Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-08-12
9y1onth's Column.
LITTLE LIMA.

dren's wardof hospital near New York,
his attention would Immediately have
been attracted by the sweet, earnest look
of little girl about nine years Of age,
who sometimes might have been seen
hopping about and some time lying in
bed. but always happy and interested.
fit is asked, "Who is that little grip
the nurse answered, "Oh, that is Lima
Thompson, an orphan child, whose leg
was taken off when only four years old,
and who has been here now sometimes
with spinal and other difficulties. s."
Lima, for the first months of her stay
at the hospital, was usually able to get
about, and took great delight in learn
ing to read and sew, but her special
pleasure was to have the nurse or others
talk to her about Jesus and the beauti-
full Heavenly Home above. Very strange
and hard to answer were her questions
sometimes; but they always showed her
perfect faith and love. She was not
morbid or quiet for her years, but was
always ready to play and laugh with the
other little patients, and enjoyed any
special treat provided for them.
About the 1st of March last, Lima was
taken much worse; from that time until
her death she was never able to get up.
AS her illness increased, she was remov-
ed from the ward, and for two months
lay in little room apart from the rest.
During this time her suferings were in
tense and sometimes fearful to witness !;
but never from her lips was heard one
word of complaint. Especially during
the necessary dressing every morning did
she suffer. When the time came, she
always prayed to Jesus to give her
strength to bear it, and to help her bear
it patiently. During the process she
would apparently talk to Jesus, as if he
was right in the room, and would say
such sentences as "Dear Jesus, | know
you suffered and died on the cross for
me, and bore it patiently; but | am
afraid you don't love me. for l cannot
; bear it as you did," She would thank
the nurse when she had finished, and
, would tell her that she had tried to be
! patient Several times, towards the
last, she cried out: "Oh, | am going
L am going!" The nurse would ask
"Whcre are you going, Lima ?" and
J quickly the answer would come Il am
going home to Jesus and to mamma. -
| One day, about two weeks before heI
death, when she was apparently SO weak
that she could not speak, all were start
s led by hearing her voice, strong and SUI
: pernaturally sweet, singing her two fav
orite hymns, "Nearer, my God to Thee,
e and, "Once for all, oh, happy condition.
p On the Saturday before she left Thu
n world, she called to her bedside one o
y her little friends. who was also patient
: and said to her: "Good- bye, Eva; l an
e going to be with Jesus, and won't b
: here any more to play with you; but
s want you to be good girl and meet M
a in heaven, for would feel very bad if
i never saw you any more"
d On Monday morning she suddenly cal
led for the nurse, aud said: "Oh, | Sc
Him, / see Him !" The nurse hurrie
to her, and said "Who, Lima 2" and sh
= answered: 81 see Jesus standing besid
g. the bed, with the sweetest of smiles.
q When asked to describe him she said
d ale looks so sweet, with long whit
d robes, with his arms stretched out TOW
te ards me, and he looks as if he was tall
s. ing to some one far of, and then turf
:; and looks at me SO pleasant" Half a
e. hour later, she called out: "Oh. I 81
e. him yet, but he is nearer, and it won
be long before 1 will be with him." II
+; next morning she said 81 see Jes,
Up again. and while eating breakfast. r
ID marked to the nurse, who was feedir
Ill her: "Jesus wants me to hurry up al
u eat my breakfast, because he wants +
"a to-day" After that she had most S
we're pain, and cried out: "Oh, plea
NJ Jesus, take me home to-day, the pain
so hard to bear" In the afternoon s
lk she asked where the music and singh
ne was, and when answered there was MOI
ne said: "Oh, have heard such beatif
The music and singing" At that time 8
tn sent Goodbye" to lady in the ne
tir ward, with the message that she wou
nd 'never see her again, for she was goi
to be with Jesus" Her kind nur
oil whom she greatly loved, she made pro
IL Use to meet her in heaven, and told
= that she would be watching for her eve
IAN day. That day she went home, her
aid words being: ''Oh, l am going at la
two l am going"
n Dear little Lima, she is greatly mis-
at the hospital, but all who were pr
ileged to minister to her rejoice that
is now at rest in that beautiful home
-, SO longed for.
rum A BRAVE CHILD SCALDED TO DEA
e a Harry Evans, son of Mr.. and n
in Thomas Evans, a bright little fel
about two and a half years of age,