Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-02-04

1 UTlQG OF literature " do more dDSDTDe1
than ever Ia the imaginary world in
which she lived
''This seems rather a long three
months, said Grace one day.
1T seems like three years to me"
said Sophy, yawning.
! at seems three centuries to me, said
Enid, signing.
Let US go and climb to the top Of
| that rock we noticed the other day,
and have tea on it this afternoon"
said Grace, aloud. 81 am sick to death
Of pen and ink, = She added. inwardly.
Anything for variety" said Enid,
aloud Il hate the siapt of my paints
and brushes, was her thought
1T will be Z new sensation; anything
for that, said Sophy; She thought: IF
1 don't escape from that skeleton | shall
become one.
SO to the top of the rock they went;
there they drank tea, and from thence
they intended to return home as they
came, namely, on their ten toes; but in
descending from their lofty position
Grace fell and hurt her foot so badly
she could not stand.
Il have broken my leg, I think, " said
Grace
Il wonder if there is lady doctor on
the island?' said Enid.
.'If there is / won't have her; l am
not going to run the risk of being lame
for life; don't believe in lady Doctors
said Grace, decidedly.
Nor do |, dear; you are quite right,
and l only hope Sophy viii agree with
you" said Enid.
At first Sophy was not at all inclined
to do this She suggested securing the
island for n lady doctor since a doctor
Grace would have; but her ister's pale
face and gentle means soon decided
her TO send for a certain DR. May, to
whom they had ar introduction in case
of illness.
The letter of introduction was from
their brother, and if Sophy could have
read the contents it would certainly
never have reached its destination. As
it was sealed, in defiance of the rules
of etiquette, she could not do so, and it
had the effect of bringing DR. May very
quickly to the patient.
at is a simple fracture of the tibia,"
said Sophy, as she ushercd DR. May to
the patients room.
If it was tam DR.. May did not con-
tradict her diagnosis) his treatment
was peculiar. He first of all spent
about half an hour in bathing the
swollen white foot in cold water, then
he bandaged it, then he ordered the
bandages changed whenever they got
dry, and then, promising to come the
first thing the next morning, he pre-
pared to leave.
"Won't you set it to-day?' said Sophy.
'tOh, dear, no; ii is much too swollen.
I sha'nt be able to set it for some days.
How long are you saying here?"
"Oh, we have another six weeks to
stay yet said Sophy, despondently.
'Well, will endeavor to cure your
sister by then; but fear she won't he
able to walk fer some weeks, though
you need not tell her SO, - said Dr. May.
No sooner was DIR. May gone than
Enid, who had not seen him, dashed in
to Gracc's room, all curiosity.
''What is he like, girls?" she de-
manded, eagerly.
He is young, said Sophy.
That is bad" said Enid.
"And very handsome, said Grace.
THAT is worse. | wonder il he is
married?" said Enid
That cant matter to rs, " said Grace.
Not in the very least. said Sophy.
"Of course not. dears; only Won
dered, said Enid.
Now, it is a strange thing, but life
became much more interesting to these
three young ladies' after this accident;
and yet it ought TO have cast gloom
over them, for it must have been rather
q bad case, since Grace required Or.
Mays attendance twice a day for the
first week, and three times on the dsy
he set the tibia and put it into splints.
But before lie did this he asked for
second opinion. lie was a physician
the case was surgical; he would not
undertake to set the broken bone I'M
less a surgeon were present SO a GER
tain Mr.. Ford, an army surgeon, was
/ called in, not without some scruples;
but DIR. May represented it was a neces-
sity, and necessity absolved them from
/ keeping their vow.
Men are a necessary evil" said
Enid
They are certainly useful" said
Sophy
And undoubtedly nice" said Grace,
soto voce. She dared not utter this
sentiment aloud
I'VE have only three more weeks to
be here, said Enid one day.
How dreadful" said Sophy.
at is too sad" said Grace.
81 am truly thankful" said Enid. II
am sick of it."
Enid exclaimed Grace. in amaze
ment
Enid echoed Sophy in horror.
Enid, whose temper was supposed to
be angelic, stamped her little foot, and,
crying like naughty child, rushed out
of the room to Rachel
Il won't stand it any longer, Rachel,
hate picking gooseberries
"Why, my dear Miss Enid. there are
no gooseberries to pick; they were all
| finished before we came