The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-30

lieutenant went over 10 them and Just
after he passed me a lad got II square
not far from me and was Knocked
over to where ] was lying.
The lieutenant came back and
helped me with the first-aId ro;l and
then the Germans began using shrap-
mel The lieutenant was swearing
hard ahou; the shrapneI and the Ger
mans and everything else.
Farther to the right a she'll had just
struck near the parad0s and made a
big crater and across from II. against
the parapet. was a young chap with
a deep cash in his head, sitting on
the fire step and next to him fellow
nursing the place where his arm. had
been blown on. Our bread ration lay
al about the trench and some Of the
poilus were fishing II out Of the mud
and water and wiping the biscuits OF
on their sleeves or eating as fast as
they could Ouly some Of the biscuits
lad fallen in bloody water and they
cd not eat these
a ycTng fellow. hardly more than
hoy. stumbled over the parados and
fell into the trench right near the
Lieutenant and the lieutenant dressed
his wounds himself. 1 think he was
some relation Of the boy.
Tae lieutenant assed him how he
felt. bur the toy only asked for water
and smiled But you could see he was
In great pair- Then the boy said:
-oh. the pain Is awful / am going
l. die
You are al right. old man,- the
lieutenant saId- you win be home
soaa- The strefeher bearers are com
ins-- 50 We TasSsi the word for the
stretcher bearers
Then he took the water bottle from
the say's side and sat him up and gave
him some water He left the water
bottle with the chap and went to
hurry the stre.eher bearers along
When he 20; around the corner Of the
tr5nch the hoy Was slipping hack and
/ the Eater bottle had fallen down So
i Wezs over 10 him and prOpped him
! M again and gave him some more
water
The Lieutenant came back with the
streicher bearers and he asked one Of
them. 80 the boy could not hear him. II
the hoy would live.
The Strefcher bearer said: Il don't
shink 50. One through his chest and
right leg broken
The boy had kept quiet for a while
but All % sudden he yelled. Give ne
4 oisarsftel- I handed him q olga
rette butt that had found in the dug
cut We were AL out Of cigarettes
So ihey lii Il for him and he kept
quiet As son as they could they GOT
around the corner OF the fire hay with
him and through 4 communication
trench TO a field hospital The lieu
tenant and walked : little way with
him and he began 70 thank rs. and he
tosd the lieutenant. -old man. you
hsve been a father and mother TO
me-
And the lieutenant sid 10 him.
You have done VEL. cd bay. You
have done more than your share-
VIA they started into the eSsnrnn-
nieafioa treach the hoy bean 10
screan s-ain And the lieutenant
acted Ike : wild man He took oat
his cigarette case. bur there uere ~
cigarettes in Il. and then he Swore sn5
~. 3: ssss==c-aa-- S-zln- B1g in = ssz min
u1eS he had The ezse ont again and
MAS SWEARING worse than ever and
talking 10 himself
The boy isn't dying Ike : gentle
nan he sid why couldn't he keep
quiet LIDO not think he meant il.
He VAS al nerToas and excited and
kept taking out his cigarette case and
purtingtit hack again
he other Osscer had gOne On to In
sTecf the se1trieS when the boy rolled
Into the trench and = poElu came M
20 tell rs thai the O17cer had heen hit
We walked hack to where / hSd been
and there Was the oSscer. II I had
been there would have gOt il too.
! s1eSS He Was an awful ness he
veins we've sticking cut Of his neck
and o1e SIDE q him VAS blOxn OF.
AlsO. his foot Was wO11ded That Is
rAst shrspol does 10 yOa- As I
crs~led past hin hsppsaed to touch
Ms fcos and he cursed ne al over the
place But vhea tried 20 ~ v2s
sozry cO1ld not. for then he apollo
gized and died = moment later.
TAsre VAS = silver cigarette case
sticking 01t q the rags where his
Ssds had heea hlS<a away and the
Gs6te1Ant cros<ed himself and rsacAed
in and took oct the caSe. But vhea
Ae p-ied OQen the czse he fO11d hat
Il had he<a beat and cracked and an
tAe cigarettes were Soaked With b1ocd
He SEere worse thaa ever. thea and
threw Is cEn cAse away. putting tie
ether o6cerAs o2Se IN his pocket
Al tbs Poaat or own artillery -
csn sAening and We RECEIVED TIE order
70 S1aa6 to with fxed hayoaetS When
Ne st the order 20 advance sasae q /
TIE Dsa were already over the para
pss and The whele huacA after thenl
and believe Ne. WAS IS pale IS =
SAe<1. last scared to death 1 think
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