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come out safe , I somehow feel certain Mother is well as usual—defers every thing else, & does the nursing
head close, and half- envelop half-envelop it, I sit quietly by—I remain faithful, I am more than nurse
I always confer with the doctor, or find out from the nurse or ward-master about a new case.
He was nurse at the time to a number of soldiers, badly wounded in the late battles, and whose wounds
the planter's son returning after a long absence, joyfully welcom'd and kiss'd by the aged mulatto nurse
head close, and half- envelop half-envelop it, I sit quietly by—I remain faithful, I am more than nurse
; The hospital service—the lint, bandages, and medi- cines medicines ; The women volunteering for nurses—the
; The hospital service—the lint, bandages, and medi- cines medicines ; The women volunteering for nurses—the
I have nursed her in sickness, made every thing as agreeable and convenient as possible for her household
the planter's son returning after a long absence, joyfully welcom'd and kiss'd by the aged mulatto nurse