The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-17
THE PASSING or JIMMY
There Was Something She Knew
Before the End Came.

shop to the tiny back room, because
the customers spoke kindly TO her ant
made her forget the ache Ia her back
When they gave her candy enough L
start a make believe shop on the mar
row window ledge she sold II for PIN
70 the children fl the dingy court Just
because she loved to watch these
straight lmbed. bright eyed children
eaper about as she knew she nevel
could.
when the big doctor brought her q
the hospital he said 10 Nurse Powell
efli leave jimmy under your special
care. Miss Powell am greatly inter.
ested In her case. The expense is be
Ina met BY one perfectly able % do Il
and she "a to want for nothing
And thus were the gates Of an
earthly paradise opened to jimmy Of
Borden's court First there was the
cunning little room. all her own, with
pictures on the wall and the whitest
Of iron beds with shiny knobs On each
corner and a bright red wrapper, WOOL
ly and soft. with knit slippers to
match. Then came the pretty young
ladies OF the Flower mission. with
their nodding blossoms and occasional
glasses Of quivering Jelly Sometimes
the big doctors nieees brought their
dolls and spent an hour at Jinny's
bedside, and happy jimmy was permit
ted 20 hold as long as she liked the
marvellous Fiorette. who could walk
and talk like q real baby and whose
dresses really and truly came from
Paris.
But IN Jinny's mind all these things
faded into insIgnliicance when com
pared with the big doctor and Nurse
Powell These two formed a joint d.
vlnity before which jimmy burned the
sweet incense 81 childish devotion.
Nurse Powell had obeyed the physi-
clans generous instructions to the let
Ter. at frst from sense Of duty and
later because she learned 20 love the
patient little sufferer
And tho big doefor7 Even Nurse
Powell, who knew bis deep interest
IN his work. wondered al the attention
he lavished on this denlzen Of the
slums. Often when bis rounds IN the
hospital were over and he had time %
spare be would come back to Jinny's
room Tor a chat, and Jimmy, her great
black eyes set IN face Of ivory white
ness. would smile happily from one to
the other-the big doctor who ordered
medicine that eased the pain in her
back and the nurse whose gentle hand
could smooth away wrinkles ID her
forehead when the pain was at its
worst
Sometimes when they sat thus jimmy
was vaguely conscious that the big
doctor was talking e her, but looking
at Nurse Powell But Jimmy did not
know how. years before. when The big
doctor. fresh from the medical school,
had been house physician 10 the city
hospital he bad met sweet faced
probe doing her first night duty IL
hts ward The head nurse had looked
at the slender iigure ard the
trembling hands, but the young house
physician had said "Give her time
she'll get her bearings after a bit"
Nurse Powell had been grateful FOR
bis cheerful encouragement and the
many kindnesses which lightened her /
burden during that FIRST awful year n
he big wards. but when be asked FOR
more than gratitude she 4
'ould not give It Now head q the 4
nurses staff at sanltarinm, she some /
lines grew a-weary aud wished she
lad learned to love the big doctor
whose brown eyes seemed still to fol
on her az her duties Then her heart
would say: mo, nol His work would
aways come FIRST. and I would be soc.
nd. Besides, | wonder II he has a
leartl When | see him undertaking
hose horrible operations without the
Iuiver Of an eyelash ! think be has no
ceiling.
And SO this nurse who could I'M
Iinehingly assist at the same opera
ions waited inconsistency tor love to
ONE into her life. d love that would
e al tenderness and thoughtfulness
thing apart from the scenes Of SUI.
ering in which she moved
It was one afternoon when jimmy
cd been almost year at the hospi
oil In the morning the big doctor
ad said give changed the medicine
gain, Miss Powell / don't like that
Ise IN temperature. II you note
sndeney toward coma during the aft
rnoon send for me at once
But Nurse Powell dld not have to
end for him He came of bis own ac-
ord. just as the afternoon drew to a
lose. jimmy had been sleeping rest
'ssly and when she opened her eyes
'ith IA expression ct WEAKNESS that
ad not been there since she came to
le hospital the big doctor ana Nurse
owell were sitting on either side az
ar little bed At the foot lay gayly
Illustrated copy Of Mother Gooses
lymes. which Nurse Powell had been
aiding aloud before kindly sleep came
] the small sufferer Now Jimmy
1lnted to II with a swan smile.
I've bad the funniest dreami
ent u Mother Goose's land. way,
ay of an she was such q funny ole
oman, an she was right glad 70 see
Ell an she SAYS Little girl. would
N ike TO stay with the awhileY An
says, Pm obliged to you. ma'am. but
can't stay long An then she brings
Il the purtlest dress. purifier than my
g wrapper an she says. Little girl
ouid you ike to wear thatg An