The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-27
For Sale: Two or Three Hours Day Out of a Talented Ladys Life In Which'She d Tell Stories.
 Read and Entertain Convalescents "Shutins,
 and Anybody Who Needs Company and Sympathy

that by education, character and ability she is capable of efficiently performing her work.
 In talking to me about the few hours day she has flor sale.'' in which to read, tell stories and entertain conva- lescents, shutting and sick people Mrs Sargent said the other day:
 My experience was greatly augmented for month recently at Camp Mcclellan where I went under the Red Cross in sigma as a nurse; not as professional but as an emergency nurse; the fearful influenza epidemic did it's deadly work over there among the boys and there was such a demand for nurses that with my slight experience I was accepted; fels very happy when I was given entire charge of ward at the hospital at Me- Clellan, The boys were so appreciative of my work and while I nursed them, at the same time much of the nursing was reading, writing letters home for
 hem telling them stories and entertain ing them generally. They called me the Alabama nurse.' Most of the boys were northern boys and they knew little about southern people, and some of them had very queer ideas concerning us. l was glad to change their minds about us in many respects.
 "One of the high officers at McClel- Ian was very amusing in regard to our | He grew very impatient to go overseas and kept talking about it constantly often with quite a bit of irritation. One day I said to him: General, you must remember Alabama's motto Is Here We Rest, so observe it and don't become inn patient He replied, Yes, that's the h-i of it; I wish it wasn't
 T only lost two of the boys in my ward from influenza, Mrs. Sargent said. "Of course when they developed pneu- monia I had to let them go to another ward because not being a professional nurse I couldn't give them the attention they needed; many of these boys I have heard from since; many of their parents whom I write to daily have written ma the sweetest and most appreciative let- ters. stayed one month at the camp. and I wouldn't take anything in tho world for my experience there.
 There was one boy-a German by birth-who was in the German navy Mrs. Sargent said, who left his ship deserted after the war started-because Of German kultur and German imperial ism. He enlisted in the American army. but was never allowed to go further than a training camp. I became very much attached to the boy, for believed he was loyal and honest in his feeling for Ameri ca No one could feel otherwise if they could hear him tell of the frightful treat ment of the German soldiers and sailors, and the horrible things they had to bear. The land of the~ free and the home of the brave held out new vision of life to him-a vision that I dare say many Germans have had since they have known America"
 Just word of my own in conclusion: If I were sick If I were a "shut- in,'' don't know of anybody whom I'd like more than Mrs. Sargent to be near me; her gentleness, her sweetness and her kindness are very appealing, and I'm sure I'd buy some of these few hours she has flor sale" just because I know I'd enjoy them and profit by them!