El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-21

lifted from the stretcher on which I
/ had travelled all the way from Poizers
/ into a comfortable bed with fresh,
clean sheets, and instantly I found
myself surrounded with quiet, trained.
efficient care / forgot the pain OF my
wounds and the dread of the coming
operation when a tray of delicious
+ food was placed beside my bed and a
nurse prepared me for the enjoyment
T Of ii by bathing my face and hands
[ with scented water
Five Times Under Ether.
on The following morning my leg
was &-rayed and photographed.
told the surgeon / thought the bust
ness OF operating could very well be
put off until I had about three more
square meals, but he couldn't see IL
that way In the afternoon T got my
first sickening dose of ether, and they
7 took the first lot of iron out Of
me. 7 suppose these were lust the
surface deposits. for they only got five
or SIX pieces. However. they c0ntin-
ued systematically I had five more
operations, and every time I came
out Of the ether the row of bullets
and shell scraps at the foot Of my bed
was little longer.
After the number had reached %.
they told me that perhaps there were
a few more in there, but they thought
they'd better let them stay.
Ny wounds had become septic and
it was necessary TO give all attention
TO drainage and cure To was about
this time that everything for q while
seemed to become hay. and my
memories got all Queerly mixed up
and confused / reCollect 7 conceived
violent dislike for a black dog that
appeared from nowhere, now and then
and began chewing at my leg. and I
believe I gave the nurse severe
talking TO because she insisted on 90
she ought 10 be sitting by 10 chase
that dog away And I was perfectly
certain about her being at tine ball
same. because saw her there when
T was playing third base.
Father Is Notified.
Ii was AT this time lon November
IS 1916. ten days after 7 had been
ton. received the following cableEram
from the officer I'D charge of the Cana
dian records. in England
Sincerely regret TO inform You
that SerEL Alexander NcClintock
is officially reported dangerously
ia in No . General Hospital from
GuushOt wound in left thigh
further particulars supplied when
received
my adventures with the black dog
and the inattentive nurse. my temper .
allure had assembled TO the stage when
the doctors begin TO admit another
method OF treatment might have been
successful Butt didn't pass out .
The one thing 7 most regret about .
my close call is that my parents. in .
Lexington. were in unrelieved sus-
Dense about my condition until I my
self sent them a able from London
on December 10. After the first Of
fetal message. seemingly prepared .
almost as a preface TO the announce
menu of my demise. my father re-
ceived no news OF me whatever. And. .
as I didn't know that the official mes .
sage had gone, 7 cahIed nothing 20
him until I was feeling fairly chip
Der again You can't have wars
though, without these little misu1der- .
standings.
Nurse Paints Of Exhaustion.
II it were possible. I should say
something here which would be fit
ting and adequate about the English .
women who uUrsed the $500 wounded .
men in general hospital No. at
ROuen- But that power isn't given .
me- All can do is TO fall back upon
our most profound American express
sion OF respect and say that my hat