Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

!" But, my dear, he always breathes reg
| ulariy.''
"Oh. know 1t, but there's something
| dreadful about il now. His nurse Is too
Young and inexperienced. Maria shall
stay there with her, and be on hand u
anything happens"
THAT Is . good idea; but who will
lyon can help me all I want
wouldn't allow anybody TO do anything
but myself, anyhow, at such . time as
this" !.
sleep, and leave her TO watch and toll over
our little patient all the weary night But
she reconciIed me TO IT, So old Maria
departed and took up her ancient quar-
tiers In the nursery. 49,
Penelope cougIed twice Ia her sleep.
"Oh. why don't the doctor come
1 Mortimer, this room Is too warm. This
the register--quicke'
shut il off, giancing at the thermome-
ter At the same time, and wondering 10
myself IL 10 was too warm for sick
child
The cOachman arrived from down town
now with the news thatour physician was
III and confined TO his bed. Mrs. Nc
Williams turned dead eye upon me,
and said in dead voice: "There Is
providence In it, II Is foreordained. He
never was sick before. Never. We have
not been living as we ought TO live. Nor.
timer, time and time again l have told
YOU so. New you see the result. Our
Child will never get we'll. BE thankful If
you can forgive yourself. never can
forgive myself"
| said, without intent TO hurt, but with
needless choice Of words, that could not
see that we had been living such an aban-
doned life
| Moytimeri Do you want TO bring the
judgment upon baby, tooY''
1 Then she began 10 cry, but suddenly
exclaimed
1.-THE doctor must have sent medi.
cinesp'
Isaid:
Certainly; they are here. ! was only
waiting for you TO give me chance"
"Weil, do give them 70 me! Don't You
know that every moment isprccious now
But what Was the use In sending medi.
cincs, when he knoDs that the disease Is
incurablcf"
said that while there was life there
was hope.
4 /" HOPE! Mortimer, you know no more
what You are talking absut than the child
unborn. If you would ---- As live, the
directions say give one tcaspoonfnl once
an hourl Once an hour!--a II we had u
| whole year before us to save the child int
Mortimer, please hurry Give the poor.
| pcrisling thing a tablespoonful, and tn 10
s 80 might Don't drive me
franticl 80, There, there, there, my
precious, my own; IT'S nasty, bitter stud,
| but it's good for Nelly--good for moth
or's precious darling; and 1t will make
her well. There, there, there, put the 1t
/ tic head on mammals breast, and go To
sleep, and pretty soon--Oh, 1 know she
can't live till morning! Mortimer, a
tablespoonful every half hour will----Oh,
| the child needs bcliadonna, too; know
she does anu aconite. Get them, Mortl-
i mer. Now do let me have my way. You
1 know nothing about these things"
We now went To bed, placing the crib
close 10 my wife's pillow. All this tur-
MOL had worn upon me, and within two
minutes | was something more than hall
asleep. Mrs. McWillians reused me
Darling, Is that register turned onF'
mo-
81 thought IN much. Please turn 1t on
4
at once. This room IL cold"
| / turned II on, and presently fell asleep
| again. j was aroused once more.
/" Dearic, would you mind moving the
crib 70 your side Of the bedy II ~ nearer
the register"
| moved IL, but had collision with the
rug and woke up the child dozed of
once more, while my.wilc quieted the suf.
ferer. But In little while these words
came murmuring remotely through the fog
OF my dfowsinessi ~ &
Mortimer, If we only had some goose.
grease will you ringY'
| climbed drearily out. ard stepped ON
a cat, which responded with protest, and
would have got convincing Kick for II IL
a chair had not got II instead.
t"Eow, Mortimer, why do you want 10
turn up the gas and wake up the child
AGAIN."
:" Because want to see how much AM
hurt Caroline" a.s
:" Well, look al the chair, tool have no
doubt 1t Is ruined. Poor Cat, suppose you
had
"Now, am not going 10 suppose any.
thing about the cat II never would have
occurred If Maria had been allowed 10 re-
main here and attend 10 these duties,
which are In her line, and are not In
mine"
"Now, Mortimer,.I should think you
would be ashamed TO make remark like
that. II IL a pity II you cannot do the
few little things that ask of you ut snch
| 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
IL the goose greasef"
"On the msniel piece in the nursery.
II you'll step there and speak TO Maria
1 -b F..estGr#. va fs.ls
fetched the goosegrease and went TO
sleep again. Once more 1 was called.
Mortimer, 50 hate to disturb You, but
the room Is still too cold for me TO try TO
apply this. stuff. Would you mind
lighting The frey II Is NIL ready to touch
a match to-
dragged myself out and lit the FIRE,
and then sat doga, disconsolate.
Mortimer, don't sit there and catch
| your death OF cold. Come 10 bed
AS was stepping in, she said:
But wait moment Please give the
child some more OF the medicine"
Which did. 1t wasa medicine which
Ia. Ill