Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-02
THE TWO HANDS.

Morning had come. Some rays of
the rising sun crept between the cur
tain and the window frame into a boys
bedroom, causing a stir in white cot.
From under the coverlid popped a
hand, as il to catch the shining beam.
Its fingers closed on nothing, aud
slowly relaxed.
Presently the mate of this hand went
up beneath the head resting on the pill
low. The head swayed over and lay
still again. There was only breath
ing motion of the bed clothes.
''Halloo, brother" saluted Right
Hand. ''If you were as stroug as
you would raise that sleepy head"
III am not as strong as you it is
your fault" answered Left Hand. by
doing more than your share you have
all along left me with too little exer-
else, which accounts for whatever diff
ference there Is between us.
You can not be sure of it, said the
stronger hand.
we started alike" asserted Left
Hand. 81 was every bit as active as
you in rubbing and punching his eyes
awake whom this boy was baby. Each
time he would cry we were handy, as
hands should be. 1t was a dry weep at
first. because young babies haven't any
tears saved up"
That is not TO the purpose" reproved
Right Hand.
You ought TO remember" continued
Left Hand, that was your equal for
fighting the nurse while she bathed
L
long, and could overset things as quick
as wink"
Maybe the baby sucked away your
strength through your thumb" jeered
Right Hand.
And only think of that day." said
Left Hand. when we found Baby's feet
for him."
I'VE mostly did that" claimed the
pair of eyes beneath their quivering
lids.
You mostly didn't" coutradicted
the pair of hands This boy lay in
his crib one warm summer day. He
had just been put into short clothes
The air got gentle kick, then more
kicks, Baby liked it, and we two
hands caught TO the cunning feet and
let them slip away as many times as
there were hairs on his head. And he
goo-gooed."
mo, no; did that" another impor-
tant member FASTENED to say, and you
might have observed that the mouth
was waking, for it yawned.
''Tha: baby story is not TO be sneezed
at ~ a-kish-ol" This came from the
Grecian nose.
Hark was that the rising bell?" said
An ear.
Then came rappiug on the foot
board, and moment later the pair of
feet stood on the rug before the bed
One hand performed about the same
service as the other in washing and
dressing our boy, although Right Hand
insisted on its rights with the hair
brush
"Sel-wyn Som-ers, get up! Breakfast
n ready" called voice.
The boy stepped to his door and with
mouth TO the keyhole shouted reply.
in which mingled the name of his sister
Adelaide.
Mamma" exclaimed Adelaide SOM
ers, hurrying into the breakfast room,
don YOU think Sci declares he won't
get up to-day Shall You send him any
breakfast or dinner?"
Il am already up and dressed as yon
see, explained the lad coming in, en-
ioying his joke; hut he stopped at Sec
ing stranger present
Tho man wore a soldiers uniform
that had done much service and lac
was iusl then speaking about a penn
sion The childrcn's father was % pen
sion agent. he proved the soldiers
claims q pension mo.iey, and got for
Them what the government al Wash
ingtou allows
THAT is my son Selwyn. Mir Mil.
Thus Mr.. ~omers made the introduc.
tiou and added The war was over
long before lie was born, but Sc lately
did good patriotic work toward buying
a flag for his sshoolhouSr
Selwyu had come forward with hand
extended And now he noticed thai
the RIGHT coat-slcevc Of the soldier va,
emp'y However, the remaining huno
was cor3a iu its grasp
No doubt about pension fur YOU
said oelWyn; yet 10 pay for the loss q
your arm, sir-why, the country ISM
rich enough for that
Wen I've never regretted my army
service replied the old soldier whei
seated at breakfast, the LAD beside him
: left hand is = good thing to have
left | learned TO write with it ever
before my ya2ad was healed Ms
mother was handy with her left hand
used 70 say - her: You're not left
handed. mother but you have got tw,
right hands
Il should like mine 70 be both right
hands" said Adelaide
do you think, sir. if We used botl
alike, began Selwyn-and fell &
thinking lie had heard a conversation
like this before coming downstairs
If one IS called 10 spare some thirty
of the two hundred bones in his frame. :
continued Mr. NH, they had best h
those Of an upper extremity. Even tht
leg aud foot have not quite Sc many"