Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-05
WHEELING REGISTER, SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1896

course" she seemed satisfied. She was
a good creature. After all, l Go not
know what we should have done with
out her. There is a limit to ones
strength, and though Phyllis was a
great help outside the sick room, we did
not think it right-Dr. Juke did not
think it right-to let her be much in it.
She came home in spite of him, as
soon as she heard what had happened.
What comfort was it to have my dear
girl to talk to and confide in! She was
not only a lovely young creature-
though | say it-but had the sense Of
an old woman. Lily was quite differ
ent. But then Lily was child, only
seventeen, and she had an absurd in
fatuatiOn for her gOverness, such as you
often see in a raw schoolgirl. 1t was a
stupid mistake on my part TO engage a
person of twenty-five TO teach ner-I
saw il ROW, and l think it a still greater
mistake to confer university degrees on
such young women. You seem 10 eX-
pect them to be above the imbecilities
epf ordinary girls, and they are not q
Pbit.
We'll. We shut them up together in
a separate part of the house, giving
them their meals in the school room.
We did not want Lily to lose the educa-
ton we were paying so much for, and
Tom and just took chi5fy, as I under
stood, to the accumulation of fluid in the
chest. which could not be our food as
we could get it.
I am sure that it was the opinion of
his medical colleague that Harry could
never pull through. He said, in so
many words, that the case was as grave
as possible. Nevertheless he rallied a
little. and then a little moTe-the fever
keeping down in the daytime and not
returning quite so high at night-until
it rally seemed that we might begin
to hope. He was such a splendid young
fellow, and had such a magnificent con-
Stitution. But for That | am convinced
he could have survived an hour. One
afternoon he was sleeping so comfort
ably that they all insisted upon m ge-
ing out for little fresh air. Tom took
me for a walk round the garden, and we
planned what we would do for our low
ed one when he got well; how we would
go for a little travel to amuse and cheer
him. to recruit his strength and TO dis
tract his mind from nonsense.
When I returned found that h had
awakened from his sleep, calm and re-
freshed: that he had asked TO see his
sister Lily, and-that fool OF nurse
had allowed it, Oh. 1 could have shak-
en- heri As ii was gave her a talking
to that she sulked over ;or a week Lily,
she said, had only remained with him
ten minutes-if one minute wouldn't
have been enough to undo all our work.
IDIOT And to call herself a trained
nurse, tool
As soon as l approached his bed saw
the difference Not only had he been
doing so we'll he had been so nice TO
me. so loving and gentle, as if feeling
that all was right between us. Now ne
was flushed knew MS temperature
had gone up again-and he looked at
me as if I were his enemy instead of his
mother.
as it true" he said. that you have
given Miss Blount notice."
did not know what to say. Seeing
the absolute necessity for keeping him
quite | tried to put the question aside.
But he would have an answer.
Darling" I sobbed, 81 am doing for
the best. and you will be the first 10 ac-
knowledge it when you are yourself
again. ct is for her sake l added,
though 1 am sure I don't know why l
said that.
He continued to look at me as if l
were the bedpost, insensible to my
tears. And ne looked so handscme-a
fit husband aor queen.
Mother he said, in stern way II
you do a thing so unjust as that l VIII
never forgive You.
oh. Harry. Harry And after all
I had done Tor him, shaving day and
nigh.. After all the love anu care, me
hearts blood, that / had iavisned On
him for nearly twenJy-fCur years.
"Uniustw | repeated, cut 10 the quick.
My boy, may nave my faults dare
saw | have-nObOdy is perfect IN TINS
wcrld-buC my worst enemy cannot lay
it TO my charge that have ever COM
mitted an injustice.
He smiled, but ii was a hard smile.
And the nurse came up, as Do-d as you
please, to tell me must b. silent, as L
was exciting him! II was Ilen l gave
her that taking 10.
Well. he had Deen getting on as sat
isfactorily as possible up 10 TINS point
But now, OF course, ne went back lis
temperature was l04 in the night, and
he complained OF pains and uneaslness,
and turned against his nourisnmenJ,
light and liquid as II was. Wnen ne
dIu get a snatcn OF sIeep MS Dreaming
was as restless as possible. sometimes
il went fas, and sometimes 1t seemed TO
sion. and then he would suddenly give
a deep snOre and jump tnat nurJ MS
SIDE and reused nim, after when ne
would lie sUll Lttle while staring at
the wall. Ills eyes were full OF fever,
and presently ne began 10 talk, and we
couIJ Lot make out what lie was say
ing. except that little husSy's name
Emily. ne kept saying Emily no,
''Emmie"-as il ne thought she was in
The room. Once l fancied he called me,
and when | went 10 aim he put up his
hands, and | thought he wanted 10 be
forgiven and be friends with his mother
again. But just as l was dropping on
nv knees beside him TO take MIN into
nv arms, ne said: Kiss me, Emmle.'
And. on. in such a voice. 1t made me
feel-but l can't describe how it made
me feel
And next day he had a shivering fit,
and the day after another, with more
fever than ever when they had passed
off thirst like fire, and pain in
breathing. and delirium, and everything
that was bad and hopeless. Dr. Juke
said il meant blood poisoning, and that
he he'd expected it from the first; but