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

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take ane ~ tAe ep~E&Etnx tAamtw s<
me<taaisAy. fsrs0n&Ely 0afnr aGrs
wAxt was 60ns With naA
In few rinutss. fsssr crtsriiss whs
leoksd NIKE sndestakers dresms6 n
white. hrpuxhs q ssrsteAsf to my hsA
and psaeaEg ,as on II carried me cot Ut
the ward. sesnss d saaarsysrd 10 ths
operating rceaa az 'parguseA~ ~ Tsxn
my caiss It.
dent rsnsenhss hartag the aa~s-
thestic Applied.
when I ramA to I was again iysnx IN
bad Ia Manssy ward oDs at tbs
nnrres had drupeA iargs Americas
nas over the heed VI the bed. And
dssped IN my band Vas . suaalN@s sax.
aad II made no feed good all over to
again sse the stars and Ssrtpe&"
AT that tirs ! ~urssr~d vAs. tss
boys In the uenshss weuit ses TIE
emblem of tho land ef the ttee snd
the honas Of the bsxvs" tsssds tAsszA
eoiseg its bit In this r.e=. -s7 II cvt
naation.
My wounds we're very pstnfsH. ana
several times Ut nighs ! wogid dream
that rnyTtads u khaki.esoth&d neur~s
would pass my bed and each weaad
stop. bend Ovsr me. and whssp@s. ~TAs
best - luck. mats-~
Soaked with psrspiTaticn ! wouae
awake with q cry. aaG the night nurss
would cosna ever and bold my hand
This awakening gos to bs habit wfts
mo anui tina. particular nurse WAS
transferred 70 another ward
In three weeks tine. o~inx 30 The
careful treatment received. ! was able
to stt MP and Krt ray bssr.ngA Our
ward contained ssventydvs pasis0tx.
90 per cent Of which we're surgical
eases. At the head II each bed hanx
ssmperatars chart and diagnosis
aheet. Across this sheet would -
written "a. 3, W." or - W." ths fer
mer msa nlnx gun shot wound and the
latter shell weuni The s. W." pre-
dominated. especially aauong the Roysi
Field artillery .aad Royal engtaeers,
About. forty different regiments we're
represented. snd many arguments en-
sned ~ 10 the respective akhtinx ahli.
lty Of each regimerS. Tbs rivalry waa
wonderful toek arguing with aa
lrixhman. then . stroag Cossasy se-
esnt would butt In In favor Of Loo
dnn regiment. Before loax Welsh.
man. followed by member Of fork-
shsrs rsg.msnt, and, pefhaps 4 Caaa-
dian insruds themselves add the srwu-
ment wares loud and fartous TIE
patients tn the beds start bowling fog
them 10 settle their dispute outside
and the ward 10 In an aprnsr. The
bead sister comes along and with .
wave Of the hand ccmp,sssly roats the
doughty warriors and sgsin silence
reiRns supreme,
Wednesday and Sunday Of each weed
were Waiting days and we're hooked
forward to BY the men. because they
meant parcels containing fruit. sweets
or fnEs Wheu 4 patient had = regular
visitor, he was generally xsrs web
supplied with these dsiicncfeA 0reat
jealousy 10 shown among the men ~
to their visitors and many word war;
snsue after the visitors leave.
When q man h ssnt TO convsle~
cent hefas. no generally turns over his
steady visitor TO the man In the next
bed.
Most visitors have autograph .slhums
and bore Tommy 10 death by asking
him TO write the particulars Of his
wosna.ng In same. Several Tc1srniss
try 20 duck shis UNPLEASANT jch by tel
lns the visitors thar they cannot wr!tA
bus this never phases the owner Of the
album; he or she. generally she Offers
to write II for them and Tommy 10
ssuag into telling his experiences
Tho questions cd Tommy by vim.
tors would make . clever joke book
10 = military man.
Sons kindly looking old lady VIII
stop ~ ycur bed and In Z sympathetic
voice address you; ~You pcos boz.
wounded hy ,hcas terrible 0srmana
Tcu must b. mHersss fstShtfnl pain
A s~ii~s. dia, ycu sayi~, WAL. tell ma
| have siways wsntsd 10 know. did u
hurs wor~~ going In Or coming outf'
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