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Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., Part I. (search)
oldier-friends in high estimation, I agreed with the driver of the ambulance,—Them 'taturs has to be taken in out of the cold. My neighbor's wife, Mrs. Dr. ——, entered heartily into my plans for the morrow, promising her assistance. My night-round of visits to the sick having been completed, I was soon seated by my own fireside, watching the operation of making and baking a corn hoecake, which, with some smoked beef of my own preparation and a cup of corn-coffee, made my supper on this Christmas eve. It was so bitterly cold that I did not undress; but, wrapping a blanket around me, lay down on my bunk. Tempo also rolled herself up, and lay down before the fire. In order to explain what followed, I must here say that the boards of my floor were only laid, not fastened, as nails were not to be had. I was awakened from the first sweet sleep of night by an unearthly yell from Tempe, who sprang unceremoniously upon my bunk, grasping me tightly, and crying, O Lord, Miss ——, yearthq