The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-03-03


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Swell, to go back TO where I was
before | digresscd to explain to you
how that frightful and incurabie disease
menlaIailous eroap was ravaeing the
town and driving all mothers mad
with terror, called Mrs. McNNilliams'
attention to little Penelope ard said /:
sDarliug, wouldn't let that child
be .chewing that pine stick, if / were
you.''
8 recious, where is the harm in it!''
SAID she, at the same time preparing to
take away the stick-tor women cannot
rece9Ne the most I,alpably judicious sng-
gestion without arguing it: that is mar
rIed women"
"Love, it is notorious that pine is the
least nutritious wood that child can
eat"
My wiie's hand paused, in the act OF
taking the stick, and returned itself to
her lap. She bridled perceptibily, and
said: "Hubby, you know better than
that. You know you do Doctors all
say that the turpentiile in pine wood is
good tor weak back and kidneys y
All! was under misapprehension.
did not know tilat the child's kidneys
AID spii'e Were affected, and that the
family physician had recommended"
"Who said that the child's spine and
kidneys were affected"
"Aly love, you intimated it's
"'rhe idea never imtimated any,
thing of the kind.'
why, NV dear, it hasen't been two
minutes slEce you said"
'sBother what | said I don't care
what did say. There is no harm in
the child S chewing bit of pine stick
IT size wants to, and you know it per-
fectly well. And she shall chew it,
too! So there, now 20
"Say no more my dear I now see
the force of Your reasoning, and l viii
60 and order two or three cords of the
best pine wood to-day. No child Of
mine shall want while ~
go, please go along to Your office.
and let me have peace. a body can
Lever make the simplest remark, but
you must take it up and go to arguing
till you don't know what you are talk
ing about, and you never do.''
: cry well it shall be as yon say.
But there is want of logic in yonr
last remark which,"
However, she was gone with flour
ish before | could finish, and had taken
the child with ntr. ! bat night at dim
her she confronted me with face as
white as a sheet.
60, Mortimer, there's another lit
tie Ceorgie Gordon is taken.''
'Aembranous Group"
f'Membranous croup''
lis there any liope tor lfirn.'
'ssNope III the wide world. o, what
is to become of as - ii
By and by unf Eurse brought III our
l'eHeioI'e TO say gaod-night and offer
the customary prayer at the mothers
knee. In the midst of ssNow Law me
down t. sleep" she gave a slight cough.
Ny wi'e tell back like one stricken with
death. Bit the next nomeht she was
mp and running away with the active
ness which terror inspires.
She commanded that the child's crib
be removed from the nursery to our bed
room aud she went along TO see tie
order executed. She took me with her.
of cecrse. We got slnatters ara 1ge,l
With SPEED ~ COT bed vas putInp III
ny svi.ess dressing room for the nsrse.
But now Mrs. AIcWsllinms said We
were toofar away from a e othcr I5abv /
and what it he were to have the symp-
toms in tile might, and she blanchesl
again, poor thing s..4s.-s s.,5s.-...-..s.
we then restored the crib and the
nurse to the nursery, and put mp bed
for ourselves in room adjoining.
Presently, however, Mrs. McAVilIians
Sale,, suppose the baby should catch it
from Penelope! This thought struck a
new panic to her heart, and the tribe of
us could not get Tie crib, ont of. tie
nursery fast aenongIs to satisfy my wife.
though she assisted in her own person
aud sYsll nigh pulled tIle:crib to- pieces
IN her frantic hurry.
We moved down stairs, but there
was no place TO stow the nurse. and
Mrs. McWillianas said the nnrse's ex-
perience would be an inestimable help.
SO we returned, bag and baggage, to
our own bedroom once more, and felt
q great gladness, like s6orrn-buffeted
birlls that have found Their nest again
Mrs. McWilliams sped TO the nurs-
cry to see how things were going on
there Size was back in moment with
, new dread. She said
.W hat can make baby sleep so ~
said (:
"Why, my darling, baby ol.coys
sleeps like craven image"
Il know. i know; but there's some |
hing peculiar about his sleep now.
He seems to-he seems to breathe SO
-egettofty. o, this is DREADFUL
'sBut, my dear, he always breathes
.
.sOh, know 1t, but there's some
hing trighttuI about it now. His nurse
s too young aud inexperienced. Maria
'hall stay there with her, ami be on
land if anything hoppens.o
That's good idea, hut who win |
hep you!''
You can help me all / want. / /
allow anybody to do any
hing but myself, anyhow, at such q
Time as this 2
I said | would feel mean to lie abed /
II I'll ,.xI n. Il