New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
me since that perhaps was not quite just 10
her poor thing!

on, what night that was! Temperature loa'
| ard a short aroniz,np cough catching the hurt
side which he was Obliged to lie on. because the
| other lung had to dc the Work OF po'h' we
padded him with the softest pillows IT. the house'
and tried Ice and sedatives, everything we couiu
! think Of: but we could not soothe me sUess""s
chest, which was the only way to stop the IN
ward bleeding And he kept up sort OF grind
ing moan like a long "u' in French-worse than
shrleks 1t was too too cruel! wonder my mar
| did not turn white.
Next day we got the surgeon from town; the
day after the nurse. But came TO an under
standing with her before she set foot in Harry's
! ROOM | babe her remember that he was my son.
and that mother could not consent to he super
seeded She asked If she were to be allowed to
! carry out the doctors orders. ana when said,
Yes of course" she seemed satisfied. She was
good creature. After all. don't know what we
should have done without her. There Is limit
to ones strength, and though PEylls was
great help outside the sick room. we did not
think II right-Dr luke did not think II right
10 let her be much in it.
She came home in spite Of him. soon as she
heard what had happened She and her brother
| were devoted &c each other Nevertheless. when
| told her of hi conduct with Miss Rlount. she
was quite indignant She said she would never
nave DtllcNtu IL Ol HILL Al tHt SAME Univ SH'
was firmly convinced. as was. that Mss Blount
had done the love-making and led him on. What
a comfort It - have my dear girl to talk TO
and confde in. She was not only lovely young
creature-hough say ithut had the sense 4
an old woman. Lily was quite different. But
then Lily was a child--barely seventeen-and she
lad an absurd nfltuat.On for her governess.
such as you often see in raw schoolgirl. 1t was
a stupid mistake on ny part To engage a person
of twenty-five to teach he'-I saw 1t now; and
! think II still greater mi~take to confer uni
versity degrees IN such yong women. You seem
to expect them to be above the irbeclities of
ordinary girls. Id they not a hit
Well. we shut trem no together in a separate
part of the house. giving them their meals in the
schoolroom. We did not Wa 1t Lily to be losing
the education were paying so much for ana
Tom and just took our food could get 1t.
We had no heart 10 sit down to table. Some
times he slept for little. ard sometimes ]. but
one other Of us was always on guard, while
Phyllis prepared t,e iced milk and soda and
waited on the nurse and doctor. Certainly the
doctor was most devoted: he could not have done
more for his patient IL he had been his own
brother.
am sure it was the opinion Of his medical
colleague that Harry could neter pull through
He said. in many words, that the case was az
grave as possible, owing chiefly understood
| 70 the accumulation OF fluid in the chest. which
could not be mechanically dealt with. Neverthe-
less the dear boy rallied little and then little
more-the fever keeping down in the daytime"
and not running quite high at n.ght-until Il
really seemed that might begin 10 hope He
was such splendid young fellow. and had such
q magnificent constitution. But for that. ] am
convinced he could not have survived an hour.
! One afternoon he sleeping comfortably
that they all insisted on my going out for some
fresh air Tom took me fcI walk round the
garden. and we planned what would do for
our beloved one when he got well-how We would
go for little travel to amuse and cheer him, t.
recruit his strength and distract his mind from
| nonsense.
| When | returned I found that he had awak-
enod from his sleep. calm and retire. he'd; that ne
| had asked to his sister Lily. and-that that
fool of a nurse had allowed It. Oh. / could have
shaken her! AS it was. ga re her talking TO
that she suked over for week. Lily she said
had only remained with him ten minutes-as If
one minute wouldn't have been enough to undo
all work, Idiot! And to call herself a trained
nurse, too,
As soon as I approached his bed I saw the
! difference. Not only had he been doing WELL
he had been so nice to me. 50 loving and gentle
! as If feeling that all was right between Now
he was fushed-I knew his temperature had
| gone up agan--and he looked if | were
| his enemy instead OF his mother.
/ rs ii true" he said, that yOu have given Mss
Blount notice."
l did not know what to say Seeing the abso-
lutte necessity for keeping him quiet tried to
| put the question aside. But he would have an
answer
Darling" l sobbed. II am doing for the best
And You will be the first TO acknowledge ii when
you yourself again 1t is for her sake"
added, though I'm sure don't know by said
! that.
Re continued to look at me if I were the
bedpost, insensible to my tears And he looked
! so handsome-a fit husband for a queen.
Mother" he said in stern way IF you do
thing so unjust as that Will never forgive
| you"
for him-slaving night and da"! After all the
love and care, the hearts blood. that | had law
shed on him for nearly twcnty-four years.
Unjust" repeated, cut to the quick. my
boy. may have my faults-I daresay have
nobody is perfect in this world; but my worst
/ enemy cannot lay II to my charge that | have
ever committed injustice"
He smiled. but II hard smile. And the
nurse came up. as bold as you please. to tell me
| must he silent as | exciting him. ! cX-
citing him. 1t was then gave her that talking
Well. he had been getting on as satisfactorily
as possible up to this point But now. of course,
he went back. His temperature 1O4 in the
night and ne complained of pains and uneasi-
ness, and turned against his nourishmcnt, light
and l!quid il was. When he did get a snatch
of sleep his breathing was az restless possible.
Sometimes it went fast and sometimes IT
! seeIi'cu ~ s'Oi' anu uleH ne "puiu SUI
| denly give a deep snore and jump that
! hurt his side and reused him. After which he
would lie still little while. staring at the wall.
| His eyes full Of fever. and presently he
began TO talk. and W. could not make out what
he was saying except that little hussy's name
Emily He kept saying "Emily"-nO "Emmie'-
as If H. thought she in the room. once |
fancied he called me, and when went to him he
put up his poor Enthusiastically thin and
bleached-ard | thought he wanted to be for
given and be friends with his mother again. But.
just ! dropping on my knees beside him
10 take him into my arms. he sad: Kiss me.
Emme"' And. oh. in such voice. 1t made me
fcel-but can't descrihn how II made II fol