Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-09
copyrlgLt by .ARrHuR eu.Y EMPEY


 A bullet did you say We'll tell r:le I 1 hurt worse going in or coming out?'
 Tommy generally replies that he did not stop to figure it out when he was hit.
 s One very nice looking. oyerenthu- siastic young thing stopped 3x my bed and asked. What woundkl you in the face?"
 In polite but bored tone l an- swered, "A rifle bullet"
 With look of disdain she passed to the next bed, first circulating, "Oh! only a bullet? I thought it was a shell" Why she should think a shell wound was more of distinction beats me don't see a whole lot of differ ence myself
 The surgeon in ous ward was an American, a Harvard Unit man.. named Frost We nicknamed him Jack Frost He was loved by all. If @ Tommy was to be cut up he had 1 no objection to undergoing the opera l tion if Jack Frost" was to wield the knife Their confidence in him was i pathetic. He was the best sport l i ever met.
 One Saturday morning the com mandant and some high up" officers were inspecting the ward, when one i of the patients who had been wound : l ed in the head byy a bit of shrapnel 1 fell on the floor in fit. They brought i him around and then looked for the ward orderly to, carry the patient back | to his bed at the other end of the ward The orderly was nowhere to be found 1 like our policemen they never are | when needed. The officers were at g loss how to get Palmer into his bed Dr. Frost was 1dgeting around in z
 nervous manner, when suddenly witl muff1ed damn" and few othel {, qualifying adjectives, he stopped dowr
 and took the man in his arms like {
 baby-he was no feather either-ant
 staggered down the ward with him put him in bed and undressed him. 4
 low murmur of approval came iron the patients Dr. Frost got very rel !. and as soon as he had finished un dressing Palmer, hurriedly left tn ward.
 } The wound in my face had almos : | healed and I was a horrible lookini sight--the left cheek twisted into 5 i knot the eye pulled down, and m : mouth pointing in a north by north } west direction. I was very down } hearted and could imagine mysel during the rest of my life bein 5 frowned on by all on account of tn r repulsive scar.
 3 Dr. Frost arranged for me to g r to the Cambridge Military Hospit; : at Aldershot for a special operatio S to try and make the scar presentabl d I. arrived at tho hospital and g t an awful. shock. The food was poo : and the discipline abnormally stric n No patinet was allowed to sit on h g bed. and smoking was permitted on . at certain designated hours. The fai S specialist did nothing for me excef to look at the. wound. 1 made al h plication for transfer back to Paigl e ton, offering to pay my transport; ie tion. This offer was accepted, al t after two weeks absence once aga d I arrived in Munsey Ward, all ho y gone.
 L- The next day after my return I Lg Frost stopped at my bed and sai " Well. Empey if you want me to IS and see whatI can do with that SCI
 I'll do it. but you are taking an awi B. chance"
 CT answered: Well, Doctor Ste 1e Brodie took chance; he halls frC
 New York and so do |" l. Two days after the. undertah tn squad carried me to the operati rs room or pictures" as we called tht al because of the funny films we see u nt der ether and the operation was pe 1- formed. It was wonderful piece ne surgery and a marvellous succe n- From now on that doctor can ha m my shirt.
 is More than once, some poor sold
 has been brought into the ward in S. dying condition. resulting from lt ok of blood and exhaustion caused by
 long journey from the trenches. Af ill an examination the doctor amour, tic that the only thing that will save ,y is a transfusion of blood. Where IS. the blood to come from? He does in. have to wait long for an .answe