The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-13

But Nurse Powell did not have I'd send for
hlm' +ie came OF his own accord, just as the
afternoon drew to close. jimmy had been
sleeping restlessly, and when she opened her
eyes with an expression of Weariness that
had not been there since she came to the
hospital, the big doctor and Nurse Powell
were sitting one either side Of her little bed.
Al the foot, lay a gaily illustrated copy Of
Mother Goose's rhymes, which Nurse Powell
had been reading aloud before kindly sleep
came to the small sufferer Now jimmy
pointed to it with a wan smile.
I've had the funniest dream l went to
Mother Gooses land-way- way off an she
twas such funny OF woman, an she was
right glad to see mel An she says Little
girl, would you like TO stay with me while?'
An L says, I'm Obliged to you ma am but
| can't stay long. An then she brings out
| the purtiest dress, purifier than my red wrap
| per, an she says, Little girl, would you like
to wear that? An when 1 see the little stick
| all tied with ribbons, 1 knew it were little
! Bopeep's dress. An I put it on, an chased
them sheep all roun the field, an it never
! hurt my back bit. An / tried on lots NV
! clothes, Little Miss Muffets rufied bonnet,
! an Mary, Mary Quite Contrary's big hat, an
the Queen of Hearts long train, an Mother
! Goose, she says, Amt you havn' a good
/ time, little girl!'
''An l says Yes, ma am, thankee ma'am,
| but l guess I'd better be a-goin You see
my big doctor'l be roun' pretty soon, an
/ he'll miss me If amt in my cot An Nurse
Powell will bring my bread an milk an
| there won't be any little girl there to eat it,
An then Mother Goose, she says, All right,
| little girl, JUS jump my broom stick, an
| Wen be down there in jiffy. An here I am,
| an I'm glad, fur the bed feels so cumfy,
an sure 'nough, my big doctor is here"
/ The great black eyes glowed wondrous
/ bright as they met the big Doctors gaze, and
| he spoke very gently while ne stroked her
hand, now thin and transparent
Does your back ache after your long ride
on the broom stick, Jinny?'
| "Oh, no! The aches all gone. There amt
4 been any ache all day"
/ The big doctor locked across the bed at
| Nurse Powell, but she was gazing steadily
| through the open window. And something
bright and clear, like diamonds, shone on
her long lashes.
| The weak, piping voice raised again
''No, 1 amt achin' any place to-day only
| I'm dreadful tired. An every once in a
while, you an Nurse Powell go a-slippin' an
a-slippin' away from me, an then 1 feel like
l was a-slippin too. 1 wisht I'd 60 to sleep
again.
Nurse PowelPs quivering lips tried to form
the notes of the nursery song Jimmy loved
best, but something in her throat anu
choked the melody.
WlSuC-yOu u OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
i The tired voice trailed off into silence but
not before the heavy eyes were raised appeal
| ingly to those Of the white capped nurse.
The big doctor seemed to rouse himself
as from dream. He leaned over and clasped
Jinnys nerveless hand in his great warm
one, and then in a clear tenor voice began
| to sing:
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
| Wind Of the western sea-"
! The music foated over the cot, past Nurse
| Powell, through the open door, and down
the corridor to the ward where other suffer-
ers heard and marveled. And over the face
Of jimmy, stcle expression OF infinite peace.
In that distant ward, men who had been
| battling with death, turned their faces to-
| ward the sinking sun and felt that even
| amidst pain it was good just to live And
in Jinny's little room, all was silent Nurse
Powell was kneeling beside the bed, her face
hidden in the pillow. The little hand she still
held was strangely limp and pulseless. Then
a strong raised her to her feet, and she
looked straight into the soft brown eyes that
had followed her ali these years patiently.
steadfastly.
''Gertrude!''
| "Henry,''
Later, when she raised her head, she turned
from him to the quiet figure the cot.
Il almost wish she knew-shs loved US both
so WELL"
And tbs big doctor whispered gently: II
think she did know, even before you did,