The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-10

as tender hearted, kind man but his
assistant physician and nurse wondered
much to see his unusual anxiety about
this child OF the street, and how delight
ed he was when he found that the boy
was rallying from his stupor. 1t was
late at night when the doctor left the
hospital and earlier than usual when he
returned to 1t, and the first patient visit
ed WAS Ned. The nurse said he was do
ing as well as could be expected, had
been talking wildly for an hour and
kept calling somebody named Ted.
The doctor sat down by the bedside,
Ned stirred uneasily and muttered q
few indistinct words, then starting up
cried out: Don't worry, Ted, I'll be
back pretty soon." In a few moments he
murmured, Mamma, dear mamma-Ill
remember I'll be-good to-Teddie,"
then sank into a heavy sleep. Tears
came into the doctors eyes, and the
nurse a gentle motherly woman put her
hand a moment before her face. It
seems as though there was some one on
his mind-"this Teddie." suggested the
nurse. Instantly there flashed into the
doctors mind the words tine and Teddie
live at the barracks on Troy street." and
he remembered seeing the little figure
standing by Ned, and passing with him
out OF sight. ~ think have il, said the
doctor, slowly, land will attend to the
matter. Nurse, you must do YOnr best,
and your best is pretty good, but we are
going to have hard time to pull this
boy through, but he's worth the fight"
The doctor finished his round of visits
and as soon as possible took his way to-
ward Troy street, but what was the "har-
racksT He was walking rapidly along
when he saw little boy with such a
wan, pale face, and such frightened
eyes, that be stopped to speak TO him.
MY little fellow, can you tell me what
the barracks are, on Troy street or
where they are - Ted, for 1t was he,
tried to answer, but his words
died away into a miserable sob.
What is the matter, little fellow"
asked the doctor. kindly, "are you in
"Oh, sir" burst out Ted, my brother,
nv brother, my brother; oh can't find
Ned, and oh, sir, can't live without
Ned. I've been a huntin' of him all
day. have, and he didn't come last
niGht.n
''See here" said the doctor, "rs your
"Yes sir" sobbed the boy. "oh. air,
viii you help me ind Nedi Nobody
doesn't care but me-"
"Yes," said the doctor, quietly, 81
will help you find Ned if you will stop
crying and be brave boy"
Ted. forced back the sobs and looked
up with his snail face so full of hope that
the doctor found his heart warming
toward this pale mite, almost as much as
II had toward his brother. He hailed
car, and when they were seated he
told Ted how Ned had been hurt,
and where he was, and added, "Now can
To- L. -
and 60 away when we tell you to ?" "I'n
| try" gaspedlTed, "only let me see him. -
At length they reached the hospital and
poor little 1eddie resolved to pc very
quiet and very brave, for would he not
be with led, and Ned COULD smile at
HIM once more even If he could not
| speak, and if the one night and day had
been so long and terrible without Ned
what would he have done if he had not
found him ct all, and be vas gong to
see him lew minutes to- day and every
day. They paused beside q bed, and Ted
looked down upon 1t, aud as he looked
his pale face grew paler until it was
white as death, hiS large light
eyes grew dark with terror. He clasp
ed his little thin hands lightly together.
Was that Ned? He couldn't even smile
at him. Ned-with his pretty golden
rings Of hair all gone ard ghastly han
dage5 around Gis head, Ned, aud the
blue eyes, heavy and dull and no look
| Of love In them for Teddie-wlth a cry
so low that it could not disturb the pa
tient, but which went like knife to the
kind hearts of nurse and doctor the
child tell upon his knees by the bed, and
cried out In an agoni3ed' whlsperi "Qh,
God. save Neddie. I haven't got any.
body else. Oh, God, you've got mama ;
do IeaYe me Neddia" The scene was so
touching that all who sew it shared in
the child's grief, and the nurse lifting
HIM in her arms and carried him sob
before she could aooth and quiet him
and then the doctor said he must go, but
that he would take Teddie to his own
home if the boy got any worse he wish
ed to he sept for Immediately.
Ne9 had long struggle with death,
but the doctor and nurse were faithful
and at last he came slowly back
10 life and coHsci9usness. When
he opened his eyes he Looked
round upon the strange room and
faces and wondered where be
wss aud Why lie felt SO weak, then the
thought came that he had staid q long
time and that Teddie had been alone and
maybe the boys were teasing him. He
tried 10 rise hut could not. jus. then ths
nurse came 20 him and giving him
cool drink babe him lie still
and 90 to sleep, "Please marn, seid''
Ned N so weak Yoiea that no felt
startled himself "cap YOU tell me where
Ted is ~ Yes here he and Ted STEP
ped into view. Ned saw lao looked we'll
ana happy and giving him the long covet
ed smile sank into a gentle sleep. When
he woke from it he was much better and
gained rapidly as tie days passed on,
As lbs grew strong he learned all that
had happened, and how the good doctor
had taken Ted home with HIM, end Ted,
die had Mneh to gay about kind Mrs
HaTt anu the pleasant home. Mrs
Hart, who had no little child.
rem save one little boy who had
lain for five yeas in the churchyard
could not bear 10 think of parting with
Ted, aa5 the doctoT said hs would
not II be could part the two brothers
so in due time both boys took uE
their ADOBE in the Dr.Is pleasant
home, aud by their cage aud ahe.
dienes apA, industry tried
to repay their kind bepefactoFs. They
soon learned to loVe DOCTOR and Mrs
ARrt e. parents, aad were loved by then
as sons, and in time grew up usefn
men and good citizens.
This is only one more way of telling
you, my dear little readers, that cid SO
~ tkat / hope, you will thoroughly
learnS that "Hooesty Is the beat policy