The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-04-17
@tHHs'ysbta, s5@itb siI39till7, 1851,

uuI eApcct every uay 10 receive notlce
that she is going to leave us" 4' Z J,
~ smiled in Spite of the solemn face
that looked into mine. '''''D '''@ = s"-"'
al am afraid you take trouble on IN
tetest, Mrs. B.. Sufficient Unto the
day is tho evilthereof Enjoy your good
cook while you have her. 1t will be time
enough TO be uncomfortable when she
leaves, and that may not be in the next
five years" W. ''.'i,'''a lu'inh' s'''''fd
"ft's easy enough to talk" replied
Mrs B---'a q little impatiehtly, abGt, if
you'd passed through what I have"
She stopped suddenly, bent her head
toward the door, and listened. % '',' .,,
'"That's Freddy, now" 90 -Na' '"l
1 heard the child's waking cry. /"
"Come with me TO the nursery" said
Mrs. B., moving toward the door. l
followed. The child had just wakened
from, a long nap, and was fretting, as we
often SEQ children when aroused from
sleep, ''''a .'' ~. ~, 70 '''' '''''
@Just look how red his face isyp' OK.
claimed Mrs b.; "are you sick, dar-
ling?" and she gathered him mp in her
arms. ".Just feel his hand? it is burning
with fever" '+''f'', '.','','a ,,l '.'' :" '..7
took the soft little hand in mine, and
held it FOR q few moments to mark The de-
gree of heat. To me there was nothing
beyond the warmth of vigorous health.
"There's no fever here, Mrs. b"
said /, confidently. '' 'f''''. %
eyes, there is" she replied. "TIcs
got a high fever. Is your throat soar,
darling" 'y't '' - '", a.
Freddy put his hand to his neck, and
swallowed once or twice.
'"Docs it hurt, lovew ' "] o.. ''V.'
The child nodded his head in assent.
The face Of Mrs. B. grew suddenly
pale as ashes. 'a' -''' ''F' ''''''''' ~ ''
There, l knew it! knew it. He's
getting tho scarlet fever. Oh dearw and
she laid her face down among her child's
sunny curls, and sobbed wildly. % -
spray don't distress yourself, Mrs. b;
Freddy Is not Sick" l urged. But my
words had no effect upon her. She sob
bed on for some minutes, until agitation
exhausted ITSELF
"Will you ring the bell 7" she asked at
length, looking at me with sad, fearful
face. d"
I Ipulled the bclLrope and the nurse
came in almost Immediately. .''
"You must go for the DOCTOR" said
Mrs. B.. Freddy is sick. He's getting
the scarlet fever" ' '.
The girl looked frightened, and went
hurriedly from the room.
100" Don't be alarmed, my dcar Mrs. B."
said Iirying to reassure her; 81 am sure
Freddy is not sick.s Why his hand is no
hotter than mine. AS / took his hand
again my own came in contact with hers.
IL was as cold as marble. No wonder
the babes soft, warm flesh was burning
to her touch, ,.i.'d d'- i'a '''.@
"Feel my hand" / said; "mine and
Freddy's together, and see which is hot
test" M f.T "a a..- n.. &,
"You have fever" she replied.
@No," said 1; "your hand is icy cold.
1t has deceived you. Freddy has no fe-
yer." fl 1naeUa. eHt gl'.tIf~'
BY the timo theidoctor arrived Freddy
was playing about the floor as lively as a
cricket, and / had succeeded in convincing
Mrs. B. that he was in naimmediate
danger. But the mother was in most
need Of medical attention. Her nervous
fears had so exhausted her that she was
unable to hold her head up. She was
living on the sofa when the doctor came,
her face of a deathiy hue. He scohed
her soundly, saying that she would Kill
herself if she went on in this way; made
a prescription for her, scarcely noticing
tbe child, and went off, As my presence
could hardly be agreeable to either party,
| retired also, pondering the. case III my
philosophical way. .l,ai 4 7le,iou 1e
Worry is worse than work." said i,
"without any doubt. If Mrs. B. keeps
on after this fashion she'll shuttle off her
mortal coil in less time than poor Mrs.
M" s1u5e> fs3i,'1 s. lp u,G .gil1G (,
4, On the next morning / saw Mrs. NJ,
bright and eprlyr on her way to neigh
boris house, where the day was 10 be spent
at the ironing table; her children remain
ing at home in the care Of their oldest
sister--herself but child. ---l.gM la .
"How's Mrs. B---Y'a 1 asked Of the
nurse, whom Isaw standing at the door
about ten o'clock with Freddy in her
arms. The child looked thovery picture
of health. .laj I.
"lSck in bed ma'am," she replied.
Indeed; what ails her ~ asked.
"Ohl she worried herself, yesterday
ma'am, about Freddy. And it wasn't a
bit of use, Nothing at all was the mat
ter with him, dear little fellow lot3 .
d passed on, saying to myself, "Yes,
Mrs. M was right; worry kills quicker
than work.. If Mrs. B. keeps on rs
fast as she is now going she will get to
the end Of her journey long before her
hard -toiling neighbour '''Faasb nsm
7 shall look in rupon both Of them again
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