The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

Mrs. Corrigan a piece. Mrs. Corrigan is
equally kind. Sometimes when the
cake and pudding experiment is in quite
a new field as much kindness is requir-
ed to accept as to offer the gift, but
Mrs. Corrigan is equal to each occasion.
When she is in the least degree i'll,
nearby ladies flock to her with offers
of tender assistance and sympathy and,
most of all, with rare and thrilling tales
of those who have been similarly aff1ict
ed. Especially if the afflicted one failed
to recover is Mrs. Corrigan cheered
with the pictures of the final fatal
symptoms and resultant demise. This
is calculated to soothe and encourage
her.
Recently as she sat sewing Mrs. Cor
rigan paused and placed her hand upon
her side. A slight shade of annoyance,
not to say suffering, passed over her
face. Mrs. Cosley, her nearest neigh
Dor, saw through the window both the
movement and the expression and hur-
ried in.
Whats the matter, ldear?" she ask
ed. Are you HIP
"Oh, little pain in my side; that's
ALL replied Mrs. Corrigan-
But a pain in the side is not to be
neglected. 1t may lead to appended
It's" rejoined Mrs. Cosley. I'm going
to send for Melviny Griggs anyhow.
She's a master hand
Melviny Griggs came and applied
mustard plaster. Mrs. Maltrovy saw
Melviny coming, and she, too, hurried
in to see what was wrong with their
Mrs. Smitheys saw Mrs Nal
trovy, and she also quickly followed.
Next came Mrs. Jonesey and Mrs. Ro-
beyns and a guest of Mrs. Jonesey.
f,,II of
eager to alleviate Mrs. Corrigans suf-
fering, which under all this friendly
encouragement really began to amount
to something. Mrs. Jonesey said:
''Oh, you dear Mrs. Corrigan, if it
actually should be appendicitis, what
should we do? hate to talk of it, it is
so d-r-readful. But there was poor Su-
sic Hoppet that DR.. Slicer operated on
last week for appendicitis, and she was
doing well till she had to sneeze, and
that did something to her. and now DR..
Slicer says it'll be six months before
she is WELL"
Yes" sighed Mrs. Jonesey's guest,
down in our neighborhood there was
Eliphalet Huling, great. strong young
man and a farmer. never sick a day in
his life till he got the appendix and had
to be operated on. He did not come out
from under the operation right, and
now they are afraid he'll die"
"On. OH" groaned the ladies.
By that time Mrs. Corrigan was feel
ing very bad in her side.
I'm afraid think I'm worse than 1
was she said family. Cant
you do something for me?''
The ladies assisted her to her couch
loosened her stays, darkened the win
dow and put hot water bottle to her
feet. Mrs. Corrigan moaned.
We must have doctor for the poor
lear" said Melviny Griggs.
Yes, yes; we must have a doctori"
echoed Mrs. Jonesey's guest. And all
the others assented
There is DIR. Elizabeth Bradish''-
began Mrs. Maltrovy.
Melviny chopped her off short "a
doctors no good for appendi-
,itis. We must have man"
But Bradish is nearest, and we
mustn't lose a minute said Mrs.
smitheys. Melviny gave in at that, and
he lady physician was called
DR.. Elizabeth Bradish was a tall wo-
man in a felt hat and a suit of oxford
gray. with skirt and half length coat to
match. The coat had plenty of pockets.
and DIR. Elizabeth wore her skirt rainy
lay length the year round.
She said the patient had an inffnitesi-
nal touch of muscular rheumatism.
1ut would be we'll in the morning.
But isn't it appendicitis p" asked the
.hree ladies at once.
THE appendix vermiformis is not on
hat side" answered the DOCTOR
ALICE A. BROWNE.