Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24

m. VdA bya hustle in the
street and a cry,
"Here's doctorl Ring the belll'
BY the time the ring was answered
was wide awake and had my PRO
fessional expression on. Two men
came in, and one held in his arms
limp. senseless figure, boy, about
8 years old, covered with the blood
flowing from a cash in his head. /
took the little fellow in my own arms
and carried him to the sofa, while the
men brought me water and seemed
deeply interested in all my move
ments.
A broken arm and deep cut on
the head kept me busy some time,
but at last my little patient was
made as comfortable as possible,
and was moaning with recovering
consciousness.
"Have you far to carry him?" 1
asked one of the men.
eve don't own him." was the an
swer. "Hew a-running across the
street and horse kicked him over.
Jim, here" indicating his eompan-
ion, che picked him up, and / come
along to- help find a doctor, cause
Jim can't read"
Needn't a-shoved that in"
growled Jim turning red. Poor
little chap, how he groansP
'Iwill give him something to quiet
him presently" / said, "and will
send word to the station house if his
name is not on his cloth S.
The men departed and lifted my
charge once more and went upstairs
to my mothers room, over the sur
gerry.
1t did not take many minutes to
enlist her sympathies, and we un.
dressed the child and put him in her
wide bed, hoping to find some mark
upon his clothing. There was none,
and when saw this | spoke frankly.
''Mother there is just one chance for
the little fellows life, and that is
perfect quiet. He will have fever,
probably be delirious, and TO carry
him to ahospital, or even to his OWE
home. may be fatal. l will send tc
the station house, and then"
"You know will nurse him, John, ,
my mother said. "If his mother
comes, she must do as she thinks
best but, until she does come, leave
him to me"
| wrote q description of the child't
long brown curls and brown eyes, o
the delicate suit OF clothes in which
he was dressed, and sent it to tn,
station house. No call being mad'
in three days, / advertised him for {
week, and still he was not claimed
1t was very strange, for the child
pure, delicate skin and dainty cloth
ing Seemed to mark him as the chile
of wealth.
But while he lay unknown, my lit
tie patient was struggling hard TO
life against fever and Injuries. HI
was delirious for many days, calling
pitifully for 'Mamma-preJty mann
NAL" begging her not to go away
and making our hearts ache by oftel
crying. "Oh, Aunt Lucy, don't bea
Freddiel Freddie will be goodp' o
"Grandma, grandma, don't, don'tl'
in cries of extreme terror.
Mother would get so excited witt
Indignation over those cries, that
: sawl the child had won fond plac
in her warm heart.
"He has been ill-treated, John, tn
pretty darlingl" she would say.
, hope the cruel people who could hur
such a baby viii never find hir
again"
The second week of his stay wit
us was closing and Freddie had re
gained his reason and was on til
road to recovery, when one mornin
a carriage dashed up to my door an
two ladies alighted.
They wore rustling silks of the lat
est fashion and were evidently mothe
and daughter. Theyoungerlady wa
r very beautiful, perfect blonde an
I dressed in exquisite taste.
"Dr. Morrill," inquired the eide
lady.
, / bowed.
eve called in answer to an advei
tisement regarding a child, my grand
, son. You win probably think
strange we have not been here before
but we were Obliged toleaye town til
! day before he was lost and have jus
> returned. The nurse who had him !