Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-09-18
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fhe Treat He Gave TO . Lot Of Grip
pied chiidren.
"Please, nurse, leave the winder up,
piped Q feeble voice from . small cot
oed.
why, Timmie? The air 10 growing
chilly. You never wanted 1t up be
fore"
"'Cause. don't yer see, I kin hear thu
band, and onct heard one o. thin ami
mails howl"
what band2 What animRlsr SAID
the nurse. thinking peOr Jimmie mus
bs out Of his head again.
why. don't yer know, that's 'Buffalt
Bills Show asked the young doc
tor yesterday an he telled me. l tes
wish cud see one O them real live In
dians once. Do ye s'pose he'd send ont
over IL 1 wrote an asked him. an told
him as how US fellahs Is here In thu
hospital and amt got no chance ter &
and see the shOw"'
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 fol
your broken leg. don't you know"
Next day. bright and early. Tim a.
tonished the morning nurse by asking
for paper and pencil. He vouchsafet
90 condolences to her, but only said HI
wanted to write"
II amt goin' to let her into none ol
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 q peach" Then, as the unloved
nurse passed on, Tim explained to tbs
"fellahs" his scheme Of writing to Buf
falo Bill.
With mighty efforts this note was al
last composed: -.
"Children's Hospital.
"Boston. June g. 16o-.
"Dear Mr. Buffalo Bill: Us fellahs Il
here In the hospital Jest round the Cor
ner from Your show. an sometimes w
ken hear the band or one Of the AMI
mails Howl but we amt none Of US evel
seen q real live Indian. but we've
hssrd a. how you have 'em. and W
thought mebbe II ye new Us fellahs wai
here and had NO chance fer goan' tel
your Exherbition. ye might send ono Of
yer Indians round to Call on u. W.
would like Auful mutch to see one
Yours truly. TIMMIE CRUNCH"
After q good laugh. nurse Alice sent
Tins letter. imagining Buffalo Bill'a
amusement on receiving 1t. and think
Ing 1t could do NO harm.
To her surprise and the childrsn'i
ecstatic delight. the return mai
brought q note from Col Cody saying
that he would be most happy to send
some Indians to call II the matrOu
would name q convenient hour. More
over he offered free admittance te
all the children who were sufficiently
ablebodied to attend one Of his Der
|formances.
The shining faces in the Childrsn'a
Hospital next day were a sight one
could never forget, and the reception
given to the eight Indians would have
warmed the heart Of . savage. With
them they brought q sQuaw and heI
tiny papoose which each child In turn
was allowed to hold. That was q 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. Hobbling and hslting they came
and were seated In the very front Of
the house. With open mouths and
ayes starting almost from their sock.
ats, the children watched the SHOW"
and their Joy and excitement amounted
almost to delirium when their friends.
he Indians. gave them . recognizing
salute as they passed. Had q company
| If crowned heads bowed to them, they
would not have felt more honOred and
delighted.
When they were safe in the hospital
)ncs more. Tim. to whom the other chill.
iren really owed this treat. was ap
pointed a. being the most natural ora.
TOR, to tell those Of the children who
could not 20 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
tened breathlessly. Upon Jimmie. too
ievolved the duty of inscr1bing . sec
md note to "Mr. Buffalo BILL" IN
which he thanked him for the fun he
1ad given them all. which Tim said
hey should never forget. Ard. In
Iced. they never did. but for months
delighted In describing to newcomer
IN the Hospital the exciting scenes they
witnessed the great day they visited
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"