The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-12

Dear Sir: Your wife has just under
gone an operation. 1 have every reason
to hope it will be successful one. The
inclosed note from Mrs. Winslow will eE-
plain to you why l have but now made yo1
aware of what has been done. Very sim
cerely yours, J. HOWE ELLIS"
The other note read thus:
Dear DR.. Ellis: have not told you my
real name, for l did not wish my hua-
band to have the pain and anxiety of an
ticipating this operation nor the suffering
of seeing me suffer it; and l thought that
if you knew had husband you would be
likely to object to taking SO much respon-
sibility without having him to share it..
II all goes well you need only send him the
inclosed note. If l should die-teu him
gently. MARY WINSLOW."
My Darling Husband: You have been
SO good, SO tender, 50 true to me, and you
have made me SO happy always, that |
have wanted some way to show you how
grateful l am. There has never been any
way before, but now there is way. Thank
the dear Father you have taught me to
love and have helped me to try to serve, I
have been strong enough to save you "a
great deal of pain.
When you get this, my love- my hearts
dear, dear love, l shall be Gaite through
with a very bad operation. which has
been hanging over me for months. I
knew l must undergo it or dra, and yet it
was so sweet at home could OF come in
| mere before; but the doctor said | could
| not wait any longer, so l came in to-day.
Jane is good nurse: she will take care
of the children while l am away. Aren't
they beautiful?
God bless you, my husband. my love.
MARY"
The three doctors stood wiping their
cleaning Instruments, talking in half
whispers of the operation. ~ white
capped nurse was unpinning the sheets
and padding from the operating table.
At the side of the bed where Mary
| lay, another doctor and another white
capped nurse stood watching for the
first signs Of her returning conscious
ness. She lay heavily and with mus
cles relaxed, with closed eyes, breath
ing laboriously, and white as the linen
on her bed.
David pushed open the door with un-
steady hand, and came across the room
to the bed. Without word he dropped
on his knees in d grief-stricken heap at
the bedside.
DR.. Ellis put his hand on his shoul-
der, and he looked up, with anguish
laden eyes, that pitifully pleaded for a
word of hope.
She will do well," said the doctor, in
ii CHEEKY whisper. The operation was
a success far beyond our expectations.
But it is important for her to come
out of the ether quietly. Don't you
think, Mr.. Winslow, it would be good
plan for you to stand here at the foot
of the bed, where she can see you when
she first opens her eyes? Then she will
forget entirely ali the pain of her sep
aration from you, and everything will
be quite nice and comfortable
David rose, dumbly obedient, ant
stood where the doctor directed, de
vouring with his eyes the .pale, beauti
full face lying amid the thick brown
braids.
Now, Mrs. Winslow, ise the pillow
right?" asked DR.. Ellis, trying t.
rouse her. won't you let me try t.
raise you up a little?"
1t seemed hours to David befor,
Mary, with deep sigh, lifted her heavy
white lids. A moment her half-con
scious eyes rested on the doctor, VIII,
was speaking to her, and then sh,
looked at David. She tried to max,
the nerveIess lips move-failed once
, and then slowly, painfully, she said
"Darling, / love you'll"
She's all right now," said DR.. Ellis
, in tone of relief.
In few moments all the doctors ha,
gone, leaving David and nurse t.
watch Mary.
She's doing splendidly now, sir,
: said the nurse, moved by the trouble il
David's face to speak to him. "Ther
is not a bit more danger"
But David did not believe that TIL
: shadow of the terrible possibility of hi
wife's dying had fallen across his heart
and it would take more than words
lift it.
AS the doctors went down the step
of the boarding house one said:
"And yet we are taught that wome
are not brave"
"Oh, yes, they are brave, or the worl
would ksoon De depopulated, SAID tn
: newly fedged doctor who had admir-
istered the ether. "But-er-Dr. Eli
D now what do you think of that schem
, of mine for removing the vermifor1
!, appendix in infants, and doing ava
forever with chances of appendicitis
"Agreat scheme and great scheme
q DOCTOR" answered Ellis, laughin
X good"naturcdly. when you find
: mother with a subject to try, consids
+ me at your service gratis for the oper
ton"
And the doctors went their sever
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