The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-12-18

mornins' an sum afternoons, but it
don't axe so gery, daddy, not SO Gerry.
the doclztur he sSz ez uh wOulden leg
don no how ter AXE, / wish / he'd wun.
Eff yer amt peggin' lzud yer KUN an
smooth my har an gimme uh drink,
jest wun drink? I CESS they don't
never lSelebrate hear coz they all AXE
SO, only my leg don't hIart so Uery daddy.
frum sonny
Pete could not see the last words. He
took off his glasses slowly. Then he
sat very still for long time thinking.
At last the slow smile began to creep
over Pete's carewOrn face and he
brought his hand down on his knee as
he said aloud;
Yes, thet'n be the way. Then Son
ny 'ulI hev uh chance, sure"
While Pete was slowly spelling out
Sonny's words, DIR. Gilbert sat in his
office reading the following letter:
CHICAGO, m--Dear Brother: Your
welcome letter came to me last week.
I thuniS you for your continued inter
est in my hospital work, and I am
pleased that you have been able to
make it the means of interesting your
children in trying to brighten a little
some lives less happy than their OWL
Your former patient, little Sonny, nov
sits up part of the day, and gets about
the ward in wheel chair
He suffers constant pain, but is very
patient and uncomplaining. We can
all learn a lG GssOn in patience and un-
selfshness from Sonny. The doctors
expect to amputate his leg next week
If he rallies, as we hope he will,
sight of daddy" as he calls him,
would do our brave little patient much
good I leave you to tell his father of
SOnny'sscOnditiOn- Yours, with love
ELIZABETH G. PORTER.
1,aFora El,-fztrone two
doctors stood talking in low tones be-
side SOnuy's bed at the hospital. The
amputatiOn had taken place some
weeks before. The child was asleep
now. When Sonny opened hisawistful
blue eyes there stood his kind friend,
DR.. Gilbert. Very glad Sonny was to
see him The doctor said cheerfuily:
''Weu, Sonny, how are you to-day,
and what are you going to do to have
a good time On ChEistmas?"
Sonny said longingly; Il 'ud Ike
ter hev daddy an lzeiebFste, 7 'ud Ike
ter ever So"
Long before light on Christmas
morning 4 man with his arms full Of
bundles stood at the door of the hos
Pital
sonny had turned his hot pillow over
and over again on Christmas eve and
laid his tired little head down with q
homesiek longing ter see daddy an
kelebrate-"
When Sonny opened his eyes as the
light of Christmas day walked in
through the window, there in q chair
by the bedside was. well, what do you
suppose?
1t was a brand new little wooden
leg that ''lSud never larn how ter AXE, "
as Sonny ioyfuIly said That was not
all. Between the toes of the wooden
foot some one had put some f-ecraclrers
Sonny laughed, rubbed his eyes, and
see! Just then there was . noise at the
Christmas pressn L It was daddy
You may be sure daddy and Sonny
''Ezelebrated'' 70 their hearts content
The nurse wrapped Sonny in blank
cts and gut him in q wheel chair. Son
ny, with shining eyes. his wooden leg
ctasped tightly in his thin little arms,
and e lap full of drscrsckeFs was
wheeled to a sunny window by daddy's
own hands
Daddy fastened the hrec-aclzers to
the end OF a long stick 50 that Sonny
could shoot them on himself.
After awhile Dr. Gilbert came with
his sister on his arm, to watch the
'.lzelsbrstin-"
As Pete smiled aad gently sinoOthsd
bGck Sonny's hair, ne whispered to the
doctor that 'snebbs SOnay l<ud git his
chance now
And Pete pointed 20 the wooden leg
that Sonny stul held fast IN his arms
JENNY FAERasAS SMITH
1t is rule fos Chrlstaa- to come
osly once 4. year, bat it is q good rule
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