Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-04-27

is tOreOrdained. He never was sick before
Never. We have been living as we ought to
live. Mortimer, time and again have told
you so. Now you see the result Our child
will never get we'll Be thankful if you can
forgive yourself. l never can forgive my
self"
said, without intent to hurt, but with
needless choice of words, that could not see
that we had been living such an abandoned
life
''Mortimer! Do you want to bring the
judgement upon baby, too?''
Then she began to cry, but suddenly ex-
claimed, ''The doctor must have sent III e
cines?''
said, ''Certanly they are here l was
only waiting for you to give me a chance
''Well, do G i've them to me! Don't you
know that every moment is precious now?
But what was the use in sending medicines
when he knows that the disease is incura-
bic?
said that while there was life there was
hope:
'sHope! Mortimer, you know no more
what you are talking about than the child
unborn. If you would-As live, the d.
rections say give one teaspoonful once an
hour! Once an hour! as if we had whole
year before US to save the child in! Morti-
mer, please hurry. Give the poor perishing
thing teaspoonful and try to be quick.
'What, a teaspoenful might"
''Don't drive me frantic!
it's nasty, bitter stuff, but it's good for Nelly
good for mothers precious darling; and
it will make her we'll. There, there, there,
put the little head on mammals breast and go
to sleep, and pretty soon-Ob, know she
can't live till morning! Mortimer. tea
spoonful every half hour will-Oh, the child
needs belladonna, too. know she does
and aconte Get them, Mortimer. Now
do let 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 half asleep. 'Darling, is the regsntr
turned on?'
"NO"
II thought as much. Please turn it on at
once. This room is cOld.'
l turned it on, and presently fell asleep
again. | was aroused once more.
'Dearie, would you mind moving the crib
to your side Of the bed? 1t is nearer the re-
gister"
moved it, but had collision with the
rug, and woke up the child. / dozed off
once more, while my wife quieted the sufferer.
But in little while these words came mur-
muring remotely through the fog of my
droWsiness:
''Mortmer, if we only had some goose
grease-will you ring?"
climbed drearly out, and stepped on
cat, which responded with protest, and
would have got convincing kick for it, if a
chair had not got it in stead.
''Now, Mortimer, why do you want to turn
up the gas and wake up the child again?"
because want to see how much am
hurt. Caroline"
"Well, look at the chair, tool have no
doubt it is ruined. Poor cat, suppose you |
had"
''Now am not going to suppose anything
about the cat 1t never would:have occurred !
it Maria had been allowed to remain here
and attended to these duties, which are in
her lne and are not in NINE
"Now, Mortimer, should think you would
be ashamed to make a remark like that. 1t
is pity it you can not do the few little
things that | ask of you at such un awful
time as this, when our child"
''There, there, l will do anything you
want. But l can't raise anybody with this
bell. They re all gone to bed. Where is the
goose grease?"
ION the mantelpiece in the nursery. If
you'll step in there and speak to Maria
l fetched the goose grease and went to
sleep again. Once more | was called.
'.Mortimer, 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 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 was stepping in she said ''But wait
q moment. Please give the child some OF the
medicine"
Which did. 1t was medicine which
made child more or less lively; so my wife
made use of its waking interval to strip it
and grease it all over with the goose oil. l
was soon asleep once more, but once more l
had to get up.
Mortimer, feel draft. feel it dis
tinctly. There is nothing so bad for this dis
ease as draft. Please move the crib in front
of the fire."
did it, and collided with the rug again,
which l threw into the fire. Mrs. McWi- '
iams sprang out of bed and rescued it. and ,
we had some words. had another trit1ing J
interval of sleep, and then got up, by request,
md constructed faxseed poultice. This
was placed upon the child's breast, and left t
hereto do its healing work.
A wood tlre is not permanent thing.
got up every twenty minutes and renewed =
,urs, and this grve Mrs. McWilliams an op- :
to shorten the time of giving the =
medicines by ten minutes, which was great =
abstraction to her. Now and then, between a
lines, reorganized the faxseed poultices, !
md applied sinapisms and other blisters, r
where unoccupied places could be found upon !
be child.
Well, toward morning the wood gave out,
nd my wife wanted me to go down cellar
nd get some more: ''My dear, it is lab n