Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-18

| They also offered to carry the sad news to Mrs. Parsons that she might hasten to t.e side of CT injured child. 'Ef you would. men. you'd be doin' me mighty great favor,' he said, in re, ly 10 their kindly offers. Tell her and Rastus to h ,ch the ponies to the l spring wagon and co ne at once. Tell 'em to fol ow the Gravel H.ll road till 1 they come to the linn stone blufs-'Ras- tus I'll know where 1 mcan-and then turn to tn. left an it the first shant, they come to."
 l Then mounting the animal which had been led out to Il m, he dashed away, the doctor kccping by his side. his case of instruments in his saddle bags hang ing upon his saddle.
 | When the party who had volunteer d to notify Mrs. Parsons of the accident | r'ached tie cottage it was already get ting dark, and a lamp was burning in the din ng-room. where supper was spread and the family waited tie coming of the absent on, s. now Il. n.omentar.l ly eX- pected.
 Hearing the chatter of horses feet | on the hard road. Mrs. Parsons went to the door ust as the rider sprang from his saddle, and throwing the brid e re over the hitching post, advanced up the gravel walk.
 In a few words he told his errand "An accident had happened; the horses, taking fright, had thrown John ny and his father out of the buggy. Mr. Parsons had escaped unhurt, but John nys arm was broken and he was ly ng in shanty near where the accident oc- cured, and to which Mir. Parsons had returned with the doctor. while the l speaker came to tell Mrs. Parsons, that she might go to her child at oncc." | Martha Parsons neither screamed nor 1 tainted She called Erastus and bade him bring the ponies and spring wagon while she hurried to get together linen for bandages, and such other articles as might be most needed.
 | When Erastus d. owe up to the gate | she called to him to come in and get a couple of feather beds and some cover ing and put them in the wagon, for she | knew that settlers in the mountains were not always supplied with super- abundance of bedding, And. besides, if Johnny Was not too badly hurt-and | the man " Q brought t c news of the acc dent had conveyed the impression that q broken arm was the extent of the in iury- he could be laid on the bed and brought home in the spring wagon at l once.
 | Driving at night over hilly road is not the mo rapid way ot transit, but the onies were urged forward with as much spepd as possible, considering the darkness, and just at midnight were halted at the door of Mir. Jon 5 shanty.
 The inmates had heard them com ing and Mir. Parsons was standing Ut the gate waiting for them.
 "1'm mortal glad you're come. ! mother,' he said, as he lifted his wife from the wagon. ''Jo rnny's pretty bad hurt t.,e doctor says. but 's set h arm and the lads sleepin' a Little now.
 Tine folks here are cs kind es kin be, l and everything has been done that kin be done to make him comfortah.c, ut the doctor says ho cant Dc moved for several days, an may be weeks. and l rcc;on 'Rastus had better go back an Write to one of the girls to come home at once, for l know you won't leave Johnny, an there ought 10 be some one to home to see to tn ngs.'
 Mrs. Parsons was unwilling to have the girls leave school in the middle oj the term if it could avoided, and she suggc-tcd that they wait few days.
 It might be that Johnny could he mo, ed sooner than the doctor thought. At any rate they had better wait a little and see; especially as Erastus eN- pressed will ngness to get on as well as he could without q cook and house. keeper for time. if thought best.
 And SO hc returned home, leaving both Mir. and Mrs. Parsons at the shanty With the injured boy.
 The next morning Mir. Parsons went to the Landing. riding the horse which he had left at the shanty the day hctoro when he went for the doctor, and lead
 ing the borrowed one, which he re turned 10 its owner. Then taking his remained but few hours and was again on his way to the shanty among
 tine hills to resume his watch by the
 bedside of his child.
 The doctor came again the next day
 and every day for many days anc
 weeks; for Johnny was not moved iron
 the shanty, whose inmates had shown SC
 much hospitality, for three long months
 and when at last he was taken hom,
 his parents knew that he would nevcl again be the healthy, rollicksome boy
 he had been. going everywhere abou
 the house and ranch, and carrying sun shine wherever he went, but that h' was to be cripple always; the iniur, 2 to hs back making It impossible tha he should ever stand erect or be able t. walk again.
 When it became evident that weeks and may be months, would elapse be fore Johnny could be moved from tn Jones shanty. the girls had been writ ten to as their father at first suggested
 and had come immediately home an' assumed the care of household affairs. Occasionally one of them took Mrs Parsons place at the bedside of tn , sufferer, while the mother returned t the cottage to sec that everything wa
 going right. or for rest of 6 night O 3 two.
 John Parsons had also remained a l the Jones shanty the greater portion ( 3 the time; for Johnny was fretful in hi , sufcrings. and no one could lift or tur l him so we'll as his father, whom quit