, 1890-08-08
a DOMESTIC Au1ocRAr.
Absolute Power of . Trained Surse an,
How II L. somefimaa Ahmed

Absoiute Power OF . Trained Nurse an
How II Is Sometimes Abused.
"Of all the nuisances 1 know of o
this earth the professional nurse is tn
worst" said a confirmed bachelor at tn
Illinois club the other evening.
1.-THE professional nurse? Why, she i
one of the blessings Of advanced civil
z~ation," responded another gentleman
Without the professional nurse wha
would become of people without friend
in town who fall Ill? Man, the profes
sional nurse is a God given gift"
That's all right" replied the frs
speaker. ',She may be a God given gif
to people sick in hotels and hospitals
but she's a nuisance around a priyat,
house,
But you don't live in n private house
Why are you sorey'
81 know 1 don't. / amt sick, either
am = Do look like a subject for a pro
fessional nurse? Amt 1 all righty'
Eyes, but what about it? Why ar,
you down on professional nu,sesY'
well. because one of EN- has Just
succeeded in utterly disgusting me.
That's why. They're worse thar the 10.
Gusts of Egypt. They come into a house
meehy and then own the place. That.
why I'm sore.
You see I've got a sister and she's
married They've got a beautiful house
and I've always been as free there until
two weeks ago as l am at my own apart
ments. See? Well, / am not now; and
May was my favorite sister, too, a chum
OF mine in everything. and she didn't
quit it when she got married either.
We'll, about two weeks ago my broth
er-in-law's family was increased by one,
and a professional nurse was employ ed
to look after the newcomer and his
mother. She was a meek, pleasant look
ing woman, thoroughly up in her bust
ness and a good salary per week.
"Of course as soon as / heard the news
I wen out to the house. Frank. my
brother-inlaw, met me at the door. He
looked downcast. 'How's everything.
old mann says L. All right; but you
can't see him. replied Frank. The
luz won't allow it. Haven't seen him
yet. But say, Jack, we're going to name
him after you-that is, il May consents.
/ haven't seen her yet either
at was true. That nurse, who came
into the house so meekly and pleasantly,
had developed into a regular car. She
had taken absolute possession, and was
running things with a high hand.
"She had the upstairs part of the
house in absolute state of siege. The
ervan were afraid to go up, and Frank
was loafing around in a state of unsatis-
fed anxiety.
Its all right, l suppose said he, and
i supposed it wa and said SO.
II went home of course, deciding to
go out and see my namesake and nv
sister a couple of days later. The day /
intended to go / called around at Franks
Office to go put with him. But he
wasn't in. Hasn't been down for three
days his partner said. Important af-
fairs at home, 1 guessr
II went out to the house. Frank met
me as before. Its all right he said,
joyfully. 4 wish you could see May.
She wants to see you: but the nurse
won't have it. Says she's getting better,
but too i'll yet
"tHow does she look?
81 don't know; haven't seen her yet.
The nurse won't let me see her, either.
I suppose it's all right, but on the square,
old man, I'm getting anxious and hun
CRY. The nurse orders all the meals.
and / haven't had anything but a diet
for three days. Nobody but the doctor
and the nurse and the chambermaid
have seen my son yet. The chamber
maid says he's a beauty, though, and
that May is dying to see both of us, but
the nurse won't let her. The nurse or
dered a case of champagne last night;
said the doctor prescribed 1t for May.
-Four empty bottles came down this
morning. i don't like to mistrust any
thing, but
THAT settled me. 1 went up to see
my sister. The nurse wasn't going to
let me in the room, but l went in. She
was glad to see me and she showed me
my namesake. Then the nurse came in
and fired me out. She said May mustn't
be excited and that babies shouldn't be
bewildered by strange faces and voices
for the first two weeks of their lives.
THAT settled it. / went out and saw
May regularly every day. Sometimes l
got a glass of champagne. She could
only take n a day, and l arrived twice
just as h was taking it and got some.
OF course you know champagne spoils
after 1t is uncorked, If allowed to stand.
But l don't think that nurse allowed II
to spoil. The bottles all came down
empty anyway. Frank didn't get any;
neither did l. unless we We're right there
when 1t was opened.
But say, that woman's out there yet.
She has prohibited Frank smoking In the
house and he's n confirmed smoker. He
daren't touch the piano, and he's a great
musician, and neither of us can see May
for two minutes at a time, though
she's dying to see US both. The profess
sional nurse may be all right in your
hotel or in a hospital, but in a private
house she's a nuisance. She's liable to
make a man forget what his family
looks like and to drive all the servants
out of the house. I'd rather have the
yellow fever than n nurse like the one /
speak Of in my house. OF course that's
hypothetical. amt thinking of getting
married. New York Telegram.
The Final Test.
Customer-You are quite sure that this
is n %penuine diamond?