The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-02-17
THE 8TUTTERIN0 FATHER.
From the New York Sun.

He had been. rood looking young
fellow; but, @ 10 lay on bed in Bellevue
hospital, his aspect xas unpleasant. Hia
tace wae cTiss.crossed With adhesive plas.
ter, clearing had been. made on the
forest Of hair on his head, and one lek
stuck ont into sight bandged. His fea-
lures were immobile by reason Of the
stihening patchwork, his mouth would
only open half way, and when he talked
the unvarying expression Of bis face was
very queer. The Surgeon had slightly
drawn the muscles ON one side Of his
mouth With the strips of plaster. 50 that,
viewed from one sta,.d point, he smiled
blandly: but on the other side the Wis.
age vas solemn and resentfal. His name
10 John Garland. :. 80. Il: ~: ~.
Elbow arc you feeling!" asked the
house surgeon. Z: '.:.. 49,
..Jsst % il my head was a big Is Z
barrel and almost Ill Of the barrel was
head. replied John. : $3.50; ,.
The reporter 1as standing 1t Johns
smiling side. wondering 1t his good hu.
NOR but . change Of attitude showed
the other half Of his face, which seemed
much more appropriate to the occasion.
He Was induced to tell about the acct.
dent which had injured him.
me and Father was working up in
West Sixty second street," he said,
blasting out rock. We was to get cel-
lar cleaned out by spring; SO there WASH
no hurry about it. Us two kind O.
worked along easy. We'd get ia blast
every two or three days, and draw out the
rock and drill the rest fthe time. Well,
Sunday morning We thought we'd 20
round aud put in an hour or so, cause
we'd lost day for Christmas. I was up
on the rock piling stone, and father was
down in the hole. I hadn't no idea
what he Was up to. You see, he STAN.
mers so he can't say much anyway, and
so a. . general thing We don't talk very
often. Sometimes he began to say some.
thing, but word sticks, and he has to
give it up. So I didn't think anything
Of his keeping still for = good while.
What do you 'spose the old man was
doing!'
"Fixing blast may be p
"Blamed If he wasn't doin' jest that
thing. Notwithstanding twas Sunday,
he'd took notion to set off blast but
I didn' t dream Of such 4 thing. First
I see tho old man was'a climbin' up the
other 81 lie Of the hole. He seemed Is il
he was in IN awful hurry. He begun
to say something, and got as far rs John
then the next word stuck. I generally
don't expect any more whom he gets that
way, and SO I went to work again. Then
I happened to look up again, and he was
strugglin' over that word worse'n ever
SEQ him struggle over any word before.
He made terrible faces, twisted his mouth
round and round. and swung his arms
q il he was crazy"
''Never mind, I said to him, try it
again by'n by. 'Tain't no hurry, is it p
"He nodded his head meaning twas
in hurry, and tried to start round to
my side Of the hole, but there was fence
on one eide and high rock on the 9th.
er. He made up faces worse than ever,
and begun with John again, but couldn't
get no further to save his life. All he
could say was = kind of 'Um.um UNI.
You see he'd lit the fuse, and was tryin'
to tell me to get out of the way. Just
q he was gettin' purple in the face, and
guess he'd pretty near put his jaws out
Of joint, she came-''
''The word
"Moscs no-the blast. Blamed lift
didn't raise mo like rocket. They say I
come down mongst the pieces of stone.