The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-25
The Boy With the Stone. Bruise.

THERE was an important medical
consultation in rear of a Woodward
avenue grocery yesterday afternoon. A
mite of Il boy not over seven years old,
who sells morning papers, was seated
on a box in the center of the circle, and
six or eight older heads were examin-
ing stone-brllise on his foot.
Il don't claim to know everything
about doctoring," remarked one Of the
boys, as he finished his examination,
but I've had over forty stone-bruises
and know this ere one is ripe enough
to pick
'.Oopr' gasped the small boy on the
box, as he drew his foot under him.
THAT'S jist the way one of these
rats take on remarked boy with
freckled face. "'Fore was his age l
had more'n forty stone-bruises, all
bigger'n that one, and l used to cry to
have my mother pick 'em with a
broken darnin' needle. I'd give two
shillins if l had one now, cause l know
how good 'twould feel to have it
opened
eth hurt awfully," pleaded the
small boy.
"How Gurus small boy u.s." replied
one of the "doctors," as he felt all over
his coat for a pin. s'Last summer l
had SO many stone-bruises that you
couldn't see my feet, and just as fast as
they were ripe l opened 'em with that
ere jack-knife I got of Tommy Howell.
1 was in such hurry that couldn't
sleep nights, and it never hurt a bit. l
tell YOU that was an awful good knife
to pare apples and open stone-bruises!'
II druther leave it till she busts,"
argued the small boy, as his chin quiv-
cred and the chills crept up his back.
1--we got brother only two years
old who d let us open his stone-bruise
quick as wink said one of the
crowd. 81 guess this boy is a baby and
coward, and l guess he wants some
ugar in a rag. Come on boys we
don't want to 'sociate with cowards!'
Il tell We amt afraidr' exclaimed
the small boy, as he boldly pushed his
foot to the front.
"Course he amt" put in the largest
boy of the crowd, as he patted him on
the back. "Why, I'll bet this ere
boy is just hankering for me to pick
that stone-bruise. It'll all be over in
a minute and won't hurt a bit, and he'll
feel so happy that he'll go out on the
corner and lick a Polack boy twice as
big as he is. Where's that ere shawl
pin?''
81 amt afraid, but-but l druthe1
wait till tomorrow, replied the rat,
as his teeth shook together.
The big boy winked and nodded, and
one boy seized the rat by the leg and
the others by the body.
"O-h-h-h! you'll kill mel know
you will"
"Hold right still now if you want
twelve big pears!
"And a bean-shooter," added the
second.
"And hat-full of peaches" put il
the third.
"And a dog with a bell on" said thu
boy who was holding the leg.
I'D just as lief have it done as not
but-murder! murderr' screamed the
rat.
Half a dozen people rushed dowr
to the alley to find the cause of thu
alarm, and one of them cried out:
"What on earth are you boys doing?'
"Doing?" echoed the big boy, as HI
gave the bruise last squeeze why
we've jist made a successful operation
ON the wickedest stOne-brlise you eve
heard tell of, and if some relapse o.
other don't set in this ere boy kin kicl
a salt-barrel with both feet to oncet il
less'n half an hourr' -Detroit Ere