. The bugle call; or A summons to work in Christ's army . at with theselilthy garments on. You must, foryou have not the strength now to havethem changed. After feeding them as best we could,we withdrew while their tattered gar-ments were replaced by clean a change on our return! Thesoiled garments were thrown overboard,and our sick men lay cheerfully await-ing another supply of food. We worked 32 THE BUGLE CALL. with them until eleven oclock, when weretired to our state-rooms. I had soentirely forgotten everything else, in myexcitement with my patients, that I satdown to do some
. The bugle call; or A summons to work in Christ's army . at with theselilthy garments on. You must, foryou have not the strength now to havethem changed. After feeding them as best we could,we withdrew while their tattered gar-ments were replaced by clean a change on our return! Thesoiled garments were thrown overboard,and our sick men lay cheerfully await-ing another supply of food. We worked 32 THE BUGLE CALL. with them until eleven oclock, when weretired to our state-rooms. I had soentirely forgotten everything else, in myexcitement with my patients, that I satdown to do some little sewing neces-sary for the morrow, quite forgetting,as Robbie had, that it was the Sab-bath. The next morning one said to me, What do you suppose you ladies seem-ed to us men like, last night? I haveno idea, was my reply. Angels, hesaid; I could only keep must be angels, not w^omen. No,not angels, my friend; only poor weakwomen, who are thankful for the privi-lege of doing something for the braveboys who have done so much for
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