The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-27
DEPTH OF A MOTHERS LOVE
a CASE or MEMBRANO US CROUP IN
THE HILLTAMS FANNY



with terror, c illol Mrs. McWililms's atteh,
tiun to little Pcnelone. AMI $ - "Difing,
wouldn't let that child be chewing int pine
stick, " we're you
"PrcciOus where Ia the harm In ~" said she.
but AZ the same time preparing TO Ike away thc
stick-for women cannot receive cven the most
palpabiy judicious suggestion without arguing
1t; that T., married women:
"Love, IL ~ notorious that pine rs the least
nutritious wood that cnild can eat"
NV wife's hand paused. In the act OF taking
the stick, aud returned itself to her lap. She
know better than that. You know you do.
Doctors all sly that turpeniihe In pine WOOD Is
good for weak back and the kidneys."
"Ahi was under a Misrepresentation. did
not know tnat the ohild's Kidneys and spine
were affected and that the family physician had
"Wno said that the chlids splne and kidneys
were afeciedf
"rhe ideal / never minated anything Of tho
kind" -
Bother what said don't care what ! did
saw. There isn't any harm In the child's chew
ing bit OF pine stick " she wants to. aud you
know Il perfectly we'll And she snail chew H.
tool So there, nowl'
"Sly no more, my dear. now see the force
Of your reasoning, AMI will 60 and order two
or three cords Of the best pine wood to-day. No
cnild OF mine snail want while u
"Oh, please 90 along To your once, and let me
have me We zee. no ~ can never m Ike the
sum lest remark but YOU must take II up and 20
to arguing, und arguing, aud arguing, till you
don't know what you are talking ABOUT, aud YOU
meyer do" 49,.
there Il want Of logic In your last rem TX
whicn"----
However, she was gone with flourish before
could fnish. and had taken the child with her.
lhat night, at dinner. she confronted IN. with
&C as white rs a sheet.
"Oh. Mortimer. there's anotherl Little
Georyie Gordon T. taken"
Membranoue cruupH
"Membrtnous crOIp."
els there any hope for him ?"
None in the wide world. Oh what IS TO be-
come Of u.s.
IIy and by our nurse brought IN our PcneIope
10 say good night and offer the customary PRAYER
Mt the mothers knee In the midst OF g Now l
Nv wife teti bnek Ike one strcken with death
But the next moment she was up and running
away with the gctveness which terror inspires.
She commanded that the child's CRIB be re
moved from the nursery to our bedroom aud
she went along tn see the order executed. She
took me with her, Of course. We got matters
arranged with speed. A cot bed was PUT up 10
my wife's dressing room for the nurse. Bnt now
Mrs. MoNilliams said we were too far away from
the other b.by. and what II he were u have the
symptoms Ia the night land she blanchod
AGAIN. poor thing.
nursery. and put up bed for ourselves In
room adjoining.
Presently, however Mrs McN,liams said
SUPPOSE the baby should catch II from Pene-
louei" This Thought struck new panic 10 her
he IT, ana the triUe u US could MOI yet tho cr!S
out of tue nursery again fast enough to satisfy
my wife. though she assisted IN ner own person.
aud well nigh pulled tho crib to pieces Ia her
We moved down stairs. but thore was no place
10 stow tn nurse. ami Mrs Nc ~ lila ms said the
nurses eXr er"nce would be an inestnnahle
help. So Ne retuineI, nag and baggage. e our
own hedrpOrs once more, nd felt great glad
ness, like storm buneted birds that nave tound
Mrs McWinians sped 20 the nursery to see
how Things were ing ON there. She was back
In moment Win now dread. Sne SAID
what eau make the D Nv sleep SOP"
sid " W ~ ny DARING uAby always sleeps
Il kuoy. know; but there's something pc
Guitar about MS sleep now. lie seems to-he
seems I, breathe 50 regularly. On, this Is
"Bit. my dear. he always breathes regularly"
ON, mo" Il, but there's som thing dread
ful about ~ now. His nurse l. 700 young and
INEXPERIENCED. Maria 81 II say there with her,
and be on hand II ANYTHING hdpp MS"
hat - good idea 9ui VINO WIN help youf"
anybody To do ANYTHING but myself, anyhow, at
such time as tnls."
| said / would feel mean to lie abcd and sleep,
and leave her to watch ana tuii over our little
patient all tue weary night. But she fecOuCi He'd
me 10 H. so old Maria departed and took up
her ancient quarters in tue nursery.
Penelope cOughed twice ia her sleep.
ION. way don't the doctor cO.neI Mortimer,
too warm. Turn OF the register-quickw
shut II on, CHANGING at the thermometer at
the same tine, and wcnderin. to myself II 70
was TOO warm for sick cnild.
The coachman arrived from down wn now
c mined to his bed Mrs. Newiliians iurne d., a
dead eye upon me, and said IN dea voice,
" mere ia prov dence In IL. II IL foreordaiu cd.
He never was sict before. Never. We have not
been lyinI as We ought 10 live. Mortimer, time
and time again have tod tOu 50. Now YOU sec
the result. Our child win never get well. 80
thankful II you can forgive yourself. 1 never
can forgive mYself,'
said, without intent to hurt. hut with heed
less choice OF words. that 1 could not see that
we had been living such an ab nlohed life.
"Mortimer Do yon want 70 Uring tho tudg-
Thea she began to cry, hut suddenly ex-
claimed, 1.-The doctor must have sent medi.
cineS j.
Isaid. Certainly. they ar here. was only
waiting for YOU To cave me chance"
~ ell, do 1.-Two them To me! Don't you know
that every moment Ia precious now? IIut what
WAS the use In sending medicines waen lie
knows that the disease Is incurtbleT
s Id tina. while there WIS life there was hone.
you are talking aoout than the child unborn. II
you woulI-As | live, The directions say give
one teSspoOnful ono all hourl Once an hour
rs Il We h d u whole yesr before US t. save the
child inl Mortimer, please harry. Give the poor.
perishins thing tablespoonful. and Try To he
might" Don't drive me trantici
Ihere there, thcre, my precious, my own: Its
nasty, bitter stun, but rs good fos Nelly-rood
for mothers precious darling; and II will make
her well. Taere, thore, there. Dut tue little DeaI
on mammals breast aud 20 to sleep, and pretty
soon-Oh, / know she cau't live TIL morning !
Mortimer, tablespoonful every half hour will
- =. %, the chiid needs bella o9na, tool know
Now d. let me have any way. You know moth
Ing bout these things"
we nov went " utl. plaClnR tho clln clO~o 10
my wifes pillow. All tins turmoil had worn
upon ne, and within two minutes / was some
thing more than hall asleep. Ms McN, iliians
reused me: Darling, Is that register turned
on2"
mo"
81 thought as much. Please turn It on at
once. rnis room is cold"
! turned It on, and presently fell asleep again,
Wa, AROUSED 5nu0 ~ -.
"DeaIie, would you mind moving the crib
TO your side Of tue bed2 IL Is nearer the regis
te."
moved II, but had IA collision With the rug
ana woke up the child, dOza ID on once more
while my wife quieted the su1ercT. Hut In
little while these words came murmuring re-
"Mortiiner II we only had some goose grease
will You ringW
/ climbed droarily out, and stepped on cat.
which responded with a protest, and would
have got convincing KICK for II, II char had
not got It instead.
NOV, Mortimer, WHY do you want 20 turn up
the gas and wake up tho child AGAIN"
because want TO see how much am hurt,
Caroline"
"well, look nj TIE chair, tool have no
DOUBT II Is ruined. Poor cat, suppose you had
"NOw, am not going 60 suppose ANYTHING
about the cat. IL never would nave occurred
IL Maria had been allowed 10 remain here and
attend to these duties, which are In her line, and
are not In mime"
"Now, Mortimer. | should think you would
be ashamed 10 make "A Remark like that. IL Is a
pity II y on cannot do tue few little things tina.
ask Of you tsuch IN awful Ilme as this, when