Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-20
nough to make those things | sup

enough to make those things I sup
pose.
yes, I'm going to give him piece
of my mind enc of these days. Time
must be conserved here as we'll as
anything. | sent him over to the dis
pensary last night and it took him
nearly an hour to get back. He made
some excuse about having to show
some Y. NJ. G. A. man something or
other. He always has some excuse.
That patient could have died in that
time. This morning he covered up
some Dakin tubes when he was do
ing some bandaging and he told me
it was you. He'll set me crazy one
of these days"
We'll, she won't have far to co.
remarked one of the patients to an
other in the bed to his right. They
had just finished dressing hiln and
his arm was still smarting from the
antiseptic which she had bathed it
with.
"Oh, don't know" argued the next
chap. "She seems like mighty fine
nurse to me- Always on the Job
morning and night. But that orderly
good hands right now I'd choke him
to death. He's about as swift as an
old string-halted mule we used to
have at home"
"Yes," said another chap, 81 guess
you noticed that the ward master
made him sweep the floor over a sec
ond time this morning and / thought
he must be waiting for it to rain. He's
a corker, he isl
Here, Slim, you go to the Red
Cross and get our allowance of choc-
olate, cigarets, etc. for the ward"
said the ward master to one of the
Orderlies. Don't let them slip any
thing over on you either. They'll tell
you they don't have much and all
kinds of stuff like that but you tell
them we have 81 starving patients
down here just dying for chocolate
and cigarets.
Eyes, and while you are at it get
some milk and eggs from the kitch-
en-. Get all you can; that fellow ov-
er there at the kitchen will cut you
short if he can, but don't let him. I'll
speak to the major if he does it again.
What do you know about that, here
comes that kid from the operating
room with those dressings. We are
nearly done though now"
"A drink of water up this way
please" shouted patient.
Coming up" answered an orderly.
"Oh! Doc, can't you do something
to relieve me of this pain? I'm suf-
fering awfully," graoned a patient.
well we'll do all we can for you,
Buddy, but we can't relieve all the
pain. Yes | know it hurts but that
has to be, my boy Well 1 think I'll
go up to supper, Miss Menninger. l
M. G. A., too. | sent that dark haired
kid up for one but he said he couldn't
get it. No use sending him for any
thing; might as well go yourself.
Goodbye for a while boys" and so
saying the Lieut.. went out, shutting
the door after him.
Poke up that fire little, orderly,
it's getting cold in here" said one Of
the patients. Get me a light for this
cigaret too, will you please" he ad-
ded. by the way, what outfit you out
of, 101st machine gun? Pretty good
outfit that is. Nearly as good as
mine. You machine gunners have a
cinch compared to us doughboys.
Thanks for the light, kid
Supper coming up" shouted an or
derby.
"Whatcha havin'," asked a hungry
patient.
Bacon, toast, ice cream, cake and
all the rest of the trimmings | sup.
pose," shifted one of the patients. "I
never came so near starving in my
life as l did up there on the front"
Tonight" said the ward master,
I'm going to bring out all the grub
| can get and fill you up, then you'll
have something else to shout about
besides being hungry. Very true.)
Here, Jack, you want any supper?
then wake up" Have to feed you,
with both arms in splints, Ell? Well
sou wait until we get through with
the rest of the boys, then we'll feed
you"
1.-THE doctor said that I should have
milk, too" said patient.
"Yes, / have a fortune coming too
but never expect to get it, retorted
an orderly. Think we'll have to
start dairy lunch here for you boys,
short orders taken and served while
you wait"
you want seconds, we'll you'll have
to wait until the rest of the fellows.
have firsts. No milk in the coffee,
you say? ] know, the COW must have
gone on pass to Paris.
Don't put your dishes on the floor
to be kicked over. Hang onto them
until we get around to collect them"
After supper everyone wants light
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leg or an arm changed to more COM
Portable position. At any rate every
one wants something done at the same
time. The day force goes off duty at
Z and the night force resumes the
grind. Everyone is now resting easy
and so has passed a day in an evacu-
ati0n hOCnifal