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

Well, said McWilliains, To go back TO
where / was before depressed 10 explain
10 YOU how that frightfnl and incurable
disease. membranous Group, was ravaging
the town and driving oil mothers mad
with terror, called Mrs. McWilliams' at
ienii0n 10 little Penelope, and said.
Darling, / wouldn't let that child be
chewing that pine stick II we're you"
Precious, where's the harm in itT'
said she, but at the same time preparing
10 take away the stick-for women cannot
receive even the most palpably judicious
suggestion without arguing IL; that Is,
married women"
"Loye, IL IL notorious that pine IL the
least nutritious wood that child can
eat" 3 u#t I.
My wife's hand paused, in the act Of
taking the stick, and returned itself TO
her lap She bridled perccptibly, and
said:
Hubby, you know better than that
You know you do. Doctors all shy that
turpensine In pine wood Is good for weak
back and the kidneys"
~Ah, was under Misrepresentation.
did not know that the child's kidneys
and spine were affected, and that the fam.
ily physician had recommended---"
mo bAtu lHhl TIC Gulu spine anu
kidneys we're ailectedS"
my love, you iptimatcd IT,"
Tho Ideal never intimated anything
al the kind"
"Why, my dear, II hasn't been two
minutes since you said--
Bother what 1 said don't care
what did say. There ism any harm IN
The chiid's chewing Il bit Of pine stick II
a.A ntu IN ~
well. Aud she shag chew II, tool 30
there. nowp'
"say no more, my dear. ihow sec the
force o. your reasoning, and will 90 and
order two or three cords Of tlIe best pine
wood to-day. No child OF mine shall
wan, while l."
40. please go along b. your office, and
llf me have some peace. A body can
never make the simplcst remark but you
mua take !, up and go TO arguing, and
arguing, and arguing till you don't know
wha, you are talking about, and you nepr
do"
"yery well, II aliail he as you say, But
there Il want OF logic In your last re.
marx which #
However, she was gone with flourish
before I could finish, and had taken the
child with her That night nj dinner she
confronted me with face as white IN .
sheet. mG gasFf
20, Mortimer, there's nnother' Little
Georyic Gordon In taken.' iitI
Mcmbran0us croupW
.. Membran0us Group" b4
ia there any hope Tor himr' dBet
None In the wide world. y, what Is
so become of usi'' ..s..s ...4....,
By and by our nurse brought In our
Penelope 10 say goodnight and offer the
customary prayer at the mothers knee, In
the mids, OF " Now | lay me down 70
slccp," she gave IA slight cough. My wife
jell back like ono stricken with death.
But the next moment she was up and run.
ming away with the activeness which
knru~ inspires
She commanded that the child's crib be
removed from the nursery 10 our bed.
room; and she went along 10 see the order
eAncultd, she took me with her, OF
ccurse. We got matters arranged with
speed A cot bed xas pa. UP Lin my wiie's
dressing room for the nurse. But now
Mra McWilliams said we were too far
s@xay from the other baby, and what II he
were ~ have the symptoms In the night
and she blanched again, poor thing.
We then restored the crib aud the nurse
10 me nursery, and put up bed for our
selves In room adjoining.
Presently, however, Mrs. McWilliams
said. suppose the baby should catch 1t
IRON Pcneiopey This thought struck
new panic to her heart, and the tribe Of
IN could not get the crib out Of the nur-
Mry again fast enough to satisfy my wife,
ihough she assisted In her ewn person
and we'll nigh pulled the crib 10 pieces In
hsT frantic hurry -
We moved down. stairs, but there was
10 place TO stow the nurse, and Mrs. Nc.
Williams said the nurses experience
would be an inestimable help. SO we re.
turned. bag and baggage, 10 our own bed
rpoms once more, and felt a great glad.
nass. like storm.bufleted birds that have
found their nest again. !.
Ms. MeWilliams sped To the nursery
10 see how things were going on there.
Shc was back In a moment with u new.
dread. She said: Ia ~ A
-What can make the baby sleep SOY"
said:
"Why, nay darling, Baby ai.oays sleeps
like craven image"
al know, ! know but there's some.
lining peculiar about his sleep now. He