The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-29


sleep. -'ez i'sie5z Zee zs
.Oh, Why don't the doctor come
Morti1ner, this room ID too warm
This rooln 10 certainly too warm.
Turn of the register-quick r.
I shut it OF Rlancing st the ther-
mometer nc the same time, and
wondering TO myself IL 20 was Too
warm for Q sick child. -
The coaeEnnan arrived from down
town now with the news that our
physician was i'll and confined 90 his
bed. Mrs. McWiliiams turned q
dead eye upon me, and said In q
dead voice. There Is providence in
It. 1t 10 foFeoFdained. He never
was sick before. Never. We have
not been living as we ought to live.
Mortimer. time and time again /
have told You SO. Now you see the
result. Our child will never get
well. Be thankful IL you can for.
give yourself. ] never, can, forgive
myself. GAk5fEb@st8 1856
I said, without intent to hurt but
with Needless choice of words. that
I could not see tsat we had been
living such an abandoned life.
"Mortimeri Do you want 10
bring the judgment upon the baby.
too Pc EeS
Then she began to cry. but sud-
deI.ly exclaimed. "The doctor muet
have sent medicines -
1 said. Certainly. they are here.
I was only waiting for you TO give
me q chance"
We'll. do give them to me Don't
you know that every moment is
precious now? But what was tue
use in sending medicines when he
knows the disease is incurable p
L 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 teaspoonful once an hour |!
Once an hour as if we had a whole
year before us to save the child In !
Mortimer. please hurry. Give the
poor. perishing thing a tablespoonful.
and try to he quick - "What. my
dear, q tablespoonful might '
Don't drive me frantic y
There, there, there, my precious.
my own it's nasty, bitter stuff. but
it's good for Nelly-good for moth
er's precious darling; and il will
make her we'll. There. there. there.
put the little head on mama's breast
and 60 to sleep, and pretty soon-
Oh I know she can't live till morn
ing Mortimer, tablespoonful ev-
cry half hour wili--Oh. the child
needs heIIadonna too. 1 know she
does-and aconite. Get them, Mor.
timer. Now do let me have my way.
You know nothing Of these things"
We now went TO bed. placing the
crib close to my wife's pillow. Ali
this turmoil had worn upon me. and
within two minutes I was something
more than half asleep. Mrs. Me-
Williams aroused me: Darling. is
that register turned Om?"
NO"
"I thought "a much. Please turn
Ii on at once. This room is cold"
I turned il on and presently fell
asleep again. was aroused once
more.
Dearie. would you mimi miving
the crib to your aide OF the bed7 It
is nearer the register. -
I moved 1t, hut had collision
with the rug and woke up the child.
I doEed off once more, while my wife
quieted the sufferer. But in O little
while these words came mnrmuring
remotely through the fog Of my jrow-
sineas: s..
Mortimer. IL We only had some
goose grease--will you ring" 4e
climbed deearily out. and step
ped on q eat. which responded with
D protest. and would have got con-
vineing kick for It. if chair had not
got It instead. s5 s.ass, 80 81
Now. Mortimer. why do you want
to turn up that gas and wake mp the
child againF"
Because I want to see hew much
I am hurt, Caroline"
Well. look at the chair. tool
have no doubt IL is ruined. Poor
cat, suppose you had
Now. am not going 20 suppose
anything about the cat. Il never
would have occurred il Maria had
been allowed to remain here, and at
tend to these duties. which are In
her line. and are not In mine"
Now. Mortimer. I should think
you would be ashamed to. make q
remark Iikelt that. It is q pity If you
cannot do the few little things that
1 ask OF you at such an awful time
as this, when our chiId--''it zs7a- =
There. there. will do anything
you want But I can't raise any
body with this bell. They're all
gone to bed. Where is the goose
grease p e 7,sgfs
s On the mantlepiece in the nur-
sery. If you'll step there and speak
to Maria--'' y
/ fetched the goose grease. and
went 10 sleep again, Once morezI
was called:
" Mortimefa + so hate to, disturb
you. but the room ID still. too cold
for me to try to apply this stuff.
Would you mind lighting the fre'
It is all ready to touch match 10. I"
IT dragged myself out and lie the
FIRE, and then sat down disconsoIate.
$ Z" Mortimer. don't sft there aud
catch your death of cold. Come to
bed"
As / was stepping In. Sue said !:
I" But wait a moment. Please give
the child some more OF the medi-
cine.''
Which I did. Il was medicine
which made Child more or less live.
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