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Show On Detail. Private Napoleon Booker Washington Washing-ton Simpson had obtained leave of absence ab-sence to visit his buddy, who had been wounded and was in a near-by field hospital. He was stopped at the entrance en-trance by an army nurse, who asked him what he wanted. "Has you got a dark complected man named Johnson what's been shot In dis hospital?" he inquired. The nurse replied that there was such a person there, adding, "But he's convalescing now." "Ah beg yo' pardon?" said Nap perplexedly, per-plexedly, scratching his wool. "He's convalescing now," she repeated. re-peated. "Well," said Napoleon, "if yo' don't mind, I'll set right here and wait till he gets through." The Home Sector. |