The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-28


doned life.
"Mortimer Do you want to bring
the judgment upon baby, too ~
Then she began to cry, but suddenly
exclaimed "The doctor must have sent
medicines !"
I said "Certainly they are here.
was only waiting for you to give me
chance"
"Well, do give them to me! Don't
you know that every moment is precious
now? But what was the use in sending
medicines when he kuo,oS that the dis
ease is incurable ?"
said that while there was life there
was hope.
"Hope Mortimer, you know no more
what you are talking about than the
child unborn. IF you would
As live, the directions say give one tea.
spoonful once an hour Once an hour
AS if we had whole year before us to
save the child in Mortimer, please
hurry. Give the poor perishing thing a
tablespoonful, and try to be quick y
"What my dear. tablespoonful
might" Don't drive me frantic |!
There, there, my precious,
my own; it's nasty, bitter stuff, but it's
good for Nelly-good for mothers pre-.
cious darling and it will make her
well. There, there, there, put the little
head on mammals breast and 60 to sleep,
and pretty soon-Oh, l know she can't
live till morning Mortimer, table,
spoonful every half.hour will--Oh, the
child needs belladonna, too; l know she
does-and aconite, Get them, Morti.
NOR. 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 tur.
moil had worn upon me, and within two
minutes | was something more than half
asleep. Mrs. McWilliaims reused me:
Darling is that re0i-tA' '"""'a n" p
al thought as much. Please turn it
on at once. This room is cold"
| 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 near.
er the register"
| moved it, but had a collision with
the rug and woke up the child. l dozed
off once more. while my wife quieted the
sufferer. But in a little while these
words came murmuring remotely through
the fog of my drowsiness
Mortimer, if we only had some goose
grease-will you ring?"
l climbed drearily out, and stepped on
cat, which responded with protest,
and would have got a convincing kick for
it, if chair had not got it instead.
NOW, Mortimer, why do you want to
turn up the gas and wake up the child
again 2"
d" Because l want to see how much l
am hurt, Caroline"
We'll, lcok at the chair, tool hav1
no doubt it is ruined. Poor cat, sup.
pose you had"
Now | am not going to suppose any,
thing about tho cat. 1t never would
have occurred if Maria had been allowed
To remain here and attend to these du.
ties, which are in her line and are not in
mine."
"Now, Mortimer, | should think you
: would be ashamed to make remark like
that. 1t is pity if you cannot do the
few little things that | ask Of you at such
an awful time as this, when our child"
There, there, l will do anything you
want. But can't raise anybody with
this bell. They're all gone to bed.
Where is the goose grease ?"
"On the mantel piece in the nursery.
If you'll step there and speak to Maria
| fetched the goose grease and went to
sleep again. Once more l was called.
Mortimer. so hate to disturb you,
but the room is still 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: "Bul
wait moment. Please give the child
some more of the medicine"
Which did 1t was medicine which
made child more or less lively so my
, wife made use of it's waking interval tC
strip it and grease it all over with th'
/, goose oil. | was soon asleep once more
but once more | had to get up.
: Mortimer, | feel draft. | feel i
9 distinctly. There is nothing so bad fo
this disease as a draft. Please move thu
: crib in front of the fire.
| did it, and collided with the ruI
= again, which | threw in the fire. Mrs
e McWilliams sprang out OF bed and res
= cued it, aud we had some words. | ha,
another trifling interval Of sleep, aud theI
5 got up, by request. and constructed fla,
seed poultice. This was placed upon til,
g childs breast, aud left there to do it
o healing work.
j A wood FIRE is not a permanent thing
i | got up every twenty minutes and re
newed ours, and this gave Mrs. McWil
j liams an opportunity to shorten the time
of giving the medicines by ten minutes
| which was a great satisfaction to her
G Now and then, between times, reorgan
S lied the fax seed poultices and applied
sinapisms aud other blisters where un
d occupied places could be found upon tn
i child.
y Well, toward morning the wood CAV
o out, and my wife wanted me to go dow
l. cellar and get some more, | said IN
dear, it is laboriouo job, and the chill,
must be nearly warm enough with he
? extra clothing Now, mighln't we pu
$ on another layer of poulticcs and-'
e did not finish, because was inter
rupted. lugged wood up from belo'
! for some little time, and then turned i
10 and fell 10 snoring as onlv n man ca