In Ireland, on March 17, 1846, Patrick Hough was born. On March 17, 1997,
Patrick would be 151 years-old.
Most of the time people called Patrick, Paddy for short. Hough is pronounced
(Howk.)
He had Blue eyes. His smile was worn as a sweet girl.
When the Franco-Prussian war broke out in 1870, he was teaching in a
school by the side of the Shannon River, made famous by stories and songs.
After that, he immediately tried to hurry to get to Paris as a news writer.
But because of the horror of the battlefield he volunteered to be a first-aid
worker and a stretcher bearer. Von Moltke and Bismark had a (secret) weapon,
the needle, to be hid somewhere. This weapon was good because the gun could
fire four times more than the old guns the French had. The French lost every
battle and were in constant retreat. In this horrible spot Patrick Hough
carried on, helping foe and friend as best he could. One day it happened,
a spent shell came flying across the field toward the stretcher where a
wounded man lay. Paddy hurried to save his patient, and then it exploded.
His jaw was shattered. Paddy's throat was torn open so that the windpipe
was exposed (showing,) and his left thigh was ripped open. The worst thing
that happened was that the area between his wrist and elbow was blown off.
While he was recovering, he thought about the war. He decided to take the
French side.
If you go anywhere in Clark County you will find that the gray haired people who use to attend his school still love Paddy very deeply and very sincerely. So in conclusion he got back the love he gave.
Clark County History/1967
Edited by Amanda, grade 6