The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-11-14


( a red shawl and a bonnet with flower,
that iieglesI-snG she'd have b wash and
+ wash and wash and never stop, but keeF
( going on and on and on AMI Sliding down
the siIoots-no, the coal sid down the
shoots and the slate slil down the wash
board and the cuim-pile slbl. sul every
thing sid. and poor Terry slid auay for
time out Of the Here into the W
where.
Terry opened his eyes. How Eight il
was, How tai the windows had grown.
and hos big the room But the bed
had grown small there was only room
for one in it-and the other bed where
Nam had left the babies when she got up
-why-where was that bed And the
babies Yonder was a bed with a little
girl IN i. and another bed with an old
woman ia It, an3 over by one Of the TAN
bright windows sat a big sirl with a
bandage over her eyes.
Asd there were some empty beds. also
little. and clean, oh, 50 clean and COM
ing toward him with lovely snile aad
a white cap, was the cieaness looking w0-
man be had ever seen. What had hap
penedf Where was hef For now it had
dawned fully upon him that this plare
was not home The woman, in voice as
charming as her cap and smile. asked
him how be felt As he didn't yet know
how he felt, be made no reply. but matca-
ei her smile with another 50 enehanting
that she kissed him This seemeda a queer
thing TO Terry. as be had never been
kissed IL bis life however be couldn't
have said that he disliSed IT, In flct. it
caused him 70 smile still more euchaut-
ingly than before, which gained him
another kiss. Then the woman brought
bowl with q sort Of PINK porrilzs in IT,.
which she fed 70 him with a spoon. Then
she dressed has leg, which progress Terry
w.tched with great interest. She was Is
gentle as a fairy and didn't hurt him at
an He knew his leg aust be getting
well, for be hardly felt ia now
Terry had been brought to the hospital
in a having condition. The injury he had
received, aggravated BY bad blood aud a
general low state OF the system. had pro-
duced i-ver, which his recent mental ex-
element sent b the brain. For davs he
bad ain in a seemingly hopeless coudi-
ton hut this morning the fever had
abated. and he awoke into intelligenee
again. He noW eaineI rapidly, being
able in a few days to sit up and after a
week or 20 70 90 about in a wheel chair
Nam came 70 see him once a week, and
always brought Bob or jim with her
Nam diint talk much during these vis-
its-thsre wasn't anything to talk aboGt
but she brought him peanuts and can
dy, which, however. he was not able to
eat One day Bob brought him a piece
Of peacock coal. and another day jim
brought a potato blossom, which she had
pulled through the fence from the garden
Every one was good 70 ferrv, ana ne
felt very happy He made frequent vis-
its to the men 5 ward, where he saw much
that was wonderful and entertaining.
There were men with their broken legs
in boxes suspended By cords from high
wooden frames; men with broken backs
lying on beds Of water men horribly
burned By fre-damp, wrapped in white
cloths from head to foot, and smelling Of
oil but this small trausceadentalist WAS
especially gratihei by a certain man
whose leg bad been cut of, and who
ui0aned all the time, because, a. Evans.
The nurse, said, the cut leg hadn't been
buried in a comfortable position The
toes were bent under, and the man couid
feel those toes hurting all the time. anL
would feel them until thev were laid
Straight Terry begged Egans t. see %
the immediate re-interment Of the l-g.
for he hated TO hear The man moan bgt
all the same, he delighted in the iiea Of
feeling ones toes when they weren't
there. He thought deeply about il, and
although he couldn't exactly see the con-
neciioa. il made him believe more firmly
what be had thought about Dad.
lie also spent many hours In the mat
ron's room quietly looking at picture
books. or. If she were at leisure to listen
AMI reply, questioning her; FOR at length
he had found somebody % whom he
could anbosom himself Upon entering
the room for the drst time. he bad been.
struck by a picture Of the Madonna and'
Child. It was Holbein's gracious C1een
Of Heaven, holding the sick infant It
reminded him Immediately Of the crown-
Ell image he had seen in church, bat 70
which a. that time he had given little al
tentioa- The matrou, observing bis in
terest, asked.
awbo is it. Terry ?7
As be did not knoT, be shook his
head to that effect speech being ever
With him more precious than rubies.
But he looked the question back. to
which she replied
That Is our Saviour"
Terry gazed stilI more earnestly at the
picture. At length he said
There's two Of EN-
yes said the matron -ths one i
sick 50 that the other can be well - think
ing to puzzle him, unaware Of the meta
physical depths Of his mind, which in
stantly received and Welcomed the most
obtruse ideas. Again he looked At the
picture.
~Will he make me well. toog
VI slfi -as. He nOw seemed at-
isied for the tine, and turned to other
things.
The next day be came again, and
wheeling himself up in front Of the pict-
ure. asked suddenly
@Dles be stay there al the time7-
@Stay where
Up there 2'' pointing with his finger.
eHe isn't really there at all, said the
matrou "that i only a picture Of him-'
Where does he i've -
eve can't see the place where he lives
we don't know where IT Is. bgt be Is
where God -
aWho Is God p demanded Terry, sit