The evening times., 1896-07-18
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kE was . Tery little urchin and there
wasn't much the matter with him,
| but his coming tothe hospital opened
| the door for peep at one OF the humorous
| sides OF city lie. Garfield Hospital is up on
| top Of the hill. He lived with his parents
ana seven brothers and sisters, none of
them much lurger or much smaller than
himself, very close rcIghbor to it. Their
humble home was right ut the bottom of
| the hill.
/ The boy with three buttons off the back
of his waist, and the same one that was
carried TO the hospital, rolled off the wood
shed and cut a cash in the top Of his head.
The neighhoriug children did not run away
When he did it. -Four Of the strongest OF
! the little boys gathered him up in a matter
of-fact manner and started off for the hos
| pitaI. The little sister that wore a pink
skirt ran in and told tile mother what had
happened and then she and half II dozen
other little ncighbors hurried to catch the
| injured boy and his four companions.
Another case, doctor" said the boy with
only one suspender as they reached 4 side
door of the hospital. The doctor looked
amused and ammo yed.
Why, he was here yesterday" sid The
7 surgeon as hc led the way to the operating
| room.
! mo- he wasn't; that was Willie," quickly
| rejoined the one with scar ON his face. :.
Eleven youngsters crowded about as the
boy was placed un the table.
ii NDoetor,' how many stitches will ii
| ia kc?' asked the girl with her hair done up
at the back.
"D'ye tink it's fructer?- inquired the
dirtiest-faced one.
He amt in any danger, is Ie?" asked
tieone with only one esuspender and who had
first introduced the party.
The physician and the nurses went OF
| with their work, but i was hard at times for
tlein to maintain their conlposure under the
fire OF ludicrous questions and the conver-
sational exercise INDUCED in by the young
lockers on. The -suspendered boy
explained graphically that The injury was
nothing as Compared with the enc he re-
ceived when the car conductor pushed him
Off the platform while he was selling papers.
The boy with the funDy-shaped patch in .he
| rear OF his trousers declared he found IL no
Joke 10 be where his companion was, for
he had undergone the same thing four weeks
ago, when IL required eight stitches to
| square matters after he fell from the front
steps to the pavement. The girl with IL
| brass bracelet on her rig Int twristreuienSered
now she had been there Oh two occasions,
when she sea lded her hand and when she
letaniron fail on her foot. Out OF the whole
party there were only three who did not
relate some experience they had encountered
that brought them to the very same oEerat-
ing table. All took pride in telling Of the
| fact.
The doctor had taken five stitches,
the nurse had washed the wound. It had
been tied up, and the procession moved
with the injnred boy, looking little
pale, in the front When We reached the
door five OF tie party We're thoughtful
| to turn 8rsund and thank the physician
and the nurses. then all went romung
down the green hill.
Yes thatbappens every day or oftener,' y
said the physician. 1T is the fashion
or the children in the neighporhood to
meet with small accidents just for the
purpose OF coming TO the hospital. The
child who has not been here has little
claim TO the fin de Steele society of
the childhood Beighborhood.''