. Recollections of a Rebel surgeon (and other sketches); or, In the doctor's sappy days . ofthe way of the yankees after Vicksburg fell, themost comical old lady you ever saw. She was gen-erally called, by everybody, Sister Nick, or OldSister Nick. She was a lone widder woman,she used to say, and she had several slaves. Her piety was something awful. It was simplyoverwhelming. She had a son, an only child, whomshe affectionately called my little Jimmie, whohaving been slightly wounded once, by pure acci-dent, no doubt, for he was not of the kind to gowhere people get hurt,—not if I can help it
. Recollections of a Rebel surgeon (and other sketches); or, In the doctor's sappy days . ofthe way of the yankees after Vicksburg fell, themost comical old lady you ever saw. She was gen-erally called, by everybody, Sister Nick, or OldSister Nick. She was a lone widder woman,she used to say, and she had several slaves. Her piety was something awful. It was simplyoverwhelming. She had a son, an only child, whomshe affectionately called my little Jimmie, whohaving been slightly wounded once, by pure acci-dent, no doubt, for he was not of the kind to gowhere people get hurt,—not if I can help it, heused to say,—was now on detail service, doing hos-pital guard duty. Jimmie was a great big six-footer, strong as an ox,—and had great shocks offiery red hair, heavy eyebrows,—white eyelashes,,and, keeping his mouth open constantly, he had astartled, idiotic appearance; looked more like anastonished hog than anything I can think of. He173 RECOLLECTIONS OF A REBEL SURGEON. liad freckles on his face the size of a dime, andgreat warts on his hands that rattled like The Lord will Nick, the pious. 4iOh, Doctor, dont make fun of your friend thatway/ I said. Its a fact, said the Old Doctor, and he shook174 OLD SISTER NICK. with good natured mirth at the recollection. But Jimmie was a good boy, as his motheroften declared. The Lord will purvide, she used to say, as she
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