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

wouldn't allow anybOdy 10 90 anything
but myself, anyhow, at such . time a.
| this" !.
/ said would feel mean tolie abcd and
sleep, and leave her 10 watch and toll over
our little patient all the weary night. But
she reconciled me TO II. 30 old Maria
departed and took up her ancient quar-
ters in the nursery.. 49,
Penelope cougiled twice In her sleep.
| "Ob, why don't the doctor come
| Mortimer, this room Is too warm. This
| room is certainly too warm. Turn OH
| the register--quickp'
shut II off, gIancing at the thermome-
| ter at the same time, and wondering 10
myself If 10 was too warm Tor Sex
| child.
The coachman arrived from down town
now with the news thatOur physician was
| I'M and confined to his bed. Mrs Nc
Williams turned dead eye upon me,
and said in dead voice: "There Is
providence, In 1t. II IL foreordained. lie
never was sick before. Never. We have
not been living as we ought TO live. Nor.
timer, time and time again / have told
you 20. New you zee the result. Our
Child will never get well. BE thankful II
you can forgive yourself. I never can
forgive myself" .ss..
1 sisaid, without intent 10 hurt, but with
needless choice Of words, that could not
see that we had been living such an aban-
doncd life.
| "Moytfneyl DO you want 10 bring the
| judgment upon baby, to0y"
Then she began 10 cry, but suddenly
1 exclaimed:
1.-THE doctor must have sent medi.
| cincsp'
| said:
| "Ccrtainly; they are here. | was only
waiting for you 20 give me chance"
"Weil, do give them " me! Don't you
know that every moment isprccious now
But what was the use In sending mcdi-
cines, when he hno~s that the disease Is
incurabies"
said that while there was life there
was hope.
"Hope Mortimer. you know no more
what you are talking about than the child
unborn. II you would 49, As live, The
directions say give one teaspoonfnl once
AN hourl Once an hour las II we had a
whole year before us 10 save the child I'M
| Mortimer, please hurry. Give the poor,
pcrisling thing tablespoonful, and m 10
be quickly :. Why, my dear, 8 table
spoonful might" Don't drive me
franticl .6, There, there, there, my
precious, my own It's nasty, bitter stub,
bu, It's good for Nelly--good tor moth
cr's precious darling; and IL will make
| her we'll There, there, there, put the lit.
| tie head on mammals breast, and go tn
sleep, and pretty soon--Oh, [ know she
cant live till morning! Mortimer, a
tablespoonful every halEiiour will--Oh,
the child needs bclladonna, too; know
she docs---and aconite. Get them, Morti-
mcr.. Now do let me have my way. You
know nothing about these things"
We now went 10 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 halt
asleep. Mrs. McWilliams reused me
Darling, IL that register turned ony'
"No." Hsl aH u
II thought AZ much. Please turn 1t on
| at once This room Is cold"
turned il on, and presently fell asleep
again. ! was aroused once more.
I" Dearie, would you mind moving the
crib 10 your side of the bedY II is nearer
the register"
| moved IL, but had collision with the
rug and woke up the child. dozed Oft
once more, while my.wife quieted the sui.
ferer. But in little while these words
came murmuring remotely through the fog
OF my drowsiness:
Mortimer, If we only had some goose
grease will you ringy'
| climbed drearily out. and stepped on
cat, which responded with protest, and
would have got convincing Kick for II II
chair had not got II instead.
"Now, Mortimer, why do you want TO
turn up the gas and wake up the child
AGAIN.
2" Because want to nee how much am
| hurt Caroline"
Well, look al the chair, tool have no
doubt II IL ruined Poor cat, suppose you
had
Now, am not going 10 suppose any.
| thing about the cat. II never would have
occurred IL Maria had been allowed TO re-
| main here and attend TO these duties,
which are In her line, and are not In
| mine"
"Now, Mortimer,.I should think you
would be ashamed 10 make remark like
that II In q pity IL you cannot do the
few little things that Il ask OF you at such
an awful time as this, when our child -"
"There, there, will do anything you
want. But l can't raise anybody with
this bell. They're NIL gone TO bed Where
Is the goose. greaseY'
ION the mantel.piece In the nursery,
II you'll step there aud speak to Maria
10y f,Fae +4f
fetched the goose grease and went to
sleep again. Once more i was called. -
Mortimer, 80 hate to disturb you, but
the room IL still too cold for me to try 10
apply this stuff. Would you mind
lighting the frey It's sii ready 10 touch
match TO-"
dragged myself out and lit the FIRE,
and then sat down, disconsolate. .ss n, /.
mortimer, don't sit there and catch
your death OF cold Come to bed I"
AS was stepping in, she said
But wait moment. Please give the
child some more of the medicine"
Which did. Il was medicine which
made child more or less lively; SO my
wife made use OF its waking interval TO
strip 1t and grease II all over with the
goose-oil. was soon asleep once more,
but once more had to get up.
Mortimer, feel draft. ! feel II dis
tincty. There Is nothing so bad for this
disease as draft. Please move the crib
In front of the fire. fst fE4fi
L did It, and collided with the rug again,
which threw into the fire. Mrs. McWill.