The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-09-07
WHOLE NO. 1888.

WITH a smile that was at once
sweet and sad, the dear old lady said:
II have been living in this bustling
city for more than forty years, and in
that time | have seen more of life, per-
haps, than many who have lived here
longer. My profession, you see, re-
veals both the bright and the shady
side Of the world, and sickness, you
know, attacks all classes of people
sooner or later, and brings moments
Of anguish and suspense to the happi-
est homes. You want to know, then,
why l selected such a professionp
Well, will tell you. You see I had
been married a few years only when
my husband died, and | was left alone
in the world with my little boy, then
but a few months.old | had to do
something for a living, and when l
saw in the Herald an advertisement
for competent nurse to take care OF
an invalid gentleman, thought l
would apply for the place. / had no
trouble in obtaining it, although, to
be sure, he did want me to come at
first without my baby. To this, OF
course, l never would have consented,
and the end Of it was that we both,
baby and l, finally went to live with
the kind old gentleman. Bless your
soul how soon things did change in
that house! Instead Of proving q
drawback to my usefulness, that boy
Of mine turned out a genuine bless
ing. The youngster brought cheer
fulness into the sick room, and some
times think he did more to make the
life of my employer pleasant and hap
py than all my nursing. Mr.. M
had once been large merchant, and
his health had been broken down by
overwork. He was an old bachelor,
and having no, Immediate relatives to
care for, it was not long before all his
thoughts and affections became bound
up in the welfare of my boy, who was
alwas likely lad, and, as years went
by, grew up to be stout, handsome
fellow. And so it came about, when
our protector died, that he willed me
enough money to support me COM
fortably for the rest of my life and
educate my boy, who was then ten
years old. Well, well! it seems but
yesterday that it happened, yet just
think Of tiny boy is married now
and has two lads of his own. He has
fine business and lives in splendid
style, but he isn't bit 'stuck-up, and
when l 60 to his house, as | do every
Sunday, the children are always glad
to see their old Grandma Becky Is
my name Mrs. Becky? Why, of
course not, child! But everybody calls
me Becky because, you see, my first
name is Rebecca And why don't |
take life easy now? Well, l think it's
because-yes, because l can't. You
know people will keep on asking me
to come to their houses, and take care
of some one they love. They seem to
think that nobody knows how to nurse
the sick as well as l do, and somehow
l feel that it would be kind of wrong
to refuse to go. Indeed, | expect it
will be my lot to 60 on taking care of
folks until my time comes, although
my boy says he can't let me go out
much longer. Dol know anything
about medicine? Well, | certainly
can't write out prescription, but /
think know what to do in most cases
of sickness before the doctor comes.
| always have my favorite teas and
roots handy, and the doctors have Of
ten told .me that knew as much as
they did. But. of course they were
only joking. For my part, 1 don't
believe in giving medicine anyhow.
l believe in letting nature do most of
the work, and keeping her in heart, as
it were, by seeing that she gets the
right sort Of nourishment. Why, in
most cases Of sickness l would sooner
rely on a bottle Of Malt Extract than
all the prescriptions the doctors can
scribble. Sometimes the doctors
would say they Couldn't do any more
good"-'No hope.'-Death only a
question of time and such bosh.
That was always my time to act. I'd
send for case Of Liebig Malt Extract,
and more than once | have saved life
by using that simple remedy. 1t is the
greatest strengthen l ever saw, and as
often as 1 have recommended it, |
never heard of anybody that didn't find
that it did good. | have known sickly
children to gain a pound in weight in
a single week by its use. But there
now; it's time to give my patient an
other glass of Extract, so you'll have
to excuse me-"