A NURSE'S HEROISM.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 5 April 1917, Page 3

A NURSE'S HEROISM.

TRUE TO THE DEATH. A story—and a very moving one at that—illustrating the truly noble and courageous part which the nurses of the Red Cross are taking in succouring and attending to Che wounded heroes .of the war, will fittingly conclude an article which might well be indefitely extended. As an instance of sublime devotion it is absolutely Christlike. In one of the field hospitals the staff ran short of bandages, etc., anG Nurse Lorraine volunteered to fetch the requirements. As she knew' the district and needed some fresh air, owing to her long spell of duty, the authorities acceded to her request. She had covered about three miles of her journey when she met some French soldiers in charge of a lumber carriage, who informed her that three wounded men were lying on the outskirts of a wood close by, and urgently needed assistance. Without any demur she mounted the van and was taken to the spot. After investigating she scribbled her needs on a piece of paper, and implored the soldiers to hasten to and fetch them.

Then, kneeling down, she sought to stanch the wounds of the stricken men. These she found to be many and serious, and the brave woman tore up most of her clothing to improvise bandages. Night came on and the van came not. The cold was intense, the rain beat down in pitiless torrents, two of the men raved in delirium, and to add to the horrors of the situation the rattle of musketry denoted the presence of the enemy. Thus in pain and suspense the ill-clad woman spent the long hours of that fearful night.

Next morning a detachment of chasseurs found the quartet—two of the men were dead, and the other was kept alive by the devoted woman who had shielded him from the rigours of rain and cold by her own body. Siie was in a state of collapse from ex posure. Restoratives were applied, and recovering consciousness she faintly inquired, "Are they all right?" Ere an answer could be given she sank back and yielded her noble spirit to Him who gave it. Small wonder that when the full story of her heroism was told by the survivor, brave men allowed the tears to fall down their cheeks, and that martial honours were accorded the funeral of the devoted I nurse. —Scotsman.