River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-04-14

through Glory eyes were shining with
excitement Miss Gay had consulted a
doctor about the child and he thought
there might be possibility of curing
her If she could be in some place where
she could be carefully taken care of.
and Miss Gay proposed that she go to a
hospital situated not far from the alley
where she now lived and let this doc
tor try to cure her II would take
many months and then he would not
perhaps, be successful But. after talk.
ing il over. Maggie agreed with Miss
Gay that it would b. worth trying; and
as the lady promised to bear all the
expense and Glory agreed to lie still a
whole year il she could only walk
around at the end of that time, it was
decided that in the morning she should
go to the hospital
She cried little next day at parting
from Maggie, but her sister was 10
come TO see her every Saturday, so she
chOked back the tears and drove Of
with a smiling face. waving her hand
10 Mrs Mcguire and her six children,
who were crowded at the window tc
see her off.
When they arrived at the hospital
Glory forgot all lonesomeness in the
wonder with which she gazed at the
two long rows of tiny white bed.
stretching down the whole length OF
the room. To her eyes, unaccustomeC
to anything but the dingy room anc
its battered furniture. everything
looked very grand; and when, after
having a warm bath and a cup of de
licious broth. she was laid in one OF
the beds. with its fresh, clean sheets
and snowy Counterpart, il seemed a:
il she were in another world from the
one in which she had been living.
As the weeks went on the careful
nursing and the strengthening food did
wonders for Glory, but it was often
very hard for her TO lie there patiently
day after day with the poor lame leg
held down by heavy weights Once in
awhile the doctor would remove the
bandages, and would appear satisfied
with the result of his examination.
One day in December Miss Cav came
in with two small parcels in her hand
ana sat down by Glory's side She un-
die the larger bundle and disclosed "a
the child's wondering eyes flower pot,
filled with moist earth She had never
seen flower pot nor a growing plant.
for all her life had been spent on a bed
in an attic, and though she had heard
people speak of trees and green grass,
she HAD no idea that they were living,
growing things. Miss Gay next opened
the other parcel and showed Glory a
round whitish- brown object, asked
her If she could tell what il was. 1T
looks something like an onion, only
different, venturcd the little invalid
but Miss Gay shook her head.
No. II is something nicer than an
onion; and now will show You a won.
der, and she seooped a little hole in
the earth which filled the flower pot.
Il am going to bury this in the ground,
and cover it all up and leave it"
Just IS they left poor mother" put
in Glory plalntively
Yes, just as they did your mother,
and when Won see what a wonderful
thing comes to this dead looking
root, perhaps you will End it easier
to believe what a beautiful change has
come for your mother"
So the lady cove red the bulb and
Glory helped to pat down the earth
with her thin little hand. and then the
pot was placed on the window ledge
close by the bed. MISS Gay would not
tell Glory what she was to expect, but
bidding her look at the flower not
every morning and some day her pa
thence would be rewarded, she left her
The moment the child walked the next
morning she looked eagerly tow ard the
window, but the earth in the pot
looked just as it had the night before,
and as day after day went by and as
Glory could see no change she began
TO lose hope. But one sunny morning
as she glanced towards the flower pot
she gave little cry of delight, for
there was a curious green thing push
ing up through the earth. 1t felt hard
and smooth when she touched il with