The Opelousas courier., 1907-08-31

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@ 6 fantry Willis Macrum owed
q j his appointment as store
SSGasr keeper 1T the Ella Fur
naces, for the storekepper at the mill
had two widely varying responsible
ties. Besides his official duties of
keeping up small supplies, he had
charge OF the emergency hospital
which adjoined The storeroonl.
For Il month accidents had been nu-
merous, and MacrIm had asked for as
s~;stance. That said assistance took
the shape of Stitt, a Eoung ana eS-
ceedingly callow youth, was the oc-
rasion for Il remarkable frcSlling of
the former hospital stewards army
vocabulary.
Slit WAS 4 small fellow. with an air
Of meeknoss whicl, by evening wAs
apology. He GEsted baudagc-boXes aad
shelves OF bottles 10 4 running accom-
panimcnt CT snarls and growis from
behind Macrum's newspaper, AMI made
up the emergency bed in 4 manner
which made that worthy declare that
lie blushed for Sits mother.
Altogether it had been Il nerve-rack-
ing day, and by evening Slit had been
reduced to a state bordering OH hys-
terra. Then the usual thing happened.
Over in the mill Il "hunkie" put Il thick
and not oyerclean ii!gsr between two
rapidly approaching objects. with tie
Uatural result. The lunkie jumped
for Il minute. holding the injured MEM
her frantical)y in tie air, and spread
ing round him Il veritable atmosphere
OF SIa VIC explanations. Then be made
& run fer the hospital.
MacrtsD had been called into the
sto3eroom to meet some acquisitions,
but hearing The mars excited voice, he
stuck lbs head through the doorway.
.Wl.af is it: SmsshGA fip~Ess<~ch
1t sounds like Il double a~lapuiation.
Ee:a, You. stop that noise. and be glad
you've got i finger .eft. In coming in
!, Minute. Stop that noise, Go yea hear
me-
But Mike kaSnArGviich continued 70
declare III vOcifero"s but llIihtcl:igib'e
sentences that he could not lear ii. and
little Ssitt stood he!pIsssly pale and
solicitouS.
NFacru.n's head Disappeared f@G i Mo
uant, 10 rGanpcag even more feEocious-
~ scoWling.
Gag liin-put cotton in his noatli
anything, bat Stop tl;it racket"
Silt, bewilIcred ami glad al any i'll
]struction. ollcdielitly tore OH 4 w;ld oi
COTTON. 10 Macru,n'3 complete disgust.
"I'ut down that cot:Hn.- Slit. and
don't be an everlasting idiot. II you
have to do something. get three hi
cllorid of mercury tablets aud some
wafer. I'll be there III y minute"
Slit set ont the hotH2. ana after
reading the label twice, rs lie had iiea'i
instructed. to be sura he had The right
thing, he unscrewed the Top and shock
ont three tablets. Then, getting Il glass
Of water. lie gave Them TO Mike. ana
told him 10 swallow tiEm with !;
montliful OF water.
Mike took the pills with 4 Srimace,
and drank the water obediently, Willie
Stitt got out ~bandages and dressings
sufficient for d dozen bad accidents.
Macrum finished in the storeroom and
hurried into the hospital. He tied on
a rubber apron, end tearing off some
small pieces of absorbent cotton, pul
them in a white bowl.
.sit down, Nike" he sid, not IN.
kindly. Wei have this fixed i'll a
hurry. Where's the bichlorT, Stitt:'
Hes had it, Mr.. naeru1I Three ]
Had itn MacrunI's forid face
turned white. "You don't mean yot
gave him those things to swallow"
"What did you want me to do!
Stitt's voice was alayering with ap
%prehension. "You sAseAa, Get"
"No matter what l said! Get a doc
tor, quick! He'll be dead in a minute
Don't stand there looking! Run. yor
| fool, and bring a stomacl.pump, too!
Stitt ran, hatless and coatless
through the mill, through the long mill
yard, and up the street. 1t was DARK
now, and he lost time in his excite
ment by mistaking furnished room
eards for doctors signs. AT last h
found a medica. man, who, stomach
pump In hand, followed him heading
down The street.
Back in the emergency hospital ths
agonized Macrum was working Owe
| the bewildered hunkie. Mike Kaspar
oyitch knew no English, but he indicat
ed by every means In his power tha'
| he did not consider tulnblers full o.
lukewarm mustard water proper treat
ment for a crushed finger. When Thu
doctor entered, Macrum looked mp, RET
and perspiring.
II can't bring them, Doctor he said
liopeisssly. Hes had two quarts o
| this mustard water up and down. bu
mo pills have come. I'm afraid it's al
over
II-Mlke had protested against tl1t
s4k mustard water MS a therapeutic ager
Nor d hurt finger, his objection Ina
been mild compared with the FeFoI
against the stomach-puMp.
He lay down on the cot subinissively
B sugll. but the attempt to introduce
fh lube produced = cataclysm.
ID him, You fellows" As the
doc Chair and all, went over back
It'll 4 powerful thrust from
Alk ght arm. Macrum and Stitt
znr themselves bodily on ths
brawny chest, They we're