The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-04-19

perishing thing a tablespoonful and
try to be quick"
" What, my dear, a tablespoonful
might
Don't drive me frantic? = X X
There, there, there, my precious, my
own; its nasty, bitter stuff, but it's
good for Nelly good for mothers
precious darling; and it will make her
well. There, there, there, put the
little head upon mammals breast and
go to sleep-Oh, l know she can't live
till morning? Mortimer, a table,
spoonful every half hour--Oh, the
child needs belladona, too! l know
she does - and aconite. Get them
Mortimer. Now dotet me have my
way. You know nothing about these
things"
We now went to bed, placing the
crib close to my wife's pillow. All
this turmoil had worn upon me, and
within two minutes | was something
more than fast asleep. Mrs. McWil-
liams reused me: Darling, is that
register turned Oh ?"
"No."
Z" L thought as much. Please turn
it on at once. This room is cold"
l turned it on, and presently fell
asleep again. l vas reused once more.
"Dearie, would you mind moving
the crib to your side of the bed? 1t
is nearer the register"
Imoved it, but had collision with
the rug, and woke up the child. l
dOzed off once more, while my wife
quoted the sufferer. But in a little
while these words came murmuring
remotely through the fog of my drow>
siness:
Mortimer, if we only had some
goose grease--will you ring?"
l climbed drearily out, and stepped
on cat, which responded with a pro-
test, and would have got convincing
kick for it, it if chair had not got it
instead.
"Now, Mortimer, why do you want
to turn up the gas and wake up the
child again ?"
because l want to see how much l
am hurt, Caroline"
"Well, look at the chair, tool
have no doubt it is ruined. Poor cat,
suppose you had"-
"NOw, 1 am not going to suppose
anything about the cat. 1t never
would have occurred if Maria had
been allowed to remain here and at
tend to these duties, which are in her
line, and are not in NINE"
"Now, Mortimer, 1 should think
you would be ashamed to make re-
mark like that. 1t is a pity if you
cannot do the few little things that l
asked of you at such an awful time as
this, when our child
There, there, will do anything
you want. But can't raise anybody
with this bell. They're all gone to
bed. Where's the goose grease?"
"On the mantelpiece in the nursery.
If you'll step in there and speak to
Maria"-
fetched the goose grease and went
to sleep again. Once more was called.
Mortimer, l so hate to disturb
you, but the room Is too cold for me to
try to apply this stuff. Would you
mind lighting the fire? 1t is all ready
to touch a match to-"
dragged myself out and lit the fire,
and then sat down disconsOlate.
Mortimer, don't sit there and
catch your death of cold. Come to
bed"
As l was stepping in, she said: "But
wait moment. Please give the child
some of the medicine"
Which 1 did. 1t was medicine
which made child more or less lively;
80 my wife made use of its waking in
terval to strip it and grease it all over
with the goose oil. was soon asleep
once more, but once more had to get
up.
Mortimer, l feel draft. feel it
distinctly. There is nothing so bad
for this disease as a draft. Please
move the crib in front of the fire."
did it, and. collided with the rug
again, which 1 threw into the fire.
Mrs. McWilliams sprang out of bed
and rescued it, and we had some
words. 1 had another trifing interval
ofsleep, and then got up, by request,
and constructed a fax seed poultice.
This was placed upon the child's breast,