The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-07
= My Experience in Hospital = :
BY BECKY ANN. =
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BY BECKY ANN.

gals in owl my born days.
iCalip had ingagcd nice room ful
) Peggy an III wern't long after sh;
had been put to bed that two dock
/ tors came in there an won stood or
} won side Of the bed an the other or
} he other side, am they commenced
) TO tnump an punch an look across
!, at won another, nod their hcds an
look grave, never speakia' haf ioz-
Ell words an never sacin' me at all
Then they went out am Peggy cried
am cried am scd she jest daspiscd
them locktrrs an wanted me to take
her rite back home to Calip. Pore
little thing, she was so little am act
ed 50 childish [ thought ia try an ,
amusc her like shc was won.
seen little thing hangin' up on
The hrd-bord Of the bed that looked
FUR all the world like Il little BOYS
top, only the cord was fastened to il
at won crnd, am the other ccnI was
Fastened to the wall so nobody could
Mt take possession Of it an take it
home with 'cm if they felt inclined
that way. thought to myself that
they shore was mitcy pcrticklcr, or
else had mitcy little confidence in
peoples honesty. The very iace Of
anybody wantin' to steel that thing!
l hail good mind to jerk it off an
trow it out into the hall. Well, as l
started TO sayt | picked the thin"
| up an shook it over Peggy Sayin':
'l.o"k honey, sc what Il purity play
purity they have put here for YOU.
an she took il in her hands am turn
rd If about. tryin' hcr best TO quit
rryin'. We hcarn bell rim way off
i'll another part Of uhe house that
| sounded jest like fame bell. al
Jest rs had hum" that top back up
an Sot down, n purity nus cal wear
IN blu" drcS:; am white apcrn an
cap come in smiln' sweet US Il peach.
An' law sakcs. | ito wish everybody
cnd s." them capS: as they called
'"m. They was made Iur all thc
world like Il stiff bonnet with crown
an tale an was Jest the rite size
fur Il small doll. Thc gals wore their
hair done up on top am pinned them
caps on the not, an they didn't haf |
hide 'cm.
Well, as | was a sayin' that nus
Gal run in am axcd what we wanted.
"Wanl?' sen |, 81 guess we want
morc'n wen he apt TO ever "it in
iliS world Air You Il fairy to sc
thAt The wants Of "v"ryh"Ly air sup
plrd! -
'Vh. r"." she smiled. ~ IN this
laIy's nurse am must answer when
she rings the bell Didnt You rin@?"
Sp"akin' to Peggy.
"Rin" nothin," says |. "Shc aint
been ont Of thr bed am haint been
out Of the room an bless Patiyi |
ainl "oin nui mthrr, fur believe
the place is nantcd anyhow. Ever
time | rrark the loNr open I can hear
all kinds hi gronnin' an moumful
sounds.
CON- scI the gal still smilin'
sweet rs honey. 81 guess you have
heard some OF the patients who air
| wakin up after an operation. They
do take on orwul sometimes Now
| II show you how to call me when
y"u want anythiN".' takin' down
that thing which hung on the he'd
hord an Showin' ii to Peggy. ".h,st
press on The end of this anI il will
ring lnc nurses bell and bring me
to ynu at "Mcr.' And with a cheer
ful nod she went out an closed the
door. while me an Peggy looked at
each other an busted into big latf.
"My stars! Peggy, we done it an
J didn't know it, I laffed. I had
been in hotels where You could press
a little buttoa on the wall an mig
ger wood bring you anyth hing you
wanted: but This acre was new fam
glrl way Of workin lccktricity that
hadn t never seen before.
People are "cttin' so orful smart
these days an times.
| alters Thought that horSpitles
WAS quiet am rcStful. but thc land
: ~akcS. il 'pcarrd to me that there
was y"in' ON in there.
hrarn in cotton mill. Ever few
minitS Shrill whistle wood blow
Jest fer the world like the male mar
used to have when he went around
drlivcrin' male in Saulsbcrry.