Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-08
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,..f. c,unI that is as common as
ts,nuiar etcp. murmured WORD.
door-one hears II thousand
.,s csntentcd Indifference. as one
d., singing OF the tea-kettie. But
~ falls on the heart az well as
3D., car ukc the stroke Of swift
10 seems exactly the same. but
,.,o,s al once that it is not the
!, the twentieth part Of second
...ocnlzos the voice OF a dire calam-
~. wonder why?
w. -,~, came into the house by way OF
t.,.hen. and heard him say TO Jane
..t, quiet tone: where's Mrs.
No., THAT was ai. 1 sprang from
,.ir Wild with terror. dropping my
,.,.ork 10 the floor. For L knew
,..,-I didn't want 10 be told-that
..,s..g had happened TO Harry. My
,,v, Ny boyl / had been scolding him
y au hour ago for making love to
80 q,verness-a mink whom / had re-
..,,3 10 find another situadon-and he
damned the door almost in my
~. am leaving me. j had been longing
-. Ton, 10 come I'm. that might tell him
~, ,bout It. and have little cry In his
s and my dignity and authority IN
or. rersc supported, but now that he
.ss here my tongue was paralyzed. Ana
,t.f mo- grievance. but an immedsurabie
'.Dort be frightened" said my hus-
,~l trembnngly, in a would-be off-hand
....D. ITS nothing very serious-Just a
,s sha king up-T told him that new
mare Of his wasn't 10 be trusted. and
,..-o VAS "A nasty stone just where she
..-., rn He's stunned a b,t-thats
,rro bones broken. l have sent Tor
ste Doctor Now. look here. Polly
ua opsncd bis arms across the door
-.v bat I broke through them, and
esw 20 find my Harry, and see what
trey were DOING with him. Al the gar
Fen oate I met the procession coming In.
rt,v carried him carefully on a mat
49, and he 3 not know me. When
-r..ref over him 10 listen II he breathed
..v "a little bubble OF blood ooz.ng
l-.m hts mouth: then / knew that he
,e. more than stunned-that II was
,,rse even than broken bones. ] left
oa crying and became quite calm.
DAD 90.
We we're sliding him from the mat
t-. OBJ his bed when DR.. Juke arrived,
srf De made us stop and let him do It;
fo-. though my poor lad seemed uncon-
a0l- ne painted and grunted ~ "a way
+f.r showed we were hurting hlm-With
all our care. The Doctor felt and lifted
fs limbs. and said they were all right,
and then undressed him as he lay; l
got my large cutung-out scissors. and
no hacked his good clothes to pieces
hut that didn't matter-until we left him
Only hls shirt and woollen singlet, and
elen those we cut And Just as we were
finishing making him comfortable, as we
hoped. he came 10 and looked at us.
By precious boy His breathing was
short and lutterly. and he seemed too
fln of pain 20 speak. except in gasps.
"Oh, my side! my sider
He walled like baby-a sound to
drive q mother mad
Dr. luke said "Ah. I thought so"
And. having made a little examination,
reported a fracture Of the ribs. with some
injury 20 the lung RE whispered some
'hlng 10 Tom. and then told me ] had
better send for a trained nurse. and said
70 would be as well 10 set a good surgeon
from town aiso-sO as 20 "be on the
safe side"
I was willing enough 10 send for a
dozen surge0ns-though ! had perfect
faith I'm luke. who was "a clever young
%. au enthusiast IN his pr0fession-but
could not bear the thought OF a pro-
fa-siOnal nurse. l knew those women
how they Cake possession Of your nearest
frf dearest. and treat even an own
mother as IL she were a mere outsider
and an utter ignoramus. / protested that
I could do all that was necessary-that no
one could possibly take the care OF him
that I should. Was it likely?
IL.
sl day and all night for weeks" said
Dr. luke. you could not do that unaid
OBJ You would break down. and then
where would he be-"
81 viii telegraph for my daughter
Phyllis" / rejoined. Phyllis was away az
ne tlme visiting
"N.ss Braye is too young and ineXperi-
rrced." he objected with the airs of
Grandfather. 1T would not be fair to
ier She is better where she is. out OF al
Tie trouble However. there is no need
20 decide Immediately Wen see the night
through first All we can do for the pres
ent is 20 make him IS easy as possible
and watch symptoms. The most important
thing SIS not TO NEEDLE with him"
This seemed a hard saying, and at first
J not credit II. II was terrible 10
g. hing done. when he evidently suf-
fe,. more and more as the first
st0ck ra scd and the dreadful fever rose
AM rose. but while the lung was letting
blood and air into the cavity u chest
which could not be reached 10 stop the
l.k handling Of any sort only aggra-
vltei the mischief The doctor explained
thIs TO me when / was impatient, and
bad 90 own that he was probably right
Pc asked me 20 see about drinks ana
punishment. and when i left the room
o OBJ 80. ] had a mind to seize the oppor-
mrIfy for "a few frantic tears IN private,
mpeiied by the pent-up anguish / could
aol otherwise relieve.
But outside the dOor-Harrys door,
came upon Miss Blount The little tOOl
Uss cuing herself-as II II were any con-
CORN Of hers,-and looked a perfect sight
Nth her swelled nose and sodden cheeks
somehow j couldn't stand it--on the top
o. all the rest / Just took her by the
irm and marched her back 20 the school
loom. 1 hope / was not rough or unkind-
! really don't think ] was-but TO see her
you would have thought she was
ridiculous little martyr being led 10 the
stake / said TO her-quite quietly, with
ott making any fuss-"My dear, While
,ol remain In this hOuse-unul the no.
i.- ] have been compelled by our con-
tact TO give you has expired-oblige me
iy keeping in your proper place and con
ming your attention 10 your proper bpsl-
le.s"
just as N / had not spoken-and l
en- sure she never heard a word-she
Turned on me at the sch0ol-room door
and ciutchod at my dress. With bota
'an's she held on 10 me, so tnat ac-
'lliy could not get away from her.
oh ten me; tell me-" she cried, with
hckadalsical whine. as If we were play
ms melodrama at a cheap theatre, what
Goes the doctor say? Is he, oh, is he 30
Ing % die2"
] feDled-cuttlngly. ] am afraid-that
Tie doctor seemed perfectly well. There
vas no sign Of dying that ] could see
about him.
Then she said: Harry Impertineni
iitte mink To my very facet As II she