The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-26
How Sunshine" Came to
! the House of Pain "A
| True Story !,


They brought hfn. 70 the House Of p.
IN ,ne sianSins ysnn ssss'pses ,s Id sna'
A policeman had stumbled a,rorH ~.
not distinguishing the sitsht form Of ~
IN the drifts OF that frar<omc night Ia
deed. Il wns only by feeiips with his ts-e
that no was able to teii what Vas -
ss tss arm ~1pi9h soi2 the Story story. Il reaS.rs@ :.
ground, ihs newly formed mixture =
enow and Ice being scemingly ioafh -
looss i,s ss, nod on IN tne % u,,srsa gar ,,,s.ssas
tho lighted windows OF Pat Flnnncry's
gin min II was the nearest place .here
the policeman took his bundle Of raxr
on the run. crowd OF laborcrr hns-
dIed against the bar when the bisee-ass
entered with his burden.
At first they seemed to resent the sp-
pcarance OF the man that meant the Lac
TO them; but only for a moment, nnd ~
the next they surrounded the pitffui fcss-
die of humanity that be had laid on thn
the wrists of the boy while running ~
the Telephone in the corner. where -
called an ambulance.
The surgeon applied HIS sfethoecsp<
only for a moment. then he bundled thr
boy into. the ambulance and worhci over
him while returning to the hospital a.
Flannery's the policeman took "oue" %
the house. and the Incident was cioss1
How long n was before the doctors
were sur. of being able to save Barnssyn
life is not material to this story; suiitse
Il TO say uiat they did u In n way. In
way only. for poor Barney's kid.cyr
were so affected after that cruel niEh
that he could not walk at all.
Yet the strongest thing OF all happszseA
unknown to Barpey. or the doctor-. Or
body else IN or about the hospital. exe.ps
one man; Yet 1t did happen. and nap
pen 1t did a week after the arrival -
barney az tho hospital. and; moreoysr. =
Is hnppening ever since. and Will. II h To
be hoped. happen while Barney remaisr
there and oycn nfterward. The oair
person at first who wna aware OF ~ WINS
The clerk who kerps tabs on The utii.
house tucked away In n coruer 81 The
silent gnrnerlng OF the night In tho cnris
morning hours. The clerk noticed a dc
cidcd falling on, and spoke to the pri~-
cipat physician about IL.
That worthy, with pardonabIe pride
figuntiveiy pltted hirns.i< on the back nv
congratulating the young doctors un.,rT
him ON the decrease OF mortality at the
hospital, largely due to the great syste's
OF keeping track OF every shade of ,sn
being his Invention, he. hike every rssr-
cessful man. naturally claimed the credit
,Sr Wrong. nj ''ptg Il Was all % due 10 10 Bs'ncy.
Three nights after Barney's experscsns
he woke Up 70 realization Of cxissiaE A.
doctor next morning. feeling very corr
in ms shape" He expressed his saahs-
stay In bed for y few days At tw~sv~
years boy who gets his training IN TIM
streets ~ keen to see everything. an.s
though the patients all were In nice cieA>
beds, with shirts on them fnrnishcd b.
the hospital yet they exhibited m tsesr
After once bayins nnde up his MINIS
ms TO tho nnturo of the motiay hun,as
mixture In tho hospital ward, he became
painfully aware also OF the dcprerxfsE
erect OF the quiet that reignad vhronEt-
out the room, nm oppressive stiilnets 1ssu
broken by sighs and pronns OF pain.
Barney did not like that II was es-
TO whistle In ordor to nuke some ki~x
Of noise The other patients turn<s
their eyes toward him and then sppse-
sat But she instead of reproving fkr
whistler. was quietly tnppine time uiafs
wls,iIpr VII tn9 70 70 VII wIt Meet I'M No IN ~ o.
Louis" while she wrote her report
A coiored man In the Dcxt bod -
iiutcd a second To t. So il went on iss
oiher patients liked i, and some eve:
gronrs became Less frequent.
Barney saw that his Innovation va~
being h viewed sy"sa With VII favor, bu, ncverts
pround whether she minded tho pss.r
Phe sniiiingly answered. mot at an. ~
w. u
she added. as she caressinsiy smoofIss
low me tousled RED hair on bis fcrr-
bead, they l,s,y,,, ssem 10" Barney siniiea e
shc was good purse; any DnnsE
who let's her porcn's enjoy simple isaks
| fere with the other sufferers nndersfas~xr
her business.
Then Barney proppcd hia head a mn
the room as follows: Say, feiiers. 1 ars
/ rotten on de CAB. but | wh1 have my nv
just the same. ard It strikes me daf flss~
is too blamed much whooping and siRhI.K
| In dis place and not enough cherfuI
sounds. well ieilcr cant live wttbp.S
cheerfulness. ienstwise he has not gst ~
license TO live without It. let alone !.
poor sick duck like some of yousc fe1zaxx- :
There wero numbled murmurr M ~
pyoval from the other beds. and Barry
| continued: II read q piece In de- p.p.
onct dat says dat dcre is about nve daSs
Which % i does Il son Now. W.T. have 20 evso nos rsSss SSs :.
| NIL fired long. but long enough to casxAu
/ on to one thing, and dat y dat Il e-ss
must be an efid to II soorSer or iatcr. a.
demand den" Jsaynny went on enti-ssE-
and kinder and like a day diamond. A..
] say what's the use moping about szIn
or a sickness when you have de brlEAa
forward to? I am de apostle OF ssnx1sl.e-
"Hurrah for sunsbinep' called out 80
OF the patients ia ana ,.aa anethsr an ga ..
apostle" and he was entirely serions -
that
From that time on, es soma ana tu,ef-a
| whistling Increased verybody's checrfu<
ness In the ward. the doctors fJos.sn -,
| wonder at the remarkable recovcrcs ",
| the room. even In some cases whore m
sage medical prognosis was unffvorabIe
the apostle Of sunsh ne became the NE
of the ward He played checkers -iSY,
the patients who were well ensur-s a.
| be allowed to be up told stories thc petus,,
OF which never wounded anybody. was
body. He became the pet OF nurres 4 n
doctors. and he soon WINS known to vS.u !
I ors. who piHed the poor orphan bov -
| brought him little goodies that he affrr-
ward rehgioussy divided with the ethxs
patients
The day on which Sunshine M he 49,
soon called, received for the nrsf tfms
at first and of bitter disappolrt r,Srs