The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-08-27

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injury-he could be laid on the bed and
brought home in the spring wagon at
| once.
/ Driving at night over hilly road is
not the most rapid way OF transit, but
the ponies were urged forward with as
much speed as possible, considering the
darkness, and just at midnight were
halted at the door of Mr.. Jones shanty.
The inmates had heard them coming
and Mr.. Parsons was standing at the
gate waiting for them.
I'm mortal glad you're come,
mother" he said. as he lifted his wife
from the wagon. "Johnny's pretty
bad hurt the doctor says. but he's set
his arm and the lads sleepin' a little
now.
The folks here are es kind es kin be,
and everything has been done that kin
be done to make him comfortable, but
the doctor says he can't be moved for
several days, an may be weeks, and |
reckon 'Rastus had better go back an
write to one of the girls TO come home
at once, for | know you won't leave
Johnny, an there ought to be some one
to home to see to things"
Mrs. Parsons was unwilling to have
the girls leave school in the middle OF
the term il it could he avoided, and she
suggested that they wait few days.
It might he that Johnny could be
moved sooner than the doctor thought.
At any rate they had better wait little
and see; especially as Erastus ex.
pressed a willingness to get on as well
as he could without cook and house
keeper for time, il thought best
And so he returned home, leaving
both Mr.. and Mrs Parsons at the
shanty with the injured boy.
The next morning Mr.. Parsons went
to the Landing. riding the horse which
he had left at the shanty tho day before
when, he went for the doctor, and lead
ing the borrowed one, which he re
! turned to its owner. Then taking his
own, he rode to his own home. Here he
remained but a few hours and was
again on his way to the shanty among
the hills to resume his watch by the
: bedside of his child.
The doctor came again the next day.
and every day for many days and
weeks; for Johnny was not moved from
the shanty, whose inmates had shown so
much hospitality, for three long months;
and when at last he was taken home
his parents knew that he would never
again be the healthy. rollicksome boy
he had been, going everywhere about
the house and ranch, and carrying sun
shine wherever he went, but that he
was TO be cripple always; the injury
to his back making it impossible that
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iwalk again.
When it became evident that weeks,
and may be months, would elapse be
fore johnny could be moved from the
Jones shanty, the girls had been writ
ten to as their father at first suggested
and had come Immediately home anC
assumed the care of household affairs
Occasionally one of them took Mrs
Parsons place at the bedside of thu
l sufferer, while the mother returned Il
4 the cottage to see that everything wal
e going right, or for rest of night O
two.
John Parsons had also remained n
4 the Jones shanty the greater portion o
the time; for Johnny was fretful in hi
sufferings, and no one could lift or turn
| nun 5O Wtll idNhCit
as much as his mother he wanted con
stantly near him And so he had re
3 manned, trusting everything on TIN
ranch to Erastus, and going home ONLY
! when it was necessary to obtain pro
i visions, or change of clothing for him
P self or wife, or something for Johnny
No one could possibly have show
$ more kindness and sympathy than die
I Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, who were thu
v called upon to act the part of good Sa
y maritans to those whom they had neve
t before seen. They even consented tina
S their own children should leave then
S for a time-when the fever had set In
and Johnny was at the worst, that thei
II noise might not disturb him, and the.
e had been taken to the Parsons cottage
!, where they remained some weeks ant
h were cared for by Erastus and the girls
/. When the crippled boy was at las
q removed to his own home, these kim
I people beneath whose roof he had bee
n so long, would not consent to max
!. any charge for their trouble or to &C
IS cept any pay, except such as was force
n upon them in the way of presents :
Mrs. Jones and the children.
n CHAPTER XIV.
IT BUILDING THE DAM.
"a The events recorded in our last char