The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-27

. fbeatt y;=fer=she= belonged to the great
outside world OF which the sick girl
only caught an occasional glimpse from
her window in the big red brick hos
pital.
Hullo!' she said, returning Patty's
vigorous greeting in a weak little
voice
See, l have brought you some flow
ersn continued Patty, holding up her
f1auds full Of buttercups and daisies. 81
-gotthem at a picnic; but how shall get
them up to your Will they let me climb
Fl p to the window2'
Patience nodded, and Patty, tying the
towers in her handkerchief, climbed
lightly up, clinging to lightning rod and
window sill, and, holding by one hand,
: emptied- the contents of the handker-
chief into Patience's lap. The sick
child gave cry of gladness. and, gath
cring them up held them to her face.
They're lots prettier in the woods
and meadows" said Patty. "They just
peck up among the green leaves SO cute.
i wish you could see Them
II wish could" said Patience, her
face full of longing. II never was in
the woods in all my life"
oh, myi gasped Patty, how sorry
am for you. | wish could take you
there, but we haven't any thing but
our baby carriage, and you couldn't
double your feet up in that cause you're
lame. !"
Just then the matron entered, giving
Patty such fright that she nearly fell
off the window ledge; but the matron
smiled when she saw her, and stopped
- to look at the flowers.
'der name is Patty" explained Pa
thence, land she lives next door. She
feels so sorry for me because / am lame
THAT she has saved me these flowers.
She says ii they had carriage she
would take me to the woods, too"
well, / don't know about that; If
they had carriage, they would be like
all the rest of the folks-never athought
for any one but themselves. I often
think that if the people who have car
riages would remember the sick in the
hospitals, how many weary days would
be frightened.
Patty, Patty called -shrill voice,
ina says to come home and take care
of the baby" And she slid down to the
ground bordering the matron's words.
Patty lived SO near the hospital that
she caught many glimpses of the suf-
fering within those high brick walls,
but she had never been able to show
her sympathy for the little inmates ex-
cept by an occasional CHEEKY nod and a
'.hullo," when she caught sight of a
face at the window.
Patience had been there so long that
she felt very we'll acquainted with her,
and her tender little heart was filled
with plans to take her to the woods as
she sat bobbing the baby up and down
in his crib. She lived in the rear OF
one of the great avenues, and as she
watched the carriages roll past she
wondered why it was only those who
had none wanted to take sick people tc
~ drive.
dust then carriage came by that
Patty had often admired. The stately
horses with their clanking silver chains,
the immovable coachman in high TOP
boots, -and the soft} silken cushions
against which Mrs. Muchmore leaned,
would be just the thing for Patience's
lame back, Patty thought.
s'She looks sick herself" she COM
mented, as Mrs. Muchmore's dissatis.
fled eyes rested on her and the baby
for moment, and then turned languid-
ly away. 81 shouldn't wonder bit il
she would do it If she only thought OF
it. believe I'll ask her."