THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND. would let me see frequently the accounts she receives - fromMiss Nightingale or Mrs. Bracebridge, as I hear no details of the wounded, though I see so many from officers, &c. about the battle-field, and naturally the former must interest me more than any one. Let Mrs. Herbert also know that I wish Miss Nightingale and the ladies would tell these poor noble wounded and sick men that no one takes a warmer interest, or feels more for their sufferings, or admires their courage and heroism, more than their Queen. Day and night she thinks of her beloved troops. So does the Prince. Beg Mrs. Herbert to communicate these my words to those ladies, as I know that our sympathy is much valued by these noble fellows." It is easy to imagine that this letter so gracious, kind, and tender, must have strengthened the heart of the noble Florence Nightingale in her arduous work. Touching and simple, those words of sym- pathy, " spoken right nobly as a Queen, right affectionately as a mother, right eloquently as a woman," are worth a thousand times the brave speeches or heroism of any of the Queens of " the Jewel set in a golden sea." But her Majesty has proved by many good deeds that she can feel for suffering and want ; and has always evinced, more especially, a strong interest in her wounded or dis- abled soldiers, visiting and cheering them on many occasions. Upon the departure of the chief medical officer of D 29
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