Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-11
BLOOMFIELD


Dental secretary. was induced by aunt /
Gertrude 10 undertake a journey 70
Paris for the purpose OF bringing 20 4
New York the young boy whose wei [
fare seemed more than all else 20 en-
gage my uncIe's lucid moments Mean
while kilograms arrived assuring us
that the child was wei and In good
hands. which assurances were duly
conveyed 20 the patient. on whom they
appeared 90 have 4 beneficial effect.
Week after week passed away. and
still the patient lowered uncertainty
between life and death. Mrs Fisk
safely returned 10 New York with her
/ infant charge. a handsome. bricht-cyed.
/ intelligent boy OF exceeding vivacity.
/ happily ignorant OF his mothers fate
! and his fathers danger. The little
/ stranger. instead Of being regarded as
! an unwelcome addition 70 my uncle's
/ family. rs might not unrca sonnbly
\ have been expected. was received by
| aunt Gertrude with the tenderest con-
sideration. and everything needful for
! his wcll-being was provided. BY sun
T dry apparently trivial hut really pro
foundly significant words and acts
aunt Gertrude soon showed that the
newcomer had found place 40 less in
her heart than I'm her house Though
ms uncle was informed of the arrival
of the boy the doctors for the present
forbade the child being presented To-
their patient. The nature Of my un-
cle's business was such shat IL neces-
Sarily came 10 n staudstm as soon rs
his direction Of it censcd-a direction
which hitherto ne had mover failed TO
exercise. personally when In New York
City. and Geographically when absent
thcrefrom Mr.. Fisk was regular I'm
his attendance every morning at my
rnclc's house. and never failed 20 re-
port the patients condition 60 host 90
hls iaQuir.nS friends.
And thus Novem beer and tlc greater
part of December passed away. the
spirits OK the little household I'm East
Thirty-fourth street being raised one
day only 90 DE dashed the next. accord
inc 20 thc chanEca bic condition % the
patient whose malady once or twice
touched q point OF extreme danger. But
! at the near approach of Christmas
p when New York City lay covered with
thick mantle OK snow and the sky
was none the less clear because tho
, temperature was extremely cold and
, lclcles o. p-odiSicus length depended
, from parapet and easement. The pa
I uert took q very decided turn for th,
, better lie talked less and more IA
, tionany. and was generally calmer
, and he slept better AID partoo6 Ci
, more uourishmcnt
p Though my uncle's medical advisers
wore not. at the first appearance o
I these signs. assured they portendcd
p favorable issue. they did not hesitate
r 20 recognize in the good symptoms. AZ
% ter they hcd endured for some days un
. abated the beginning OF complete re
d Coycry.
( And so. indeed. 81 appeared. BY tn
2 middle OF January uncle sam had 81
B.. far recovered that hc was permitted O
Il sit 10y the FIRE in his room. and they
q one day he dlspassionately discussc,
n with me the tragedy which 90 quot
his own words. had Thrown him OF
I his balance" His wife's lOvinG ear
< OF the boy famniarly known as eth
: cardinal occasioned him much salts
@ faction. which he gratefully ac6nowl
s. edged in various way. ana il is 10 tina
u circumstance I have always attributed
) moro than TO all else besides. his com
plcte recovery. At this iuncWre 9TH
O. cardinal" was taken every morning d.
. aunt Gertrude into the patients room
where he was permitted TO frisk aboU
e ike q spaniel at his fathers feet. am
u lis gambols and his per- inent repuc
T. 20 questions which he could not poss
r 1ly understand amused and lelghte
e. everybody present.
Pc Iu ,hc early stages OF the patient
al 'e0nvaiescoDce 10 was customary fC
p Connie and ME 90 -cad TO l.m ia turi
The reading was always selected b
cncle sam. and consisted fcr the mos
part OF the daily papers and cure
= action. one day / ventured 70 inGuil
ga it he would care TO listen go some q.
s. ar2ture Of a higher standard-a choiC
work by one % the great poets. for il
stance.
40. no." said uncle sam. mot f.
the world. I Ike poetry too We'll"
Z confessed my inability to undo
T. stand this reply.
20 Poets" remarked uncle sam. ARE
ir pitiable handful of creatures. The
10 divine gifts are compensated by pow
&c erlessness to cope with the manifol
Id reacheries of mankind. and conseQuei
q starvation ard misery, and though 1
m .c,.,o -ar, roa accident ono ~ tho tril