Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-05-28

fireside as long as she sees best to occupy
1t, She will leave the moment she thinks
we wish her to do so. She has often said
that whenever we become tired of her we
have only to find her humble cot in some
retired spot -"
Had that baby been sick during the
dayi" said the doctor, without giving me
a chance to finish my sentence.
That babyl Still another offensive
that" But | was patient, and replied:
mo, sir Our own baby woke up with
the peculiar sticking out of the stomach
TO which have REFEREED
Fortunately, at this point we reached
my doorstep.
Here we are" said /, with cheer.
fitness that was somewhat forced Those
" that's" still burned in my memory; and
then in few moments competent medical
opinion was to decide whether our own
baby was as seriously sick as feared.
As luck would have il, had forgotten
my nightkey. l had, of course, TO ring
the bell. did so, and then again, and
then thrice, and even four times. l did
not pull hard for fear Of exciting or start
ling our own sick baby.
Suddenly the doctor caught hold Of the
bell-pull and jerked it as though he was
afraid somebody was going to run away
with the other end of the wire.
Soon a window was opened, and l
heard dear mothers voice:
Who is thaty" says she.
1t is me-" says l.
"Who is Mat?" saws she.
!" 1t is me, dear mother" says l.
Is that you, T. Adolphusy" says she.
"Yes, dear mother" says l.
"Where is your nightkeys" says she,
In my breeches pocket, dear mother"
says |.
"Would you like to be let ?" says
she.
"Why, of course, dear mother" saysI.
"There are two of YOU" says she.
"Yes, of course" says /.
"Who is the other?" says she.
"Why, the doctor. dear mother" says /.
ooh! | had forgotten" says she.
"Thank God, there is no present need for
his services"
You cannot think howmy heart thrilled
with JOY as dear mother made his an
nouncement.
"Doctor!" said /, grasping his hand,
@ our own dear baby Is better"
All he did was to pull away his hand
and make some reference to the Internal
regions and future punishment really
think he was disappointed at not finding
our own dear baby in its last gasp:
Just then the door opened and there
stood Pheegie in her beautiful blue wrap
per. She always looks swee!ly in that
wrapper.
| kissed her forehead and whispered
sour child~
Don't be q fooll" said she. at is
too bad TO have kept you on the step SO
long. And, doctor, / am sorry, really
sorry that you should have been brought
up here this dreadful night"
'"But our child" said l.
ats sleeping sweetly," said she.
"And its little stomach" said /.
"Nonsense said she; there has been
nothing the matter with its stomach"
"Ah, indeedl IphegeniaP said dear
mother from the top Of the stairs, "pcr-
haps my intense love for my own child's
own offspring may have exaggerated the
actualities of its abdominal ailments.
Perhaps am burden herel If SO, Titus
Adolphus, you have only TO find me
humble cot in some retired spot and there
j will pass my days"
"Oh, good Heavensr ~ said Pheegie.
Before dear mother had finished her
sentence the doctor had gone out and
slammed the door with tremendous
noise Immediately heard him falling
down the ice-covered steps. / sprang to
the door and asked If he was hurt lie
picked himself up and walked off without
reply u
The next day he sent in his bill.
That was curious, as thought, for had
paid him in full only eight months be.
fore.
Phcegie says that he, Of course, intends
me to see that he does not want my
patronage.
Dear mother very truly says that the
issues Of life and death are not for mans
will 10 determine"
/ think that very appropriate remark
But somehow Pheegie don't seem to think
so.
But here I come back to my original
proposition:
Why Is IL that doctors are so 10th to
believe that babies are sickf
Why is it that they show so little
alacrity In flying to the infant cradle
side IN. Y. Graphic.
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