurses
, asked me what he had said.
/, "Oh,' said, George asked me what
!, thought about the way the war was
! being conducted, and | said I'd drop In
/ and talk 1t over with him MS soon as
n was well enough 10 he up"
: There happened one Of the great dis
/ appointments OF my life. SHE didn't
see the Joke she was English shS
gasped and Glared at me, and thinl
i she went out and reported TINT ! was
/. delilious again.
! Really, wasn't much impressed by
: the English king. He seemed pleas