The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-13
Wien CHA riley
Caught tie Coug6

TITS Fond Parents had talked about
it for months, and when the
Child finally actually started for his
first day in the public schools, that
morning they felt that a distinct step
in the worlds progress had been
taken. They watched him out OF
sight from the front windows and
fGlt exceedingly proud of the sturdy
little figure, topped by its closely
trimmed yellow hair. Nobody went
with the Child to school, because the
theory on which the Fond Parents
were working just then was to culti-
vate as early as possible his indie
pendence and self-reliance.
The Child enjoyed it greatly. He
came home al night enthusiastic over
some of the new friends he had made
freddy Edwards" he assured his
Fond Mother, lis a great kid. l be-
long to his gang"
What sort of boy is 'Reddy?'
asked the Fond Mother.
Hes a big kid, with red hair. He
kin lick any kid in the room. He
afternoon. Fatty bawled, and then
he started to cough. He coughed till
he got red and blue in the face, and
I'll bet he won't try to fool with any
of the kids in our gang again"
The Fond Mother, with maternal
intuition, felt sure at once that the
Child had been exposed to some
malignant disease, and told her hus-
band so when he got home from his
day on the board of trade.
Nonsense" said he. ut couldn't
be anything worse than whooping
cough, anyway, and every boy has to
have that before he amounts to any
thing. I'd be glad if Charley did
catch it,"
Ten days passed. Then Charley
woke up in the middle of the night
with a sore throat. He had never
been sick before, but his mother
knew in an instant what was the
matter with him. 1t was Group. For
the six years of Charley's existence
she had been preparing for an emer,
gency of this kind. Five distinct and
separate sure cures for Group were
on hand and within ten minutes the
family doctor had been reused by
telephone and had added his advice
on the situation.
'T'll come down in the morning,
he said, unless something more de
velops before. Meanwhile follow m,
directions"
Finally the Child got to sleep an
seemed much better when the docto
came in the morning. After a ferc
!: struggle he allowed his mouth to
. pried open with tablespoon Will
. the doctor gazed wisely down int
/. the exposed cavity.
. Its just possible" said the doc
!. tor, finally. that it's whoopin
I cough. Keep him in the house fe'
Z days and Wen see.r
: The idea seemed to arc.--Ss.. tn
y Fond Father greatly.
"Whooping cough. eh?" he salt
"Well, that's pretty good Joke. ism
it, doctor? Nothing much to do,
there, except just to let the littl
D cuss cough?"
N The doctor expressed his opinio
4 that the disease was not likely to b
y serious, though it might prove to b
y tedious Then he took his departur
n A few days later it developed so ths
there was no longer any doubt. Ii
y tie Charley showed himself possesse
81 of an amount of lung power whic
81 was surprising. Three or four time
a night he woke his parents and mo-
u of the people in the fat building wit
D series of shrill and penetratir
n whoops. which would have done ere
= it TO a siren steam whistle. After Il
Y Fond Father had leaped suddenly Of
~ of his warm bed on an average
81 six times each night for three weel
= it began to lose some of it's hume
Y Gus effect and grew somewhat m
81 notonous. He went to see the do
A tor.
81 as there nothing we can do
" stop the internal whooping?" he sal
~ "There are 267 specifics for WHO'D
81 ing cough laid down in the books
& the doctor said with a smile. ''y
Y might try some of them" Then
~ wrote a prescription.
81 Next day friend to whom I
q Fond Father told his troubles ga
~ him certain remedy. He was to E
81 a certain decoction of black tar a
81 sulphur and burn pint of it in t
x sleeping rooms every night befo
81 going to bed. The Fond Father tri
81 it. He thought he might as W
81 make the trial good and strong VIII
x he was about it, so he got quart
" the stuff instead of pint and set
al going at ten o'clock. His frien0 b