The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-11-29
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sExlycunx shing stopped n eng bed
~ asksd. what wsanlsd yoa 10 sAs
s,ssscsY'
~ In polite but bored ssas I ~.
s~sssd, "A rife bullet
| With q lsok u disdala sAs pass4~i
10 the next bed, Hrw calculating, oh
Only huilst1 thought II was q
she'll" Why she should think q shell
wound WAS more OF distinctions beats
uas. don't see q whole lot al ditys~.
! ene~ myself.
/ The American wonen's War hospi,
tai was heaven TOE wounded nlea.
They wsFe allowed syaYy cFssilsgn pos
ab|e conducive with the rules and rngll-
tary discipline. The oniy fanit was
that the meas pak&ss were restricted.
To get pass required an act OF par.
tIamsnt. Tommy tried many tricks 10
get cut, but the eotnmandant. Ha old
Boer war Officer. was wise to them all.
and II took Aew and clever suse 10
make him ai.ix hts signature to the
coveted sllp Of paper
"A soon ~ II would get dark nany a
Ps,iea, climbed over the wall wnd sent
snn HE own" regardless Of many signs
staring him In the face, "nas Of bounds
for patlents" Generally the nurses
we're looking the other way when enc
Of these atgAt raids started. L ,hgpe
. this Information Will get mona Of them
lnte trouble, tat | esRaot resist the
temptation 10 let the esmusadgnt
know ,hst occasionally we put /, ever
eu him
oae afternoon ! received note.
through our underground channel, from
my female visitor. asking ME 10 attend
q party at her house that night |
answered that she eouli expect me and
TO meet tne at certain plaza on the
road welt known by Nil pa,ieniS and
some visitors. rs ever the wall"
told her would BE- on hand ut seven.
thirty.
About seven fifteen I snraked my
oyerroat snd cap out Of the ward and
bid Il IN the bushes. Then told the
nurse. q particular friend Of mine. that
] was going for walk Ia the rose gar,
Gen She w!nked and knew that ~.
srythinx VAS all right On Aer end
Going out Of the ward. l slipped into
the bushes and made fer, the wall II
was dark a. pitch and was gruping
through the underbrnsh, When sudden
ly stepped into space aud fci, myself
rushing downward. 4 horrible bump
snd elaekness when came to my
weuafed shoulder WAS hurting horri.
bly, wss lying against = circular
wall q lh.rlrks gripping with .nso'sturv.
and far away eeald hear the trtchllng
Of water had In the darkness fallen
into sn old ilsussd we'll But why
wasn't wet, According TO all rules
j shogld have been drowned Perhaps
| Was and didn't kaow IT,
As the shock OF MY sudden stop
gradually wore etf II came 10 ne that
! MAS lying on n lsIge and that the
LEAST movement GA nay part would pre-.
eipItate re TO the bottom OF tho well
struck = match. In It's faint glare
| Ta~ that was lying In a circular
hole about twelve feet irep-~thc welt
bad been Oiled in The dripping | had
heard came trom water pipe over oa
my right
With my wounded shoulder II was
Impossible 10 shInsy ny the pIp. |
could oct yeA for help. because the
rsstOer would wan. 20 know how The
actffttst" shE9Artfertr sn&', p~ssa' A=a
hs'td Before the ccnmandant on
charges | ms. had to grin and bear
It. with the fnriora hope that one OF
the rr'ura,Hg night raiders would pas.
and eoud Siss him aur usual signal
~ ">iss.Sss' which would bring him
to tho rescue
Every hair b2ur could hear the
clock In the ~ strtEr, each stroke
bringing forth muHrd ,o,ley Of
sGrsss ca the uAa Who Aad tug the
well
After ;wo hours | heard two fnca
TAXING IN jow yei..~ ! recagu9rrs!
Corgs,rnl Cook, al ar4ea, "alsh, raid
~- Ne heard ray ~ssssss, and
rsgne to the ctsc ss the he,e OK
plstne3 ny pSeaicsmeat aud s,aid ,et
ot isnrevtiaeat remarks wh,ta az the
tiTse tsd rot resest was seSa fsaed
cut.
Taxing 81 sur ecess we sneaset into
the ward Vas sitting On my bed In
the DARK. Tvs. stsruSS TO undrcss.
when the maa Aext to me "Glager~
rAiiiirs. whispered -pr II. fsak. 'eSs
comes the matroa"
imsn<eiatesr Gss nniev the covers
aAa feagneA step. TIE mAtr~a sto.>d
.aikias IN lev tsses &c the stSs; asrse
and ssaa asleep
wAsn l awsae In the nsorntnS the
nisAs sister. a. ADsriearl ~Ss beading
ever ne. An awful sssA, met ny eyes,
The cs~srsee - The keA ast tie sheets
usrs q mass Ut nna sat gr~eo siiras.
She vas . essd sport all right; and
hsstled TO sst esesa eis,hes sad ssee's
% TIA, ~ eas would get wise. bat ga
se~ eva che vsvs ire Sod tcaTns
lasAiaS bat dia rot rreo1 ne. o5e u
the Caaadaaus Ia ne ward described
hes as aesax a Jake Of e~od tes-
kw.~
Next visiting day had al swfa'
,irss explaining ~ ny visitor Way
hsA pst rts. Lsr M the arzrtakxt sfns