The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-22
''who was nice to send me these. John?"

and the matron, and the nurses were
plunged into world of work, for ambu-
lance after ambulance came driving up
from the scene of the accident and left
to the care of the girls many people
sorey hurt And among them was a very
little boy, about years old, whom no.
body sknew anything about because his
father and mother We're both killed in the
collision and there was nothing on them
TO show who or what they were, except
that they were very poor 1t is cOmpre-
hensihie that a very great deal of atten-
ton was paid to this little fellow, and
ne would have been placed in the wo-
mans ward, as the hospital was too small
FOR children's ward, but the womans
ward was full SO the boy, quite insensi-
Die, was laid on cot in the mems ward,
ana next to him was laid a big brown
bearded man, also insensible, from whose
cofhes had been gathered quite a sum
oil money and whose few papers went to
Show he had been a sailor. He was a
Very rough looking man, indeed.
The man came to his senses first, and
It was night. The nurse on watch was
quite frightened at the man. He was in
pam and great allowance must be made
lor that, but never, in all her life, had
me Atue nurse had TO listen 10 such
words came from the big brown-beard-
ed mans lips. He wanted to get up and
30 right away, but he found he could
NOT move his great massive legs. So
ne began "a abuse his fate, and the rail-
way he hospital and the nurse and man
KIND in general He was a very bitter
moutheJ man indeed. The little nurse
by iae Hight of the night lamp, did her
nest To- eoo.he him, because he reused
olAer PATIENTS and there was a terrible
sroanins and wailing in the small ward
ana ali 40 once the little boy came to
nS senses too, just for a minute, and
ms lace was turned to the sailors face
9na hrs eyes fell upon the sailors eyes
ne was no- quite sensible yet. for it seem
t0 he mstook the sailor for his dead
paja ana he said very prettily:
5000 morning, dad. How are you this
me sailor looking into the little fell
wv ~" eyes was abashed and stopped his
snt'tlhF and was silent for a moment,
au. lnet murtered clumsily:
u M aN right"
-. Ina' nice" said the boy, and became
uncof lous again.
'Ne sailor did not abuse anything any
,..'' Jus, them but lay grooming. and ev-
ell ~" nd again when the little nurse
,orI in The shadows, he called to her
anl ana 'he first time he said
Fl, 'e'b little chap"
ri. nodded and smiled and the SAIL
o., back aud, until morning came
cl.I A' only groaned and wa tche1 tie
Mo-. t.4 did NOT curse at all, but every
curse came to wipe his brow. or
lol drink, he whispered to her 10
'V0h 4l Ie boy
t 1i-he thought was his dad"
h.. '0d would have laughed, only his
a. aim groau instead. Ag in he
a nurses hand.
was nice, he did. Cute. amt
b... N4 Then his face was twisted in
u "iIl not be good to talk much OF
'W terrible weeks, because tie
r.r. Very very busy. and the poor
AN, .'e worn out. But The rou n
r,. 'le litlle boy SIN lay in co.'s
,rl.. 0t'er. and Tor a long time noith-
d. "-'fo they Were, ana they alkad
p '"|nEs which haT nothing 60 do
Sad. Ifroundlngs. the sailor ~ the
a. seas ana shores, ana the child
r in "a land far far away fro n
UIDi
they both beam sensible.
Oil. Nuld Doe removed. ana me bow
ns..... N.r'fca aed ~ hla nther ana
f... 'inH ~iih mm. Then thr IN IA
luIY.. " hearts tod him hst hls
lu HHn hurt loo. and his father.
"''ia como for him soon. ghls