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Show si:li:("ii:i). Til 14 W(II.'M)I01 Tl'KCUN. Tlio flillowini? oxtnii'L IVom u lrtliT of I'nil'cMur llllliolli nf Vienna, mm of tlio nio.st ctniiu'iit. hnrcons in Ku-ntpo, Ku-ntpo, to tlio lii'i'lin Kinisftr N'oviru-shrift N'oviru-shrift I'onlnins ft vimliciilion nl' tlio cliui-imlcr cliui-imlcr of llm nincli iiliuscil Tui'coh. 1'i'ol'i's.sor liillrotli lmd liut'ii eerviiiK as volunti'fr Biiigcoii in tlio liulJ lioiit-uln lioiit-uln lit Wcissonburg anil Miiiinlieiiii: ".Many lira liavo bi'cn (old about tbe wounded Turcos. 1 liavo sunlit in vain lor fuels to jirovo ibeir fcnicity, in vain a.-ked tlio Uerniaii wnunili'd if tbey had been witnessus of tbo cruolly of l ho Turcos; no ono knew iinytliing of it. It was reported that a Tineo in Mannheim bud slabbed 0110 of tbo surgeons sur-geons or bis assistant in tlio arm, and that ono of tlio volunteer feiualo nurses hnd been grossly insulted by a Turco. Thero is not a word of truth in sueb reports. Tbe Turcos were nt first distrustful, dis-trustful, apathetic, and all evidently expeeted to be hung or beheaded. The idea of dying does not disturb them at all, as tbey think a beutiful hcuven is ready for them all. They gradually began to think better of us, chiefly because be-cause wo gave them wine to drink and ham and sausage to cat a great sin, of course, for a jMusseliuun, but excusable excus-able as they were sick. They talk a great deal among themselves, but speuk only a little French. Tbey often use tbe phraso '7V.v.viV;i gttrri, coiipem la tett' They meant that they would be beheaded by tbo Prussians as soon as they got well. They seemed to be exactly like children wero sometimes very merry, sometimes sad, frightened at every change, pleased at every colored col-ored picture-book, would wrap up their heads in any piece of colored cloth tbey could get, and which they were very eager lor, and were utterly ignorant of the world about them. One only of those under my care was at all turbulent; turbu-lent; he was full of fun, and withal rather inquisitive and saucy, but easily kept within bounds by a sharp word. Sometimes he grinned so like an ape that I should not have been at all surprised sur-prised if he had watched his opportunity opportu-nity when I was not looking and stabbed me in the back, and, thinking it a good joke, laughed himself half dead over it. Those most severely wounded were perfectly resigned, and hardly uttered a word of complaint at their sufl'er-ings. sufl'er-ings. Some were very sensitive to pain; others not at all so. They varied in this respect as the rest of mankind do.". |