Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31


come downstairs. Twas blowing hard
and still raining. Eureka hadn't turned
out yet. I opened the door of the
kitchen and there I see sight.
In the rocking chair by the kitchen
stove was Washy Sparrow, sprawled
out fast asleep. His feet was on the
hearth of the stove, a piece of pie
crust was on the floor by his hand, his
head was tipped back and his mouth
wide open. And his face-oh, say! It
was perfect peace and comfort.
The critter, so it turned out after
wards, had hunted around in the night
till he found a cellar window unlocked
Then he'd crawled in and tip-toed up
to the kitchen.
went upstairs again and routed out
the Heavenlies. 1 wanted 'em to see
the show. We stood in the door and
looked at it. Just then Eureka come
along.
my soul and body!" she sings out
Her dad heard her and woke up
First he just opened his eyes and
stretched. Then he set up straight
and turned round. He turned pale.
We'll, pal" says Eureka, sharp,
what sort of doings is this? What do
you mean?"
Sparrow stared at her; then at u.s.
He started to speak. Then he hap
pened to notice my fist; and he never
said word.
1.-THE ideal" says Eureka after all
I've done to cure you. Roasting in
this hot kitchen and eating-is that
apple-pie crust by your hand?"
She stepped across and opened the
pantry door.
MY sakes alive!" she says. 81
swan to man if he amt ate everything
in the buttery!"
Il" stammers Washy, wild like.
I'll didn't mean to, but I was
starved and-and half drownded,
and
"Pie!" says Eureka. "Well, never!
Now we're in nice mess; and all to
do over again.
I'm all right now, anyway" says
Washy. Il amt coughing none and
the grub don't distress me mite. Not
milk"
"Al to do over" says Eureka. "And
l don't know as we'll ever cure you
now. Get out door this minute. And
you mustn't eat thing, not even milk,
for three or four days. Open that out
side door, please, Mr.. Pratt"
I opened the door. The rain come
beating in, with the wind back of it.
1t hit Washy like cold wave.
I'm all right, tell you'll" he yelled.
Il feel fine. Better'n ever 1 was, don't
knows 1 amt"
Are you sure, pa?"
Sure? Course I'm sure. Don't 1
know? I'm all cured
well, that's mercy" Eureka says
81 knew twas the right receipts, but
I didn't think they'd work so quick.
Mr.. Van Brunt, pas cured. He'll take
that job at the hotel this very day;
just as soon as it clears up a little.''
The Heavenlies shouted and so did
I. The cured man looked tolerable I'M
sputter.
Course you mustn't go if you amt
real we'll and cured for good, pa" says
his daughter. Maybe you'd better
try the Toulouse and the milk a spell
longer"
The door was still open. And the
wind and rain was driving in. Washy
swallowed, and answered slow:
'Pll-Ill CO." he says. But I'll have
to work sort of easy first along, sos"
"Oh, no! you must work real hard,
SOS to get the exercise, or you'll have
a relapse. Mr.. Pratt, you'll tell Mr.
Brown to see that pa works the way
he'd ought to, won't your"
nodded. Hell work." says I, de-
cided
At ten o'clock twas clear and
rowed the ex-consumptive dyspeptic
over to the main and led him up to the
hotel. 1 give him some advice as
went along.
That afternoon the Twins did moth
ing but tell Eureka that she was
wonder.
YES" says she, 81 callate he's
cured, at least for spell. Anyhow,
that Everybody works but father
song don't fit our family no more