The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-22
Their Physician
By ROY RICHARDSON

"Do it again, Uncle Bill" he cried. ''It's
lots of fun
Uncle Bill did not seem to hear. He was
looking wistfully out of the window, and
Bobby looked. too. but saw nothing.
"Do you love her. Bobby7" Uncle Bill in
quired presently, smoothing the child's yell
low hair. Bobby, do you love Miss jose
phine?"
Yes Bobby answered.
| why! What makes you-do you know?"
IVY Uncle Bill. the other day I fell n
hurt my knee. m she-w'y. she kissed me
m made my knee all well.''
"Hm!" muttered Uncle Bill. Should
| think it might <
+ Uncle Bill" asked Bobby, "did Miss
Josephine ever kiss you?"
Little boys shouldn't ask questions" was
the quick reply, and a soft cheek was drawn
close to rougher one.
II won't" Bobby agreed. but did she,
Uncle Bill?' .-- ~
"Yes, little boy. she did,, - ~
"well, but didn't it make you all wells"
mo" ..-. .. .... r -
'sDid you hurt yourself'" ~,--
"Yes.",- go .-..
"Where-in your knee2
mo"
"In your stomach?" .-.r--.G
There or thereabouts." -. ~
"Did it hurt much?' .-- ... -.-.--te
II say, Bobby" exclaimed Uncle Bill, with
more or less feeling, "let you and me talk
of something else. You are a very little boy,
and you ask questions that. are painful.
DON'T ID ---. 80.
'Does it hurt you yet?" queTied Bobby,
| thinking of stomachs.
Eyes. Now, Bobby, il T."
"Why don't you go n see Miss Josephines
She'll try again. Maybe-w'y, she'll have
better luck" --ss= g
II cant. '-7 ,'~ .- -,
"Why?" -
,"oh, because. What lot of question you
| can ask and how little you know, Bobby r.
Il know the twos' in multiplication table,
anyway-so, now. Miss Josephine taught me
yistiday. See? wrote 'em all down.
Bobby put chubby hand inside his small
jacket, where was pocket and proudly drew
forth an assortment OF documents.
There it is," he announced, after care
| full search, spreading a paper on Uncle Bills
| knee. tits the 'twos,'" he remarked, indi-
eating tipsy column Of hieroglyphics, the
| only legible character in which was the let
| ter x. THAT means times"
IA very Interesting exhibit observed
| Uncle Bill. What Is that letter you have
| with the-the bunch, Bcbby3 No, not the
picture card, the letter-the one in the blue
| envelope. Let me see It. What don't boys
have in their pockets? Why. bless me, it's
| for MEL
| w y, Nv J, UuClo Dill SldluuleieO 1ooubJ
in sudden spasn, IVY, I forgot! Miss
Josephine giyed me that for you. She said
| to bring it right straight to you. I-I-for-
| got, Uncle Bill. W'y-wy, Uncle Bill, what
makes your eyes so big n shiny? Oh, Uncle
Bill! Don't-don't hug me SO! You're hurtin'
me awful!'
lam I, old man." Uncle Bill said. in .
queer voice. Tell me-. Bobby, when Miss
Josephine kissed you. how did you feel?"
"All NICE" answered Bobby, with self sat-
isfaction.
| Uncle Bill hugged his nephew again.
Ibid that hug hurt you, Bobby?" he asked
'tSome,' the child replied.
''Then you get an umbrella, Bobby, just
as quickly as ever you can, and III take you
on my back, and we'll run over and see IL
Miss Josephine can make US feel all nice
again, as you call it,
'tAre you going, too. Uncle Bill?"
"Yes.'' /.
| Right now?" .-. &c.,.
THE. sooner the better. 49,: -. -..,.-.--
YES, said the childish philosopher. sage
", when you hurt anywhere, it's best to get
1t cured right away