The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08

and then he asked. How do you feel
smashed up bltr"
answered: TIN all right. but ia
give u quid for n drink Of Bass"
He nodded to the sergeant, who dis
appeared. aud I'll be darned " he
didn't return with n glass ~ ale.
could only open my mouth about a
quarter Of an inch, but ! got away with
every drop Of thu, ale. II tasted just
/ like Blighty. and that is heaven ia
/ Tommy.
The doctor said something to nm or
derby, the only word could catch was
'chloroform." then they put some Kind
Of an arrangement over my nose and
mouth AMI II was me for dreamlnnd.
When opened my eyes was lying
4 on strctchcr. IN n low wooden
building. Everywhere looked 7 saw
rows Of Tommies on stretchers, some
dead 10 the world. and the rest with
flags In their mouths.
The main topic Of their conversation
was Bllghty. Nearly all had grin on
their faces, except those who didn't
have enough face left TO grin with.
grinned with my right eye, the other
was bnndaged.
Stretcher bearers came In and be.
gan 10 carry the Tommies outside. You
could hear the chug Of the engines In
the waiting nmbulnnccs.
was put int an ambulance with
three others and AWAY we went for an
clghteen.mlle ride.
! was on n bottom stretch.r. The
lad right across from me was smashed
up something horrible.
Right above me was n man from the
Royal Irish rifles. while across from
him was Scotchman.
We'had gone about three miles when
heard the deaih-rattle In the throat
Of the man opposite. he had gone TO
rest across the Great Divide. I think
at the time ! envied him.
The man Of the Royal Irish rifles
had had his left foot blown OF. the
jolting Of the ambulance over the
rough road had loosened up the band
ages on his foot. and had started IL
bleeding again. This blood ran down
the side Of the stretcher and started
dripping. was lying ON my back. too
weak TO move, aud the dripping of this
blood got me In my unbandaged right
eye. l closed my eye and pretty soon
could not open the lid: the blood had
congealed and closed IL. as II II were
glued down.
An English girl dressed In khaki was
driving the ambulance. while beside
her on the seat was corporal Of the
H. a. VI. e.. They Kept w running
conversation about Blghty which al
most wrecked my nerves pretty
soon from the stretcber above me, the
irishmnn became aware OF the fact
mat the bandnge from his foot had be
come loose u must nave panied MIN
horribly because he yelled In a loud
voice:
III you don't stop this bloody death
wagon and TX this d bandage on
my FOOT. l VIII get out and walk.
The girl on the seat turned around
and In sympathetic voice asked.
"Poor fellow. are you very badly
"oundedF
Inc irishman, at THIS question, let
OUT now OF Indignation hnd an
swereu. Am very bhdly wounded
what bloody cheek no. I'm not wound
ed. I've only been kicked by canary
bird.
Inc ambulance Immediately stopped.
ana the corporal came To the renr ana
hxed MIN w. ana also washed out my
right eye. was too weak to thank
hin. but II was great relief. Then
1 must have become unconscious. be-
cause when ! regnined my senses, the
ambulance was Mt standstill, and my
stretcher was being removed from II.
IL was night innterns were flashing
mere ana mere ana could see stretch
er-oearers hurrying To ana FRO. Then
was carried INTO hospital tram.
Inc INSIDE OF TINS train looked IKE
heaven 10 me. Just pure white' ana We
met our hrst He'd Cross nosses; we
Thought they were angels. Ana they
were.
Nice little soft hunks ana clean.