Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-11
4 BIT OF RIBBON.
be Youths Companion.

atside. the keen, sharp winds of a
winter day, the particles OF snow
ice cleaning like diamonds in the
ht rays OF the sun, which possessed
power to melt them. Inside, in
light, clean ward OF the H Hos,
1. warmth and brightness and
fort: rows OF neat white cots on
er side, and nurses in white caps
aprons fitting to and iro, in
start attendance upon the suffer.
lying there.
! the farther extremity of the lone
d, where the sunshine fell softly
{ the white-dyaped cot, lay a little
/ OF eight years. but so small, SC
and delicate, she seemed scarcely
e than half that age. An accident
the street, several weeks before,
seriously injured her, and as no
seemed to claim or care for her,
bad been brought to the hospital.
6eskiil of the ablest physicians
Ethe constant care of skilled nurses
however, been able to do little
: than to give temporary reliel
the severe pain she constantly
red, but her gentleness and pa.
< had won the hearts of all about
day she lay quietly upon her cot,
ing in and out over her slender
s a strip of bright tinsel paper,
she now and then held in the
BIT, turning it to and fro to
the lustre upon it's shining sur
Then, folding it softly, she tried
hion a tiny bow, but the stiff,
paper parted in her hands, and
shining bits over the white COW
With a patient sigh, she drop
II hands and turned YEARLY up
pillow.
Jay, one of the visiting physi-
nas making his morning tour
hospital, and had stopped for
bent to watch the child's patient
fors to amuse herself. The case
sen one which had interested
eply. Poor little Maggie Her
p and gentleness had won his
<hies.
seems to have a peculiar love
ything bright and pretty" the
Rid. in answer to a low-toned
nom DIR. Jay. "She will
nerss.t for hours with some bit
OF string"
shonld petition for a supply OF
Eas the doctors humorous re-
FL think in this case they
a 2 more beneficial than medi-
pd with a smile and a pleas
b to the child, and few di-
70 the nurse, ne passed on.
eSt day in making his morning
calls, he was delayed few
by a passing procession.
age had stopped Just in front
kindows of a millinery store,
cr OF bright, brocaded ribbon
IS eye. In an instant there
Pre- him the pale face of his
1pital patient and her piece
paper, and the next moment
pot a fve-do,lar bill in the
his colored coaehman as he
: reins from him.
3 there, Jim, and buy me two
tsat lowered ribbon" he
hive minutes later the pro-
ed passed, and he was driv-
PIE street with the package
slowed away in his capa-
i. kets. He seemed perfectly
to the fact that Jim had
put two dollars OF the five,
apparent absurdity of pay
- dollars for a gift to a child,
btiess, could not have told
nee between this elegant
a piece OF ten-cent ribbon.
- ny one had dared to hint
committed a piece of fol-
simply have shrugged his
indifferently. DR.. Jays
we're never done by halves.
Maggie, you can make q
that to suit you, he said,
a., an hour later, he stood
g ones cot, and unrolling
let IT fall in lovely shim-
es over the white cover
& 8 large dark eyes opened
s. rise and delight; there was
5 u-awing of the breath, a
pc thin white hands in an
q pture too deep for words.
( stretched out her hands,
= Sly the shining folds, drew
through her fingers, and
8 ainst her cheek with low
- g, as il the ribbon had
IL nlmate creature.
/ pa lovely piece ofgoods;
us background of bright,
over which was careless
~! Opened moss-roses and
y pink of the flowers and
reen OF the leaves form
ontrast to the lustrous
oundwork.
~ Pan Maggie's, and those
med to Injuries, might
4 delight at sight of so
mine--for true?" she
e il such great good for
possibly be hers.
gr own, to do Just as
was all the delighted
q but there was such a
and gratitude in the
soft, dark eyes, that
away with suspicious
* lade a heaven for little
'ead nurse said, upon
never saw such pleas
takes with that bit of
as certainly made a
Hnt combinations of
and all sorts of fancy
Sheis a queen, a fairy
u Ely thing else by turns.
y cut it for her, that
+ 'ows more convenient
have seen her. She
.er, and looked at me
ened, pleading eyes,
- MY have thought it
& Feature ] was going
Just look at herl
q a mostlovely pict-
came up to the lit
eyes were bright
no the pale cheeks
8 pink, rivaling the
titul gift. Pain and
forgotten in the de-
oesession.
~ exercised all her
4 arranging her below
BEST advantage, in
+ doctors visit. 1t
pEed and festooned
manner about her
& all unknown to
S q Inherited all the
the loyirg. gentle
sr who, deserted by
hayebeen her pro-