The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-05
The Little Epic {
Sister St. John
LeOuesnoy,FMa
By George T. Bye

American Press HeduQhl
British Front.-(By MailJ-lE
St. John came out from the
OF the shell-broken hospital
Quesnoy TO receive us. Shl
under 80, and she looked L
from large gray-blue eyes wi
brave steadjness OF one VIII
been busy at good work.
How do you do, English
she began, and advanced to
hands, for there is no pious
merry about Sister St. John.
Il am pleased to the heart
you. These II days when the
hshmen have been coming
and closer to lie Quesnoy 4
been my only happy days iIt
ears. | have laughed to he;
explosions come louder and
and to see the looks on the
OF the Germans-so-" AM
made a mock face OF grea
pleasure.
You are surprised that Z
some English? ! have le
from a wounded English mr.;
He was Irish, from Dublin
was very rich. His name
Doyle, and he said the Doyle 4
was second in ireland and yer
known. | have Just write
sister again. Here have TIL
dress Il
Sister St. John had car
wrapped book in her hapd.
unwrapped it, proudly shohir
title. Little French Gramm
English From its pages She
this memorandum "Private
ael Doyle, No. 4o,494. 6 II
Terrace, Adelaide Road, Dubl.
so Newtown Stud Farm. Ki.
Kildare. She also had his i
tication tag, a keepsake. sh
planned.
He was such good mar
had such a bad hurt in the leg
suffered so much, but no
plant. They had no food,
a very little, the poor brave
lish. Gentlemen, | have seen.
dreds of Englishmen die from
ger here. The German wot
at the Civil Hospital had lit
eat, but not a one died from
vation. Here they were dyir
hundreds
The wounded prisoners
driven to work very hard,
without food. Soon they u
drop down and be carried in
The German doctor would
This man is not sick. lie
tends. He will need no treat
Two--three days later the En-
man would be dead. The poor
with the skin loose on
bones!"
"Ach, | have seen such thin
four years that | cry to the
lishmen when they march thf
today, Kill all the Germans
may! 1t is good to Kill Ger
They are bad, bad!'
Il am here at the prisoners
pital from the start. They W
me at the German hospital
say | wish to be here, and
talk very good German they
me more choice than the othe
tcrs. But, understand, the s
were not badly treated. The
ple?-the civilians; They h
very hard lie. Little to ca
money, their houses filled
Germans, and always salute
lutte, salute. When the civilian
not salute the German officer
is at once a whipping, and the
ian must 90 to the Saluting
and salute the guard until vi
Three days ago they NOV
the wounded away. We have
here now, They move III EnA
men, four Americans. No, |
not remember the American nd
They were all Englishmen to
no difference"
Sister st, John was anxious d
the mail, She wanted to Sc
letter to the mother house o
Children OF Jesus, her sisterl
in Lille. We offered to take j
her. When it was written Sh|
sisted that we read it, then shd
vently rercad her thanksg
that the Englishmen had come
the Germans had gone. Her
words were promise to pray
us, and we lett her in the
standing beside the cellar cntI
OF the wide courtyard OF the
pital. The distant gun-iysshe
heavy British artillery revealed
smile OF rewarded faith that {
to her face.