Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-16
mEMsRAmous GROUP.
zzz APPEARANCES OF THE McW1L1 AMsEs
 wrrH THAT DREAD DISEASE. r,E1.
a striking gHen1niIfIcation of tire Depth of Maternal Love.
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W&GA 1A4G DREAD EISEASE.t ft+ tsIy A striking Reconsideration of tire
 Depth of Maternal Love.
 EPy Mark xain.l Mfsgs
 Well, to 20 back to where I was before \ Idigressed tO explain to you how that frightfui and incurable disease, mem. hEan0us crDnp,>Eas ravaging the town and diving all mothers mad .with terror, Te2lEed MfaL cWflliamss attention to little Penelope, and said; Darling, wSalant let that child be chewing that pine stick, if were you." sr.iss T.
 s-Preeaons, where is the harm in it 2 said she, but at the same time preparing to take away the sEick-for women cannot receive even the most palpably malicious saggestion without arguing, it; that is,
 s+Love, it is notorious that pine is the lea<s nutritious wood that a child can eat. g Ny wifes hand paused in the act of taking the stick, and returned itself to her Aan She bFsdled peFceptibly, and said. 'HRbby, YOu know better than that. YOa aknvw yoasd0. Doctors all say that turpeakiee is pine wood is good for weak back and the Kidneys"
 '-Ah was undeF rnnisapprehension. \ did not know that the chiId's kidneys and spine were affected, and that the fam Ily physician had reeommenced-''. .l
 Who said that the childis spine and kidneys were affected ?'
 My love. yon intimated it. ia s1t
 The idea never intimated anything ef the kind"
 "Why. my dear. it hasn't been two mlnases since you said-" lT M3
 -B0ther what said! I don't care what did say. There isn't any harm in the ehIidss ehea aing bite fpine stick if she wants t0. and yon know # perfectly veil And abe shGH chew it. too! So there. nov r. e.--.- ..s -se-zz--ss8 ] Say 10 more. my dear. I now see the ordeE two or three cords of the best pine w0Od. to-day. No child of mine shall want while l." -s--..
 70. please go along to your office, and Let ne have some peace. A body can never make the simplest remark but you must take it up and go to arguing, and ar- guing, and arguing, till you don't know whak y0a are talking about, and you newer do '-sz Say 41EE--*z <. "Ve=y well. it shall be as yon say. But tAsEe Hs want of logic in your last re- mark which"
 However. she was gone with flourish bsfors could iinish, and had taken the ralAd with her. That night. at dinner she ronfrOnfed me with face as white as shess. 70. Mortimer, there's another. Little GeoTRle Gordon is taken"
 ~Asmbr1DOus croup?7 rEs-
 AembFanous cr0up. "a NIs there any hope for him ?"
 ~SOne in the wIde world. O, what is to become of us ?''
 By and by our nurse brought in our Pe3~ioPe to say good night and offer the s1MEo1AEy prayer al the mothers knee. la tAs @ldst of "NOw lay me down to sesep. she gave slight cough. My wife fell back like one stricken with death bwG. the aext moment. she was sup and rznnIng away with the actiseness which teETor inspires @s- She commanded that the child s crib be re@oved from the nursery to our bed rao@s She vent along to see the order ex- sc@e@1 She took me with her, of course. WsE EOs matters arranged with speed. A cos-bed was put up in my wifes dressing Fo@1 for the nnrSe. But now Mrs. Me- WEAazaE@s sad VIC were too far away from the othex baby. and what if her were to have the symptoms in the night ?-and abe blAncAed again, poor thing.
 Wa EAen EestOred the crib and the nurse e tAe narsexy. and put up bed for our se1v~x Ia room adioininQ. evzgr~ g Preseasiy. howeser. Mira. McWilliams @Azd= erSapposs the baby should catch it fra@ Rannkap~2 This th0nght. struck a Bsw panic to her heart, and the tribe of us eS@6 mol gse the crib out of the nursery sSA1a fHrt aaesgA ss satisfyr emy wife. sAsagA ahe aasisesd in her own person. &@a wsn-nigh paIied the crib to pieces in ker frantic hurry.
 Ms GOved down stairs, but there was 70 place to s1Ow the nurse. and Mrs. Mo- wTMsa@s aAsd the nuise's experience wS@Ad b@ am anestSmRbie help. So we re- tzrnsd. bag and baggage. to our own bed F00@a once more, and felt a great glad H~z@- like storm -buffeted birds that have fS@@d Ehelr nest again.
 Mrx- McwIIliams sped to the nursery to Se@ @@w things were going on there. She w&S back an a moment with a new dread. SSe z2Ed= What cGn make the baby SAs<p sog-
 1AAd: Way, my daring, baby Gl,cays @see1s Lke graven image"
 know. | kno~; but there's something peS9Ezar about hls sleep now. He seems sS-Se seems tO breathe so regUIarly. O, KAlx Es dre@dfuI.'
 -BzA @y dear. he always breathes re- -~ok. know it but there's something dreadful abOat it now. His nurse is too yOGag and inexperienced Maria shall say sAeze with her. and be on hand if aaythlng hsppsns."
 TeAs IS good Hdea; but who wlll help ~Yoa can help me all want. would ae aEAsw anybody Co do anything but my s@A- &nykOw, at such time as this
 s453 \ wOuad feel mean to lie abed and sAs~R. and aeATe her to watch and toll ov- srOsr hs1R patient all the weary night B~A sae FSconeiled me to it.s So old Nara departed and took up her ancient q@axssES In the nursery
 Rs@@a0pe cSaghed twice in her sleep
 OA. wAy doat the doctor come? Mort sw~r. khfs room is too warm. This room H certainly too warm. Turn off the re- xsz@sx-9ulckl
 Isamk Ik oG. glmncing at the fhermoune. Ger 3k tAe same time. and wondering to wrs1 Ef % waS too ~arm for sick child.
 The c0@cA12n arrived from down town. @sw. wSEA the news that our physician wxs T4 m@1 cOained tO his bed. Mrs. MrWda1M@a turned a dead eye upon me. ~@3 Szn8 ln a dead voice. .sThere is Fwsvaaa@es ga ik Is is foseordaaned. He mSwG wns alek before. Never. We have nd A@ea hvsag as we onght to live. Mort I@sr. u@s and time again have told vou ~a Aew yoa see ths result. Our child wS4 uswer gsS well Be thankful if you cza tsgxtve yoarself. I can never forgive @ym
 sad. wIth0at intent to hurt. but with @eaasamz eAOsce of words, that could not u~@ xhz& we hnd been living such an mA@z2s@sa hfe
 AsSefmasrs Do ron xant to bring the S@4g@e@4 aD0a baby, tool
 T@em nAma he@an tO cry, but snddenly Sxee4zmsd- The doctor must have sent w@AaSamRm -
 Isasa- 'CertAinlE. they are here, was @@y wzialzg for sou to give me chance '
 &e@. dO grvr them Co me! Don't YOU E@@w tme& @sery 2@ment IS D eeions n0ws E@R w4ma wmS the use m sending medi