Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13

tv,csed SIlo1her. brotheS1, and Sisters
vnIked Tie foor and cxie1s they could
do nothing but wait But LIa's fathes
never left her side. though Il wae agony
for him 70 see his precious child suffer
80 terribly.
Five, ten, twenty minutes passed
slowly away, and still no signs OF life.
Lilass father bowed his head, and his
STRONG frame shook, while the tears ran
down his face ike rain. Even the doc
tors feared the worst.
Then. al Of . 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, Cal
her mother; she lives.
/. Az soon g Mrs. Gates appeared, che
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 we'll.
She would tease for something to
eat SO pitifully: "P'ease div title Lila
somefin to eat"
She could not understand why she
could not have it, but thought they
were all so selfish to eat everything ur
and give her none, and would make the
tears come to her mothers ewes bx
begging for just "crust of bread,
which would, of course, be the very
worst thing she could have. Still she
was 80 hungry that she. thought a
"crust" would taste good if they
couldn't spare anything else.
One beautiful das, 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 o sudden she
commenced teasing for something to
eat. She wanted cracker.
"Just let her hold one in her hand
to quiet her, said her aunt; "Ill watch,
and see that she doesn't eat it.
After considerable persuasion on the
aunt's part Lila was given cracker
"just to hold, " and then everything was
serene.
For q 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:
"Oh, 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 auntis lap on to
the floor, and with both little hands
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 Lila'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 feas
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 smiled-yes.
actually laughed aloud.
"There is no harm done," he said,
land after this you may give her what
ever she wants to eat" Then the kind
old doctor gave little Lila kiss, tick
ling her nose with his big mustache
and took his departure.
After that Lila was very happy, fol-
she had all she wanted to eat. and
wasn't that enough to make a hungry
little girl happy?
As I said before, this all happened
many, many years ago, and is q "really
true" story.
Little Lila is a woman now and 8
grandmother.
Listen, Bright-Eyes, while I tell you
that I know her well, love her dearly
and call her-"mother.
Yes, it's 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, dear
little people, and 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 you1
mouth unless it is something good to
eat;" then you will be quite sac from
such terrible accident befen LITTLE
Lila.
CHICAGO, III.