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

Well. said McWillians, To go back TO
where ] was before digressed To explain
To you how that frightfnl and incnrable
disease, menibranous Group, was ravagiDg
the town and driving oil mothers mad
with terror. called Mrs. WILLIAMS at.
ten,ion 10 little Penelope, and said:
Darling, / wouldn't let that child be
chewing that pine stick il were you"
Precious, where's the harm in it,
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 II; that Is,
married women"
Love. II Is notorious that pine 10 the
least nutritious wood that child can
eat" E FaH
Ms wife's hand paused, In the act Of
taking the stick, and returned itself TO
her lap. She bridlcd perceptibly, and
said:
Hubby, you know better than that
You know you do. Doctors all say that
nrpcntine in pine wood Is good for weak
back and the kidneys"
i. All. was under a misapprehepsion.
did no, know that the childs kidneys
and spine were affected, and that the fam.
lily physician had recommended -"
who said that tlc chiId's spine and
kidneys were affected"
my love, you iptimated it,
THE idea! never intimatcd anything
III The kind" Et
"Why, my dear. ]. hasn't been two
minutes since you said"
Bother what / said l don't care
what did say There ISM any harm In
the chiid's chewing a biz Of pine stick "
she wsns 10, and you know II perfectly
well. And she shaN chew II, tool 30
there. nowp'
"s,ay no more, my dear. Inow see the
i,roe o. your reasoning, and VIII go and
order two or three cords Of the best pine
wood to-day. No child OF mine shall
want while T."
80, please go along 10 your office, and
let me have some peace. A body can
never make the simplest remark but you
musa take IL up and 70 10 arguing, and
arguing, and arguing till you don't know
what you are talking about, and you neper
do"
"Yery well, II sliall be as you say, But
there Is want OF logic In your last re.
marx which ~
However, she was gone with flourish
before could finish, and had taken the
child with her. That night nj dinner she
confronted me with face ~ white ~ D
shocA. ugz4E
20. Mortimer, there's another! Little
Gcoryie Gordon IN taken" ,t1
Membranous Group"
Z" Membranous Group"
As there any hope for himr' agBg
None IN the wide world. o, what Is
to become Of usi" .5..-..
by snd by our nurse brought In our
Penelope 10 say goodnight and offer the
customary prayer at the mothers knee. In
the mids, OF :. Now l lay me down 10
Sheep" she gave slight cough. My wife
fell back like one stricken with death.
But the next moment she Was up and run
ming sway with the actiyeness which
k1ru~ inspires.
sshe commanded that the childs crib be
removed from the nursery TO our bed.
room. and she went along To see the order
executed, hhe took me with her, OF
couse. We got matters arranged with
srecd. A cot bed was put up In my wiie's
dressing room tor the nurse. But now
MrA McWilliams said We were too far
axay from the other baby. and what II he
gcrs 10 have the ~ III i,ions In the night
and she blanehed again, poor thing.
We then restored the crib aud the nurse
10 tht nursery, and put up bed for our
SERVES In room adjoining.
Presently, however, Mrs. McWilliams
said. suppose the baby saould catch II
from Pcnelopef This thought struck a
new panic TO her heart, and the tribe OF
ns could not get the crib out Of the nur-
seuy again f,st enough to satisfy my wife,
ihough she assisted In her ewn person
and we'll nigh pulled the crib TO pieces In
htT frantic hurry, = q -
We moved down. stairs, but there was
no plxcc 10 stow the nurse, and Mrs. Nc.
Williams said the nurses experience
would be an inestimable help. So we re.
turned, bag and baggage, TO our own bed
rooms once more, and felt great glad.
DOGS. like ssorm.bufieted birds that have
found their nest again.
Bfrs. McWilliams sped to the nursery
10 sac how things were going on there.
She was back In moment with u new
dread. She said: 8aA @st% ~ SIS
what can make the baby sleep sog'
said:
"Why, nay darling, Baby ai,ooys sleeps
like craven image"
81 know, | know; but there's some.
Thing peculiar about his sleep now. lie