Show The Chicago Record tells a good slory as taken from SurgeonGeneral Sternberg of the army The substance is that as the battle of Bull Run was opening an Irish sergeantmajor came to him bringing a bag of gold coin weighing three or four pounds and said Doctor I know that Im to bo kilt entirely en-tirely and I want you to take care of this money and see that II gets to tho oull folks at home Before the doctor could remonstrate the sergeant threw the money Inlo his lap and rushed to the front The doctor doc-tor carried the gold for iwo days with his surgical Instruments He tried to get rid of It but no one would share the responsibility with him fowl rd the close of the second day he was taken prisoner He lost his instruments in-struments and medicine case but clung to the gold and making a belt 01 his necktie und handkerchief tied It around his waist next to his skin During the long hot weary march that followed the gold pieces chafed his flesh and his waist became so sore and Blistered ns tox cause him Intense suffering suf-fering but he was bound that the ould folks at home should have the benefit of that money and he saved It When he was finally exchanged and got back to Washington where the regiment of the sergeanlmajor was In camp about the first man to welcome him was the same sergoantmajor who yas so delighted to learn that the doctor doc-tor had saved his money that he got drunk and gambled It all away the first night |