Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-19

tracted mother, brothers, and sisters
walked the floor and cried; they could
do nothing but wait. But Lila's fatheS
never left her side. though it was agony
for him to see ms precious child suffer
SO terribly.
Five, ten, twenty minutes passed
slowly away, and still no signs of life.
Lti1a,s father bowed his head, and his
strong frame shook, while the tears ran
down his face like rain. Even the doc
tors feared the worst.
Then. all of q sudden, DR.. johnson.
who bent over her listening intently,
and watching for the slightest change,
commenced quickly to cover the open
wound with plasters, and said, aCau
her mother; she lives.
As soon as Mrs. Gates appeared, the
Doctor placed little Lila in her arms,
then finished putting on the bandages-
There was great rejoicing among the
brothers and sisters when little Lila
was pronounced out of danger.
For many weeks she could be fed
only chicken-broth and beef-broth and
different things that she could drink,
but nothing to eat until her throat was
entirely well
She would tease for something to
sOmefin to eat.
She could not understand why she
could not have it, but thought they
we're all so selfish to eat everything ur
and give her none, and would make the
tears come to her mothers eyes by
begging for just a 'crust Of bread,
which would, of course, be the very
worst thing she could have. Still she
was so hungry that she thought a
"crust" would taste good if they
couldn't spare anything else.
One beautiful dag, not quite two
weeks after the accident, there was
company visiting at the house and
they we're all sitting in the parlor talk
ing. Little Lila sat In her Aunt
Louise's lap, when all Of a sudden she
commenced teasing for something to
eat. She wanted a cracker.
Gust let her hold one in her hand
to quiet her, said her aunt; CPL watch,
and see that she doesn't eat it"
After considerable persuasion on the
aunt's part Lila was given q cracker
Gust to hold. " and then everything was
! serene.
For a while her aunt watched her
very closely, then, growing interested
in the conversation, she forgot all
about the cracker, and the next thing
she knew. somebody screamed:
ooh, look at that child"
Then everybody jumped up and
made rush to get the cracker, which
was fast disappearing forever.
/ Lila slid out of her aunt's lap on to
/ the floor, and with both little hands
1 pushed the cracker into her mouth.
| Oh, how good it tasted, and how she
| struggled to swallow it. At the same
time how everybody struggled to get it
away from her.
But they didn't get it, not bit of it.
] for Lila had swallowed it almost whole,
The excitement was terrible. Every
body talked at once, and tried to tell
/ how it happened, while LiIa's mother
| clasped her darling in her arms and
cried as If her heart would break.
! Somebody went post-haste for Dr..
| johnson; then they all waited, in feaI
and trembling, for him to come, long
ing, yet dreading, to hear what he
would say.
On his arrival he looked very grave
indeed, and proceeded at once to ex-
! anime Lila's little white throat, both
inside and out, then he smiIed-yes,
actually laughed aloud
"There is no harm DONE" he said,
"and after this you may give her what
ever she wants to eat. Then the kind
old doctor gave little Lila a kiss, tick
! ling her nose with his big mustache
and took his departure.
After that Lila was very happy, for
she had all she wanted to eat. and
wasn't that enough to make hungry
little girl happy?
As 7 said before, this all happened
many, many years ago, and is really
| true" story.
Little Lila is woman now and 9
grandmother.
Listen, Bright-Eyes, while I tell you
that know her well, love her dearly
and call her-@mother.
Yes, tits perfectly true. "Little Lila
is my mother, and the scar still shows
on her white throat, just below where
! the collar fastens.
There is moral to this story, deaI
little people, and a good one for you all
| to remember:
| Don't put pins and buttons and sucE
/ things into your mouth. In fact, my
/ advice is, don't put anything into yOuI
mouth unless it is something good to
! eats" then you will be quite sa g from
such a terrible accident as befeII little
/ Lila.
CHICAGO, III