The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-01

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ing every few moments, and yet
the nuree had neither sacque for
the baby nor shawl. for herself,
when- in that bold sea breeze even
heavy wraps, were acceptable to
we'll people. Poor. little child! l
never expected to see it again, for
it could not possibly live but few
days, so my children bade it
fearful farewell.
The sequel is more pleasant. A
few days ago, while attending to
some business in Grand street,
chance took me into a strange
store, where I was waited upon
BY very Interesting saleswoman,
evidently the proprietor's wife.
Motherly women will talk about
children you know, and the lady
said that she had three darlings,
two little girls and a sick baby
boy, who had been ill for months.
given Up by the doctors and had
been lying at the point Of death
until this week.
A WONDERFUL DOCTOR.
Better now, Is hep oh, yes; !;
very much better, and: if you have
time, l would like to tell you
about it, My thoughts went back
to- the sick child on the Staten
Island ferry boat; but surely that
child could not be alive still ; it
was almost dead when we saw it !;
still / questioned. "
Did your nurse take the baby
over to Staten Island some three
or four weeks ago?' Yes, every
afternoon, until the child became
too weak for the trip. Why do
you ask?' 1 explained. The nurse
was called and remembered the
lady who 'had such a pretty
baby;boy and two dear little girls,
and suggested condensed milk for
the sick baby and then the moth
er's heart opened and the story
was told of 'how baby had failed
after that day, could take no nour-
ishment for over two weeks and
only lived on drops Of brandy.
forced through closed teeth, and
hardly breathing, it seemed like q
dead child, only its eyes opened
and closed intelligentiy. All the
doctors could do was to ease Its
sufferings; the child, they said
must die. Then I heard of a wo'
man doctor who had done marvel
Gus things for the children of the
very poor, and hardly hoping
took the child to her. do moi
know what she did to the baby
but she bent over him some time
and prayed earnestly that his lit
tie lips might be uuclosed. She
gave me no medicine, but tull di
rection as to how we were to care
for baby, advised condensed milk
prepared as you said. l did as she
told me, and in two hours my chic
had opened his mouth and taken
without being forced, a spoonful
of the milk ; since then be has eat
en- regularly-but you can see him
YOURSELF Poor little mite! Al
he sat upright in his nurses arms
I wondered if he had not seen the
other world, he was so ETHEREAL
and he seemed strong and bright
and like an old acquaintance he
held out a thin tiny hand anc
smiled recognition. He seems tt
know you,', said the pleased moth
er. Womanly curiosity prompted
your correspondent to visit the
wonderful praying doctor who hae
brought to life nearly dead baby
and, fully armed with an actua
bodily ailment, l rang the dool
, bell of an unpretentious house or
l. street. The open front dool
disclosed o very large hall covered
with clean oil cloth, and in re
sponse to the summons a comfort
, able German girl, clad in sweeping
apron and cap, came to the door
Can l see DR.. Mende?' Yes; e..
am the doctor Come in
, The room was very neat ant
, cool, with fresh carpet and com
Portable seats, plain piano an<
marble tables. A handsome paint
, ing Of Beatrice Cenci, together
with some really good engravings
, adorned the walls, hanging bask
, cts of cultivated flowers and vase
of wild blossoms were about th'
room; the =" "hatnot held number
, less little fancies for children
while the mantle was devoted tt