The Penn's Grove record., 1895-09-13
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pied Children.
"Please. nurse. leave the winder up
! ,lped a feeble voice from a small cot
oed.
why. Jimmie? The air is growing
chilly. You never wanted it up be
fore"
"'Cause, don't yer see, l kin hear the
band. and onct l heard one O. thin ami
mails howl"
What band? What animalsT' salc
the nurse, thinking poor Jimmie mus
be out of his head again.
why, don't yer know, that's Bu1a
Bills Show / asked the young o
tor yesterday an he telled me. l jest
wish | cud see one o. them real live In
dams once. Do We s'pose led one
over if | wrote an asked him, an tolo
him as how us fellahs is here in the
hospital and amt got no chance ter &c
and see TIL showF'
II don't know" laughed nurse Alice,
perhaps he would. You might try
But now you must 60 to sleep, Tim, fol
that's one of the best medicines foT
your broken leg, don't you know"
Next day, bright and early. Tim as
tonished the morning nurse by asking
for paper and pencil. He ~vouchsafed
no condolences to her, but only said he
WANTED to write"
81 amt goln' to let her into n oil
our deals" he said to the little fellow
In the next cot, " but I'll tell nurse
Alice every time, you bet. Amt she
lest a peachr Then. as the unloved
nurse passed on, Tim explained to the
"fellahs'' his scheme of writing to Bur
.falo Bill.
With mighty efforts this note was at
last composed:
"Children's Hospital.
Boston, June G. 1S9-.
"Dear Mr.. Buffalo Bill: Us fellahs Is
here in the hospital jest round the Cor.
.ner from Your show, an sometimes we
ken hear the band or n OF the n
mails Howl but we amt none of us ever
seer a real live Indian. but we've
heerd as how you have 'em, and we
thought mcbbe if We new us fellahs was
here and had no chance fer goin' ter
your Exherbition, we might send one OF
yer Indians round to Call on us. We
would like Auful mulch to see one.
Yours truly, JIMMIE CRUNCH"
After a good laugh, nurse Alice sent
Tins letter, imagining Buffalo Bits
amusement on receiving 1t, and think
ing 1t could do no harm.
To her surprise and the children's
ecstatic delight, the return mail
brought a note from Col. Cody saying
that he would be most happy to send
some Indians to call if the matron
would name a convenient hour. More
over he offered free admittance tc
all the children who were sufficiently
ablebodied to attend one of his per-
formances.
The shining faces In the Children's
Hospital next day We're a sight one
could never forget, and the reception
given to the eight Indians would have
warmed the heart of q savage. With
them they brought a squaw and her
tiny papoose which each child in turn
was allowed to hold. That was a red,
letter day In the lives of those children
the day they not only saw, but talk
ed with "the real live Indians"
Their delight was only exceeded by
that of the fortunate youngsters who
were considered strong enough to at
tend Buffalo Bills afternoon perform
ance. Hobbllng and hating they came,
and we're seated in the very front of
the house. With open mouths and
Eye starting almost from their sock
cts, the children watched the SHOW"
md their joy and excitement amounted
almost to delirium when their friends,
the Indians, gave them a recognizing
salute as they passed. Had a company
Of crowned heads bowed to them, they
would not have felt more honored and
delighted.
When they were safe In the hospital
)nce more, Tim, to whom the other chill
iren really owed this treat, was ap.
pointed as being the most natural ora
Tor, to tell those Of the children who
could not go to the exhibition of all
he sights and wonders he had seen.
inspired by the occasion little Tim talk
I'd for two hours, while the others lis
.ened b~reathlessly. Upon Jimmie, too,
ievolved the duty of inscribing a sec.
md note to 'Mr. Buffalo BILL" In
which he thanked him for the fun he
had given them all, which Tim said
hey should never forget. And, in
Iced, they did, but for months
delighted In describing to newcomers
IN the Hospital the exciting scene they
witnessed the great day they visited
Buffalo Bits Wild West Show"