The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-11-22


rest across the Crest Divide l think
IL the time envisd him.
The man VI the Royal Irish rtass
had had his left foot elown OF. the
joiting Of the ambulance over the
rough road had ioossnsd Up the band.
ages On his foot. sEd had started II
bleeding again. This blood ran down
The side Of the stsetcher md started
dripping. was lying % my back. too
weak TO move. and the dripping Of this
blood gos rns la my uahandaKed right
eye. | closed my eyre and pretty soon
could not opsn the lid: the blood had
congsaled and closed Il, ~ II II we're
glued down
An Engiish girl dressed la khaki WIS
driving the ambulance, while beside
der on the seat WAS q corporal Of ths
n. A. n. q. Thsy kept up running
conversation ai.ou, Bilghty which al
most wrecked my nsrvss, pretty
,aoaa TRAM the strrtehsr abors, tae. the
lr.shman became aware OF the fact
tina, the bandaxe from bis foot had be.
cou,s incse; II must have paiissd hlIa
t1trftbfy. bscausv hs yvttef HI d loud
voice
III you don't stop this bloody death
wagon and III this g. bandaas 90
my foot, I with get cut and walk"
The xsr, on the seat turned around
aud la sympathetic voice asked.
Poor fellow. are you very badly
woundesir'
Ths trishman. al this question let
out . howi Of Indignation ard an-
swsrsd. Am l very badly wounded.
what bloody cheek no. in not wound
cd. I've only been kicked By a canarJ
bird
Tho ambulance immediately stopped,
and the corporal came 10 the rear and
1xed him up. and also washed on, my
right eye. was too weak TO thank
him. but Il was n great relief. Then
must have become unconscious be-
Cause when I regainsd my senses. the
ambulance was at = standsfiil. and my
s,retehsr was being removed from u.
II was night. lanterns we're flashing
here and there. and could see stretch
er.eearsrs hurrytns 10 and fro. Then
I WAS carried into hospital train.
The inslde OF this train looked like
heaven TO the, just pure white. and we
met our nr, Red Cross nurses; we
thought they were ansels. And they
wore
Nice little soft hunks and clean.
white sheets. ....
Red trpss nurse sat beside me
during the whole ride which lasted
three hours She WAS holding my
wrist: l thought had made hit. and
tried to toll her how got wounded.
but she would put her nngcr to her TIPS
and say. Yea / know. but you mustn't
talk now, try to 50 to siesr. it'u DO you
good. doctors ory.ers." Later on
learned that sts WAS taking my pulse
every few minutes, a. was very weak
trem the loss Of hloed aud they e.
rsetsd the to snuR Il. but | didn't
From tho trails ~ went iato amhu-
lanres Tar . short rfds TO the hospital
ship ranama. Another palace and more
anssaa. | don't rssasmhsx Tia trip
across the channel
opsned my eyes; was being car.
r,ed % . strvtchss through lanes u
p>cple. como cheering. serae wrvinx
aass> and others crying rns aass we're
linton Jacks I was In SousAampton.
MigAty at Ass Ny strsscAss w~s
strxwn with hewsrA asArssssA sad
ehcceiatsA rears started - run down
my ehess from ny sosd "a lihs .
BOBBY Vas erytns. Can ycu beat it,
Thea into another hospitAi train. .
tve hour ride to ra!guton. another aus-
hulance ride. and Thea ! vas carried
into Muns~y ward q the America
won<a's War hospital aad pu, into Q
reel bed
This rvai hsd vas too much for my
ucssYung nerves and tsiateI
When I came to, . rre,ty Red Cross
nurse wss bending ever ne, hatAinS
my forehead VITA cssid water, thea she
lsss sn1 the yard orderly placed
sresn around thy e~t and gave re a
much nesSisd asta and essaa rs,amax
Tea the s.rvva was removes. ana A
bowl q stcsniag sou? ~as given me,
n tasted tsesictara
Ref<s Anlshinx my soue toe nurse
esuse back tn AK me my name ans.
aames<, she ru, this inflammation down
IN q little Nx'A and shea askssi
wherS Do yoa eouss t>cnr- Al
swered.
~rrvn the big town behind TIE
Stasrs Of Lexey.- nrcn hearing thls
she started truzpsnS ~ AID aown.
ciarrznG hee aAssss, and calling cut to
,hr~e nurses asruss the wsrs
-Cesne hero rris-a: las; ~e have
got a real tive Yaakcs wfta -"
They ~~ase cveg aaI hss&sged me
WITH csesstcoA unsii the ssctcr ar
rived rpoc lsxrrs.ne that wss az
A=s-Esssa he almost cssSsAet Ely had
In his rrtp Q. ~eicasle, They Also
were ArseF-esns ard were Stai to ssr
tn
Ire iaetey very ts13erly reEsaves'